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Operating the VP-16x18AK Remotely

8 Operating the VP-16x18AK Remotely

The VP-16x18AK can be operated remotely via the following methods:

• The Kramer RC-IR3 Infra-Red Remote Control Transmitter

• RS-485 (see Section

6.4)

• RS-232 (see Section

8.1)

• Ethernet over a LAN (see Section

8.1 Operating the VP-16x18AK via RS-232

To operate up to eight VP-16x18AK units from a PC or serial

controller via RS-232, as illustrated in

Figure 9:

1. Connect the video sources and acceptors, the appropriate audio sources

and acceptors, and the power cord to each VP-16x18AK.

2. Connect the RS-232 port on the first VP-16x18AK to the PC (see

Section

6.3).

3. Set the machine number to 1 of the unit connected to the PC.

4. Set RS-485 termination of machine number 1 to ON (see Section

6.6).

5. Set the machine number on all VP-16x18AK units other than machine

number 1 to a unique number between 2 and 8 (see Section

6.6).

6. Set the termination on all VP-16x18AK units other than the first and

last devices in the chain.

7. Interconnect the RS-485 bus on all VP-16x18AK units as follows:

 From the RS-485 connector on the first VP-16x18AK unit, to

the RS-485 port on the second VP-16x18AK unit, and so on.

Up to eight VP-16x18AK units can be connected.