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3
Operating instructions
3.1
Powering on/off, Standby-operation
When VSDxx is connected to a hot wall socket, it will start and boot automatically. All button LEDs will
flash for a short period of time and the text display will show a short welcome message (from the boot-
loader). After that, the unit trys to reach a TCP/IP network (if cable connected).
After 10 seconds max., the unit is up and ready for operation. The text display will switch to a “status dis-
play” mode (see figure 3). You can read all active routing connections from that status display. All outputs
available are written in the top row, starting with “OUT:”. The lower row displays the number of the input
connected to the output above. A minus sign says, that the output has NO connection to any input. Read-
ing a number gives the number of the input channel, that is actually connected to the output.
Figure 4: Routing status display (example)
The example in figure 5 reads:
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Outputs # 1,4 and 6 are off
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Output #2 shows video connected to input #6
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Output #3 shows video connected to input #4
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Output #5 shows video connected to input #5
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Output #7 shows video connected to input #3
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Output #8 shows video connected to input #1
By pressing the “O/I”-button on froint panel longer than 3 seconds, the VSDxx will quit active mode and go
to a standby mode of operation. All active connctions break and the unit will turn off most of its internal
functions.
If the unit is in standby, you can activate it by pressing the “O/I”-button longer than about 1 second. Then,
all previous routing connections are re-established (both video and EDID-connections).
3.2
Outline of operation
As mentioned shortly in chapter
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, the VSDxx can be
operated by different methods. These methods differ in complexity and level of control, so rookies and
professional users will find their appropriate control method.
To ease handling of the VSDxx and have a quick start, let’s outline the next sections:
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make and break video routing connections
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save and recall setups scenarions with “presets”
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control system’s menu tree
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control system’s features through remote interfaces like console or web interface
3.3
Set up video connections between inputs and outputs
3.3.1
Making a connection
First, select the output number of the connection you intend to make by pressing one of the numeric but-
tons “1” to “8” (resp. „1“ to „4“, if you only licensed 4 Outputs). Now, the LED of the selected output will
flash slowly. And the cursor in the text display will flashg the number of the selected output channel.
Now pressing one of the numeric buttons “1” to “8” (resp. “1” to “4”, if you licensed only 4 inputs) will
make the connection to the selected input number. The former flashing LED will blank and the status text
display will show the newly established connection.
3.3.2
Modifying or breaking an existing connection
An existing connection can be modified by re-establisting a new connection/routing, just like described in
the previous section. If you intend to break an existing connection, just press the number of the output you
want to turn off (break connection), after the LED light flashing, press the “P”-button. This will break the