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MULTI DISPLAY CONTROL UNIT BKS-R1617/R1621 OPERATION MANUAL [English] 1st Edition (Revised 2)
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WARNING Pour les clients européens To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to Ce produit portant la marque CE est conforme à la fois à la rain or moisture. Directive sur la compatibilité électromagnétique (EMC) (89/ To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet.
Table of Contents Overview ..................... 4 Features ....................4 Example of Setting the Select Button Functions ........5 System Connection Example ..............6 Break-away Function ................7 Use of Multiple Control Units .............. 8 Route Function ..................8 Phantom Function ................. 9 VTR Control ..................
You may also switch the monitor signals the control terminal. using the BKS-R1617/R1621 by connecting it to the monitor S-BUS remote. Source, destination, and monitor switching is performed with the select buttons...
The settings are Connectable with a single cable made for each button. The unit can be connected to the Sony routing switchers using a single 75-ohm coaxial cable, and can For details on making settings on the control terminal, refer to the Installation Manual supplied with the routing control the switchers.
When the break-away function is used Break-away Function Different sources are used for each level. Level Source Destination When the BKS-R3216 is used in combination with the LEVEL 1 IN 11 OUT 3 BKS-R3216, different sources can be switched for LEVEL 2 IN 14 OUT 3...
Overview Use of Multiple Control Units Route Function When you control the routing switcher using the When you use a switcher B having no cascade function control unit, the number of controllable sources and such as a DVS-7000 and expand the number of sources destinations can be expanded by using multiple BKS- by connecting another switcher A, the source name of R1617/R3219/R3216/R1621/R1618/R3220 units in...
VTR from the value of the connector number of the destination. control panel. “DST” is automatically substituted with the connector number of the destination selected when phantom- BKS-R1617 switching. For example, if the destination is OUT005, ASSIGN DEST SELECTOR...
Locations and Functions of Parts BKS-R1617 1 ASSIGN button/lamp 4 Preset display window 2 DEST button/lamp 3 Display window Front panel ASSIGN DEST SELECTOR PROT LOCK (CHOP) BKS-R1617 6 LOCK (CHOP) button/lamp 7 Source/destination select buttons 8 SELECTOR knob 5 PROT button/lamp...
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Locations and Functions of Parts 2 DEST (destination) button/lamp Note Press and light the button, and the destination names If the protection has been set to ON AIR mode at the assigned to the destination select buttons appear in the control terminal, switching is enabled independently of corresponding display window.
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button is lit in green. In 4 DESTINATION mode, qa REMOTE 1 connector (BNC connector) dual function setting is enabled on buttons 1 to 4 Connect to the S-BUS line using the T bridge only. Adding to source select function, destinations (supplied) and 75-ohm coaxial cable (BELDEN 8281 for blocks 1 to 4 can be assigned to destination select or equivalent).
Preparations Settings on the Control Terminal Set the available destination/source to limit the input/output selection. Before switching signals with this unit, the following preparations should be made on the control terminal connected to the primary station of the S-BUS data Preparations link.
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Making a key label Press the appropriate source/destination select buttons so that the desired station number is Copy the key label guide shown below onto a sheet obtained. of OHP paper. Press the LOCK (CHOP) button. Write the name on the copied paper. The set station number is registered Cut the paper to the button size as shown below.
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 As for the key-cap puller (part number: 3-179-054-01), consult your Sony personnel. Initializing the settings While holding down buttons 1 and 2, turn the power 1, 2 The following items are set to the factory-set conditions.
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Setting to 16-source select mode List of setup operations While holding down buttons 1 and 4 (or 5 and 7), turn the power on. Settings Buttons to be All the source/destination select buttons work as pressed source select buttons. Initialization 1, 2 Single-use mode 5, 8...
The source name Board installed or of the DVS-128, you may switch the The selectd destination connected to the selected monitor signals using the BKS-R1617. Before name appears. destination appears. switching signals with this unit, you should make the signal settings at the control terminal.
Error Messages While trouble occurs on this unit, the following error messages appear in the preset display window. Error messages Contents Remarks PacE Reception error on the S-BUS data link If this occurs only once every several minutes, it is not a problem.
(1) Power ON, current probe method: 20 A (240 V) (2) Hot switching inrush current, measured in accordance with European standard EN55103-1: 8 A (230 V) BKS-R1617: 440 × 44 × 120 Dimensions (w/h/d) mm (17 3/8 × 1 3/4 × 4 3/4 inches) BKS-R1621: 216 ×...
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