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    Kramer Ele ctronics, Ltd. USER MANUAL Models: VS-4FW, FireWire Repe ater / HUB ( 4 Ports) VS-6FW, FireWire Repe ater / HUB ( 6 Ports) VS-8FW, FireWire Repe ater / HUB ( 8 Ports)[...]

  • Page 2

    Contents i Co nt en ts 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Started 1 3 Overview 2 3.1 About the FireWire Repeater / HUB 2 3.2 FireWire Compliance 3 4 Your FireWire Repeater / HUB 4 4.1 VS-4FW FireWire Repeater / HUB 5 4.2 VS-6FW FireWire Repeater / HUB 6 4.3 VS-8FW FireWire Repeater / HUB 7 5 Using the FireWire Repeater / HUB 8 6 Technical Specificatio ns 9[...]

  • Page 3

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

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Overview 2 3 Ov erv i e w Each Kramer T OOLS FireWire Repeater / HUB — the VS-4FW , the VS-6FW , and the VS-8 FW— are based on FireW ire which:  Is a serial bus standard 1 that enables quick universa l interfacing bet ween video and co mputer hardware ite ms 2  Is simple to use and op erates indepe[...]

  • Page 5

    Overview 3 In some ways, you co uld consid er the hub as similar to an audio/video distributor. Ho wever, contrar y to audio/video o ne-way signals, a FireWir e hub is like a net work, with bi-direc tional signals. T he standard d efines FireWire as P eer-to-Peer co nnection; that is why two device s, or a device and a computer can talk to each oth[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Your FireWire Repeater / HUB 4  Include built-in pro tection from electrostatic d ischarge (ES D) 1 , by suppressing all tran sient high voltages do wn to the allowed l evel. In particular, ESD protectio n for high-speed d ata lines to IEC 61 000-4-2 (ESD) 15 kV (air), 8kV (contact), IE C 61000 -4-5 (Lightni[...]

  • Page 7

    Your FireWire Repeater / HUB 5 4.1 VS-4FW FireWire Repeater / HUB Figure 1 and T able 1 define the VS-4 FW : Figure 1: VS-4FW FireWire Repeater / HUB Table 1: VS-4FW FireWire Repeater / HUB Features # Feature Function 1 12V DC +12V DC connecto r for powering t he unit 2 ACTIVE LED Lights when a c able from an e xternal device i s connected 3 PORT 1[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Your FireWire Repeater / HUB 6 4.2 VS-6FW FireWire Repeater / HUB Figure 2 and T able 2 define the VS-6 FW : Figure 2: VS-6FW FireWire Repeater / HUB Table 2: VS-6FW FireWire Repeater / HUB Features # Feature Function 1 12V DC +12V DC connecto r for powering t he unit 2 PORT 4 Connects to the F ir e W ir e d evice[...]

  • Page 9

    Your FireWire Repeater / HUB 7 4.3 VS-8FW FireWire Repeater / HUB Figure 3 and T able 3 define the VS-8 FW : Figure 3: VS-8FW FireWire Repeater / HUB Table 3: VS-8FW FireWire Repeater / HUB Features # Feature Function 1 12V DC +12V DC connecto r for powering t he unit 2 PORT 5 Connects to the F ir e W ir e d evice 5 3 PORT 6 Connects to the F ir e [...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Using the FireWire Repeater / HUB 8 5 Us in g t he Fire Wir e Re p eate r / HU B To use the VS-8F W 1 FireWire Re peater / HUB , as the example in Figure 4 illustrates, do the follo wing 2 : 1. Conn ect Fi reWi re dev ic es t o some of the ei ght 6 pin ports, for ex ample: POR T 1 to a l aptop, PO RT 2 t o a h ard[...]

  • Page 11

    Technical Specifications 9 6 T ech ni ca l S peci fic at io ns Table 4 includes the tec hnical specificatio ns: Table 4: Technical Specifications 1 of the VS-4FW, VS-6FW and VS-8FW PORTS: VS-4FW: Four 6-pi n serial 1394 P orts VS-6FW: Six 6-pin s erial 1394 Por ts VS-8FW: Eight 6-pi n serial 1394 Ports TRANSFER RAT E: 100/200/400 Mbps STANDARDS : F[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY 10 LIMITED WARRANTY Kramer Electronics (hereafter Kramer ) warran ts this product free from defects in material and workmanship 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 c[...]

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    Kramer Electron ics, Ltd. Web site: www.kramerelectronics.co m E-mail: info@kramerel.com P/N: 2900-000468 REV 2 For the latest in formation on ou r products and a list o f Kramer distributors, visi t our Web site: www.kra merelectr onics.com. Updates to this u ser manual ma y be found a t http://www.krame relectron ics.com/manua ls.html. We welcome[...]