Kramer Electronics Ltd.
VS-1616DN-EM
– Introduction
4
About HD
BaseT™ Technology
HDBaseT™ is an advanced all-in-one connectivity technology (supported by the HDBaseT
Alliance). It is particularly suitable in the consumer home environment as a digital home
networking alternative where it enables you to replace numerous cables and connectors by a
single LAN cable used to transmit, for example, uncompressed full high definition video,
audio, IR, as well as various control signals.
The products described in this user manual are HDBaseT certified.
About Power Connect™
The Power Connect™ feature here means that the
VS-1616DN-EM
can supply power to the
TP transmitters and receivers (for example, the
TP-573
and
TP-574
) as long as the devices
are within 90m (270ft) of each other. The Power Connect™ feature applies as long as the
cable can carry power and the distance does not exceed 90m on standard CAT 5 cable. For
longer distances, a heavier gauge cable should be used (a TP cable is still suitable for the
video/audio transmission, but not for feeding the power at these distances).
Overview
The Kramer
VS-1616DN-EM
is a high-performance matrix switcher chassis for AV signals.
The unit is modular and populated from 2 x 2 to 16 x 16 ports in increments of two inputs
and/or two outputs. The unit supports various signals, depending on the type of cards
installed and includes a power supply, control module and a test module that can monitor and
test any input and output in the matrix. It features a very high bandwidth of up to 3.4Gbps (for
the chassis only, effective bandwidth of the system depends on the input / output cards, see
Using the Input / Output Cards
) that ensures transparent performance even in the
most critical applications. The cards re-clock and equalize the signals and the chassis can
route any or all inputs to any or all outputs simultaneously.
The
VS-1616DN-EM
is highly configurable
– you can add or remove inputs and outputs
independently in groups of two and mix different types of input/output cards in the same
chassis. For example, you can configure a device as a 4 x 12 or a 16 x 8 matrix switcher to
exactly suit your needs.
The
VS-1616DN-EM
features:
•
Full 16 x 16 non-blocking matrix array to switch any of the 16 input digital signals to any
•
Easy access to 60 pre-set memory locations for quick access to user-defined setups.
•
Fast switching on outputs to reduce or remove switching delay.
•
Redundant, hot swappable power supply (optional).
•
Modular, easily replaceable, low-noise cooling system.
•
Simple firmware upgrade of compatible devices (see
).