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    Kramer Electronics, Ltd. USER M ANUAL Model: VS -1616A 16x16 Bal anced St ereo A udio Mat rix Sw itch er[...]

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    Content s i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 G etting Sta rted 1 3 Overvi ew 2 4 Your Bala nced Stereo Audio Matrix Sw itcher 3 5 Installing the V S - 1616A in a Rack 6 6 Installing the Balanced Stereo Audio Matrix Switcher 7 6.1 Connect ing the Balanced/Unbalan ced Stere o Audio I nput/ Output 7 6.2 Operating a Single Machin e 8 6.3 Assembling a Multi [...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Content s . ii 7.2.4. 1 Stori ng Se tups 34 7.2.4. 2 Recallin g Setup s 34 8 Viewing the MENU Commands Sequence 35 8.1 Lock ing and U nlocki ng the F ront Panel 37 8.2 Choosing the F oll ow - System or Breakawa y - from - System M ode 38 8.3 Setting the MACH INE ADDRESS 40 8.3.1 Chang ing the MA CHINE AD DRESS f [...]

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    Content s iii Figures Figure 1: VS - 1616A 16x16 Bal anced Stereo Audio Matr ix Switcher 4 Figur e 2: C onnec ting the Ba lance d Ste reo A udi o Inp ut/Out put 7 Figur e 3: C onnec ting the U nbala nce d Ster eo A udio In put 7 Figur e 4: C onnec ting an U nbalan ce d Stere o Audi o Out put 7 Figure 5: DIP - Switch Setup on a Single Mach ine 8 Fig[...]

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    Intro ducti on 1 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kramer Elect ronics has been prov idin g a worl d of un ique, crea tive , and aff ordable solu tions t o the vast range of problems that confront the video, audio, presentation, an d broadcasting professional on a daily basis. In rece nt y ears, we hav e red esigned and up[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Overvi ew . 2 3 Ove rvi ew The Kramer VS - 1616A is a high - perfor mance 16x16 Bal anced St er eo Audio Matr ix Sw itcher for balanced audio stereo signal s on detachable terminal block connectors. T he VS - 1616A forms part of the series of 16 x16 matrix switc hers that incl udes t he VS - 162 V (a 16 x16 video[...]

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    Your Balanced Ster eo Audio M atrix Switcher 3 3 • Exter nal IR rece iver unit for contr olli ng the mac hine vi a an I R re mot e controller • Via external contact closure push but tons To achieve the best performance: • Use only good quality connection cables 1 • Avoid interference from n eighbor ing el ectrical appliances that may ad ver[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Your Balanced Ster eo Audio M atrix Switcher 4 Figure 1: VS - 16 16A 16x16 B alan ced Ste reo A udi o Matri x Sw itche r[...]

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    Your Balanced Ster eo Audio M atrix Switcher 5 5 Table 1 : Front Pa nel VS - 1616 A Featu res # Fe atur e Function 1 IR Rec eiv er The red LED is il lumi nated w hen rec eivi ng sign als from the Kr ame r Infra - red remote contr ol transm itter 2 Power S wi tch Illumi nated sw itch su pplying power to the unit 3 ALL Butto n Pressi ng ALL fol lowed[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Installing the V S- 1616A in a Rack 6 5 Installing the VS - 1616A in a Rack Thi s section describ es how to install the VS - 1616A in a rack . Before Installing in a rack How to Rack Mount Before in stalli ng in a rack , be sure t hat the enviro nment is within the recom men ded ran ge: To rack - mount a machi ne[...]

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    Instal ling the Bal anced St ereo Audio Matr ix Switcher 7 7 6 Installing the Balanced Stereo A udio Matrix Switcher To install t he VS - 1616A , conne ct the foll owi ng 1 • Power cord to the rear panel, as required: • Audio i nput an d out put cabl es • Control Interface cables betw een switcher units, or PC (or other controller) , as secti[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Instal ling the Bal anced St ereo Audio Matr ix Switcher 8 6.2 Operating a Single Machine By de fault, the VS - 1616A is s etup fo r use a s a si ngle ma chi ne. T his means that it is a 16x16 balanced stereo audio matrix switcher. In particular, be sure th at the DIP - switches are set as Fig ure 5 illustrates ([...]

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    Instal ling the Bal anced St ereo Audio Matr ix Switcher 9 9 The exa mple in F igure 6 illust rates a 4 - cha nne l 16x16 confi gurat ion cons isting of 2 VS - 1616A units. Broadc asting applications o ften use 4 chann els, to broa dcast s tereo a udi o soun d in 2 lang uages (say, Eng lish and Fr ench) or t o produc e su rround s ound (i n which t[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Instal ling the Bal anced St ereo Audio Matr ix Switcher 10 Figure 7: MACH INE AD DRE SS # De sign ation Figur e 8 illus trates the pr inciple of as semb ling a n exp and ed ma tri x switcher : Figure 8 : The Princ iple of As sem bling an Ex panded Matr ix Swi tc her 6.4.1 Assembling a 3 2x16 Switch er As can be [...]

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    Installi ng the Balanced Stereo Audio Matrix Swit cher 11 11 1 . Set the s a me MACHINE # 1 6.6 .1 (se e sect ion ) on bot h VS - 1616A units. 2 . Set the MACHI NE AD DRES S # on one VS - 1616A unit to 1 and on t he ot her VS - 1616A unit to 7 (refer to F igu re 7 ). 3 . S et DIP 6 OFF on both VS - 1616A units. 4 . Intercon nect e ach c orre spo nd[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Instal ling the Bal anced St ereo Audio Matr ix Switcher 12 Figure 9 : Co nnecti ng t he 3 2x16 Switcher 6.4.2 Assembling a 32x32 S witche r As can be seen in Figure 7 , a 32x32 sw itch er cons ists of 4 VS - 1616A units (MACHINE ADDRESS # 1, MACHINE ADDRESS # 2, MACHINE ADDRESS # 7 and MACHINE ADDRESS # 8). To a[...]

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    Instal ling the Bal anced St ereo Audio Matr ix Switcher 13 13 • 17 to 17, 1 8 to 18, 19 to 19, u p to and i nclu ding 32 t o 32, for MACHINE ADDRESS # 8 a nd MACHINE ADDRESS # 2 5 . C onnect INP UTS 1 to 16 o n the VS - 1616A unit designated as MACHI NE ADDRE SS # 2 wit h INP UTS 1 to 16 on t he VS - 1616A unit designated as M ACHINE ADD RESS # [...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Instal ling the Bal anced St ereo Audio Matr ix Switcher 14 Figure 10 : Con nec ting the 32x 32 Swit cher 6.5 A ssembling a System of Interc onn ected Sw itchers A maj o r advantage of the VS - 1616A is that it belongs to the se ries of 16x1 6 matr ix s witche rs a nd, a s such, can i nter con nect with other swi[...]

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    Instal ling the Bal anced St ereo Audio Matr ix Switcher 15 15 Note that e ach gr oup of swi tc hers ha s a u nique M ACH INE # tha t is share d b y all me mber s of the gro up. I n Figur e 11 , the 32x 32 com posit e video matri x switcher is MAC HINE # 1 , the 32x16 digital vid eo matrix swi t c her is M ACH INE # 2 a nd so o n. Co ntrol of the s[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Instal ling the Bal anced St ereo Audio Matr ix Switcher 16 Refer to section 6.6 for de tails of how to set the DIP - s witch es, and t o section 6.7 for det ails of how to cont rol th is g roup of interconn ected varied - form at 16x16 s eries switch ers, a nd oth er conf iguration s. 6.6 Setting the DIP - swit [...]

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    Instal ling the Bal anced St ereo Audio Matr ix Switcher 17 17 Table 5 : Machi ne # DIP -S w itch Settings MACHIN E # DIP - SWITCH 1 2 3 4 1 ON OFF OF F OFF 2 OFF ON OF F OFF 3 ON ON OFF OFF 4 OFF OF F ON OFF 5 ON OFF ON OFF 6 OFF ON ON OFF 7 ON ON ON OFF 8 OFF OF F OFF ON 9 ON OFF OF F ON 10 OFF ON OFF ON 11 ON ON OFF ON 12 OFF OFF ON ON 13 ON OFF[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Instal ling the Bal anced St ereo Audio Matr ix Switcher 18 Refer to section 8.2 for a desc ripti on of the M ENU’s Follow - S YSTEM and Breakaway - from - S YSTEM modes. 6.6.4 Understandi ng the SLA VE Mode The SLAVE mode is onl y us ed for the multi - c hanne l aud io s witc her conf igurati on 2 Figur e 6 , [...]

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    Instal ling the Bal anced St ereo Audio Matr ix Switcher 19 19 Choo se the RS - 232 control interface, for a range of about 25 met er s used for a poi nt - to - poin t conn ection. Choo se the RS - 485 control interface, to operate the switcher from an exte nded dis tance of up to 1000 m et ers. 6.7.1 Connecting t he RS - 232 Cont rol Interfac e Co[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Instal ling the Bal anced St ereo Audio Matrix Switcher 20 Yo u can connect any of the follow ing: • 2 VS - 1616A units, us ing a nul l - modem adapter (see section 6.7.1.1 ) or witho ut u sing a nul l - modem adapter (see section 6.7.1.2 ) • The PC’s 9- p in D - s ub COM port to a VS - 16 16A unit wit h a [...]

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    Instal ling the Bal anced St ereo Audio Matr ix Switcher 21 21 2 . Se t DIP 7 O FF (enabling n ull - m odem a dapter use 2 ) o n th e VS - 1616A unit. 6.7.1.4 Connect ing to a 9- pin D - sub COM Por t without a N u ll - modem Adapter To c onnec t the P C’s 9- pi n D - sub COM port to a VS - 161 6A unit, witho ut usin g a nul l - modem adapter: 1 [...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Instal ling the Bal anced St ereo Audio Matr ix Switcher 22 Female 25 - pin D -su b PIN 20 conn ected to P IN 6 Connect PIN S 4, 5 and 8 together Figure 14 : C onnectin g a PC (w ith a 25 - pin c onnec tor) with out a N ull - mode m Adapter 2 . Set D IP 7 ON (disabling Null - m odem a dapter use 1 6.7.2 Connectin[...]

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    Instal ling the Bal anced St ereo Audio Matr ix Switcher 23 23 2 . Connect the “ - ” PI N on t he firs t VS - 1616 A uni t to the “ - ” PIN o n the se con d VS - 1616A unit or other unit 3 . If shielded cable is used for an RS - 485 co nnection, connect the shield to the G ro und PI N. For details about how to configure the vertical sync (i[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Instal ling the Bal anced St ereo Audio Matr ix Switcher 24 Figure 17 : An RS - 485 Contr ol Inter face Setup[...]

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    Instal ling the Bal anced St ereo Audio Matr ix Switcher 25 25 6.8 Configuring the Sy n c When u sing t he VS - 1616A w ithout a video switcher (for example, a VS - 162V ), configur e t he syn c via the SWITCHING METHOD Men u comm a nd set ting 1 . Whe n setti ng up mult iple mac hines 2 Usually, the easiest m ethod is to choose the sync source fro[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Operati ng Your Balanced St ereo Audio M atrix Switch er 26 Figure 18 : Ke yboard Ex tension ( EXT. KEYS) Con nector To use the Ke ybo ard Extens ion, acti vate t he e xtend ed KE YB OARD setti ng Me n u command, as section 8.5 describes. 7 Operating Your Balanced Stereo A udio Mat rix Switcher Operate your VS - [...]

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    Operati ng Your Balanced St ereo Aud io Matrix Switcher 27 27 Figure 19 : De fault St artup Stat us Display Sequenc e 7.2 Using the Front Pane l Buttons You can switch (see section 7.2 .2 ) and clear (see s ection 7.2.3 ): • One in put to on e output • Sever al i nputs to se veral outp uts • One input to all o utputs 7.2.1 Confirming the Sett[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Operati ng Your Balanced St ereo Audio M atrix Switch er 28 7.2.1.1 Togglin g bet w een the A T ONCE and CONFIRM Mo des To toggle between the AT ONCE (defau lt) mode and the CONFIRM mode , press the TAKE button. In CONFIRM mode: Actions require user confirm at ion and the TAKE LED lights. In A T ONCE m ode: Actio[...]

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    Operati ng Your Balanced St ereo Audio M atrix Switch er 29 29 Inpu t # i nstead of the bli nking digits. The ST ATU S D isp la y mo me nt ar il y sho ws th e mess age: out # x fr o m in # y Where x is the output number and y is the input number Pr essing a n OUT - IN combi nat ion whe n your VS - 1616A operates in the CONFIRM mode (and the TAKE LE[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Operati ng Your Balanced St ereo Audio M atrix Switch er 30 Where x is the output number 2 . Press the app ropriate IN b utton. The MA T RIX Display shows th e 2 b linking digits, representi ng the input number and t he TAKE LED b links. T he ST AT US Di sp l ay sh o ws 1 out # x fr o m in # y t he m essag e: Whe[...]

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    Operati ng Your Balanced St ereo Audio M atrix Switch er 31 31 The MA T RIX Dis p lay shows the identi cal 2 non - blinking d igits (representing that i nput nu mber) for all outputs. 7.2.3 Clearing 1 You can clear (delete): Outputs • One o utp ut (se e section 7.2.3.1 ) • Several outputs (see s ec tion 7.2.3.2 ) • All outputs (see sec tion 7[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Operati ng Your Balanced St ereo Audio M atrix Switch er 32 Where x is the output number 3 . Press the TAKE button to confirm the action. The input is cleared and the T AKE LE D lights. The MA T RIX Display does not show any Input # in its pl ace. 7.2.3.2 Clearing S everal O utputs To clear several outputs ( in t[...]

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    Operati ng Your Balanced St ereo Audio M atrix Switch er 33 33 The MATRIX Display shows the sets of 2 blinking digits, representing the present input number for each specific output. 6 . Afte r c omplet ing the s equence , press the TAKE but ton to confir m the actio ns. The inpu ts are clear ed and the TAKE LE D light s. The MAT RIX Di splay does [...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Operati ng Your Balanced St ereo A udio Matrix Sw itcher 34 7.2.4.1 Storing Setups To store a setting, do the followin g: 1 . Press the STO button. The Dis pla ys show the mess ages : Enter SETUP nu m ber use t wo dig it # 01 - 99 Sto re # xy Where x y are the OUT butto ns. 2 . Press t wo OUT buttons, usi ng the [...]

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    View ing the MENU Comma nds Se quence 35 35 2 . Press the app ropriate t wo OUT buttons, usi ng the OUTke ys # 1 to 9, and 10 (for 0). T he OUTkeys func tion on a d ecimal - basis , and n ot on a p o sitio na l - b asis . For ex ampl e, to ent er the # 14, press # 1 followed by # 4 (not # 14 ). To e nter the # 3, press # 10 fol lowed by # 3 1 SE TU[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY View ing the MENU Comma nds Se quence 36 O perat i onal Cont rol Set up C omm ands Revi ew t he curr ent s et up by pres sing the TAKE but ton sever al tim es ( as r equired) . Pressing t he T AKE butt on lets you s ee how a comm and is setup w ithout changi ng it Change the cur rent stat e by pres sing the TAKE [...]

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    View ing the MENU Comma nds Se quence 37 37 8.1 Locking and Unlocki ng the Front Panel To p reve nt chan gin g the s etti ngs ac cide nta lly or tampe ring with t he u nit via the front pane l buttons, lock 1 To l ock the VS - 1616A : yo ur VS - 1616A . Unlocking releases the protection mech a nis m. 1 . Pre ss the ME NU b utto n once. Th e MA TRIX[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY View ing the MENU Comma nds Se quence 38 1 . Pr ess the TA KE b utto n t wice. The front pa nel unlocks and the same messa ges show as in steps 1 and 2 abo ve . 8.2 Choosing the Follow - System or B reakawa y -f rom - S ystem Mode The terms audio - follow - video 1 an d audio break away 2 • Non - linear editi n[...]

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    View ing the MENU Comma nds Se quence 39 39 2 . Pr ess the TA KE b utto n. The Displays show the mes sages: set FO LLO W S YS TEM ? Pres s TAKE t o exe cute curre nt: brea kaw ay 3 . Pr ess the TA KE b utto n a g ai n. The MA T RIX Dis p lay momentar ily show s this messa ge, fol lo wed b y the status of the switc her and in the STATUS Di splay the[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY View ing the MENU Comma nds Se quence 40 8.3 Setting the MACHINE ADDRESS Pr ess the M ENU b utto n unti l yo u reac h the S ett ing t he M ACHIN E ADDRESS command. Choose the stand alone or the larg e matrix setting. You se t the MACHI NE ADD RESS usin g the OU Tke ys # 1 to 9, and 10 (for 0). The OUTkeys fun cti[...]

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    View ing the MENU Comma nds Se quence 41 41 4 . Pr ess the TA KE b utton again. The Displays show the mes sages: READY t o set MA CHINE ADD RESS use O U Tkey 1 - 9, 0 Cur rent # 1 5 . Enter the MACHINE ADD RESS by pres sing an OUT butt on # 1- 9, 0 . T he ST AT US Di sp l ay sh o ws th e messag e: curre nt: x Wher e x is t he OUT b utton # pre ssed[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY View ing the MENU Comma nds Se quence 42 10 . Pr ess the TA KE b utton again. Th e MA TRIX Dis play s hows the m essag e: HIGHEST MACHINE ADDRES S Cha nge d 8.3.2 Changing the M ACHINE ADDRESS from a Large Matri x to Standalone To set the MACHINE ADDRESS: 1 . Press the MENU button until you reach the MACHINE ADDR[...]

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    View ing the MENU Comma nds Se quence 43 43 2 . Pr ess the TA KE b utto n. The Di spl ays s ho w the mes sages : OUT key 1 : Sta nd - Alone UN IT 2 : Larg e Ma trix Cur rent Matri x 3 . Pr ess the OUT button # 2 . The Displays show the mes sages: se t NE W ma t ri x new - > TAKE l eave old - > M EN U curre nt: 16x32 4 . Pr ess the TA KE b utt[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY View ing the MENU Comma nds Se quence 44 10 . Pr ess the TA KE b utton aga i n. Th e MA TRIX Dis play s hows the m essag e: HIGHEST MACHINE ADDRES S Cha nge d 8.4 Choosing the SWITCHING METHOD Settin g Section 8.4.1 describes the SWITCHING METHOD settings for stand alone units and large matrices. Section 8.4.2 de[...]

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    View ing the MENU Comma nds Se quence 45 45 (SYNC from Matrix) set ting Figure 21 : C hoosing t he MTX (SY NC from Matrix) Setting 8.4.2 Configuring a SWITCHING METHOD To choose a SWITCHING ME THOD setting, do the follo wing: 1 . Press the ME NU button unt i l you reac h the SWIT CHING MET HOD setting. Th e MA TRIX Dis play s hows the m essag e: SW[...]

  • Page 50

    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY View ing the MENU Comma nds Se quence 46 8.5 Choosing the E xtended Keybo ard Setting Section 6.9 describes h ow to connect a remote unit. Activate o r deactivate it by setting the e xtended Ke yboard setting ON or OFF. To se t the e xtend ed K EYB OARD mode, do t he follo wi ng: 1 . Press the ME NU button unti l[...]

  • Page 51

    View ing the MENU Comma nds Se quence 47 47 STORE/RECALL setting ye s - > TA KE, n ext -> MENU 2 . Pr ess the TA KE b utton and choose the appropriate Outkey 1 for the AT ONCE mode (Outkey 2 is for the CONFIRM mode). The Displays show the mes sages: ST O / RC L mo de changed curre nt: At on ce 8.7 Choosing What to INDICATE Ch oose what is dis[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY View ing the MENU Comma nds Se quence 48 3 . Pr ess the OUT button 1 . The TAKE LED blinks and the Displays show the messages: Scro ll sw itc her setu p? Pres s TAKE t o exe cute Cur rent : OUTs/INs 4 . Pr ess the TA KE b utto n. The Displays show the mes sages: disp lay mode changed Cur rent : SETUP 8.8 Choosing[...]

  • Page 53

    View ing the MENU Comma nds Se quence 49 49 Infrar ed Remote Control De vice 1 . Refer to the RC - IR2 Infrared Remot e Control Devic e user manual 2 , for f ull deta ils. Table 6 a nd Table 7 summarize the setup and operational commands . Table 6 : Summary of Bas ic RC - IR2 Set ups To ex ecute this comm and: P ress the fol lowi ng ke ys in this s[...]

  • Page 54

    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY View ing the MENU Comma nds Se quence 50 8. 10 Choosi ng the AUTO STORE Cu rrent SETUP Choose whether or not to save th e current setup auto m atically, that is, whether to save the m achine’s status on p ower do wn, so that it re turns to the same status aft er cycling po w er. To sa ve the c urr ent set up a [...]

  • Page 55

    View ing the MENU Comma nds Se quence 51 51 Figure 23 : M achine Identif ication 8. 12 Choosi ng the I nitial RESET Choose to reset th e machine 1 • Curre nt sta tus to the: 2 • Factory default (resets to the pre - installed fac tor y default state (reloads the current setup) 3 To r eset t he mac hine , do the fo llo wing: ) 1 . Press the MENU [...]

  • Page 56

    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Upgr ading the F lash Me mory 52 9 Upgrading the Flash Memory The main part of th e VS - 1616A firmware is lo cated in FLASH 1 Do wnload the up - to - date file from the Inter net or obta in it from your dealer. The following ex amp le sho ws how to install a file named (for exam ple) “1616 - 15.h ex” to the [...]

  • Page 57

    Upgr ading the F lash Me mory 53 53 3 . Choo se the a pprop riate COM po rt. Be sure that “9600 Baud rate” i s chos en. Click the Fi le button . 4 . Locat e the file “1 616 - 15.hex” and click the Open but ton. The filenam e appears i n the lo wer part of the window (in bold script). 5 . Press and hold t he TAKE b utton while simultaneousl [...]

  • Page 58

    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Upgr ading the F lash Me mory 54 No te: If upgra ding t he f irmwa re o n mor e tha n o ne VS - 1616 A u nit, be sure to per form the above steps, 5 to 9, on eac h VS - 1616A unit befo re co nti nui ng . 11 . Fro m your PC ’s K - Se nder pr ogr am, click the Send b utton. The color o f the Send button changes t[...]

  • Page 59

    Technical S pecificatio ns 55 55 10 T echnical Specifications Table 8 includes the tec hnical specificatio ns: Table 8 : Tech nical Spe cificati ons of the VS - 1616A Video Matrix Swit cher INPUT: 16 bala nced audi o ster eo, +4 dBu/10k Ω on det achabl e terminal block s OUTPUTS: 16 balance d audio ste r eo, +4 dBu/50 Ω on det achabl e term ina[...]

  • Page 60

    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY Comm unication Pr otocol 56 Table 9 : Hex Tab le for the VS - 1616A Video Matrix S witcher OUT 16 OUT 15 OUT 14 OUT 13 OUT 12 OUT 11 OUT 10 OUT 9 OUT 8 OUT 7 OUT 6 OUT 5 OUT 4 OUT 3 OUT 2 OUT 1 01 81 90 81 01 81 8F 81 01 81 8E 81 01 81 8D 81 01 81 8C 81 01 81 8B 81 01 81 8A 81 01 81 89 81 01 81 88 81 01 81 87 81 [...]

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    ASCII Protocol 57 57 12 ASCII Protocol 12 .1 Ente ring the ASCII Protocol The ASCII protocol has th ree basic co mm a nds: Y for conne ct, T for recall, P for store. Before using the ASCII protocol, y o u need to select it from the m achine’s front panel: 1 . Pr ess the M ENU button until you get to “set communication protocol”. 2 . Choose th[...]

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    KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOL OGY ASCII Protocol 58 “T” comm and : RECALL A SETUP . Fo r ma t: ** T s# ! ! where s# is th e setup numbe r (1 to 99) t o recall. Ex a mp le : ** T 13!! rec alls setup num ber 13. “P ” c om mand : STO RE A S ETUP. Fo r ma t: ** P s# !! where s# is th e setup numbe r (up to 99) t hat stores the present stat us[...]

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    59 59 LIM ITED W A RRANT Y WHO IS P ROTECTED? WHA T IS COV E RED AND WHA T IS NOT COVERED WHA T W E WILL P A Y FOR A ND WHA T WE W ILL NOT P A Y FOR HOW Y O U CAN GET W ARRANTY SER VICE LIMIT A TION OF IMPLIED W A RRA NTIES EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES CAUT ION! Kramer Electronics (her eafter ) warrants this product free from defects in mater i al and work[...]

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    Kramer E lectronic s, Ltd. Web site: www.kramerelectronics.com E- mail: info@kramerel .com 2900 - 002052 R EV 4 For the latest infor mation on our produ cts and a lis t o f Kramer distribu tors, vi sit our We b site: www.kra merelectron ics.com where updates to this user manual may be found. We welcome you r questions, co mments and feedba ck. Caut[...]