User Manual
Chapter 2. Installation
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2.5. System Expansion
This section provides instructions for system expansion through inter-connection of multiple
IRD-2600 and IRD-2800 Integrated Receiver Decoder units by daisy chaining the units.. It is
assumed that all IRD units are configured and operational.
The IRD supports two Loopthrough methods:
• Cascade Loopthrough Output from the Receiver Input (see paragraph 2.5.1).
• ASI Interface Loopthrough (see paragraph 2.5.2).
2.5.1. Cascade Loopthrough Output
Connect the input signal to the first IRD receiver input. Cascade remaining units as shown in
Figure 2-4 or for G.703 as shown in Figure 2-5.
Figure 2-4: IRD Cascade with RF Receiver Loopthrough
RECEIVER INPUT
ASI
OUT 1
RF IN
- 25dBmMax OUT
ASI
OUT 2
LOO PTH ROUG H
RS422/GPI
LEFT
RIGHT
AUDIO
AES/EB U
AC3
S-VIDEO
100-240VAC 1A
50/60 Hz
ASI
OUT 1
RF IN
- 25dBmMax OUT
ASI
OUT 2
LOO PTH ROUG H
RS422/GPI
LEFT
RIGHT
AUDIO
AES/EB U
AC3
S-VIDEO
100-240VAC 1A
50/60 Hz
IRD 2600
IRD 2600
Figure 2-5: IRD Cascade with G.703 Receiver Loopthrough
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LEFT2
AES/EBU1
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RIGHT2
AES/EBU2
BALANCED AUDIO ASI SYNC LOCK SDI OUT
OUT
3
OUT 1
IN IN 2
100-240VAC 1A
50/60 H z
LEFT1 RIGHT1
ANALOG AUDIO OUT
AES/EB U
AC3
S-VIDEO
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LEFT2
AES/EBU1
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RIGHT2
AES/EBU2
BALANCED AUDIO ASI SYNC LOCK SDI OUT
OUT
3
OUT 1
IN IN 2
100-240VAC 1A
50/60 H z
LEFT1 RIGHT1
ANALOG AUDIO OUT
AES/EB U
AC3
S-VIDEO
RS422/GPI
UNBALANCED
G703 INPUT LOOPTHROUGH
OUTPUT
DS3[ ] E3[ ] E2[ ] E1[ ]
RS422/GPI
UNBALANCED
G703 INPUT LOOPTHROUGH
OUTPUT
DS3[ ] E3[ ] E2[ ] E1[ ]