User manual AVIOM AN-16-O

[. . . ] USER GUI D E TM Information in this document is subject to change. 1157 Phoenixville Pike - Suite 201 West Chester, PA 19380-4254 USA +1 610-738-9005 (voice) +1 610-738-9950 (fax) www. aviom. com READ THIS FIRST Important Safety Instructions 1. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. [. . . ] Euroblock models can be wired to a variety of connectors, making them ideal for application where TRS cables are not appropriate. The system can accept a wide variety of signal levels; gain settings are changed on the front panel of the AN-16/i. The audio design of the AN-16/i allows you to add the system at virtually any point in your existing audio system. The AN-16/i can accept audio coming from: · Mixing board direct outputs · Mixing board insert sends only · Mixing board insert send and return loops · Line output 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. Depending on the topology of your particular mixer, some or all of the following signal types could be available. Direct Output A direct output is typically found at the channel level of a console. 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. 23 Aviom AN-16/i and AN-16/o User Guide 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 AN-16/i inputs. A maximum of sixteen direct outputs can be plugged into a single AN-16/i Input Module. For systems requiring more than sixteen channels, multiple AN-16/i 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, 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. A submix is simply a selected group of channels assigned to a single output. Bus Outputs A bus (or group) output is typically used to route audio signals to a recording device or to control the volume of a group of channels from a single fader. Most mixers equipped with bus outputs have fewer bus outputs than channels. To use a bus output with the AN-16/i Input Module, the individual channels in your mixer need to be assigned to the desired bus output. This is usually done with a selector button located somewhere within each channel strip. Assigning a channel to a bus output does not remove the signal from the main mix. (Some mixers do allow the option, however. ) Specific instructions about how to use your particular mixer in this case are beyond the scope of this document. With a number of channels assigned to a bus output, you can then control the level of the bus independent of the other levels on the mixer. The individual channel level fader is used to set the relative balance of all channels assigned to the bus. Five of the audio channels are first assigned to bus #1 using the buttons in the channel strip. This routes their audio signals to the bus output faders seen on the right side of the mixer. The output of the bus fader can be patched as needed to a monitoring system, audio distribution network, recording device, etc. 24 output is a single audio signal 5 channels assigned to bus #1 combined as a group to one fader Using a Bus Output As an example, all the channels of the main mixer devoted to drums can be assigned to a bus. As mentioned previously, the relative mix of all the components of the drum sound would remain the same; the levels are based on the individual channel's level settings. By sending all the drum channels to a bus, the entire drum kit's volume can be raised or lowered from a single fader. [. . . ] The modules connected to ports A and D are also similar by doing this configuration. , See the following diagram. A-Net Out AN-16/o AN-16/i AN-16/i AN-16/o 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 Ports A, and D use the same type of module; ports B and C contain the same type of module. Note that the total A-Net cable length between devices is limited to 500 feet. Expanding a Network As mentioned in the section on 32-channel systems, any available A-Net Out jack on an A-Net device can be used to expand an existing system. Any number of additional AN-16/o Output Modules can be added, as can any number of A-16, A-16II or A-16R Personal Mixers. [. . . ]