Kramer Electronics VA-256D manual

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    Kramer Ele ctronics, Ltd. USER MANUAL Model: VA-256D Digital Audio Delay[...]

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    Contents i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Started 1 3 Overview 2 4 Your VA-256D Dig ital Audio Delay 2 5 Using the VA-256D Dig ital Audio Delay 4 5.1 Setting the Delay Control Dipswitch es 5 6 Technical Specificatio ns 6 Figures Figure 1: VA-256D Digital Audio Delay 3 Figure 2: Connecting the VA-256D Digital A udio Delay 4 Tables Table 1: Feat[...]

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    2900- 999999 2 A 1 ADDENDUM (this data is included at the end of the Overview section ) This addendu m adds the followin g information to the user manual: Caution – No operator-servicea ble parts inside unit. Warning – Us e only th e Kramer Electronics input power wall adapter that is p rovided with this unit 1 . Warning – D isconnect p ower [...]

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    Introduction 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kra mer Electronics ( since 1981): a world of unique, creative and affordable solutions to t he infinite range o f proble ms that confront the video, audio and presentation pr ofessional on a daily basis. In re cent years, we have redesigned and upgrad ed most o f our line, making the best e ven better! Our [...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Overview 2 3 Overvie w The Kramer VA-25 6D is a digital d elay line that can be used as a coax-to-optical or optical-to-co ax converter, as a coax or optical repeater , and as an audio dela y line. The high-performance V A-256 D :  Lets you adjust for lip sync error s so that the audio de lay will match the [...]

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    Your VA-256D Digital Audio Delay 3 Figure 1: VA-256D Digital Audio Delay Table 1: Features and Functions of the VA-256D Digital Audio Delay # Feature Function 1 12V DC +12V DC connecto r for powering t he unit 2 S/PDIF RCA Conne ctor Connect to the di gital audio sou rce 3 IN PU TS OPTICAL Connect or Connect to the digital audio source 4 S/PDIF Con[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Using the VA-256D Digital Audio Delay 4 5 Using the VA -256D Digital Audio Delay To adjust a lip s ync error when using a scaler, use the VA-2 56D , as the example in Figure 2 illustrates: 1. Connect the audio o utputs of the DVD p layers to the S/PDI F and/or OPTICAL INPUT S on the VA-25 6D . 2. Connect the S/PDI[...]

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    Using the VA-256D Digital Audio Delay 5 5.1 Setting the Dela y Control Dip switches By default, the VA-25 6D dipswitche s are set to ON. Set the delay time, according to the sample rate 1 , using the Dela y Control dips witches, as Table 2 defines. Table 2: Setting the Delay Control Time using the Delay Control Dipswitches m s ec DIP 32 kHz 44.1 kH[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Technical Specifications 6 6 Technical Spec ifications Table 3 includes the tec hnical specificatio ns: Table 3: Technical Specifications 1 of the VA-256D Digital Audio Delay INPUTS: 1 S/PDIF input on a n RCA connect or; 1 Toslink optic al connector OUTPUTS: 1 S/PDIF output on an RCA conn ector; 1 Toslink o ptical[...]

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    7 LIMITED WARRANTY Kramer Electronics (hereafter Kramer) warrants this product free from defects in m ater ial and workm anship under the following terms. HOW LONG IS THE WARRANTY Labor and parts are warranted for three years from the date of the first customer purchase. WHO IS PROTECTED? Only the first purchase customer may enforce this warranty. [...]

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    Kramer Electron i cs, Ltd. Web site: www.kramerelectronics.co m E-mail: info@kramerel.com P/N: 2900-000048 REV 1 For the latest in formation on ou r products and a list o f Kramer distributors, visi t our Web site: www.kramerelectronics. com, where updates to this user manua l may be found. We welcome you r questions, comments and f eedback. Cautio[...]