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KRAMER:  SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY

 

 

  

   

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LIMITED WARRANTY 

Kramer Electronics (hereafter Kramer) warrants this product free from defects in material and workmanship under the 
following terms. 

HOW LONG IS THE WARRANTY 

Labor and parts are warranted for three years from the date of the first customer purchase. 

WHO IS PROTECTED? 

Only the first purchase customer may enforce this warranty. 

WHAT IS COVERED AND WHAT IS NOT COVERED 

Except as below, this warranty covers all defects in material or workmanship in this product. The following are not covered by 
the warranty: 

1. 

Any product which is not distributed by Kramer, or which is not purchased from an authorized Kramer dealer. If you are 
uncertain as to whether a dealer is authorized, please contact Kramer at one of the agents listed in the web site 
www.kramerelectronics.com. 

2. 

Any product, on which the serial number has been defaced, modified or removed. 

3. 

Damage, deterioration or malfunction resulting from: 
i) 

Accident, misuse, abuse, neglect, fire, water, lightning or other acts of nature 

ii) 

Product modification, or failure to follow instructions supplied with the product 

iii) 

Repair or attempted repair by anyone not authorized by Kramer 

iv) 

Any shipment of the product (claims must be presented to the carrier) 

v) 

Removal or installation of the product 

vi) 

Any other cause, which does not relate to a product defect 

vii) 

Cartons, equipment enclosures, cables or accessories used in conjunction with the product 

WHAT WE WILL PAY FOR AND WHAT WE WILL NOT PAY FOR 

We will pay labor and material expenses for covered items. We will not pay for the following: 

1. 

Removal or installations charges. 

2. 

Costs of initial technical adjustments (set-up), including adjustment of user controls or programming. These costs are the 
responsibility of the Kramer dealer from whom the product was purchased. 

3. Shipping 

charges. 

HOW YOU CAN GET WARRANTY SERVICE 

1. 

To obtain service on you product, you must take or ship it prepaid to any authorized Kramer service center. 

2. 

Whenever warranty service is required, the original dated invoice (or a copy) must be presented as proof of warranty coverage, 
and should be included in any shipment of the product. Please also include in any mailing a contact name, company, address, and 
a description of the problem(s). 

3. 

For the name of the nearest Kramer authorized service center, consult your authorized dealer. 

LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES 

All implied warranties, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, are limited in duration to 
the length of this warranty. 

EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES 

The liability of Kramer for any effective products is limited to the repair or replacement of the product at our option. Kramer 
shall not be liable for: 

1. 

Damage to other property caused by defects in this product, damages based upon inconvenience, loss of use of the product, loss 
of time, commercial loss; or: 

2. 

Any other damages, whether incidental, consequential or otherwise. Some countries may not allow limitations on how long an 
implied warranty lasts and/or do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above 
limitations and exclusions may not apply to you. 

This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights, which vary from place to place. 
NOTE: All products returned to Kramer for service must have prior approval. This may be obtained from your dealer. 
This equipment has been tested to determine compliance with the requirements of: 
EN-50081: 

"Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC); 
generic emission standard. 
Part 1: Residential, commercial and light industry" 

EN-50082: 

"Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) generic immunity standard. 
Part 1: Residential, commercial and light industry environment". 

CFR-47: 

FCC Rules and Regulations: 
Part 15: “Radio frequency devices 
Subpart B – Unintentional radiators” 

CAUTION! 

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Servicing the machines can only be done by an authorized Kramer technician. Any user who makes changes or modifications to 
the unit without the expressed approval of the manufacturer will void user authority to operate the equipment. 

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Use the supplied DC power supply to feed power to the machine. 

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Please use recommended interconnection cables to connect the machine to other components. 

Summary of Contents for VA-16XL

Page 1: ...Kramer Electronics Ltd USER MANUAL Models VA 8xl 8 Channel Balanced Stereo Audio Amplifier VA 16xl 16 Channel Balanced Stereo Audio Amplifier...

Page 2: ...2 Port 13 7 3 Upgrading Firmware 13 8 Technical Specifications 18 9 Communication Protocol 19 Figures Figure 1 VA 8xl 8 Channel Balanced Stereo Audio Amplifier 3 Figure 2 VA 16xl 16 Channel Balanced S...

Page 3: ...ures 4 Table 3 Dipswitch Definitions 9 Table 4 Machine Dipswitch Settings 9 Table 5 Technical Specifications of the VA 8xl or VA 16xl 18 Table 6 Instruction Codes 19 Table 7 Examples 19 Table 8 VA 16x...

Page 4: ...dio Amplifier or VA 16xl 16 Channel Balanced Stereo Audio Amplifier Power cord Null modem adapter Windows based software This user manual2 and the Kramer concise product catalog CD 2 Getting Started W...

Page 5: ...to 15 configuration setups via the non volatile memory using the front panel buttons or remotely via RS 232 or RS 485 Include a bright 7 segment LED display on the front panel showing the gain of the...

Page 6: ...Your VA 8xl and VA 16xl 3 Figure 1 VA 8xl 8 Channel Balanced Stereo Audio Amplifier Figure 2 VA 16xl 16 Channel Balanced Stereo Audio Amplifier...

Page 7: ...f the selected right channel 2 Table 2 Rear Panel VA 8xl VA 16xl Features Feature Function 1 OUT Terminal Block Connectors Connect to audio acceptors from 1 to 8 or 1 to 16 2 IN Terminal Block Connect...

Page 8: ...segment LED Displays1 After that the VA 8xl or VA 16xl go to channel 1 and show its gain attenuation level in dB During regular work the VA 8xl or VA 16xl show the status of the last channel you obser...

Page 9: ...DOWN button to increase or decrease the decibel level by a significant amount 4 Press the LEFT LEVEL or the RIGHT LEVEL button again The bright LEFT dB and or RIGHT dB 7 segment LED Display becomes di...

Page 10: ...on rCL recall appears in the LEFT dB 7 segment LED Display and the number of that CHANNEL SELECTOR button appears in the RIGHT dB 7 segment LED Display 3 Press the same CHANNEL SELECTOR button again T...

Page 11: ...Null modem adapter and connect the Null modem adapter with a 9 wire flat cable to the RS 232 DB9 port on your PC Toconnecta PC to a stand aloneVA 8xl or VA 16xl unit without usinga Null modemadapter...

Page 12: ...8 Used for the firmware upgrade procedure see section 7 6 1 3 Setting the MACHINE To control a unit via RS 232 or RS 485 each unit has to be identified via its unique MACHINE Set the MACHINE on a VA...

Page 13: ...ort on the first VA 8xl or VA 16xl unit to a PC or other controller and then connect the RS 232 port on each of the VA 8xl or VA 16xl units using the specially prepared RS 232 cable see section 6 2 1...

Page 14: ...B to another RS 232 DB9M connector C by connecting PIN 5 to PIN 5 PIN 8 to PIN 3 PIN 9 to PIN 2 5 Connect the RS 232 DB9M connector B to the RS 232 DB9F port on the first VA 8xl or VA 16xl unit 6 Att...

Page 15: ...the second VA 8xl or VA 16xl unit 3 If shielded cable is used for an RS 485 connection connect the shield to the Ground PIN Figure 10 illustrates the RS 485 line that connects Between each VA 8xl VA 1...

Page 16: ...Kramer firmware version on a VA 8xl or VA 16xl unit do the following 1 Connect the RS 232 DB9 rear panel port on the VA 8xl or VA 16xl unit to the Null modem adapter and connect the Null modem adapter...

Page 17: ...een 2 After a few seconds the Splash screen is replaced by the Atmel Flip window Figure 12 Atmel Flip Window 3 Press the keyboard shortcut key F4 or select the Read Configuration File command from the...

Page 18: ...RS 232 error message appears In the Atmel Flip window the Operations Flow column is disabled and crosses appear in the third column Figure 14 Atmel Flip Window RS 232 Communication 5 Click OK and pre...

Page 19: ...that in the Buffer Information column the HEX File Va16xl hex appears Figure 16 Atmel Flip Window Connected 7 Click Run After each stage in the operation is completed the check box for that stage beco...

Page 20: ...on the VA 8xl or VA 16xl OFF 10 Disconnect the RS 232 DB9 rear panel port on the VA 8xl or VA 16xl unit from the Null modem adapter 11 Set DIP 7 OFF 12 Set DIP 8 OFF 13 Turn the POWER switch on the VA...

Page 21: ...4dBm 50 on detachable terminal blocks VA 16xl 16 balanced stereo audio 4dBm 50 on detachable terminal blocks GAIN 95dB to 31dB MAX OUTPUT LEVEL 20dBu balanced TND N 0 01 BANDWIDTH 0 3dB 20 Hz to 40 k...

Page 22: ...31 5 0 5x 255 DATA 24dec 18hex INCREASE DECREASE AUDIO GAIN 0 increase gain 1 decrease gain 25dec 19hex REQUEST AUDIO GAIN As in Instruction 22dec above When requesting both channels the reply is For...

Page 23: ...X 88 A1 83 5 83 5 16 XX 99 81 55 5 55 16 XX D1 81 27 5 27 5 16 XX 89 A1 83 83 16 XX 9A 81 55 55 16 XX D2 81 27 27 16 XX 8A A1 82 5 82 5 16 XX 9B 81 54 5 54 16 XX D3 81 26 5 26 5 16 XX 8B A1 82 82 16 X...

Page 24: ...16 XX DA A1 23 5 23 5 16 XX EF A1 3 3 16 XX C6 A1 13 5 13 5 16 XX DB A1 24 24 16 XX F0 A1 3 5 3 5 16 XX C7 A1 14 14 16 XX DC A1 24 5 24 5 16 XX F1 A1 4 4 16 XX C8 A1 14 5 14 5 16 XX DD A1 25 25 16 XX...

Page 25: ...is required the original dated invoice or a copy must be presented as proof of warranty coverage and should be included in any shipment of the product Please also include in any mailing a contact name...

Page 26: ...m P N 2900 000816 REV 1 For the latest information on our products and a list of Kramer distributors visit our Web site www kramerelectronics com Updates to this user manual may be found at http www k...

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