Kramer Electronics VS-30FW User's Manual
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1. and should be included in any shipment of the product Please also include in any mailing a contact name company address and a description of the problem s 3 For the name of the nearest Kramer authorized service center consult your authorized dealer LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES All implied warranties including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are limited in duration to the length of this warranty EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES The liability of Kramer for any effective products is limited to the repair or replacement of the product at our option Kramer shall not be liable for 1 Damage to other property caused by defects in this product damages based upon inconvenience loss of use of the product loss of time commercial loss or 2 Any other damages whether incidental consequential or otherwise Some countries may not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts and or do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitations and exclusions may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from place to place NOTE All products returned to Kramer for service must have prior approval This may be obtained from your dealer This equipment has been tested to determine compliance with the requirements of EN 50081 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC generic emission stan2. to an external powerful power supply the 12VDC 12V 2 1A optional with the VS 30FW In this case each of the up to 3 FireWire devices can derive its power up to 1A per port from the respective VS 30F W FireWire port Video Camcorder Hard Drive ie Firewire 800 1394b Repeater HU ACTIVE ON Figure 2 Connecting the VS 30FW FireWire 800 1394b Repeater HUB 1 Not all ports need to be connected Any unused port should simply be left unconnected 6 KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Technical Specifications 6 Technical Specifications Table 2 includes the technical specifications Table 2 Technical Specifications of the VS 30FW FireWire 800 1394b Repeater HUB PORTS Three Bilingual IEEE 1394b 800Mbps S800 Ports TRANSFER RATE 100 200 400 Mbps S400 200 100 STANDARDS Fully supports the provisions of the IEEE P1394b Revision 1 33 at 1 Gigabit signaling rates Fully supports the provisions of the IEEE 1394 1995 Standard for High Performance Serial Bus and the P1394a Supplement Fully interoperable with FireWire and i LINK implementation of IEEE Std 1394 Provides three fully backward compatible 1394a 2000 fully compliant bilingual P1394b cable ports at up to 800 Megabits per second Mbits s Fully compliant with OpenHCI requirements Provides three P1394b Fully Compliant Cable Ports at 100 200 400 800 Megabits per Se
3. 12VDC power supply or via a FireWire connection from a PC The VS 30FW is based on FireWire which e Is a serial bus standard that enables quick universal interfacing between video and computer hardware items e Is simple to use and operates independently of the host system letting you connect more items than you otherwise could as a computer only has limited ports available and for extended distances Several can be cascaded to create up to a 63 port FireWire Repeater HUB e Supports Plug and Play and isochronous and asynchronous applications Achieving the best performance means e Connecting only good quality connection cables thus avoiding interference deterioration in signal quality due to poor matching and elevated noise levels often associated with low quality cables e Avoiding interference from neighboring electrical appliances and positioning your VS 30FW away from moisture excessive sunlight and dust About the VS 30FW FireWire 800 1394b Repeater HUB Many computers today come with one or more FireWire ports on the rear panel These ports let you attach many devices to your computer quickly and easily The operating system also supports FireWire so the installation of the device drivers is also quick and easy Compared to other ways of connecting devices to your computer including parallel ports serial ports and special 1 Adapting cables are available 2 Originally developed by Apple and publis
4. Kramer Electronics Ltd JA KRAMER USER MANUAL Model VS 30FW Fire Wire 800 1394b Repeater HUB Contents Contents 1 Introduction 2 Getting Started 3 Overview 3 1 About the VS 30FW FireWire 800 1394b Repeater HUB 3 2 FireWire Compliance 4 Defining the VS 30FW FireWire 800 1394b Repeater HUB 5 Using the VS 30FW FireWire 800 1394b Repeater HUB 5 1 Powering the FireWire Devices 6 Technical Specifications Figures Figure 1 VS 30FW FireWire 800 1394b Repeater HUB Figure 2 Connecting the VS 30FW FireWire 800 1394b Repeater HUB Tables Table 1 VS 30FW FireWire 800 1394b Repeater HUB Features Table 2 Technical Specifications of the VS 30FW FireWire 800 1394b Repeater HUB 7 NIDA nN RNY un 5 Introduction 1 Introduction Welcome to Kramer Electronics since 1981 a world of unique creative and affordable solutions to the infinite range of problems that confront the video audio and presentation professional on a daily basis In recent years we have redesigned and upgraded most of our line making the best even better Our 350 plus different models now appear in 8 Groups which are clearly defined by function Congratulations on purchasing your Kramer TOOLS VS 30FW which is ideal for e High speed external disk drives e Professional scanners and printers e Portable storage devices e Digital audio and video e Home entertainment components The package includes the f
5. b The hub has to be powered from an AC adapter which supplies power to the bus The VS 30FW can supply up to 2 1A to the bus each port can provide up to 1A Overview 3 2 FireWire Compliance In particular the VS 30FW FireWire 800 1394b Repeater HUB e Fully supports the provisions of the IEEE P1394b Revision 1 33 at 1 Gigabit signaling rates e Fully supports the provisions of the IEEE 1394 1995 Standard for High Performance Serial Bus and the P1394a Supplement e Is fully interoperable with FireWire and i LINK implementation of IEEE Std 1394 e Provides three fully backward compatible 1394a 2000 fully compliant bilingual P1394b cable ports at up to 800 Megabits per second Mbits s e Is fully compliant with OpenHCI requirements e Provides P1394a Fully Compliant Cable Ports at 100 200 400 Megabits per Second Mbits s e Includes full P1394a support that is Connection Debounce Arbitrated Short Reset Multispeed Concatenation Arbitration Acceleration Fly By Concatenation Port Disable Suspend Resume e Includes Extended Resume Signaling for Compatibility with Legacy DV Devices 4 KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Defining the VS 30FW FireWire 800 1394b Repeater HUB 4 Defining the VS 30FW FireWire 800 1394b Repeater HUB Figure 1 and Table 1 define the VS 30FW FireWire 800 1394b Repeater HUB PORT 2 Firewire 800 1394b Repeater HUB VS 3OFW ACTIVE ON Figure 1 VS 30F W FireWire 800 1394
6. b Repeater HUB Table 1 VS 30FW FireWire 800 1394b Repeater HUB Features Feature Function 1 12VDC 12V DC connector for powering the unit 2 PORT 1 Connects to the FireWire device 1 3 PORT 2 Connects to the FireWire device 2 4 PORT 3 Connects to the FireWire device 3 5 ONLED llluminates when receiving power 6 ACTIVELED Lights when a connection between 2 FireWire devices is established Using the VS 30FW FireWire 800 1394b Repeater HUB 5 Using the VS 30FW FireWire 800 1394b Repeater HUB To use the VS 30FW FireWire 800 1394b Repeater HUB as the example in Figure 2 illustrates do the following 1 Connect up to 3 FireWire devices to up to 3 ports for example PORT 1 to a video camcorder PORT 2 to a hard drive and PORT 3 to a computer 2 Connect the 12V DC power adapter see section 5 1 to the power socket and connect the adapter to the mains electricity not shown in Figure 2 The ON red LED lights 3 Be sure that the power on each device is turned ON see section 5 1 The ACTIVE green LED lights indicating that there is data present on a port 5 1 Powering the FireWire Devices Each FireWire device can derive its power in one of 2 ways e Independently by connecting each FireWire device to its own power supply while the VS 30FW is connected to the external 12VDC 12V 500mA power supply supplied with the VS 30FW e Via the VS 30FW that is connected
7. cond Mbits s Full P1394a support includes Connection Debounce Arbitrated Short Reset Multispeed Concatenation Arbitration Acceleration Fly By Concatenation Port Disable Suspend Resume Extended Resume Signaling for Compatibility with Legacy DV Devices sd POWER SOURCE 12 VDC 500mA DIMENSIONS 12cm x 7 5cm x 2 5cm 4 7 x 2 95 x 0 98 W D H WEIGHT 0 3 kg 0 67 lbs approx ACCESSORIES Power supply 12V 500mA mounting bracket OPTIONS Adapting cables Powerful Power supply 12V 2 1A 4 1 Specifications are subject to change without notice 2 Legacy FireWire speeds 3 For details refer to our Web site at http www kramerelectronics com 4 Kramer P N 2535 025120 P S SW PPS25W 13 12V 2 1A EUR LIMITED WARRANTY Kramer Electronics hereafter Kramer warrants this product free from defects in material and workmanship under the following terms HOW LONG IS THE WARRANTY Labor and parts are warranted for three years from the date of the first customer purchase WHO IS PROTECTED Only the first purchase customer may enforce this warranty WHAT IS COVERED AND WHAT IS NOT COVERED Except as below this warranty covers all defects in material or workmanship in this product The following are not covered by the warranty 1 Any product which is not distributed by Kramer or which is not purchased from an authorized Kramer dealer If you are
8. dard Part 1 Residential commercial and light industry EN 50082 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC generic immunity standard Part 1 Residential commercial and light industry environment CFR 47 FCC Rules and Regulations Part 15 Radio frequency devices Subpart B Unintentional radiators CAUTION B Servicing the machines can only be done by an authorized Kramer technician Any user who makes changes or modifications to the unit without the expressed approval of the manufacturer will void user authority to operate the equipment B Use the supplied DC power supply to feed power to the machine B Please use recommended interconnection cables to connect the machine to other components 8 KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY For the latest information on our products and a list of Kramer distributors visit our Web site www kramerelectronics com Updates to this user manual may be found at http www kramerelectronics com manuals html We welcome your questions comments and feedback 001 Oo Ly ia Institute of Quality amp Control gs Kramer Electronics Ltd Web site www kramerelectronics com E mail info kramerel com P N 2900 000014 REV 1
9. hed as IEEE 1394 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 3 Hardware items include digital cameras computers printers VCRs CD ROMs hard disks scanners and graphic cards 4 Configures automatically Whenever a device is added or removed the 1394 bus re enumerates 5 Video audio applications require constant transfer rates which the serial bus provides by supporting isochronous transfers KRAMER SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Overview cards that you install inside the computer s case FireWire devices are simple Many peripheral devices including DV Camcorders Digital still cameras Storage devices such as External Hard Drives and Disk Arrays Network connections and scanners and printers now come in a FireWire version Connecting a FireWire device to a computer is easy you just plug it into the port If it is an uninstalled FireWire device the operating system auto detects it and installs software support for it automatically If the device has already been installed the computer activates it and starts talking to it With so many FireWire devices on the market today you easily run out of ports very quickly The simple solution to the problem is an inexpensive FireWire hub The FireWire standard supports up to 63 devices and FireWire hubs are a part of the standard You plug the hub into your computer and then plug your devices or other hubs into the hub By chaining hubs together you can build up d
10. ollowing items e VS 30FW FireWire 800 1394b Repeater HUB e Power adapter 12V DC Input e This user manual 2 Getting Started We recommend that you e Unpack the equipment carefully and save the original box and packaging materials for possible future shipment e Review the contents of this user manual e Use Kramer high performance high resolution cables 1 GROUP 1 Distribution Amplifiers GROUP 2 Video and Audio Switchers Matrix Switchers and Controllers GROUP 3 Video Audio VGA XGA Processors GROUP 4 Interfaces and Sync Processors GROUP 5 Twisted Pair Interfaces GROUP 6 Accessories and Rack Adapters GROUP 7 Scan Converters and Scalers and GROUP 8 Cables and Connectors 2 Download up to date Kramer user manuals from the Internet at this URL http www kramerelectronics com manuals html 3 The complete list of Kramer cables is on our Web site at http www kramerelectronics com click Cables and Connectors in the Products section 1 Overview 3 3 1 Overview The Kramer TOOLS VS 30FW Fire Wire 800 1394b Repeater HUB e Is a3 Port IEEE 1394b 800Mbps S800 Hub that also supports legacy FireWire speeds of 400Mbps 200Mbps and 100Mbps S400 S200 100 In fact you can connect several devices with different speeds and the VS 30FW will bridge the gaps e Does not require any setup and also supports hot swapping e Has 3 Bilingual IEEE 1394b connectors e Is powered by an external
11. ozens of available FireWire ports on a single computer A FireWire hub is like a network with bi directional signals The standard defines FireWire as Peer to Peer connection that is why two devices or a device and a computer can talk to each other It is important to note that everything depends on your computer s software and the firmware of the devices Sometimes it is possible that a computer can work with many FireWire devices simultaneously like a distributor sometimes it can work with many devices in time sharing mode like a switcher But most often it is possible to work one to one In this case you have to disconnect all the devices that are unnecessary at this time and leave only two of them Since the FireWire is hot plug standard you can connect disconnect devices at any time Hubs can be powered or unpowered The FireWire standard lets devices draw their power from their FireWire connection Obviously a high power device like a professional DV camcorder will have its own power supply but low power devices like a Webcam derive their power from the bus in order to simplify them The power for this up to 1 amp at 12 volts comes from the computer If you have several self powered devices then your hub does not need to be powered as none of the devices connecting to the hub needs additional power and the hub itself can derive power from the computer If you have many unpowered devices you probably need a powered hu
12. uncertain as to whether a dealer is authorized please contact Kramer at one of the agents listed in the web site www kramerelectronics com 2 Any product on which the serial number has been defaced modified or removed K Damage deterioration or malfunction resulting from i Accident misuse abuse neglect fire water lightning or other acts of nature ii Product modification or failure to follow instructions supplied with the product iii Repair or attempted repair by anyone not authorized by Kramer iv Any shipment of the product claims must be presented to the carrier v Removal or installation of the product vi Any other cause which does not relate to a product defect vii Cartons equipment enclosures cables or accessories used in conjunction with the product WHAT WE WILL PAY FOR AND WHAT WE WILL NOT PAY FOR We will pay labor and material expenses for covered items We will not pay for the following 1 Removal or installations charges 2 Costs of initial technical adjustments set up including adjustment of user controls or programming These costs are the responsibility of the Kramer dealer from whom the product was purchased 3 Shipping charges HOW YOU CAN GET WARRANTY SERVICE 1 To obtain service on you product you must take or ship it prepaid to any authorized Kramer service center 2 Whenever warranty service is required the original dated invoice or a copy must be presented as proof of warranty coverage
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