Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VS-1616A Kramer
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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.
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.
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.
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 n.
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.
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.
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 achiev.
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.
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 a.
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 ).
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).
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 i.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ).
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) .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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).
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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 O.
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