Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 6416M Aviom
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6 416 m Mic I nput M odule Mic Contr ol Surface Remote Contr ol Interface RC I P/N 9310 1013 0001F rev . 2.00 © 2009 Aviom, Inc. Use r G uid e.
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T able of Contents Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The E ther Con Conne cto r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 AC Power . . . . . . . . . . .
Passwo rd Protec tio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 641 6m Fro nt Pan el Com pone nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 641 6m R ear Pa nel Co mpo nent s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 641 6m N et work S et ting s . . . . . . . .
Rec all a Prese t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Prese t Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 641 6m R ear Pa nel Fe atu res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 AC Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
No Contr ol Indi cator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Save and R ecall B utto ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 0 Cance l and Enter Bu tto ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 MCS C hann el St rip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dime nsions ‑ RCI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 6 MCS Spe cifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 8 Dime nsions ‑ MC S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 9 Mou nting the M CS . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 A b o u t Y o u r P r o 6 4 P r o d u c t W elcome Thank you fo r p urchasing th e 6 416 m Mic In put Modu le, RCI R emot e Co ntro l Interface , and MC S Mi c Cont rol Sur face .
2 A b o u t Y o u r P r o 6 4 P r o d u c t RCI Re mote Con trol I nter face Fe atur es: Any number of RCI mo dules can b e installe d in a Pro6 4 • network Four Control Grou ps • Headp hone.
3 M A i n t A i n i n g Y o u r P r o 64 P r o d u c t A C P ower Always plug the unit into a proper ly gro unded (earthe d) outlet. Always use the A C line cord that was shipped with the unit. Grasp the p ower cable by the connec tor and never by the cord it self w hen conne cting and disconne cting it from th e power source.
4 M A i n t A i n i n g Y o u r P r o 64 P r o d u c t T r ans por t in g th e 6 4 1 6 m in a R a c k The 6 4 1 6m M ic Input M odule has att achment p oints for rear suppo rt hardware built into the produc t ’s sides .
5 A b o u t A-n e t About A-Net Aviom’ s A‑N et® is the onl y net work ing techn ology conceived, designe d, and optimize d fo r managin g and distrib uting audio usin g ordinar y Cat‑5e cable s (or fib er by ad ding the M H 1 0 f Merge r Hub) .
6 A b o u t A-n e t rates, from 44. 1 /48kHz ± to 1 92kHz ±. Be cause no s ample rate conver ters are used , audio transmission is kept fast and clean , eliminatin g the audio ar tifa ct s and sig nal deg radation inherent to s ample rate conversion —even whe n syn cing to an ex ternal clo ck source.
7 A b o u t A-n e t Suppor t For Pro 1 6 S eries Products Pro6 4 S eries produc ts can be combine d w ith Pro 1 6™ S eries output produ ct s such as the Pro 1 6 M onitor Mi xing System by addi ng the Pro 64 ASI A‑ Net Systems Inter face.
4 F i r M w A r e n o t i c e Firmw are Notice All Pro64 de vices in a network should be updated to use the most rec ent rmwar e version to ensure trouble-free operation.
9 P r o 6 4 i n t e r F A c e c o n v e n t i o n s Pro64 Interface Con v entions Many Pro6 4 Serie s produc ts have similar use r interf ace compone nts, including butto ns, LEDs, and s witches. When d escribing the featu res and func tions of Pro 64 Se ries produ ct s, the follow ing conventions will be use d.
10 P r o 6 4 i n t e r F A c e c o n v e n t i o n s The bu tto ns wit h up/ d own indi cato r arr ows are us ed fo r the inc /dec fu nct ions. But tons of this t ype will b e refer red to as “inc / dec ” but tons.
11 P r o 6 4 u s e r i n t e r F A c e Pro64 User Interface This se ctio n o utlines som e b asic concepts of op eration fo r Pro64 p roduc ts. Pro6 4 I/O dev ices have some comm on us er inter face eleme nts that make set ting up an audio n et work easy to unde rsta nd.
12 P r o 64 u s e r i n t e r F A c e 6 4 1 6 m A- NE T SLOT Edit Lo ck Managed Edit CONTRO L MASTER ENTER CANCEL Gain (dB ) Por t A Por t B Auto A-NE T TRANSMIT Manual VDC S LOT RS-232 MID I In MID I.
13 P r o 64 u s e r i n t e r F A c e analog or digital — on a piece of hardware (s u ch as the 16 mic /line XLR inpu t jack s on the 64 1 6m M ic Input M odule) .
14 P r o 6 4 u s e r i n t e r F A c e range will result in an er ror message (the selec ted channel but ton, A‑ Net Slot range, and s ample rate LEDs wi ll all flash).
15 P r o 64 u s e r i n t e r F A c e The number s s een to the right of ea ch gray base Slot number correspon d to the channe l butto ns on the front p anel of the inter fa ce.
16 P r o 6 4 u s e r i n t e r F A c e A-Net Slot Example The foll owing example shows the power of the Pro6 4 networ k and th e A‑Net Slots con cept. The rang e o f A‑ Net Slot s used in the exampl e has be en limited to the group from 1 to 1 6 fo r simplicit y .
17 P r o 6 4 u s e r i n t e r F A c e By ac tivating a group of chann els on each of the four inp ut modules , a total of sixtee n inp uts are use d (indi cated by reverse tex t) . All o f the se inp uts are availabl e o n the ne twork at ever y Pro6 4 outpu t module.
18 P r o 6 4 u s e r i n t e r F A c e Network Modes A Pro 64 audio net work c an be set to op erate in one of t wo mo des, Auto or Manual. The net work mode can be s elec ted on th e fro nt pane l of the d evice designated as th e system’s Control Master.
19 P r o 6 4 u s e r i n t e r F A c e channels in th e system . The number of available Slot s in Manual Mod e is de pende nt u pon th e current sampl e rate. Sam ple Ra te Availab le A- Net S lots i n Manual Mode 44. 1 / 4 8kHz 64x 64 88.2/96kHz 32 x 32 17 6 .
20 c o n t r o l M A s t e r Pro64 Netw ork Concepts Conf iguring a Pro6 4 net work involves a few simple steps. T his sec tion deta ils some of the global settings and ne twork concepts that you sho uld be familiar with whe n set ting up a Pro6 4 sys tem.
21 c o n t r o l M A s t e r Set ting Control Master Status Set ting the 6 4 1 6 m to b e the Control Master is don e usin g the DIP switches found on the rear panel. The Control Master s witch is par t o f the Vir tual Data Cable por t sec tion of th e interf ace.
22 c o n t r o l M A s t e r During the e numeration process, all conne cted A‑N et mo dules will f lash th eir A‑ Net LEDs, in dicating that a requ est to be add ed to the net work is being made.
23 c o n t r o l M A s t e r 6 4 1 6 m A- NE T SLOT Edit L ock Managed Edit CONTROL MASTER ENTER CANCEL Gain (d B) Por t A Por t B Auto A- NET TRANSMIT Manual VDC S LOT RS-232 MID I In MID I Out GPI O.
24 c o n t r o l M A s t e r Ex terna l clock sources on th e 64 1 6 dio Digital I /O Module can inclu de: • Word Clock ‑ via the d edicated B NC Word Clock jack • AES3 ( AES /EBU ) ‑ fr.
25 c o n t r o l M A s t e r 6 4 1 6 m A- NE T SLOT Edit Lo ck Managed Edit CONTRO L MASTER ENTER CANCEL Gain (dB ) Por t A Por t B Auto A-NET TRANSMIT Manual VDC S LOT RS-232 MID I In MID I Out GPIO .
26 c o n t r o l M A s t e r 6 4 1 6 m A- NE T SLOT Edit Lo ck Managed Edit CONTRO L MASTER ENTER CANCEL Gain (dB ) Por t A Por t B Auto A-NET TRANSMIT Manual VDC S LOT RS-232 MID I In MID I Out GPIO .
27 c o n t r o l M A s t e r 6 4 1 6 m A- NE T SLOT Edit Lo ck Managed Edit CONTRO L MASTER ENTER CANCEL Gain (dB ) Por t A Por t B Auto A-NET TRANSMIT Manual VDC S LOT RS-232 MID I In MID I Out GPIO .
28 c o n t r o l M A s t e r the be havior of an indiv idual modul e when it is edi t locked. See the sec tion on Ad vanced F unc tions for a d etaile d d escription of the passwor d protec tion commands .
29 6 416 M c o M P o n e n t s 6416m Fr ont Panel Components 6 4 1 6 m A- NE T SLOT Edit Lo ck Managed Edit CONTRO L MASTER ENTER CANCEL Gain (dB ) Por t A Por t B Auto A-NE T TRANSMIT Manual VDC S LO.
30 6 416 M c o M P o n e n t s 641 6 m Front Pan el Comp one nts Level Meter LEDs 1 . 2. Stereo Link But ton Mute But ton 3. Phase, Low Cut, Pad, and + 48V LEDs 4.
31 6 416 M c o M P o n e n t s 641 6 m Front Pan el Comp one nts 1 . A‑N et LED 2. Control Mas ter LED 3. VDC Sl ot and Port Conf igur ation 4. Manage d Mode B utton 5. Edit Lock But ton 6. Enter /Cancel But tons and LED Gain K nob and Rea dout 7 . Phase, Low Cut, Pad, and + 48V But tons 8.
32 6 416 M c o M P o n e n t s 1 . XLR mic/ line input s Power On/Of f Switch 2. 3. IEC Powe r Inle t 4. Fuse Holde r Backup D C Power Inlet 5. Control Mas ter DIP Switch ( # 10 ) 6.
33 6 416 M c o M P o n e n t s 641 6 m Rea r Panel Com pon ents 1 . DB25 Audio Thru/Alternate In, x2 2. Vir tual Data C able Por ts 3. GPIO Conf iguration D IP Switches 4.
34 n e t w o r k s e t t i n g s 6416m Networ k Settings Ther e are a few basic concepts that need to be und ersto od when set ting up a Pro6 4 ne twork .
35 n e t w o r k s e t t i n g s A- Net Slot Range Configuration The A‑N et Slot sec tion of the inter face is used to set the rang e of A‑ Net Slots that the 6 4 1 6m w ill use to send its a ctive audio ch annels into the net work . Ther e are two compo nents: the A‑ Net Sl ot display and the inc / de c buttons used to se lec t a value.
36 n e t w o r k s e t t i n g s Network Mode The LEDs in the A ‑Ne t T r ansmit sec tion show inform ation abou t the cur rent net work mo de, which can b e set to Auto Mo de or Manua l Mode o nly at the net work ’s C ontro l Master.
37 n e t w o r k s e t t i n g s 6 4 1 6 m A- NE T SLOT Edit Lo ck Managed Edit CONTRO L MASTER ENTER CANCEL Gain (dB ) Por t A Por t B Auto A-NE T TRANSMIT Manual VDC S LOT RS-232 MID I In MID I Out .
38 n e t w o r k s e t t i n g s Sam ple Ra te A- Net Sl ots Avail able 44. 1 / 4 8kHz 6 4 88.2/96kHz 32 17 6 . 4 / 1 9 2 k H z 16 In an all‑an alog net work , the sample rate c an b e set at th e Control Master to the foll owing: 4 4 .1k H z • 48 • kHz 88.
39 n e t w o r k s e t t i n g s 6 4 1 6 m A- NE T SLOT Edit Lo ck Managed Edit CONTRO L MASTER ENTER CANCEL Gain (dB ) Por t A Por t B Auto A-NE T TRANSMIT Manual VDC S LOT RS-232 MID I In MID I Out .
40 6 416 M F r o n t P A n e l 6416m Fr ont Panel F eatures This sec tion des cribes the feature s and fun ctions of all fro nt ‑ panel compon ents of the 64 1 6 m Mi c Inp ut M odule. Many of the networ k ‑ wide set tings are commo n to other Pro6 4 mo dules an d will be familiar to us ers of other Pro 64 dev ices.
41 6 416 M F r o n t P A n e l Clock Master Ever y Pro6 4 net work w ill have one Clock Master. T he mo dule designate d as Control Master will ha ve its yellow C l ock Master LED , found above the samp le rate sec tion , lit.
42 6 416 M F r o n t P A n e l VDC Slot and Por t Configuration Ther e are 1 4 Vir tual Data Cab le Slots available to transpo rt use r contro l dat a througho ut th e Pro 64 net work without impac ting audio per for mance. See page 9 4 for additi onal VDC s etup inform ation.
43 6 416 M F r o n t P A n e l Managed But ton The Manag ed but ton is us ed to put the networ k under control of a comp uter for fir mware up dates, s ystem m onitoring, etc. Manage d Mo de c an only be engage d from the n et work ’ s Control Mas ter .
44 641 6 M F r o n t P A n e l about th e channel ‑to‑Slot re lationships. The • V DC inc/ d ec b uttons can be use d to get inf o abo ut Vir tual Data C able po rt assignm ents. Query Functions (Get Info) When a Pro 64 mo dule is edit l ocked, it s front‑pane l channel but tons can b e used to g et Slot info.
45 6 416 M F r o n t P A n e l Control Group The Control Group func tions are unique to the 6 4 1 6 m Mic Inp ut Mo dule and the RCI Rem ote Control Inter face.
46 6 416 M F r o n t P A n e l 6416m Channel Strip Functions The fe atures of the 6 4 1 6m m ic p reamp channels are d escribe d in detail in this sec tion. Most of these feature s ca n also be remote controlle d by addi ng the optio nal RCI Remote Control Inter f ace and MCS Mic Contro l Surf ace.
47 6 41 6 M F r o n t P A n e l Channel Activation Rules It is not necess ary to pre ss the E n t E r but ton to activ ate or deacti vate a channel. Each Pro6 4 mo dule re member s a unique set of ac tive ch annels f or Auto and Manual Mode s.
48 6 416 M F r o n t P A n e l T o link a pair of channels, both cha nnels mus t b e ac tive on the net work f irst; th e Active bu tton lo cated be low the Edit but ton mus t b e lit on bo th channels . Once the two channels are act ive, pressing the l ink but ton will link the t wo channels imme diately; no conf irmatio n is required .
49 6 416 M F r o n t P A n e l Edit Button The Edit but ton gives the user access to each channel ’ s set tings for Phase, Low Cut filter, Pad, +4 8V phantom power , and G ain. Only o ne channel can b e edited at a tim e, even if a channel is par t of a s tereo p a i r.
50 6 416 M F r o n t P A n e l Low Cut Button The Low Cut but ton app lies a bass roll of f filter centered at 85Hz to the sele cte d chann el. Use th is to eliminate low fre quenc y interf erence such as microph one handling n oise, rumble, e tc.
51 6 41 6 M F r o n t P A n e l C a n C E l to exit wi thout turnin g the Pad of f. When the 24dB pad is in use, the Pad LED in the sel ec ted channel strip will be lit .
52 6 416 M F r o n t P A n e l When phantom power is e nabled, the sele cte d channe l st rip’ s +4 8V LED will be lit. The on/off state of the +48V phantom power is saved for ever y chann el in each mic pre Pres et. Phantom power o n/ of f c an also be controlle d from a Y amaha dev ice when using m‑ control.
53 6 416 M F r o n t P A n e l 6 4 1 6 m A- NE T SLOT Edit Lo ck Managed Edit CONTRO L MASTER ENTER CANCEL Gain (dB ) Por t A Por t B Auto A-NE T TRANSMIT Manual VDC S LOT RS-232 MID I In MID I Out GP.
54 6 416 M F r o n t P A n e l Mic Preamp Presets Each 64 1 6m Mic Input M odule has the abilit y to save 1 6 mic pr eamp Prese ts. Parameter s that can be s aved per channel i nclude: Channel • .
55 6 416 M F r o n t P A n e l P N o t e : T o save a mic preamp P reset from the MCS, remember that the 6416m needs to be set to the same Contr ol Group as is currently selected on the RCI that the MCS is connected to. Reca ll a Preset T o re call a mic preamp Pres et from th e front pane l of the 64 1 6 m, press the r E C a l l but ton.
56 6 416 M r e A r P A n e l F e A t u r e s 6416m R ear Panel F eatures All 64 16m rear ‑ panel featur es and func tions are de scribe d in this sec tion.
57 6 416 M r e A r P A n e l F e A t u r e s for a ver y br ief p eriod of tim e at p ower up. T his is called in‑ rush curre nt. T his also happ ens when power ing the unit through i ts DC Back up power input. A p ower suppl y conne cted to this input should be c apable of so urcing 5A of in‑ rush current fo r 5ms ( 0.
58 6 416 M r e A r P A n e l F e A t u r e s DB2 5 Audio Thru / Alternate In T wo f emale DB25 multipin connec tors are p rovided fo r audio throu ghput on the 6 4 1 6m , creating a passive split of th e source signals. Channe ls 1 ‑ 8 appear on one DB25 jack and chann els 9 ‑ 1 6 on th e other .
59 v i r t u A l d A t A c A b l e s Channel DB25 Pin Number Hot Col d Ground 1 24 12 25 2 10 23 11 3 21 9 22 4 7 20 8 5 18 6 19 6 4 17 5 7 15 3 16 8 1 14 2 No Conn ec t 13 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 The pi ns on the p anel- mounte d DB25 jac ks ar e numb ered acc ordin g to the diag ram above.
60 v i r t u A l d A t A c A b l e s Vir tual Data Cables Thre e t ype s of Vir tual Data Ca ble ( VD C) por ts are availab le on the rear p anel of the 6 4 1 6 m I nput Modul e. Fourte en VDC Slot s are available s ystem‑ wide, regardl ess of the current ne twor k mo de ( Auto or Manu al).
61 v i r t u A l d A t A c A b l e s VDC Slo t 1 4 on t he 641 6m i s set to in put GPIO data f rom t he rear-pa nel jac k to the net wor k. A remo te Pro6 4 dev ice is set t o out put GPIO da ta.
62 v i r t u A l d A t A c A b l e s With the s witch in the d own posi tion, th e input is s et to T TL . Use th is set ting for voltage ‑t yp e signals. GPIO inputs set for T T L op eration can han dle signa l voltag es up to 5 V olt s. The up po sition (Isolated) se ts the input to accept on/off sw itch signals.
63 v i r t u A l d A t A c A b l e s VIRTUAL DAT A C ABLE POR TS AC POWER FUSE: VA C - F AL IN OUT RS - RESERVED CONTRO L MASTER – 8 .
64 v i r t u A l d A t A c A b l e s VIRTUAL DAT A C ABLE POR TS AC POWER FUSE: VA C - F AL IN OUT RS - RESERVED CONTRO L MASTER – 8 .
65 v i r t u A l d A t A c A b l e s T o set the 64 1 6m as th e Control Master, s tar t wi th Pro6 4 n etwor k devices powere d of f. S et s witch #1 0 to th e up positio n.
66 rci F r o n t P A n e l c o M P o n e n t s R CI Front P anel Components CONTRO L CONTROLLER A- NE T SLOT HEADPHONES Group 2 Grou p 4 Grou p 3 Port A Port B Sync 1 . Headph one Input Jack Headp hone 2. Monitor Volume Control 3. Net work Mo de Sele cti on A‑ Net Slot 4.
67 rci F r o n t P A n e l c o M P o n e n t s 1 . A‑N et LED 2. Controller Inp ut for MCS CONTRO L CONTROLLER A- NE T SLOT HEADPHONES Group 2 Grou p 4 Grou p 3 Port A Port B Sync .
68 rci F r o n t P A n e l c o M P o n e n t s 1 . Power On/Of f Switch 2. IEC Power Inlet 3. Fuse Holde r 4. Backup D C Power Inlet Balance d 5. Line ‑Level M onitor Out put, XLR 6.
69 rci F r o n t P A n e l F e A t u r e s R CI Front P anel F ea tu res The RCI prov ides a net work access po int f or remote control of th e 6 4 1 6m. Any num ber of RCI R emote Control Interf aces can be install ed anywh ere in a Pro6 4 net work , providing multiple control access and m onitor point s.
70 rci F r o n t P A n e l F e A t u r e s CONTR OL CONTROLLER A- NET S LOT HEADPHON ES Grou p 2 Grou p 4 Grou p 3 Port A Port B Sync Auto and M anual Mo de LEDs an d Port s elec ti on opti ons on th .
71 rci F r o n t P A n e l F e A t u r e s Sync I ndicator The d ot in the Slot Selec tion d isplay is used to in dicate that Slot s elec tion is being controlle d from th e MC S M ic Contro l Sur fa ce. Slot sele ctio n wi ll rema in in sy nc until the user se lec ts a Slot dire ctl y from the RCI f ront panel.
72 rci F r o n t P A n e l F e A t u r e s device designated as Control M aster . Once a m odule is enum erated and is par t of the Pro 64 n etwo rk, the blue A ‑Ne t LED will light soli d. The LED w ill remain lit as lo ng as valid A‑ Net ne twor k data is received .
73 rci F r o n t P A n e l F e A t u r e s R CI Rear P anel F eatures All RCI rear‑panel f eatures and fun ctio ns are describe d in this sec tion . AC Power Pro6 4 module s use switching p ower sup.
74 rci F r o n t P A n e l F e A t u r e s Balanced Line- Level Monitor Output The RCI out puts the cur rently sele cte d Slot as a +4 dBu line ‑level audi o signal that c an be conne cted to a mix ing conso le or any oth er dev ice cap able of tak ing in a line ‑level aud io signal.
75 rci F r o n t P A n e l F e A t u r e s PA D BACKUP POWER PIN = GND VDC AC POWER FUSE: VA C - F AL Remote Control I nterfac.
76 Mc s F e A t u r e s MCS Components Bicolor LED 1 . Channel Level M eters 2. Numer ic Keypad 3. Inc /De c and Up/Down Se lec tion But tons 4. A‑ Net Slot Disp lay 5. “No Contro l” Indic ator Dot 6. Save and Rec all But tons 7 . C ancel and Enter But tons 8.
77 Mcs F e A t u r e s 1 . Phase But ton 2. Low Cut Button 3. Mute But ton 4. Pad But ton 5. +4 8V Phantom Pow er B utton 6. High Res olution Me ter 7 .
78 Mcs F e A t u r e s MCS F eatures The MCS is used to edit 64 1 6m mic pream p settings and sav e/recal l presets remotel y . A single MC S connec ted to an RCI can b e used to control up to 6 4 channels of 64 1 6m inpu t channe ls, re gardless of th eir l ocation in the Pro 64 net work .
79 Mc s F e A t u r e s No Control The nu meric key pad wi th inc /dec but tons A- Net Slot Display The t wo ‑digi t A‑Ne t Slot display shows the currently se lec ted ac tive netwo rk Slot. Rememb er that any Slot can b e sele cted for level monitoring , but on ly mic preamp chann els in the s ame C ontro l Gro up can be edited from th e MC S.
80 Mcs F e A t u r e s Only Slot number s f rom 1‑ 64 (at 44 . 1 / 4 8kHz), 1 ‑32 (at 88. 2/96 kHz), o r 1‑ 1 6 ( at 1 7 6 .4/ 1 92kHz) are valid. Enter ing any invalid nu mber (for example, an out‑ of‑ range Sl ot) will return the disp lay to the last lega l Slot number disp layed.
81 Mc s F e A t u r e s Modul es will save or reca ll the same numb ered Prese t simultane ously . 64 1 6 m Mic Inpu t Module s set to dif f erent Control Gr oups will ign ore Save/ Rec all reques ts from any RCI/MCS s et to a dif ferent Control G roup number.
82 Mcs F e A t u r e s No Control The c urren t gain se tt ing is disp layed for a ny act ive mic pr eamp chan nel whe n it s Slot is se lec ted. Gain Control The rotar y gain control sets the amount of gain applied to the currently sele cte d mic preamp channel and can be change d in 1 dB increm ents.
83 Mcs F e A t u r e s No Control The c hannel s trip, hi gh res oluti on meter, and gain s et tings Low Cut Button The Low Cut but ton app lies a bass roll of f fil ter centered at 85Hz to the sele cte d chann el. Use th is to eliminate low fre quenc y interf erence such as microph one handling n oise, rumble, e tc.
84 Mcs F e A t u r e s + 48V Phantom Pow er Button Phantom power f or devices su ch as condens er mics i s available for each 64 1 6 m mic preamp chann el. T he use of Enter/ Can cel is re quired to conf irm a change wh en using +4 8V phantom power. T o turn p hantom p ower on, press th e + 48v but ton once.
85 Mcs F e A t u r e s No Control The hi gh res oluti on meter a nd Peak Hold b ut ton P e a k Hol d Bu t ton When o n, the Peak Hol d f uncti on will show and hold th e high est level (including any .
86 b u i l d i n g A P r o 64 n e t w o r k Building a Pro64 Netw ork Conf iguring a Pro6 4 networ k in vol ves c onn ec ting input and output mo dules with Cat‑5e cab les, set ting A‑ Net Slot ranges , a nd a ctiv ating i nput channels.
87 b u i l d i n g A P r o 6 4 n e t w o r k The diagra ms that follow use gene ric in put an d ou tput m odule icons. Any Pro6 4 I/O device can be substituted unl ess other wise noted . C o nnec t the RCI at any convenient lo cation in the diagrams that follow to provide a monitor statio n and remote control o f 64 1 6m mic p reamp parame ters.
88 b u i l d i n g A P r o 64 n e t w o r k Exa mpl e 2 : Port B connected to Por t A B A B A Input B A Output B A Input B A Output B A Input B A Input B A Output 1 2 Merger 3456789 1 0 B A B A Input .
89 b u i l d i n g A P r o 64 n e t w o r k Exa mpl e 3 : One input modu le and three digital copies in Auto Mode B A B A Input B A Output B A Input B A Output B A Input B A Input B A Output 1 2 Merge.
90 b u i ld i n g A P r o 64 n e t w o r k Exa mpl e 4 : One input mo dule and three output mo dules connected using an MH 1 0/MH 1 0f i n Auto Mode B A B A Input B A Output B A Input B A Output B A I.
91 b u i l d i n g A P r o 6 4 n e t w o r k Exa mpl e 5 : One input modu le and two outp ut modules in Manua l Mode B A B A Input B A Output B A Input B A Output B A Input B A Input B A Output 1 2 Me.
92 b u i l d i n g A P r o 6 4 n e t w o r k Exa mpl e 6 : T wo input mo dules and t wo output modules , 1 6x1 6 B A B A Input B A Output B A Input B A Output B A Input B A Input B A Output 1 2 Merger.
93 b u i l d i n g A P r o 6 4 n e t w o r k Exa mpl e 7 : Audio from the stage is outp ut at the front - of-house mixing console; audio from the FOH console is output on the stage .
94 b u i l d i n g A P r o 6 4 n e t w o r k Digital Copies in Manual Mode Creating a digit al split in Manu al Mode f ollows most of the r ules def ine d for Auto Mode splits .
95 b u i l d i n g A P r o 64 n e t w o r k fro nt of house . Unlike Auto M ode, however, this input mo dule nee ds to be set to send au dio data to its A ‑Net Port B in ord er to make th e digital split work . The exam ple assumes that all modul es are se t to the same A‑ Net Slot range.
96 b u i l d i n g A P r o 64 n e t w o r k Exa mpl e 9 : A digital copy of the stage signals B A B A Input B A Output B A Input B A Output B A Input B A Input B A Output 1 2 Merger 3456789 1 0 B A B .
97 vd c c o n F i g u r A t i o n VDC Configur atio n Pro6 4’ s Vir tual Data Cabl es p rovide an eas y w ay to distribute control signals throu ghout a net work , greatly expan ding the possibilitie s for using and distr ibuting MID I, GPIO, and RS‑ 232/4 22 contro l signals.
98 vdc c o n F i g u r A t i o n 6 4 1 6 m A- NE T SLOT Edit Lo ck Managed Edit CONTRO L MASTER ENTER CANCEL Gain (dB ) Por t A Por t B Auto A-NE T TRANSMIT Manual VDC S LOT RS-232 MID I In MID I Out .
99 vdc c o n F i g u r A t i o n Assigning a VDC Slot The ac t of assigning a VDC Slot maps one of the rear‑panel hardwar e VDC I/O por ts to a V irtu al Data C able.
10 0 A d v A n c e d F u n c t i o n s Adva nced Functions The available ad vanced f uncti ons for th e 64 1 6 m Input M odule are listed in the tab le below.
101 A d v A n c e d F u n c t i o n s front‑pan el but ton other than a channel ac tivation bu tton af ter the Funct ion but ton will also can cel the Functio n request .
102 A d v A n c e d F u n c t i o n s module . The F unc tion but ton and Enter /Cancel LEDs will flas h. Press the C h a n n E l 9 a C t i v E but ton ; a u nique LED pat tern f lashes to warn the us er that the net work is ab out to be locke d. K ey in the four ‑ number net work password using the chann el Ac tive b uttons .
103 A d v A n c e d F u n c t i o n s Sample Alignment All digit al net work s th at allow dais y‑ chained con nec tivit y ne ed to compens ate for sub ‑millise cond latenc y build‑ up bet wee n devices whe n data is retransmit ted.
10 4 A d v A n c e d F u n c t i o n s C h a n n E l 1 1 a C t i v E b utton . Press E n t E r ; the A‑ Net Slot displ ay is used to indicate the cu rrent value in use. The A‑N et Slot display reads “0” to in dicate that the s ystem’s • def ault v alues are being us ed.
105 A d v A n c e d F u n c t i o n s Use Default Sample Alignment Value The s ystem calc ulates a s ample alignm ent value to be use d as t he default ever y time the net work is powere d up, o r w hen the samp le rate is changed. Functio n 1 4 can b e us ed at the Control Master to set the net work to use the def ault value.
10 6 A d v A n c e d F u n c t i o n s The 6 4 16m Control Master st atus is controlled by the rear‑pa nel DIP sw itch # 1 0 se tting . This is not change d when th e fac tory d efault s are restore d. VDC conf iguration for GPIO t yp e— Isolate d or T TL — is not reset.
107 F i r M w A r e u P d A t e Firmw are Up date Pro6 4 mo dules can be up dated in the f ield using a P C and th e Pro6 4 Up date T o ol applic ation.
10 8 F i r M w A r e u P d A t e LEDs will fl ash to indicate that this f unctio n will interr upt nor mal net work operation . Press E n t E r to enable t he modul e to re ceive new f irmware from the PC hos t. Send the f irmware up date following th e instruc tions that cam e with the Pro6 4 Update T oo l.
10 9 F i r M w A r e u P d A t e When a modul e is be ing upd ated via A‑Ne t in an active net work , the d ot in the A‑Net Slot disp lay wi ll b e on, indicatin g that a net work f irmware up date is in progress .
6416m Bloc k Diagram Gain 0–55dB Programmable RS-232 Level meter MIDI In MIDI Out GPIO DB25 Female (x2) Alternate Input/ Passive Splits XLR Balanced (x16) Audio Input 1-16 A-Net Pad (24dB Attenuator) Low Cut Filter (85Hz) A/D Converter Phase Mute Virtual Data Cables User Config.
111 s P e c i F i c A t i o n s 6416m Specifications Channels 1 6 input s M ic ‑ or line ‑l evel XLR Inp uts Pin 1 : Shie ld; Pin 2: Hot; Pin 3: C o ld Passi ve Split ter/ Alte rnat e Inpu ts DB25 multipin; audio pino ut Dif fe rent ial I nput Impedance 3.
112 s P e c i F i c A t i o n s Vir tu al Data C able s MIDI In , MIDI Ou t 5‑ pin DIN R S ‑2 32 DB9 connec tor; D IP switch conf iguration GPI O In (x4) , Ou t (x4 ); terminal bl ock connec tors;.
113 s P e c i F i c A t i o n s Dimensions - 64 1 6m.
114 s P e c i F i c A t i o n s.
115 s P e c i F i c A t i o n s R CI Specifications Contr olle r Port Front panel; Ether Con R J45 , Accepts M CS Hea dpho ne Mon itor 1 / 4 ‑inch T RS, mon o, with level control Mon itor O utp ut XLR jack , balanced lin e level, mono XLR Ou tpu t Pin 1 : Shi eld; Pin 2: Hot; Pin 3: Cold XLR Ou tpu t Pad 21d B XLR Ma x.
11 6 s P e c i F i c A t i o n s Dimensions - R C I.
117 s P e c i F i c A t i o n s.
11 8 s P e c i F i c A t i o n s MCS Specifications Contr olle r Port Et herCon R J45, Connec ts to RCI Chann el Level 64 b icolor LEDs Hig h Reso luti on Me ter 1 0 ‑se gment, ‑ 4 8 to 0dB Peak H.
119 s P e c i F i c A t i o n s Dimensions - M C S.
12 0 s P e c i F i c A t i o n s.
121 s P e c i F i c A t i o n s Mounting the MCS The under side of the MCS has two keyhole ope nings that allow the M CS to be at tached to anothe r sur face using only t wo screws (not includ ed). Th e diagram b elow shows the size an d locatio n of the t wo keyhole op enings.
12 2 s P e c i F i c A t i o n s GPIO Specifica tions The foll owing t able list s the spe cif ications for the Ge neral Purpos e Inpu t/ Outp ut (GPIO ) term inal block s foun d on Pro6 4 Series p roduc ts.
12 3 s P e c i F i c A t i o n s GPIO Plugs Plugs used w ith the GPIO terminal b lock s have the followin g speci fic ations. Pitch 3. 8 1 mm Numb er of po sitions 8 T yp e of conne ct ion Screw Screw.
124 s P e c i F i c A t i o n s DB25 A udio Connections Aviom analog input and output modules with DB25 multi ‑pin connec tors are wired to the analog pinout that has becom e st andard in the audio indu str y (which is s ometimes refer red to as the T asc am ® D A ‑88 or DTRS pinout).
12 5 s P e c i F i c A t i o n s Using DB 25 Jacks The DB25 p anel‑ mount conn ec tors on Aviom produc ts have #4 ‑ 4 0 UNC threads. Be sure to get D B25 breakout cab les with the corr ect thread t yp e; forcing the conne ctor s by usin g the wrong thread t ype will str ip one or more of the mating comp onent s renderin g them unusabl e.
12 6 s P e c i F i c A t i o n s RS-232 Cab les and Pinout Using an RS ‑ 232 device with Pro 64 dev ices requires a f emale ‑to ‑female D B9 null mod em cable (also refer red to as a crossover c able) . The R S‑23 2 jack in the VD C sec tion of th e 64 1 6m has th e following pin out.
127 s P e c i F i c A t i o n s Wiring a Crossov er Cable The fo llowing tab le can be us ed to create a crossover cabl e: Crossover Cable Pin # Pin # 1 and 6 4 2 3 3 2 4 1 and 6 5 5 7 8 8 7 Pin 9 ‑.
12 8 i n d e x In d ex Sy m b ol s 4 ‑pin XL R 56, 73 24VDC supp ly 5 1 641 6 dio 57 641 6 i 43 641 6 m DC Re quirem ents 56 641 6 m Spec icati ons 1 A A‑ 16II, A‑ 16R Perso nal Mixe r 7 A‑.
12 9 i n d e x B Back up DC Power 73, 11 2, 11 5 Back up DC Power In let 68 Back up Power Re quireme nts 56 Bala nced 7 4 Bala nced Inp uts 57 Base S lot 35, 89 Baud R ates 10 7 DIP s witch 6 4 RS ‑.
13 0 i n d e x Conver t Pro6 4 to Pro 1 6 7 Crossove r Cable 12 7 Crosst alk 11 1 D Data Bi ts 63 RS ‑ 232 63– 65 DB9 Null mo dem 10 7 pino ut 12 6 DB25 1 , 12 4 Alter nate In 58 As Aux I nput 58 .
131 i n d e x Gain Co ntrol MCS 77 , 82 Gain D isplay 52, 8 1 MCS 77 Gain r ange 52 Gain R ange 11 1 Gain s et tings 27 Gain s witche s Edit lo ck 43 Gno me, lawn 34 GPIO 61 – 65, 97 , 98, 10 6, 11 .
132 i n d e x 641 6 m 4 7 MH1 0f 8 8, 89 MH1 0 Merg er Hub 8 8 Mic pr e Preset 4 8, 50, 52, 54, 79, 82 MID I 6, 33, 9 7 , 11 2 Cabl e Lengt h 12 3 MID I/GPIO Cab le Leng ths 12 3 MID I In 62 MID I In/.
133 i n d e x DC Ba ckup 73 Prese t 5 1, 80, 83, 11 8 Save/rec all 54 What g ets s aved 54 Prese t Rules 55 Pro 1 6 ou tput de vice 48 Pro 1 6 Se ries 7 Pro6 4 5 Pro6 4 Mo dules 22 Pro6 4 Ne two rk 86.
13 4 i n d e x Stereo L ink 20 Stereo L ink But ton 30, 47 Stop bit 63 Stored v alue 10 3, 10 4 Strain re lief DB25 59 Strand ed vs. s olid Ca t ‑5 9 Sync Ind icator 6 6, 71 Sync RCI an d MCS 70 Sys.
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