User manual AVIOM AN-16-I-M

[. . . ] AN-16/i-M A-NET INPUT MODULE User Guide Information in this document is subject to change. 1. 00 WARNING! ! NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL ONLY · To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose this product to rain or other types of moisture. · Operating Temperature: 10°C to 40°C (50°F to 105°F) CAUTION: · Using any audio system at high volume levels can cause permanent damage to your hearing. · Avoid prolonged exposure to excessive sound pressure levels. IMPORTANT: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. [. . . ] Depending on your application--studio, stage, broadcast, etc. --the types of signals and equipment available will vary. This section will give examples of some typical setups that you can modify to suit your individual needs. AN-16/i-M Rear Panel There are two rows of balanced connectors on the rear of the AN-16/i-M Input Module. They are marked Input and Thru, but are much more flexible than the simple labels may lead you to believe. Connections The connections on the AN-16/i-M can accept mic signals from dynamic or condenser mics and line level sources from balanced or unbalanced sources via the ¼-inch jacks. The system can accept a wide variety of signal levels; gain settings are changed on the front panel of the AN-16/i-M. The audio design of the AN-16/i-M allows you to add the system at virtually any point in your existing audio system. The AN-16/i-M can accept audio coming from: · Microphones · Mixing console direct outputs · Mixing console insert sends · Line outputs 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-M. Depending on the topology of your particular mixer, some or all of the following signal types could be available. 26 Direct Output A direct output is typically found at the channel level of a console. That is, each channel on the mixer has its own line level direct output jack. 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. 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 AN16/i-M inputs. A maximum of sixteen direct outputs can be plugged into a single AN-16/i-M Mic Input Module. For systems requiring more than sixteen channels, multiple AN-16/i-M Mic 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-M, 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-M Mic 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. [. . . ] Port D has two Output Modules which then feed an A-16D A-Net Distributor. The A-16D Distributor connects to five A-16R rack mounted Personal Mixers for use as a monitor system for five musicians performing live. Then, another AN-16/o Output Module is connected via a daisy chain to the last A-16R. 44 Expansion of a system can continue as your needs require. Any available A-Net Out can be used to connect to the A-Net In on any compatible device. [. . . ]