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Onlyone audio input device(data+digitalaudiotransfer)canbeconnectedtoeach PI
port (ports 1 to 8)whilemultiple control devices(upto32)canbeconnectedtoeach
PI port (ports 1 to 10)usingbuscabling(connectingdevicesinparallel).
Besides,thesupplyvoltagetotheperipheralinputsisalsoprovidedonthePeripheral
interfaceconnectors.(insomecasesanadditionalpowersupplyisdesirable)
RS232 Connection:
TheRS232connectioncanbeusedtocontrolthemixerthroughexternalhardwaresuch
ashomeautomationsystemsorcomputers.Connectyourexternalcontrolhardwareto
thisport.Thepinoutandcommunicationsettingsaredescribedinanearlierchapterof
thisusermanual(Chapter1:Connections&Connectors).ThecompleteRS232command
instructionsetandconfigurationinformationcanbedownloadedfromtheAUDACwebsite.
Remote control (Ethernet) Connector:
TheM2canbeconnectedthroughEthernetusingthisRJ45connector.Thisway,the
mixercanbecontrolledbysendingcommandsoverTCP/IP,and/orbyusingtheintegrated
web-basedinterfacewhichcanbeaccessedthroughanydeviceusingastandardweb-
browsersupportingflashorspecialappsthataredesignedforuseincombinationwith
mobileapplications.(Smartphones&Tablets).
IftheM2isconnectedtoalocalLANnetwork(connectedtoarouter/switch/hub)a
straightnetworkcableisnecessary.Whenconnecteddirectlytoacomputer,acrossed
networkcableshouldbeused.
FormoreinformationabouttheEthernetconfigurationofthisdevice,check‘Chapter4:
Userinterface&Configuration’and‘Chapter9:IPBasics’ofthisusermanual.
Optical link in & output connectors (optional)
ThetwoST/PCconnectorspresentontheoptionalFiberInterconnectionModule(OPT2)
canbeusedforcreatinglinksbetweenseveralmatrixsystems,coveringdistancesup
to1000metersandtransferringupto16audiochannels(8Stereo)usingoneduplex
multimodeglassfibercable.
Power inlet:
Themainpowersupply(110~240VAC/50~60Hz)hastobeappliedtothisACpower
inlet.TheconnectionismadebyanIECpowerconnectorandisfittedwithafuse.When
replacingthefuse,makesurethatthevalueofthereplacementfusematchesthevalueof
theoriginalfuse.(T2AL/250V)
NOTE: WheninstallingtheoptionalPowerAmplifierkit,thefuseneedstobechanged
accordinglyandshouldbereplacedbyaT4AL/250Vfuse(includedwithPOW2).