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LIMITED WARRANTY 

Kramer Electronics (hereafter 

Kramer

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

following terms. 

HOW LONG IS THE WARRANTY 

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

WHO IS PROTECTED? 

Only the first purchase customer may enforce this warranty. 

WHAT IS COVERED AND WHAT IS NOT COVERED 

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. 

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 

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

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

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. 

HOW YOU CAN GET WARRANTY SERVICE 

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. 

LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES 

All implied warranties, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, are limited in duration to 

the length of this warranty. 

EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES 

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: 

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. 

This warranty 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 from your dealer. 

This equipment has been tested to determine compliance with the requirements of: 

EN-50081: 

"Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC); 

generic emission standard. 

Part 1: 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” 

CAUTION! 

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. 

Summary of Contents for VS-4216

Page 1: ...Kramer Electronics Ltd USER MANUAL Model VS 4216 16 Port RS 422 Matrix Switcher ...

Page 2: ...learing a Single Master 9 5 3 3 Clearing All Connections 9 5 3 4 Assigning All to Master 9 5 3 5 Storing and Recalling Setup 9 5 3 6 System Setup Categories 10 6 Technical Specifications 11 7 Communication Protocol 11 Figures Figure 1 Bi directional Signals I 3 Figure 2 Bi directional Signals II 3 Figure 3 VS 4216 Matrix Switcher 5 Figure 4 Connecting a PC without using a Null modem Adapter 7 Figu...

Page 3: ...ors interfaces and computer related products Congratulations on purchasing your Kramer VS 4216 RS 422 Matrix Switcher This product is ideal for the following typical applications Remote control of video and audio production studios Live broadcast remote control CCTV and other remote control applications The package includes the following items VS 4216 RS 422 Matrix Switcher Power cord Windows 95 9...

Page 4: ...s 3 1 1 to 3 1 8 describe 3 1 1 Signal Terminology Connections are between Master and Slave or Controller and Controlled devices rather than the regular In and Out or Source and Destination devices The difference is not merely one of semantics but a vital distinction when trying to understand the concept of RS 422 technology With a regular In and Out switcher not only does the front panel have sep...

Page 5: ...lay and rewind functionality is the Master device each command transmitted to the Slave device must reach that Slave device and that Slave device must respond otherwise the Master device will disconnect 3 1 5 Device Definition In many broadcast applications different machines involved in production can be either Slaves or Masters Using a device as a Master means that the device talks via pins 3 an...

Page 6: ...e complicated If all the Slaves were to respond simultaneously to a Master command the system would grind to a halt To avoid such a situation a special algorithm in the VS 4216 dictates that the Master will receive only the response from the highest priority slave2 with more than one Slave device For example in a setup in which port 7 is the Master and ports 5 3 and 6 are Slaves the VS 4216 will o...

Page 7: ...Your Matrix Switcher 5 Figure 3 VS 4216 Matrix Switcher ...

Page 8: ...the PC serial port 4 CONTROL RS 232 OUT Connector Connect to the RS 232 IN port of the next unit 5 Power Connector with Fuse AC connector enabling power supply to the unit 4 1 Connecting the VS 4216 Matrix Switcher To connect the VS 4216 connect the following1 to the rear panel ports Power cord DB 9M Connector cables from the Slave and the Master devices A PC via the null modem adapter when using ...

Page 9: ...en system PC1 or other serial controller 5 1 Startup Status Display After switching on the power the LCD MATRIX MASTER and LCD STATUS displays show the following for software version 1 0 KRAMER ELECTRONICS Ltd software 16 port RS422 Matrix v 1 0_ Figure 5 Startup Status Display 5 2 Bi directional Connections To connect a Slave to a Master 1 Press the appropriate SLAVE button The blinking cursor ap...

Page 10: ...AVE YES SLAVE NEXT menu _ Clear single MASTER YES MASTER NEXT menu _ Clear ALL connections YES enter NEXT menu _ Assign ALL to MASTER YES MASTER NEXT menu _ Recall SETUP YES SLAVE NEXT menu _ Store SETUP YES SLAVE NEXT menu _ Exit MENU SETUP ENTER Figure 6 Sequence of MENU Commands 5 3 1 Clearing a Single Slave Remove a single Slave to Master connection by Replacing it with a new Slave to Master c...

Page 11: ...All Connections To delete all connections do the following 1 Press the MENU button 3 times The Clear All Connections screen appears 2 Press the ENTER button All the digits disappear clearing all Master and Slave connections1 5 3 4 Assigning All to Master To assign all the Slave connections to the Master do the following 1 Press the MENU button 4 times The Assign ALL to MASTER screen appears 2 Pres...

Page 12: ...o recall a setup do the following 1 Press the MENU button 5 times The Recall SETUP screen appears 2 Press the Slave button where the Slave represents the setup number This displays that specific setup1 3 Press the ENTER button This recalls the specific setup Note that Saving a setup to an already allocated setup replaces that previous setup 5 3 6 System Setup Categories To setup the system 1 Press...

Page 13: ...TER MACH 01 _ KRAMER ELECTRONICS Ltd software 16 port RS422 Matrix v 1 0_ Initial RESET Reset the unit without having to switch the power on and off preventing overloading WARNING confirm RESET all settings ENTER _ Initial RESET YES enter NEXT menu _ 6 Technical Specifications Table 5 includes the technical specifications Table 5 Technical Specifications of the VS 4216 Matrix Switcher Connectors 1...

Page 14: ... E F M 4 A B C D E F M 5 A B C D E F M 6 A B C D E F M A B C D E F M 8 A B C D E F M A B C D E F M 10 A A A A A A A A A A B A C A D A E A F A M 11 B B B B B B B 7 B B B A B C B D B E B F B M 12 C C C C 4 C C C C C C A C B C D C E C F C M 13 D D D D D D D D D D A D B D C D E D F D M 14 E E E E E E 6 E E E E A E B E C E D E F E M 15 F F F F F F F F F F A F B F C F D F E F M 16 A B C D E F M MASTER S...

Page 15: ...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 LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES All implied warranties including warr...

Page 16: ... 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 found We welcome your questions comments and feedback Caution Safety Warning Disconnect the unit from the power supply before opening servicing ...

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