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KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY

 

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LIMITED WARRANTY

WHO IS PROTECTED?

WHAT IS COVERED AND WHAT IS NOT COVERED

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

HOW YOU  CAN  GET  WARRANTY  SERVICE

LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES

EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES

CAUTION!

Kramer Electronics (hereafter 

) warrants this product free from defects in material and workmanship under the 

following terms.

Kramer

HOW LONG IS THE  WARRANTY

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

Only the first purchase customer may enforce this warranty.

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

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:

This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights, which vary from place to place.

 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.

 

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”

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, or on which the WARRANTY VOID 

TAMPERED sticker has been torn, 

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

IF 

reattached, removed or otherwise interfered with.

* FCC and CE approved using STP cable (for twisted pair products)

NOTE:

Part 1: 

Summary of Contents for VS-161H

Page 1: ...Kramer Electronics Ltd USER MANUAL Model VS 161H 16x1 HDMI Switcher...

Page 2: ...a PC Crossover Cable 13 7 4 2 Connecting the ETHERNET Port via a Network Hub Straight Through Cable 15 7 4 3 Control Configuration via the Ethernet Port 15 8 Technical Specifications 15 9 Kramer Proto...

Page 3: ...itcher Power cord rack ears and null modem adapter Windows based Kramer control software2 Kramer RC IR2 Infrared Remote Control Transmitter including the required batteries and a separate user manual...

Page 4: ...d KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY 2 2 1 Quick Start This quick start chart summarizes the basic setup and operation steps 1 The complete list of Kramer cables is on our Web site at http www kramerel...

Page 5: ...the VS 161H using the front panel buttons or remotely via RS 232 serial commands transmitted by a touch screen system PC or other serial controller The Kramer Infrared remote control transmitter The...

Page 6: ...compatible with DVI Digital Visual Interface and user friendly connector Supports two way communication between the video source such as a DVD player and the digital television enabling new functiona...

Page 7: ...s for the secure and encrypted transmission of digital signals To achieve the best performance Use only good quality connection cables2 Avoid interference from neighboring electrical appliances that m...

Page 8: ...Your VS 161H 16x1 Switcher KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY 6 Figure 1 VS 161H 16x1 HDMI Switcher...

Page 9: ...t to the PC DVD mode 6 INPUT HDMI Connectors Connect to the HDMI sources from 1 to 16 7 OUTPUT HDMI Connector Connect to the HDMI acceptor 8 RS 232 DB 9F Port Connects to the PC or the RS 232 Remote C...

Page 10: ...Installing the VS 161H in a Rack KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY 8 5 Installing the VS 161H in a Rack This section provides instructions for rack mounting the unit...

Page 11: ...tor to an HDMI acceptor for example a plasma display 4 If required connect a PC and or controller to the RS 232 port see section 7 3 and or the ETHERNET port see section 7 4 5 Connect the power connec...

Page 12: ...a VS 161H 16x1 HDMI Switcher 7 Operating the VS 161H This section describes The PC mode and the DVD mode see section 7 1 How to acquire the EDID see section 7 2 How to control the machine via RS 232 s...

Page 13: ...nes to all the other inputs from INPUT 3 to INPUT 16 set INPUT 1 and INPUT 2 to the PC mode and all the other inputs to the DVD mode To set the inputs to either the PC or the DVD mode do the following...

Page 14: ...nput EDID source is the default EDID or an acquired EDID see sec ion 7 2 The input EDID source is acquired direc ly from the connected output 7 2 Acquiring the EDID The acquired EDID is used when an i...

Page 15: ...work router1 7 4 1 Connecting the ETHERNET Port directly to a PC Crossover Cable You can connect the Ethernet port of the VS 161H to the Ethernet port on your PC via a crossover cable with RJ 45 conne...

Page 16: ...s 3 Right click Local Area Connection Properties 4 Select Properties The Local Area Connection Properties window appears 5 Select the Internet Protocol TCP IP and click the Properties Button see Figur...

Page 17: ...technical specifications Table 3 Technical Specifications 1 INPUTS of the VS 161H 16 HDMI connectors OUTPUT 1 HDMI connector BANDWIDTH Supports up to 1 65Gbps bandwidth per graphic channel COMPLIANCE...

Page 18: ...below INSTRUCTION NO is the value to be set for N5 N0 2nd BYTE Bit 7 Defined as 1 I6 I0 INPUT When switching ie instruction codes 1 and 2 the INPUT 7 bits is set as the input number which is to be sw...

Page 19: ...form the instruction and if the instruction is performed due to a keystroke operation on the front panel then these codes are sent For example if the HEX code 01 85 88 83 was sent from the PC then the...

Page 20: ...ing orotheractsofnature ii Product modification orfailureto followinstructions supplied with theproduct iii Repairorattemptedrepairby anyonenot authorized byKramer iv Anyshipment oftheproduct claims m...

Page 21: ...or 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 found We welcome your questions commen...

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