Using the FireWire Switcher
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5 Using the FireWire Switcher
Sections 5.1 and 5.2 describe how to connect and how to operate your
VS-4x4FW
4x4 FireWire Switcher
, respectively.
5.1 Connecting the FireWire Switcher
You can connect the
VS-4x4FW
4x4 FireWire Switcher
to up to 4 sources
and to up to 4 acceptors, using 1394 cables with 6 pin connectors.
For example, to connect the
VS-4x4FW
4x4 FireWire Switcher
to 2 sources
(a PC and a laptop) and to one acceptor (a digital video camera), as Figure 2
illustrates, do the following:
1. Connect a PC to the IN 1 port and connect a laptop to the IN 2 port.
2. Connect the OUT 4 port to the digital video camera.
Figure 2: Connecting the VS-4x4FW 4x4 FireWire Switcher