KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY
Connecting a Vertical Interval Video-Audio Matrix Switcher
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6.3 Setting the DIP-switches
Figure 6
illustrates the factory default
SETUP DIP-switches:
1
ON
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Figure 6: DIP-switch Default Setup
Table 3: DIP-switch Settings
Function
DIPs
Description
Machine #
1, 2, 3 Determines the position of a unit in the sequence (refer to section 6.3.1)
RS-485 Termination 4
Set ON to terminate the RS-485 line on the first and last cascaded units
(refer to section 7.1)
Input Expansion
5
Set ON to enable input expansion mode (refer to section 7.1)
Reply
6
Set ON to enable the Reply option in accordance with Protocol 2000
PC 485
7
Set ON when connecting the PC (or other controller) via the RS-485 port,
set OFF when connecting the PC via the RS-232 port or when not
connecting a PC
6.3.1
Setting the MACHINE #
The MACHINE # determines the position of a
VS-402XL
/
VS-602XL
unit or a
set of
VS-402XL
/
VS-602XL
units in the sequence
1
Set the MACHINE # on a
VS-402XL
/
VS-602XL
unit via DIPs 1, 2 and 3,
according to
, specifying which
VS-402XL
/
VS-602XL
unit is being controlled when several
VS-402XL
/
VS-602XL
units connect to a PC or serial controller.
Table 4
. When using a standalone
VS-402XL
/
VS-602XL
unit, set
the MACHINE # to 1.
When connecting more than one
VS-402XL
/
VS-602XL
unit, set the first
machine (the Master) that is closest to the PC, as MACHINE #
1
2
.
1 Set the MACHINE # on the first unit to one, on the second unit to 2, on the third unit to 3
2 Set the dipswitches to OFF
