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VS-81HDxl - Connecting the VS-81HDxl
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Connecting the VS-81HDxl
Always switch off the power to each device before connecting it to your
VS-81HDxl
. After connecting your
VS-81HDxl
, connect its power and
then switch on the power to each device.
You can use your
VS-81HDxl
to switch one of the eight HD/SD SDI inputs to the
two identical HD/SD SDI outputs, as the example illustrated in
Figure 3
shows.
To connect the
VS-81HDxl
as illustrated in the example in
Figure 3
:
1. Connect up to eight SDI sources to the INPUTS BNC connectors, for
example an:
HD/SD SDI camera to INPUT 1
HD/SD SDI camera to INPUT 2
HD/SD SDI camera to INPUT 7
SDI VTR to INPUT 8
2. Connect the SDI OUTPUT BNC connectors to up to two SDI acceptors (for
example, two HD/SD SDI displays).
3. Set the DIP-switches (see
Section
5.1
).
4. As an option (not illustrated in
Figure 3
), you can connect:
A genlock source to the GENLOCK IN BNC connector
The LOOP
BNC connector to the GENLOCK connector of the next unit
in the line, and release the TERM
button for looping
Push in to terminate the input. Release when the input extends to another unit.
5. If required, connect a PC and/or controller to the:
RS-232 port (see
Section
5.2
), and/or
RS-485 port (see
Section
5.3
), and/or
ETHERNET connector (see
Section
5.5
)
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