K R A ME R E LE CT R O N IC S L T D . USER MANUAL MODELS: VS-41AV 4x1 Audio-Video Switcher VS-101AV 10x1 Video/Audio-Stereo Switcher VS-4X 4x1 Balanced Audio Switcher P/N: 2900-002009 Rev 2...
Contents Introduction Getting Started Achieving the Best Performance Overview Defining the VS-41AV 4x1 Audio-Video Switcher Defining the VS-101AV 10x1 Video/Audio-Stereo Switcher Defining the VS-4X 4x1 Balanced Audio Switcher Connecting and Operating the Switchers Connecting the VS-41AV 4x1 Audio-Video Switcher Connecting the VS-101AV 10x1 Video/Audio-Stereo Switcher...
Introduction Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kramer Electronics has been providing a world of unique, creative, and affordable solutions to the vast range of problems that confront the video, audio, presentation, and broadcasting professional on a daily basis. In recent years, we have redesigned and upgraded...
Do not secure the cables in tight bundles or roll the slack into tight coils • Avoid interference from neighboring electrical appliances that may adversely influence signal quality • Position your Kramer products away from moisture, excessive sunlight and dust VS-41AV, VS101AV, VS-4X - Getting Started...
Defining the VS-41AV 4x1 Audio-Video Switcher The VS-41AV is a high-performance mechanical switcher for composite video and unbalanced stereo audio signals. It switches any one of four inputs to a single output. The VS-41AV features: • High bandwidth of 520MHz (-3dB) •...
Connect the right and left channels to up to 10 unbalanced stereo audio sources VIDEO OUT BNC Connector Connect to a composite video acceptor VIDEO IN (1-10) RCA Connectors Connect to up to 10 composite video sources VS-41AV, VS101AV, VS-4X - Overview...
Press to choose which input to switch to the output IN (1-4) XLR Connectors Connect the right and left channels to up to 4 balanced stereo audio sources OUT XLR Connectors Connect the right and left channels to a balanced stereo audio acceptor VS-41AV, VS101AV, VS-4X - Overview...
Connecting and Operating the Switchers This section describes how to connect and operate the three mechanical Kramer switchers: • VS-41AV 4x1 Audio-Video Switcher (see Section 4.1) • VS-101AV 10x1 Video/Audio-Stereo Switcher (see Section 4.2) • VS-4X 4x1 Balanced Audio Switcher (see Section 4.3)
Connecting the VS-41AV 4x1 Audio-Video Switcher To connect the VS-41AV as illustrated in the example in Figure 1. Connect up to 4 CV sources (for example, composite video players 1-4) to the VIDEO IN BNC connectors. 2. Connect up to 4 unbalanced stereo audio sources (for example, the audio output from composite video players 1-4) to the right and left channels of the AUDIO IN RCA connectors.
4. Connect the right and left channels of the AUDIO OUT RCA connectors to an audio acceptor (for example, the audio input to the composite video recorder). Figure 5: Connecting the VS-101AV VS-41AV, VS101AV, VS-4X - Connecting and Operating the Switchers...
Operating the Switchers To switch the desired input to the output, press the appropriate INPUT SELECTOR button. In the VS-41AV or VS-101AV switchers, audio and video inputs switch at the same time in audio-follow-video mode. VS-41AV, VS101AV, VS-4X - Connecting and Operating the Switchers...
(19" x 4" x 1U) (6” x 2.6” x 3”) WEIGHT: 0.65kg(1.44lbs) approx 1.5kg (3.3lbs) approx 0.57kg (1.27lbs) approx RK−81 19” rack adapter RK−4X 19" rack adapter OPTIONS: Specifications are subject to change without notice at http://www.kramerelectronics.com VS-41AV, VS101AV, VS-4X - Technical Specifications...
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