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5 Using the FireWire Switcher
This section describes how to connect and how to operate your
OMX-8FWS
.
You can connect the
OMX-8FWS
8
Port FireWire
Switcher
to up to 8
devices
1
, using 1394 cables with 6 pin connectors. However, only 2 devices
can be selected (one per line) at the same time, as the example in Figure 2
illustrates.
To connect the
OMX-8FWS
to 2 devices, do the following:
1. Connect one device (for example, a digital VCR) to PORT 8 and another
device (for example, also a digital VCR) to PORT 4.
2. Push in the IN / OUT button 8.
The IN / OUT button 8 changes color, and the other buttons on that line
pop out.
3. Push in the OUT / IN button 4.
The OUT / IN button 4 changes color, and the other buttons on that line
pop out.
4. Set the digital VCR that is connected to PORT 8 to record, and the digital
VCR that is connected to PORT 4 to play back.
Figure 2: Connecting the FireWire Switcher
1 Each device that is connected to a port can simultaneously constitute a transmitter or receiver (source or acceptor). If the
digital FireWire data stream for video and audio is embedded, it identifies if a connected device is a transmitter or receiver
communicating with each other in 2 directions, on one line
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