Kramer VP-1608, User Manual

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Controlling 16x8 RGBHV/Balanced Audio Matrix Units
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6.5 Setting the DELAY DIP-switches
To achieve clean transitions when switching between non-genlocked
sources, set the delay time—ranging from 0sec to 3.5sec
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Table 5
—via the DELAY
DIP-switches, as shown in . The VP-1608 unit is shipped from the
factory set with no delay (0sec).
Table 5: DELAY DIP-switch Settings
sec DIP 1 DIP 2 DIP 3 DIP 4
0 OFF OFF OFF OFF
0.5 OFF OFF OFF ON
1.0 OFF OFF ON OFF
1.5 OFF OFF ON ON
2.0 OFF ON OFF OFF
2.5 OFF ON OFF ON
3.0 OFF ON ON OFF
3.5 OFF ON ON ON
7 Controlling 16x8 RGBHV/Balanced Audio Matrix Units
You can control up to eight single
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7.1
VP-1608 units from a PC or serial
controller via RS-232 and RS-485 (see section ), or up to seven single
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7.2 VP-1608 units via RS-485 (see section ).
7.1 Controlling from a PC or Serial Controller
To control up to eight single VP-1608 units from a PC or serial controller
via RS-232 and RS-485, as shown in Figure 9 , do the following
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1. Connect the video sources and acceptors, the appropriate audio sources and
acceptors, and the power cord to each VP-1608 unit.
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2. On each VP-1608 unit, set the MACHINE # DIP-switches, as required
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6.4 (see section ).
3. Connect the RS-232 port on the first VP-1608 unit to the PC using the null-
modem adapter provided with the machine (see section 6.2 ).
4. Interconnect the RS-485 ports on all the VP-1608 units: from the
RS-485 port on the first VP-1608 unit, to the RS-485 port on the second
1 In increments of 0.5sec
2 To connect a single VP-1608 unit to a PC or other RS-232 controller, see section 5
3 To connect a single VP-1608 unit to a PC or other RS-485 controller, see section 6.3
4 Switch OFF the power on each device before connecting it to your VP-1608 . After connecting your VP-1608 , switch on its
power and then switch on the power on each device
5 Set the first unit to MACHINE # 1 (Master), the second unit to MACHINE # 2, and so on - up to MACHINE # 8 for the
eighth unit