Manual Kramer Electronics VS-1211

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  • Kramer Electronics VS-1211 - page 1

    KRAMER E LECTRONI CS, Ltd. USER MANU AL Vertical Interval S witch ers MODELS: V S-121 1, VS-10 11, VS-8 11, VS-611 , VS-411 With Balanced Audio VS-12 01xl, VS-100 1xlm, VS-801 xlm, VS-601 xlm, VS-40 1xlm With Unba lanced Au dio IMPORTAN T: Before proceedin g, please read par agraph ent itled "Unpacking and Conte nts" ...

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    KRAMER E LECTRON ICS LTD. 2 Table o f Contents Section Name Page  INTRODUCTI ON 4   A Word On Video/Audio S witchers 4   Factors Affec ting Quality of Results 5  SPECIFICATI ONS 6  HOW DO I GET STARTED  7  UNPACKING AND CONTENTS 7   Optional Access ories 7  KRAMER “VS” SERIES SWITCHERS 8   G ...

  • Kramer Electronics VS-1211 - page 3

    KRAMER E LECTRON ICS LTD. 3 Table o f Contents (Continued) List of Illustrations Figure Page   RS-232 Control Connec tor Wiring 8   VS-1211/1201 Front/Rea r Panel Features 9   Location of Internal Jumpe rs  3   VS-Se ries Remote Connector Socket  and Ba lanced Audio Pinout  5   Connecting Two Switchers to add ...

  • Kramer Electronics VS-1211 - page 4

    KRAMER E LECTRON ICS LTD. 4 1. INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of this Kramer Electronics switche r. Since 1981 Kramer has been dedicated to the development and manufacture of high quality video/audio equipment. The Kramer industrial line h as become an integral part of many of the best video/a udio production and presentation facilit ...

  • Kramer Electronics VS-1211 - page 5

    KRAMER E LECTRON ICS LTD. 5 All t he models can b e i nterconnected in a vari ety of ways. For example, two VS-1211 u nits become 24x1 or 12x2, etc. Three o r f our VS-12 11 units, depending on whether the system is R GB or RGBS, become a 1 2x1 video component switcher. Finally, the video signal b andwidth is 225MHz (typical), which permits th e sw ...

  • Kramer Electronics VS-1211 - page 6

    KRAMER E LECTRON ICS LTD. 6 2. SPECIFICATIONS Models VS-1211, VS-1011, VS-811, VS- 611, VS-411, VS-1201xl, VS- 1001xlm, VS-801xlm, VS- 601xlm, VS-401xlm Inputs 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 video - c omposite/single component, 1Vpp/75ohm on BNC c onnectors. 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 balanced/u nbalanced audio, +4dBm/10kohm, on 2-pa rt, snap fit terminal blocks ( for the & ...

  • Kramer Electronics VS-1211 - page 7

    KRAMER E LECTRON ICS LTD. 7 3. HOW DO I GET STARTED? The fastest way to get started is to take your time and do everything right t he f irst time. Taking 15 minut es to read thi s manual may save you a few hours later. You don’t even have t o read the whole manual. At the beginning o f each section, you’ll find an overview of t he section. So i ...

  • Kramer Electronics VS-1211 - page 8

    KRAMER E LECTRON ICS LTD. 8 5. KRAMER “VS” SERIE S SWITCHERS This section shows you all of the controls and connections of your switcher. Understanding all of the controls and connections helps you realize it s full power. All the s witchers described in this manual are equipped with RS-232 Connectors (fo r PC control) and t he connector wi rin ...

  • Kramer Electronics VS-1211 - page 9

    KRAMER E LECTRON ICS LTD. 9 5.1 Getting to Know Your Switcher Most front/rear panel features of the sw itchers described in this manual are very similar. Therefore, only the VS- 1211 and the VS-1201xl are de sc ribed and they r epresent the r est o f t he switchers. The main di fferenc e is that the “ 11 ” group has snap f it terminal block con ...

  • Kramer Electronics VS-1211 - page 10

    KRAMER E LECTRON ICS LTD. 10 Table  : VS-1211/1201/10 01xlm Front Panel Feature s No. Feature Function 1. POWER Switch Illuminated switch: Supplie s power to the unit. 2. INPUT SELECTOR pushbut tons Each input may be selected by the corresponding input select button. The buttons illuminate when pres sed and the illuminated input sele ct button i ...

  • Kramer Electronics VS-1211 - page 11

    KRAMER E LECTRON ICS LTD. 11 6. INSTALLATIO N 6.1 Rackmounting Each of the amplifiers included in this manua l may be rackmounted in a standard 1 9” (1U) EIA r ack assembly and includes rack “ ears” at the ends of t he front panel. (The optional VS-2000 control ler r equires 2U of rack height, at 3 .5".) T hese d evices do not require an ...

  • Kramer Electronics VS-1211 - page 12

    KRAMER E LECTRON ICS LTD. 12 Table  : DIP Switch Se ttings DIP Switch # Switcher # 1 (Reply) 2 3 4 Machine 1 (Master) ON ON ON ON Machine 2 (Slave) ON or OFF ON ON OFF Machine 3 (Slave) ON or OFF ON OFF ON Machine 4 (Slave) ON or OFF ON OFF OFF Machine 5 (Slave) ON or OFF OFF ON ON Machine 6 (Slave) ON or OFF OFF ON OFF Machine 7 (Slave) ON or O ...

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    KRAMER E LECTRON ICS LTD. 13 Figure  : Location of Inter nal Ju m pers ...

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    KRAMER E LECTRON ICS LTD. 14 9.3 The Internal Trimmers The tri mmers are internally located and are accessed through h oles in the switch er base (see section 14.2 “ Weak Switcher Video Signals” ). These allow you, if necessary, to adjust the switch er out put signal level and cable compensation. 10. CONTROLLING THE SWITCHE R The VS-1211/411 an ...

  • Kramer Electronics VS-1211 - page 15

    KRAMER E LECTRON ICS LTD. 15 Figure  : VS-Series Remote Connector Socket and Balanced Audio Pinout ...

  • Kramer Electronics VS-1211 - page 16

    KRAMER E LECTRON ICS LTD. 16 11. CONNECTING TO A PC To connec t directly t o a PC wi thout using the KRAMER N ull-Modem Adapter, make connections as in Figure 1. To use t he KRAMER A dapter instead ( recomme nded), p lug one end i nto the PC ' s serial port, then connect from the other end to the switcher using a 9-pin flat-cable . Alternative ...

  • Kramer Electronics VS-1211 - page 17

    KRAMER E LECTRON ICS LTD. 17 12.2.1 Selecting an Input on the Switchers Input selection on the switchers described i n this manual i s simply made b y pressing but tons marked “ 1 ” , “ 2 ” etc. on the fr ont panel, o r by operating your preferred r emote device (see "KRAMER Switcher Remote Co ntrol Options"). These buttons corres ...

  • Kramer Electronics VS-1211 - page 18

    KRAMER E LECTRON ICS LTD. 18 3. Connect the output from video sou rce #1 to the fir st switcher input #1, then to the second switcher input #1 using a T or Y connec tor. Repeat for source #2 and input #2, etc. 4. Connect one acceptor to the output o f one s witcher and another acceptor to t he output of the o ther switcher. You now have a twelv e i ...

  • Kramer Electronics VS-1211 - page 19

    KRAMER E LECTRON ICS LTD. 19 7. For RS-232 control of the system, connect the PC to t he Master switcher via the nu ll modem adapter. Each switcher in the configuration should be allocated a unique machine number and the "Reply" option should be to “ ON” (see Table 3, "Table of DIP Switch Settings"). The system may also be c ...

  • Kramer Electronics VS-1211 - page 20

    KRAMER E LECTRON ICS LTD. 20 14.1 Power and Indicators Problem Remedy No Power 1. C onfirm that the r ocker switch is in the “ ON” pos ition, and that the lamp is illuminate d. 2. C onfirm that p ower connectio ns are secured at the amplifier and at the receptacle. Ma ke sure the rec eptacle is active , outputti ng the proper mains voltage. 3. ...

  • Kramer Electronics VS-1211 - page 21

    KRAMER E LECTRON ICS LTD. 21 Problem Remedy Noise bars a re “ r olling” up or down in t he output image or: Low frequenc y hum in the output signal Hum bars ( ground loop) ar e caused b y a diffe rence in the ground potentia l of an y two or more de vices connected to your signal path. This differe nce is c ompensated b y passi ng that voltage ...

  • Kramer Electronics VS-1211 - page 22

    KRAMER E LECTRON ICS LTD. 22 14.4 Software Problem Remedy Software v ersi on is not upda ted Carefully rem ove the switc her cover and i dentif y the EPR OM chip that i s located in the mid dle of the main b oard, marked b y a white stic ker. Remove the c hip with the proper t ools and inser t the new EP ROM carefull y, obser ving proper polarit y ...

  • Kramer Electronics VS-1211 - page 23

    KRAMER E LECTRON ICS LTD. 23 14.7 Vertical Interval Problem Remedy The switcher is switching, b ut there are transiti onal effects whe n using genlocked s ources. The pict ure jumps and r olls, and the c olor is lost until the accept or (a VCR, f or example) has rea djusted itself to the new color inf ormation. There is no vertical interval Syn c s ...

  • Kramer Electronics VS-1211 - page 24

    KRAMER E LECTRON ICS LTD. 24 LIMITED WARRAN TY Kramer E lectronics ( hereafter Kramer) war rants this product t o be free from defe cts in mate rial and w orkmanship under the followin g terms. HOW LON G IS THE WARRANTY Labor and parts are warra nted for three year from the date of the fir st customer purc hase. WHO I S PROTECTED Onl y the first pu ...

  • Kramer Electronics VS-1211 - page 25

    KRAMER E LECTRON ICS LTD. 25 LIMITATION OF IM PLIED WARRA NTIES All im plied wa rranties, including warr anties of merchantabilit y and f itness f or a particular purpose, are limited i n durat ion to the len gth of this warrant y. EXCLUS ION OF DAMA GES Kramer’ s lia bilit y f or a ny def ective prod ucts is l imited t o t he repair or replace m ...

  • Kramer Electronics VS-1211 - page 26

    Kramer Electronics, Ltd. Web site: www.kramerelectronics.com E-mail: info@kram erel.com P/N: 2900-002002 REV 2 For the lat est informati on on our p roducts and a list of Kramer distribut ors, visit our Web site: w ww .k ra merelectronics.co m. Updat es to this user manual may be fou nd at http: //www.kramerelect ronics.co m/manual s.html. We w elc ...

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