User manual AVIOM AN-16-I-M

[. . . ] AN-16/i-M A-NET INPUT MODULE User Guide Information in this document is subject to change. 1. 00 WARNING! ! NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL ONLY · To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose this product to rain or other types of moisture. · Operating Temperature: 10°C to 40°C (50°F to 105°F) CAUTION: · Using any audio system at high volume levels can cause permanent damage to your hearing. · Set your system volume as low as possible. [. . . ] Removing one A-Net device has no effect on the other A-Net outputs being used. An A-16D Pro can also be used in this configuration. Extending A-Net Cable Runs To go longer than the maximum specified distance A-Net allows (500 feet, 150 meters), the A-16D A-Net Distributor can be used as a signal repeater. Simply insert the A-16D into the A-Net stream at the 500-foot point and the A-Net signal will be refreshed. This process can be repeated as many times as required to extend cables. For extremely long distance application, fiber optic cable can be used to span distances up to 50 miles (80km) with the use of devices called media converters. A media converter changes the Ethernet-based ANet signal to fiber optical at the source location and then back to Cat-5 at the destination. Several companies make media converters that can be used with your Aviom equipment. 24 25 Aviom AN-16/i-M User Guide Connecting Audio The are many ways to get audio into the AN-16/i-M Mic Input Module for processing. Depending on your application--studio, stage, broadcast, etc. --the types of signals and equipment available will vary. This section will give examples of some typical setups that you can modify to suit your individual needs. AN-16/i-M Rear Panel There are two rows of balanced connectors on the rear of the AN-16/i-M Input Module. They are marked Input and Thru, but are much more flexible than the simple labels may lead you to believe. A balanced insert send/return loop is also provided. Connections The connections on the AN-16/i-M can accept mic signals from dynamic or condenser mics and line level sources from balanced or unbalanced sources via the ¼-inch jacks. The system can accept a wide variety of signal levels; gain settings are changed on the front panel of the AN-16/i-M. The audio design of the AN-16/i-M allows you to add the system at virtually any point in your existing audio system. The AN-16/i-M can accept audio coming from: · Microphones · Mixing console direct outputs · Mixing console insert sends · Line outputs from mic preamps · Line outputs from keyboards and other music devices · CD players · Tape decks · Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) · Computer sound cards · Effects processors · Video decks, cameras, etc. Connecting a Mixer As mentioned above, almost any line level audio output can be used with the AN-16/i-M. Depending on the topology of your particular mixer, some or all of the following signal types could be available. 26 Direct Output A direct output is typically found at the channel level of a console. That is, each channel on the mixer has its own line level direct output jack. This type of output sends an exact copy of the audio signal present in each channel out of the mixer without interrupting the signal being sent to the main part of the mixer. If your mixer has direct outputs available, a cable from each channel that you want to be part of the audio network is connected to the AN16/i-M inputs. A maximum of sixteen direct outputs can be plugged into a single AN-16/i-M Mic Input Module. For systems requiring more than sixteen channels, multiple AN-16/i-M Mic Input Modules can be configured. Submixing If you have more than sixteen direct outputs from a mixer that need to be monitored in a system using only one AN-16/i-M, then some of the channels will need to be submixed. This can be accomplished on most consoles by using a bus output (referred to as a group output on some consoles), described below. [. . . ] Using multiple System Bridges follows the same connection rules as outlined previously. (Port A on one AN-16SB always connects to Port A on another AN-16SB, etc. ) System Bridges can also be used to combine A-Net streams from multiple networks in an installation, allowing, for example, ports A and B from Network #1 to be sent along with streams B and C from Network #2 to a third area, creating Network #3. A-Net Out AN-16/i AN-16/i AN-16/i AN-16/i A B A B C D AN-16SB A-Net In AN-16/o AN-16/o AN-16/o AN-16/o B r idge A-Net Out A B C D AN-16SB B r idge C D AN-16SB A B C D AN-16SB A-Net In AN-16/o AN-16/o AN-16/o AN-16/o A second set of System Bridges move 64 channels of audio over one Cat-5 cable to another destination. The next example shows a complex network that combines A-Net from two different networks 45 Aviom AN-16/i-M User Guide A-Net Out AN-16/o AN-16/i AN-16/i AN-16/o A B C D AN-16SB B r idge A B C D AN-16SB A-Net In AN-16/i AN-16/o AN-16/o AN-16/i A-Net Out A B C D AN-16SB A-Net Out AN-16/o AN-16/i AN-16/i AN-16/o A B C D AN-16SB B r idge A B C D AN-16SB A-Net In AN-16/i AN-16/o AN-16/o AN-16/i B r idge A B C D AN-16SB A-Net In AN-16/o AN-16/o AN-16/o AN-16/o The output modules connected to ports B and C from the system in the top of the diagram are connected via their A-Net Outs to ports A and B of a second set of System bridges. The system in the middle of the diagram's output modules connected to ports B and C from are connected via their A-Net Outs to ports C and D of the second set of System bridges. [. . . ]