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7.4 Choosing the Audio-Follow-Video or Breakaway Option
You can switch stereo audio signals in one of two ways, either:
Audio-follow-video (AFV), in which all operations relate to both the
video and the audio channels; or
Breakaway, in which video and audio channels switch independently
7.4.1
Setting the Audio-Follow-Video Option
To set the Audio-follow-video (AFV) option, press the AUDIO and VIDEO
buttons
1
simultaneously.
Both the AUDIO and the VIDEO buttons illuminate and the audio will follow
the video.
7.4.2
Setting the Breakaway Option
To set the Breakaway option:
Press either the AUDIO (for audio control only) or the VIDEO (for video
control only) button:
If the AUDIO button illuminates, switching operations relate to Audio
If the VIDEO button illuminates, switching operations relate to Video
7.5 Locking the Front Panel
To prevent changing the settings accidentally or tampering with the unit via
the front panel buttons, lock
2
your
RC-160
. Unlocking releases the protection
mechanism.
To lock the
RC-160
:
Press and hold the LOCK button until the LOCK button is illuminated
The front panel is locked. Pressing a button will have no effect
To unlock the
RC-160
:
Press and hold the illuminated LOCK button until the LOCK button is no
longer illuminated
The front panel unlocks
1 The AUDIO and VIDEO buttons relate only to the Remote Control, they do not affect the controlled switcher. For example,
if the switcher is in the audio mode and the controller is in the VIDEO mode, the Switcher’s display might indicate the audio
mode but the controller routes the video channels only
2 Nevertheless, even though the front panel is locked you can still operate via RS-232 or RS-485, as well as via the Kramer
RC-IR1 Infrared Remote Control Transmitter
