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KDMSW8x4 Operating Instructions
Setting up your KD-MSW8x4 HDTV Matrix Switcher for operation:
Your KD-MSW8x4 HDTV Matrix Switcher is easy to configure and operate. In this section, you
will first connect all of your A/V Input and Output devices to your KD-MSW8x4 Matrix Switcher unit.
Connecting A/V Equipment
Connecting A/V equipment to the KD-MSW8x4 HDTV Matrix Switcher is straightforward and
accomplished easily via the ergonomic rear panel connector array.
CAUTION: When unpacking the unit, make all hookups and connections
before plugging in the Power Adapter provided with your unit. Do NOT
apply power to the unit until all Video and Audio connections have been
made to your KD-MSW8x4 unit(s) from the “Source” devices to the
Display(s) and/or Audio system(s). You MUST use the Power Supply
provided with your unit or you VOID the Key Digital Warranty and risk
damage to your unit and associated equipment.
The KD-MSW8x4 HDTV Matrix Switcher is equipped with professional-grade BNC female
connectors. These connectors offer a better match to video cables than do the smaller RCA
connectors, as well as providing a positive bayonet lock when installed. Because not all con-
sumer equipment marketed uses BNC connector interfaces, it may be necessary to employ
RCA-to-BNC or VGA-to-BNC adapter plugs and/or cable assemblies to interface these various
devices to your high-quality Matrix Switcher.
The video signal format must be considered when making connections to the KD-MSW8x4
HDTV Matrix Switcher. Simply match the A/V device’s output (be it YPbPr “Component” or
RGBHV “VGA” video) to a similar video signal output configuration on the KD-MSW8x4 HDTV
Matrix Switcher. In the event that these superior quality output formats are not available on the
device in question, then S-Video and/or composite video may also be interfaced with the
KD-MSW8x4 HDTV Matrix Switcher with the use of the appropriate adapters.
The same consideration applies to the audio interfaces. Both analog and digital output options
are provided on the KD-MSW8x4 HDTV Matrix Switcher and may be employed appropriately
as analog, when connecting directly to the audio inputs of a video monitor; or as digital, when
connecting instead to an A/V receiver having coaxial digital (PCM) interfaces for decoding
surround sound signals.
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GETTING STARTED
The KD-MSW8x4 HDTV Matrix Switcher is capable of switching eight (8) sets of three-wire
component (YPbPr) video and/or five-wire component (RGBHV) video, as well as analog/digital
audio to any or all of the four outputs (typically your displays or projectors). If your source
device output is on a VGA connector, you will need a breakout cable to RGBHV on separate
BNC connectors. The KD-MSW8x4 HDTV Matrix Switcher is also capable of switching S-Video
and composite video signals (with the appropriate adapter) from VCR’s, digital video recorders
and satellite set-top receivers. The default video signal format for the KD-MSW8x4 HDTV
Matrix Switcher is three-wire Component Video (YPbPr).
All input/output combinations are configurable via the front panel pushbuttons and clearly dis-
played by LED indicators for each of the output fields. Switching can be accomplished conve-
niently in any of three ways:
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Manually, using the front panel pushbuttons and LED indicators
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Remotely, using the supplied IR remote control
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Using the RS-232 control
Note: Since the KD-MSW8x4 Matrix Switcher does NOT perform video processing, the
output video format is the same as the input video format. This means that the
video resolution is not changed and also that if you input one form of video, for
example Component Video, the output will be in exactly the same format.
Open the carton and you will find the following contents:
1.
One
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KD-MSW8x4 HDTV Matrix Switcher unit
2.
One (1) +6V DC external Power Supply adapter module
2
3.
IR Remote Control with batteries included
4.
RS-232 cable
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(not provided with the base KD-MSW8x4 unit stand-alone)
5.
Operating Instructions Manual
6.
Warranty card
CAUTION: If you have purchased an expanded configuration of the
Fat Boy series HDTV Matrix Switcher line beyond the base 8x4 Matrix
Switcher, the multiple base units will come pre-connected from the factory
with a special cable kit that has been tested for your configuration.
You are advised NOT to disconnect or reconfigure any of these cables.
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These Operating Instructions apply to the entire Fat Boy Series line of massively expandable KD-MSW8x4 HDTV
Matrix Switchers. The number of units in your package is listed on the table at the front of these Operating
Instructions for the particular configuration you have purchased. If you have purchased a configuration beyond
the base 8x4 Matrix Switcher, a Cable Kit has already been installed and tested, and you will also find the RS-232
cable that connects to multiple units.
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No other power supply adapter can be used with the KD-MSW8x4 unit; you must use the Power Supply
provided! Using a power supply other than the one provided by Key Digital with your unit VOIDS THE
WARRANTY, may cause damage to your unit(s) and associated equipment, and is a potential safety hazard.
3
The RS-232 cable is ONLY PROVIDED FOR FAT BOY EXPANSION. If you have purchased the base KD-MSW8x4
HDTV Matrix Switcher, the RS-232 cable is NOT provided.
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