Owner's manual

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY

Connecting and Controlling the VS-81ETH

Table 1: Front Panel VS-81ETH 8x1 Universal CAT 5 Switcher Features

# Feature Function

1 IR Receiver The red LED is illuminated when receiving signals from the Infra-red

remote control transmitter

2 POWER Switch Illuminated switch for turning the unit ON or OFF

3 IN / OUT SELECTOR

Buttons

Select the input port (1 to 8) to switch to the output port, or select the

output (1 to 8) to which the input is switched

4 PANEL LOCK Button Disengages the front panel buttons

Table 2: Rear Panel VS-81ETH 8x1 Universal CAT 5 Switcher Features

# Feature Function

5 IN / OUT CAT5 Connectors Connect to the digital or analog signal sources/acceptors (from 1 to 8)

6 OUT / IN CAT5 Connector Connect to the digital or analog signal acceptor/source

7 REMOTE Terminal Block Connects to dry contact switches (see section 5.7)

8 RS-485 Terminal Block Port Pin G is for Ground connection

; Pins B (-) and A (+) are for RS-485

9 SETUP Dipswitches SETUP DIPs 1, 2, 3, 4 are for setting the Machine # (see section 5.4)

10 RS-232 DB 9F Port Connects to the PC or the Remote Controller

11 ETHERNET Connector Connects to the PC or other Serial Controller through computer

networking

12 Power Connector with Fuse AC connector enabling power supply to the unit

5 Connecting and Controlling the VS-81ETH

This section describes how to:

 Connect the VS-81ETH rear panel (see section 5.1)

 Connect the VS-81ETH to a controlling device via RS-232 (see section 

5.2), RS-485 (see section 5.3) and/or the Ethernet (see sections 5.5 and 

5.6)

 Set the dipswitches (see section 5.4)

 Connect to a remote-connector (see section 5.7)

 Connect several VS-81ETH machines (see section 5.8)

Optional. When using a shielded cable for RS-485, it may be advantageous to connect the shield to ground at one end of the

cable