Installing the Equipment
Table 2.20 Breakout Cable Detection Criteria
Item AES3 AES-3id
Interface Balanced Unbalanced
Connector XLR-3 BNC
Impedance 110 Ω 75 Ω
Input Level 2-7 V peak to peak 1 V peak to peak
Max Input 7 V peak to peak 1.2 V peak to peak
Max Current 64 mA 1.6 mA
Min Input 0.2 V 0.32 V
Cable Shielded Twisted Pair Coax
Balanced Audio (AVP/CAB/BAL)
With this option four balanced analogue audio channels can be connected to the
Audio/Data D-Type connector on a VCM option card.
An XLR socket is provided for each of the four analogue inputs, and a 75 Ω BNC
plug for an AES3 reference signal. The reference signal contains a 1 kHz tone at -
6 dBFS at a sample rate of 48 kHz.
Table 2.21 Analogue Audio Input (Balanced)
Item Specification
Connector types 15-way D-Type
Connector designation AUDIO/DATA
Pin Outs Analogue 1 – 1
Analogue 1 – 2
Analogue 1 – 3
Analogue 2 – 1
Analogue 2 – 2
Analogue 2 – 3
Analogue 3 – 1
Analogue 3 – 2
Analogue 3 – 3
Analogue 4 – 1
Analogue 4 – 2
Analogue 4 – 3
Ref – 1
Ref – Shell
Shell
1
9
11
10
3
Shell
4
12
Shell
13
6
7
15
Screen
Audio in 1 +
Audio in 1 -
Screen
Audio in 2 +
Audio in 2 -
Screen
Audio in 3 +
Audio in 3 -
Screen
Audio in 4 +
Audio in 4 -
AES3 Reference (48 kHz)
Screen