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KRAMER ELECTRONICS, Ltd. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USER MANUAL 

 

 

 

Vertical Interval Switchers 

MODELS:  VS-1211, VS-1011, VS-811, VS-611, VS-411 

With Balanced Audio 

VS-1201xl, VS-1001xlm, VS-801xlm, VS-601xlm, VS-401xlm 

With Unbalanced Audio 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTANT: Before proceeding, please read paragraph entitled 

"Unpacking and Contents" 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for VS-1001xlm

Page 1: ...al Interval Switchers MODELS VS 1211 VS 1011 VS 811 VS 611 VS 411 With Balanced Audio VS 1201xl VS 1001xlm VS 801xlm VS 601xlm VS 401xlm With Unbalanced Audio IMPORTANT Before proceeding please read p...

Page 2: ...t up Requirements 12 The Internal Trimmers 14 CONTROLLING THE SWITCHER 14 The VS 2000 System 14 The VS 1N VS 1P System 14 CONNECTING TO A PC 1 New Protocol 2000 1 1 Changing Communication Protocols 1...

Page 3: ...ctor Wiring 8 VS 1211 1201 Front Rear Panel Features 9 Location of Internal Jumpers 3 VS Series Remote Connector Socket and Balanced Audio Pinout 5 Connecting Two Switchers to add Outputs 8 List of Ta...

Page 4: ...o switcher VS 601xlm 6x1 composite single component video DA unbalanced audio switcher VS 401xlm 4x1 composite single component video DA unbalanced audio switcher 1 1 A Word on Video Audio Switchers A...

Page 5: ...o often ignored they should be of highest quality since Zero Ohm connection resistance is the target Sockets and connectors also must match the required impedance 75ohms in video Cheap low quality con...

Page 6: ...nal blocks for the 11 group only or RCA connector for the 1201xl only 3 sets of stereo audio on RCAs VS 1001xlm VS 801xlm VS 601xlm VS 401xlm Bandwidth Video 250 MHz 3dB for VS 1211 VS 1011 VS 811 VS...

Page 7: ...rol and luminance white balance correction The SP 11 is also capable of performing composite to Y C conversion and bi directional transcoding The machine allows full control over the video signal vide...

Page 8: ...tween twelve ten eight six or four video and balanced unbalanced audio inputs to one output video and audio Switching is done during vertical interval either of source no 1 or of the video connected t...

Page 9: ...l are described and they represent the rest of the switchers The main difference is that the 11 group has snap fit terminal block connectors for balanced audio and the 01xl group has RCA connectors fo...

Page 10: ...locks for the 11 group or RCA connectors for the 01xl group 12 10 8 6 or 4 right channel inputs used to connect the appropriate number of stereo audio input sources 1 12 5 OUT R snap fit terminal bloc...

Page 11: ...utput devices connected to the VS 1211 1201xl 1001xlm models support composite single component video signal types via BNC connectors 8 CONNECTING TO AUDIO DEVICES 8 1 Connecting To the VS 1211 Audio...

Page 12: ...is now High Z not 75ohm terminated and may be used for looping When two VS 1211 switchers are to be interconnected to provide a 12 input 2 output 12x2 configuration by looping Input 1 of switcher 1 to...

Page 13: ...KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD 13 Figure Location of Internal Jumpers...

Page 14: ...buttons or via a PC using the RS 232 control port KRAMER PC control software is provided with the BC 2000 Since new switcher types are constantly being added and older types upgraded KRAMER provides a...

Page 15: ...KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD 15 Figure VS Series Remote Connector Socket and Balanced Audio Pinout...

Page 16: ...th PROTOCOL 2000 simultaneously press buttons 1 and 4 on the front panel and turn the machine off for at least 5 seconds When you turn on the machine it will use PROTOCOL 2000 Alternatively you can wo...

Page 17: ...to B Similarly continue the connection from the second to the third and so on 4 Connect the first switcher to the PC s COM port via the null modem adapter provided see Note below and Figure 1 5 Make...

Page 18: ...The system may also be controlled via its RS 485 port see section 12 3 above A typical switchers setup where additional outputs are added is described in Figure Figure Connecting Two Switchers for add...

Page 19: ...the following jumpers are in their factory default positions J34 in all the units J20 in the R and the B units and J21 in the B unit To synchronize using an external sync signal configure R and B as d...

Page 20: ...to from your switcher see section 4 1 Video Tester Video level is too high or too dim 1 Verify that the video line is well interfaced through 75ohm impedance otherwise it results in a video level that...

Page 21: ...of your source Audio signals connected to output of your switcher should be properly wired to the input of your switcher or recorder 2 Confirm that any other switchers in the signal path have the pro...

Page 22: ...tcher on a specific port that switcher must be assigned the ID of 1 3 If controlling more than one switcher on a single port all switchers must be of the same type and power to all switchers must be o...

Page 23: ...ION The protocol used for communication between the PC and the Master VS 1211 1201xl is defined as follows MSB LSB N7 N6 N5 N4 N3 N2 N1 N0 Where N7 is used for communication between the Slave and the...

Page 24: ...instructions supplied with the product b Repair or attempted repair by anyone not authorized by Kramer c Any shipment of the product claims must be presented to the carrier d Removal or installation...

Page 25: ...ranty 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 f...

Page 26: ...amerel com P N 2900 002002 REV 2 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 foun...

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