arrangements with the European Advanced Recycling Network (EARN) and will cover any
costs of treatment, recycling and recovery of waste Kramer Electronics branded equipment on
arrival at the EARN facility. For details of Kramer’s recycling arrangements in your particular
country go to our recycling pages at www.kramerav.com/support/recycling.
Overview
Congratulations on purchasing your Kramer ASPEN-32UFX, ASPEN-1616UX, VS-8UFX 12G
SDI Matrix Switcher.
ASPEN-32UFX, ASPEN-1616UX, VS-8UFX are matrix switchers for SDI signals of up to
12G. They equalize the input signal and reclock the output signal to gain extended-reach
signal extension. ASPEN-32UFX, ASPEN-1616UX, VS-8UFX are easy to operate and control
through the network using the intuitive web pages and through RS-232 using a serial
controller.
ASPEN-32UFX and VS 8UFX have interchangeable inputs and outputs. Each SDI port can
be defined as either an input or output, enabling flexible configurations such as a 1x7
distribution amplifier, 7x1 switcher, 4x4 matrix switcher or any other possible input-output
combination.
• High–Performance Matrix Switcher – Switches 12G SDI inputs to 12G SDI outputs with
a maximum resolution of 4K@60Hz (4:2:2). Features Kramer Equalization &
reKlocking™ Technology that rebuilds the digital signal to travel longer distances.
• HDTV Compatible.
• SDI Multi Rate Signals – Auto–adapts from 270Mbps to 12Gbps data rates, accepts SDI,
HD-SDI, 3G HD-SDI, 6G and 12G SDI compliant input signals with video resolution of up
to 4K@60Hz (4:2:2) 30bpp. Complying with SMPTE 259M (SD-SDI), 292M (HD-SDI),
344M (ED-SDI), 424M (3G HD-SDI), ST-2081 (6G-SDI) and ST-2082 (12G-SDI)
standards, it supports pass-through of standard embedded audio channels with ancillary
ID and metadata information.
• Extended-Reach Input Extension – Input signal equalization and output signal reclocking
to gain extended-reach signal extension. Using high-quality coaxial SDI cables, supports
extension of up to 300m (984ft) for SD signals; 200m (656ft) for 1.5G HD signals; 100m
(328ft) for 3G and 6G HD signals; 80m (260ft) for 12G 4K signals. Note: Reach depends
on signal resolution, and quality of copper cable used. Reach extension performance
may vary while using coaxial cables that are not high-quality.
• Clean Switching — With a difference of no more than two lines of video, when using
genlock.
• Versatile Genlocking — Using an analog signal.
• Convenient and Comprehensive Control – Control the unit using intuitive embedded web
pages via the Ethernet or Protocol 3000 API commands via RS–232 serial
communication transmitted by a PC, touch screen system or other serial controller.
Stores 8 switching configurations as presets to be recalled and executed when needed.
Upgrade firmware via the embedded webpages.
• Compact and Easy to Install – 19” wide for rack mounting a unit in a 1U rack space with