KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY
Installing the SDI Video Matrix Switcher
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2.
Set DIP 7 OFF
(enabling Null-modem adapter use
2
) on the
VS-1616SDI
unit.
6.4.1.4 Connecting to a DB9 COM Port without a Null-modem Adapter
To connect the PC’s DB9 COM port to a
VS-1616SDI
unit,
without using
a Null-modem adapter
:
1. Connect a flat cable
1
between the PC’s DB9 COM port and the RS-232 IN
DB9 port on the
VS-1616SDI
unit.
2.
Set DIP 7 ON
(disabling Null-modem adapter use
2
) on the
VS-1616SDI
unit.
6.4.1.5 Connecting to a DB25 COM Port
To connect the PC’s DB25 COM port to a
VS-1616SDI
unit:
1. Connect the PC’s DB25 COM port to the RS-232 IN DB9 port on the
VS-1616SDI
unit, as Figure 7 illustrates:
Female DB25 (From PC)
PIN 20 connected to PIN 6
Connect PINS 4, 5 and 8 together
Figure 7: Connecting a PC (with a 25-pin connector) without a Null-modem Adapter
2.
Set DIP 7 ON
(disabling Null-modem adapter use
2
) on the
VS-1616SDI
unit.
1 Straight one-to-one uncrossed connections with at least the 3 wires pins # 2, # 3 and # 5
2 See section 6.3
