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2.1.2 Control method
Set the CONFIGURATION switch, INPUT SELECT switch and OUTPUT SELECT switch on the
switcher’s front panel to the positions shown in the table below.
Table Control method selected using the front panel switches
Setting item Operation Description
Input port selection Press the INPUT SELECT switch. Each time the switch is pressed, the input
port is switched.
(Input 1 → input 2 → input 1)
Output port selection Press the OUTPUT SELECT switch. Each time the switch is pressed, the output
port is switched.
(Output 1 → output 2 → output 3 ... output 8
→ output 1) *1
OFF SELECTION mode *2 Output mode selection CONFIGURATION switch no.3
ON DISTRIBUTION mode *2
2.2 Exercising control using the switcher’s EXT I/F
connector
The VD-1673 can be controlled using the EXT I/F connector on its rear panel.
2.2.1 Setting the CONFIGURATION switches
In order to enable control to be exercised using the EXT I/F connector on the switcher’s rear panel,
CONFIGURATION switches no.1 and 2 on the front panel must be set to the positions shown in the
table below.
Table CONFIGURATION switch settings
Switch no. Name of function Setting
1 ON
2
CONTROL
OFF
*1 When “SELECTION mode” has been set as the output mode, the TMDS, DDC and
CEC signals are all switched; when “DISTRIBUTION mode” has been set as the
output mode, only the DDC and CEC signals are switched.
*2 For further details on the SELECTION mode and DISTRIBUTION mode, refer to
“3.1 Output modes” (on page 15).
CAUTION