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Your VS-40FW FireWire® 800/1394b Repeater / HUB 

 

Your VS-40FW FireWire® 800/1394b Repeater / HUB 

Figure 1

 and 

Table 1

 define the 

VS-40FW

 

Figure 1: VS-40FW FireWire® 800/1394b Repeater / HUB 

Table 1: VS-40FW FireWire® 800/1394b Repeater / HUB Features 

Feature 

Function 

ON

 LED 

Lights green when receiving power 

PORT 1 

Connects to the FireWire® device (from 1 to 4) 

12V DC

 

+12V DC connector for powering the unit 

Connecting the VS-40FW 

To

 

connect the 

VS-40FW

 

FireWire® 800/1394b Repeater / HUB

, as 

illustrated in the example in 

Figure 2

, do the following: 

1.  Connect the PC to one of the ports (for example, PORT 1). 
2.  Connect up to three FireWire® devices to the remaining three ports

1

3.  Connect the power to the FireWire® devices. 

 

(for example: PORT 2 to a hard drive, PORT 3 to a video camcorder 

and PORT 4 to a card reader). 

4.  Connect the 12V DC power adapter (see section 

 5.1

) to the power socket and 

connect the adapter to the mains electricity. 

The ON green LED lights. 

5.  Turn the power ON on each device (see section 

 5.1

). 

                                                       

 

1 Not all ports need to be connected. Any unused port should simply be left unconnected 

Summary of Contents for DigiTOOLS VS-40FW

Page 1: ...Kramer Electronics Ltd Preliminary USER MANUAL Model VS 40FW FireWire 800 1394b Repeater HUB ...

Page 2: ...the Best Performance 6 4 Your VS 40FW FireWire 800 1394b Repeater HUB 7 5 Connecting the VS 40FW 7 5 1 Powering the FireWire Devices 8 6 Technical Specifications 9 Figures Figure 1 VS 40FW FireWire 800 1394b Repeater HUB 7 Figure 2 Connecting the VS 40FW FireWire 800 1394b Repeater HUB 8 Tables Table 1 VS 40FW FireWire 800 1394b Repeater HUB Features 7 Table 2 Technical Specificationsof the VS 40F...

Page 3: ...des the following items VS 40FW FireWire 800 1394b Repeater HUB Power adapter 12V DC Input 1 0 9m 3ft 9 pin FireWire cable This user manual2 2 Getting Started We recommend that you Unpack the equipment carefully and save the original box and packaging materials for possible future shipment Review the contents of this user manual Use Kramer high performance high resolution cables3 1 GROUP 1 Distrib...

Page 4: ...KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Getting Started 2 2 1 Quick Start This quick start chart summarizes the basic setup and operation steps ...

Page 5: ... can supply up to 2 1A to the bus each port can provide up to 1A An external 12V DC power supply or can be powered via a FireWire connection from a PC incorporates Kramer s Spark Guard Pro signal protection circuitry to help protect against EDS electrostatic discharge that can damage digital equipment 1 When a device is added or removed the 1394 bus re enumerates and configures automatically 2 You...

Page 6: ... With so many FireWire devices on the market today you easily run out of ports Use a FireWire hub to expand the number of FireWire ports The FireWire standard supports up to 63 devices and FireWire hubs are a part of the standard You plug the hub into your computer and then plug your devices or other hubs into the hub By chaining hubs together you can build up dozens of available FireWire ports on...

Page 7: ...t as FireWire 400 IEEE 1394a up to 800 Mbit sec and also greatly increases the maximum transmission distance 3 2 2 FireWire Compliance Your VS 40FW FireWire 800 1394b Repeater HUB Fully supports the provisions of the IEEE P1394b Revision 1 33 at 1 Gigabit signaling rates Fully supports the provisions of the IEEE 1394 1995 Standard for High Performance Serial Bus and the P1394a Supplement Is fully ...

Page 8: ...es away from moisture excessive sunlight and dust Before connecting note that When using a FireWire cable always align the cable connector to the port and do not force the plug into the port if the cable does not slide in easily check that it is aligned and then connect again If you cannot insert the cable connector into the port consider replacing the DV board in your computer When connecting a d...

Page 9: ... VS 40FW FireWire 800 1394b Repeater HUB as illustrated in the example in Figure 2 do the following 1 Connect the PC to one of the ports for example PORT 1 2 Connect up to three FireWire devices to the remaining three ports1 3 Connect the power to the FireWire devices for example PORT 2 to a hard drive PORT 3 to a video camcorder and PORT 4 to a card reader 4 Connect the 12V DC power adapter see s...

Page 10: ...e its power in one of two ways Independently by connecting each FireWire device to its own power supply while the VS 40FW is connected to the external 12V DC power supply provided with the VS 40FW Via the VS 40FW that is connected to an external 12V DC power In this case each of the four FireWire devices can derive their power up to 1A per port from the respective VS 40FW FireWire port ...

Page 11: ...al P1394b cable ports at up to 800 Megabits per second Mbits s Fully compliant with OpenHCI requirements Provides three P1394b Fully Compliant Cable Ports at 100 200 400 800 Megabits per Second Mbits s Full P1394a support includes Connection Debounce Arbitrated Short Reset Multispeed Concatenation Arbitration Acceleration Fly By Concatenation Port Disable Suspend Resume Extended Resume Signaling f...

Page 12: ...theractsofnature ii Product modification orfailureto followinstructions supplied with theproduct iii Repairorattemptedrepairby anyonenot authorized byKramer iv Anyshipment oftheproduct claims must bepresentedtothe carrier v Removalorinstallationoftheproduct vi Anyothercause whichdoes not relateto aproduct defect vii Cartons equipment enclosures cables or accessoriesusedinconjunctionwiththeproduct ...

Page 13: ...For the latest information on our products and a list of Kramer distributors visit our Web site www kramerelectronics com where updates to this user manual may be found We welcome your questions comments and feedback Caution Safety Warning Disconnect the unit from the power supply before opening servicing ...

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