Chapter 2: Installing a Mix Engine Card
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Chapter 2: Installing a Mix Engine Card
This chapter provides instructions for installing a DSP Mix En-
gine Card in a VENUE FOH Rack or Mix Rack.
• For FOH Rack, see “FOH Rack Mix Engine Card Installa-
tion” on page 3.
• For Mix Rack, see “Mix Rack Mix Engine Card Installa-
tion” on page 5.
FOH Rack Mix Engine Card
Installation
Additional Mix Engine cards are installed in the FOH Rack and
are connected to each other by TDM FlexCables.
Each Mix Engine card has two ports along the top of the card, la-
beled
Port A
and
Port B
. The FlexCable has two connectors, also
labeled Port A and Port B, to ensure proper connection. Using a
FlexCable, data communication across multiple cards is achieved
by connecting Port B of the first card to Port A of the next card,
from Port B of that card to Port A of the next card, and so forth.
To install the Mix Engine card in the FOH Rack:
1
Shut down the system.
2
Disconnect all audio cables attached to the FOH Rack.
3
Remove the FOH Rack front panel faceplate by unscrewing its
mounting screws (#1 Phillips).
4
Remove the Mix Engine card from its packing material. Hold
the card by its edges.
5
Remove the retaining bracket that secures the right side of the
cards by loosening the thumbscrews and lifting the bracket.
6
Locate the open PCI slot closest to the currently installed Mix
Engine cards.
7
Align the card with the corresponding cutout in the chassis and
press down on the left side of the card so that it makes contact
with the PCI slot.
Before handling any card, discharge static electricity from
your clothes or body by touching a grounded metal surface
such as the FOH Rack’s rack rails.
Figure 1. Front panel of the FOH Rack
USB
To
Control
Surface
Power
Reset
FOH
FOH
Link
Faceplate
Mounting screws (remove all)
Figure 2. Mix Engine card showing bracket and connectors
Figure 3. Placing the Mix Engine card in a PCI slot (retaining bracket
not shown)
TDM FlexCable connectors
PCI connector
Mounting bracket
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