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USER MANUAL 

 

 

Model: 

VS-66FW 

6 Port FireWire Switcher 

 

 

Summary of Contents for VS-66FW

Page 1: ...Kramer Electronics Ltd USER MANUAL Model VS 66FW 6 Port FireWire Switcher...

Page 2: ...etting the MACHINE 11 5 5 Connecting the REMOTE Connector 11 6 Operating the VS 66FW 12 6 1 Displaying Unit Characteristics 12 6 2 Switching LEAF BRANCH Combinations 13 6 3 Confirming Settings 13 6 3...

Page 3: ...Figure 10 Splash Screen 17 Figure 11 Atmel Flip Window 17 Figure 12 Open Configuration File Select Window 18 Figure 13 Atmel Flip Window RS 232 Communication 18 Figure 14 RS 232 Window 19 Figure 15 A...

Page 4: ...on 4 the REMOTE connector PINOUT is altered The seventh PIN leaf is now labeled LF and the eighth PIN branch is now labeled BR Page 11 Figure 7 in section 5 5 the REMOTE connector PINOUT is replaced F...

Page 5: ...that you Unpack the equipment carefully and save the original box and packaging materials for possible future shipment Review the contents of this user manual Use Kramer high performance high resoluti...

Page 6: ...with FireWire and i LINK implementation of IEEE Std 1394 Is fully compliant with OpenHCI requirements Provides P1394a Fully Compliant Cable Ports at 100 200 400 Megabits per Second Mbits s Includes fu...

Page 7: ...ng with the front panel Is housed in a 19 1U rack mountable enclosure You can control the VS 66FW via the Front panel buttons Infra red remote control transmitter Remote contact closure switches Remot...

Page 8: ...ol switcher the front panel has separate Branch and Leaf buttons but the rear panel has shared Branch Leaf connectors FireWire ports 3 3 3 Configuring as a FireWire Hub The VS 66FW is a 6 Port FireWir...

Page 9: ...be configured1 as a 6 port FireWire hub in which the bi directional signals flow between Port 4 and all the other ports Figure 2 Configuring the VS 66FW as a 6 Port FireWire Hub 4 Defining the VS 66F...

Page 10: ...KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Defining the VS 66FW 6 Port FireWire Switcher 6 Figure 3 VS 66FW 6 Port FireWire Switcher...

Page 11: ...int between each LEAF to which the BRANCH displayed below it is connected 12 BRANCH 7 segment Display5 shows the selected BRANCH switched to the LEAF under the corresponding LEAF label 13 PORT STATUS...

Page 12: ...camcorder to a computer and from another video camcorder to a laptop The data from the computer is stored on an external hard drive To connect the VS 66FW as the example in Figure 4 illustrates do th...

Page 13: ...r panel port on the VS 66FW unit to the Null modem adapter and connect the Null modem adapter with a 9 wire flat cable to the RS 232 DB9 port on your PC To connect a PC to the VS 66FW unit without usi...

Page 14: ...N on one of the units for example on the RS 485 remote controller 2 Set the SETUP dipswitches on the VS 66FW unit as follows Set the first VS 66FW unit to MACHINE 11 Set the second VS 66FW unit to MAC...

Page 15: ...Dipswitch Settings DIPSWITCH DIPSWITCH MACHINE 1 2 3 4 MACHINE 1 2 3 4 1 ON OFF OFF OFF 9 ON OFF OFF ON 2 OFF ON OFF OFF 10 OFF ON OFF ON 3 ON ON OFF OFF 11 ON ON OFF ON 4 OFF OFF ON OFF 12 OFF OFF O...

Page 16: ...RS 485 serial commands transmitted by a touch screen system PC or other serial controller 6 1 Displaying Unit Characteristics Switching on the VS 66FW unit momentarily displays the following test1 in...

Page 17: ...1 describes When the VS 66FW operates in the AT ONCE mode pressing a LEAF BRANCH combination implements the switch immediately In the CONFIRM mode the TAKE button must be pressed to authorize the swi...

Page 18: ...onfirming a Switching Action To confirm a switching action in CONFIRM mode do the following LEAF BRANCH 1 Press a LEAF BRANCH combination The corresponding digits in the 7 segment Display blink The TA...

Page 19: ...er pressing the TAKE button The memory recalls the stored data from that reference Tip If you cannot remember which of the 6 configurations is the one that you want set the VS 66FW to the CONFIRM mode...

Page 20: ...o the RS 232 Port Before installing the latest Kramer firmware version on a VS 66FW unit do the following 1 Connect the RS 232 DB9 rear panel port on the VS 66FW unit to the Null modem adapter and con...

Page 21: ...seconds the Splash screen is replaced by the Atmel Flip window Figure 11 Atmel Flip Window 3 Press the keyboard shortcut key F4 or select the Read Configuration File command from the File menu or pre...

Page 22: ...selected an RS 232 error message appears In the Atmel Flip window the Operations Flow column is disabled and crosses appear in the third column Figure 13 Atmel Flip Window RS 232 Communication 5 Click...

Page 23: ...Information column the HEX File VS_66FW_12 hex appears Figure 15 Atmel Flip Window Connected 7 Click Run After each stage in the operation is completed the check box for that stage becomes colored gre...

Page 24: ...the POWER switch on the VS 66FW OFF 10 Disconnect the RS 232 DB9 rear panel port on the VS 66FW unit from the Null modem adapter 11 On the rear panel release the FLASH button1 to Normal using a screw...

Page 25: ...M and RS 485 on a detachable terminal block remote dry contacts on a terminal block POWER SOURCE 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz 90VA DIMENSIONS 19 inch W 7 inch D 1U H rack mountable WEIGHT 2 2 kg 4 9 lbs appr...

Page 26: ...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 switched...

Page 27: ...r down settings NOTE 2 These are bi directional definitions That is if the switcher receives the code it will perform the instruction and if the instruction is performed due to a keystroke operation o...

Page 28: ...set as 0 and the INPUT is set as 1 2 5 or 7 the machine will send its name The reply is the decimal value of the INPUT and OUTPUT For example for a 2216 the reply to the request to send the audio mac...

Page 29: ...o 10013dec 271Dhex first send HEX codes 3F 80 CE 81 followed by HEX codes 16 86 9D 81 NOTE 20 To store data in the non volatile memory of the unit e g the EEPROM for saving SETUPS The EEPROM address i...

Page 30: ...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...

Page 31: ...m P N 2900 000066 REV 1 For the latest information on our products and a list of Kramer distributors visit our Web site www kramerelectronics com Updates to this user manual may be found at http www k...

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