Kramer Electronics VS-211H manual

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    K R A M E R E L E C T R O N I C S L T D . U S E R M A N U A L MODEL: VS - 2 1 1 H A u t o m a t i c H D M I S t a n d b y S w i t c h e r P / N : 29 0 0 - 00 06 8 1 R e v 6[...]

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    VS -211H – Contents i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Start ed 2 2.1 Achieving the Best Perfor mance 2 2.2 Safety Instruction s 3 2.3 Recycling Kra mer Products 3 3 Overview 4 3.1 Defining the V S-211H Auto matic HDM I Standby Swit cher 5 4 Using the VS- 211H 6 4.1 Connecting the VS- 211H 6 4.2 Selecting the Defau lt Master Sour ce Signa l 7 [...]

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    VS -211H - Introductio n 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kra mer Electroni cs! Since 198 1, Kramer Electronic s has been providing a w orld of unique, creative, and af fordable solu tions to the vast range o f problems that con front the vide o, audio, presenta tion, and br oadcas ting professional on a daily ba sis. In recent years, w e have red esign[...]

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    2 VS -211H - Getting St arted 2 Getting Started We recommend that you:  Unpack the equip ment carefully and save the original box and pack aging materials for po ssible future shipme nt  Review the con tents of this user man ual Go to http://www .kramerelectroni cs.co m/support/prod uct_downloa ds.asp to check for up- to -date user manuals, a[...]

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    VS -211H - Getting St arted 3 2.2 Safety Instructions Caution: There are no ope rator serv iceable par ts inside the unit Warning: Use only the Kra mer Electro nics input pow er wall adapter that is pr ovided w ith the unit Warning: Disconnect the pow er and unplug the unit from the w all before installing 2.3 Recycling Kramer Products The Waste El[...]

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    4 VS -211H - Over v iew 3 Overvie w The VS - 211H is a high-performan ce automatic s tandby sw itcher for HD MI video signals. The VS - 211H au tomaticall y switches to the secondar y input w henever the primary video signal is interr upted. If the primary signa l reappears, the unit automatically sw itches ba ck to the pri mary input. In addition,[...]

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    VS -211H - Over v iew 5 3.1 Defining the VS - 211H A utomatic HD MI Standby Switcher This section define s the VS - 211H . Figure 1 : VS -211H A utomatic HDMI Stand by Switcher # Feature Function 1 ACTIVE INPUT 1,2 LEDs Illuminate when inp ut is active 2 ON LED Illuminates whe n receiving power 3 OUT HDMI Conn ector Connects to the HD MI output acc[...]

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    6 VS -211H - Using the V S-211H 4 Using the VS -211 H This section des cribes how to:  Connect the VS - 211H (see Sectio n 4.1 )  Select the defaul t master sour ce signal (see Section 4.2 )  Connect the REM OTE conne ctor (see Section 4.3 ) 4.1 Connecting the VS -211 H Always switch off the pow er to each device before connecting it to yo[...]

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    VS -211H - Using the V S-211H 7 Figure 2 : VS -211H Co nnections 4.2 Selecting the Defau lt Master Source Signal When active inpu t sources are connected t o IN 1 and IN 2, the DEFAULT INPU T switch setting de termines the default master input s our c e. If the master input signal is not detected, the VS - 211H automatically act ivate s the standby[...]

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    8 VS -211H - Using the V S-211H 4.3 Connecting the RE MOTE Terminal Block Connector Regardless of the default inpu t switch setting, you can force the s w itching of the active input by re m ote c ontrol . To do this, connect the appr opriate REMOTE input terminal block connector pin s to a con tact closure s w it ch (see Figure 3 ). Note that the [...]

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    VS -211H - Technical Sp ecifications 9 5 Technical Specif i catio ns INPUTS: 2 HDMI on HDMI c onnectors OUTPUT: 1 HDMI on an HD MI connector DATA RAT E: Supports 2.25Gb ps per graphic channel STANDARDS CO MPLIANCE: HDCP and HDMI CONTROLS: Contact closure remo te control, input d efault selection switch POWER CONS UMPTION: 5V DC, 78 0mA OPERATING TE[...]

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    For the latest information on our products and a list of Kram er distributors, visit our Web site whe re updates to this user manual may be found. We welcome y our questions, comments, and feedback. Web site: w ww.kramerelectronics.com E-mail: info@kramerel. com P/N: 2 9 0 0- 0 0 0 6 8 1 Rev: 6 ! S AF E TY W AR N I N G Dis co nnec t th e un it fro [...]