Manual
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY 
Understanding Addressing and System Modes 
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8.3  Understanding the SYSTEM Mode 
The terms audio-follow-video
1
 and audio breakaway
2
•  Non-linear editing systems, that sometimes combine video with 
analog audio and at other times combine video with digital audio 
 are well known. 
Sometimes signals other than audio signals need to switch simultaneously 
and at other times, need to switch independently. For example: 
•  Duplication systems, that make Master tapes from programs with 
different formats: composite analog, component analog and 
component digital 
DIP 5 defines whether the unit communicates with other switchers via a 
common control line. 
You can set DIP 5 OFF to disable the Follow-SYSTEM mode in standalone 
switcher applications
3
You must set DIP 5 ON to enable the Follow-SYSTEM mode in an 
interconnected varied-format switcher application
. 
4
Refer to section 
. 
 11.2 for a description of the MENU’s Follow-SYSTEM and 
Breakaway-from- SYSTEM modes. 
8.4  Understanding the SLAVE Mode 
The SLAVE mode is only used for the multi-channel video switcher 
configuration, for example, when joining together two units. Two units 
could be configured as a 16x16 s-Video (Y/C) with 4-channel stereo audio. 
One unit is used as the Master, and the other unit is the Slave. The Slave 
always follows the Master. In the example the first unit is the Master (with 
DIP 6 set OFF disabling the Slave mode) and the second unit is the Slave 
(with DIP 6 set ON enabling the Slave mode). 
On the Slave unit, the MATRIX and STATUS displays do not illuminate and 
the STATUS display shows this message: 
Keyboard LOCKED 
1 Video and the audio channels switch simultaneously in the same way 
2 Audio channels switch independently from the video channels 
3 See section 
 7.1 
4 See section 
 7.2 










