KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY
Your Matrix Switchers
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Table 1: VS-88A 8x8 Balanced Audio Matrix Switcher Features
#
Feature
Function
1
POWER
Switch
Illuminated switch supplying power to the unit
2
ALL
Button
Pressing
ALL
before pressing an
IN
button, connects that input to all outputs
1
3
OFF
Button
Pressing
OFF
after pressing an
OUT
button disconnects that output from the
inputs. To turn off the connections, press the
ALL
button and then the
OFF
button
4
OUT
Select the output to which the input is switched (from 1 to 8)
SELECT
Buttons
IN
Select the input to switch to the output (from 1 to 8)
5
STO
Button
Pressing STO (Store) followed by an output button stores the current setting
(see section 7.3.1)
2
6
RCL
Button
Pressing the
RCL
(Recall) button and the corresponding OUT key recalls a
setup. Press the
RCL
button again to implement the new status (see section
7.3.2)
7
IN SYSTEM
Button
Pressing
IN SYSTEM
twice
3
, switches between the
Standalone
mode (in which
the switcher implements any action independently from the others) and the
In
System
mode (in which all switchers implement the same action simultaneously)
8
TAKE
Button
(TAKE
= CONFIRM)
Pressing
TAKE
toggles the mode between the
CONFIRM
mode
4
and the
AT
ONCE
mode (user confirmation per action is unnecessary)
9
OUTPUT
labels
Identifies a connection between the output and the input shown below it
INPUT
Status Display Displays the selected input switched to the output (marked above each input)
10
INPUT
Terminal Block
Connectors
Connect to balanced stereo audio sources (from 1 to 8)
11
OUTPUT Terminal
Block
Connectors
Connect to balanced stereo audio acceptors (from 1 to 8)
12
MACHINE #
DIP-switches setup (see section 7.2.1)
13
RS-485
Connector
RS-485 detachable terminal block port. Pins # 1 to # 3 are for RS 485 and pin #
4 is for vertical sync distribution
5
14
Power Connector with
Fuse
AC connector enabling power supply to the unit
15
RS-232 OUT
9-pin
D-sub Connector
Connects to the RS-232 IN 9-pin D-sub port of the next unit in the daisy-chain
connection
6
16
RS-232 IN
9-pin
D-sub Connector
Connects to PC
1 For example, press ALL and then Input button # 2 to connect input # 2 to all the outputs
2 For example, press STO and then the Output button # 3 to store in Setup # 3
3 After pressing IN SYSTEM once, it blinks
4 When in Confirm mode, the TAKE button illuminates
5
The 88 Series
RS-485 connector has 4 pins, and the Remote Controller RS-485 connector has just 3 pins
6 If the unit is the final unit in the daisy-chain connection, no termination is required
