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KD-MSW8x4Pro Operating Instructions
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KD-MSW8x4Pro Operating Instructions
BASIC OPERATION
A “Matrix Switcher” allows you to select any input device, and have it available on the output
(typically a display) of your selection. For example, not only can you select your DVD player as
the source of video for your enjoyment from your total array of source devices like Set Top
Boxes and DVR’s, but you can also direct the DVD player to appear on your HDTV or any par-
ticular display you have connected to the output of your Matrix Switcher, while you monitor
other sources on other displays under your command.
All input/output combinations are configurable via the front panel pushbuttons and clearly dis-
played by LED indicators for each of the output fields. Switching can be accomplished conve-
niently in any of three ways:
■
Manually, using the front panel pushbuttons and LED indicators
■
Remotely, using the supplied IR remote control
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Using the RS-232 control
Manual configuration of A/V Inputs and Outputs
Manual routing of video and audio signals from the available inputs to selected outputs is easily
implemented on the KD-MSW8x4Pro HDTV Matrix Switcher using the front panel pushbuttons,
and visually verifiable via the LED indicator array for each of the four output fields.
The front panel of the KD-MSW8x4Pro HDTV Matrix Switcher provides the user with a visual
representation of the four output fields. Each of these four segments consists of a large push-
button and an array of eight LED indicators. Each of these appropriately numbered LED indica-
tors corresponds to one of the eight available inputs.
Once the input source devices and the output displays have been connected to the KD-
MSW8x4Pro HDTV Matrix Switcher they can easily be configured into desired combinations
using these simple pushbuttons.
To switch an A/V device input to the intended one of the four outputs requires depressing the
pushbutton corresponding to the chosen output field, as necessary, until the LED indicator
corresponding to the chosen input is lit. The video and audio sources connected to that input
are automatically switched to the selected output. The KD-MSW8x4Pro HDTV Matrix Switcher
can simultaneously route a single input to all of the four outputs by simply repeating the same
procedure for each of the four output fields.
An “8x4” Matrix Switcher:
Select Video Source #1 to Display A
Select Video Source #7 to Display B
Select Video Source #3 to Display C
Select Video Source #5 to Display D
Video
Source#
Display
A
Display
B
Display
C
Display
D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Fade-to-Black and Video Mute pro-features
Two new features have been added to this generation of Key Digital
®
switchers, called “Fade-to-
Black” and “Video Mute.” Both of these features let you switch like a pro, like in a live studio.
The
Fade-to-Black feature
allows for switching between input/output combinations without
the usual visual signal noise that traditionally accompanies switching between video signals.
The video image momentarily goes to black as the KD-MSW8x4Pro HDTV Matrix Switcher
selects between inputs for the chosen output.
An additional related feature, available on the KD-MSW8x4Pro HDTV Switcher, is the
Video
Mute
, which enables the user to mute the video signal (the display goes to black) at the chosen
output.
IR REMOTE CONTROL
The KD-MSW8x4Pro HDTV Matrix Switcher can be operated remotely using the supplied
infrared (IR) remote control. As many as fifteen individual KD-MSW8x4Pro HDTV Switchers can
be addressed by the same remote control using the few simple functions designed into the system.
ON
Video & Audio Mute
& Restore Keys
Output Select
OFF
Numeric Keypad
Analog Audio Volume
Control / AV Mute &
Unmute
Increase / AV Mute
Decrease / AV Unmute
Command Keys
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