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8x8 Analog Node

8x8 AES Node

Installation & User’s Guide

Version 2.0, February, 2007

Summary of Contents for 8x8 AES Node

Page 1: ...8x8 Analog Node 8x8 AES Node Installation User s Guide Version 2 0 February 2007...

Page 2: ...limits for radio noise emissions set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Depart ment of Communications Le present appareil nu merique n emet pas de bruits radioelectriques depas...

Page 3: ...ecome available to determine if this is the case check our web site Contact us to determine if a newer release is more suitable to your needs Our electronic newsletter has announcements of major softw...

Page 4: ...t when you call so our Support Engineers can verify infor mation about your con guration and the conditions under which the problem occurs If the unit must return to Axia we will need your serial numb...

Page 5: ...Programming the unit s Receive Base Channel RxBCH 7 Chapter Three Advanced Programming 9 Assigning an IP Address Remotely 9 Accessing the Node s Web Pages 9 The 8x8 node home page 10 The Con gure Sour...

Page 6: ...one RJ 45 two way multiple audio channels sophisticated control and data capabil ity and built in computer compatibility You can use Livewire as a simple sound card replacement an audio interface conn...

Page 7: ...er and console engine were now integrated but the most important studio ele ment the PC was stuck in the past interfaced with 100 year old analog technology The PC and console couldn t communicate in...

Page 8: ...Introduction viii Version 2 0 February 2007...

Page 9: ...ow the operator to verify proper operation quickly and con dently Status LED indicators Four LEDs indicate the status of the Livewire and Ethernet connections as well as system synchronisation as foll...

Page 10: ...odes have a bargraph meter for each input and each output INPUT Transmit to network METERS The left eight meter pairs represent the left and right channels of each input The meters are continuously ac...

Page 11: ...not enabled for multicast this will result in network congestion that could disrupt other network activity Should you wish to connect a node to a non Livewire network for access to the web con guratio...

Page 12: ...ces are to be connected to these outputs we strongly rec ommend using a balanced to unbalanced buf fer ampli er or transformer at the destination device Such devices are readily available for example...

Page 13: ...eration of the units When connected in this way the audio fed to input 1 of node A will be output on output 1 of node B whereas the audio on input 1 of node B will be output on output 1 of node A Like...

Page 14: ...the Introduction to Livewire System Design Reference Primer manual for more on streaming The possible settings for stream ing mode are shown here 1 2 3 4 5 OFF This disables both streaming of Livewir...

Page 15: ...streams to be received by this node and output from its audio connectors If the Receive Base Channel is set to 00201 then the system will search the Livewire network for eight streams on channel numb...

Page 16: ...2 Operation Via the 8x8 s Front Panel 8 Version 2 0 February 2007...

Page 17: ...re intended for use with an Ethernet Switch that supports mul ticast and QOS Quality of Service On a non switched Ethernet hub or a switch that is not enabled for multicast this will result in network...

Page 18: ...be assigned a unique channel number The channel num ber must be a number between 1 and 32767 Optionally a text name can be entered Livewire names may contain any printable charac ter and can be up to...

Page 19: ...nominal device that clips at some lower level for example 18 dBu e g 14 dB headroom you can increase the gain by 6 dB in our exam ple to match this device s clip point to the node s 0 dBfs point This...

Page 20: ...following Select Source screen will be displayed see below You can now click on the name or channel number of the desired source to assign it to this Destination lo cal output If a Livestream e g a lo...

Page 21: ...port multicast streams and will not work The Meters Page The Meters screen shown on the below is simply a metering screen that shows the audio level of all local sources local inputs and destinations...

Page 22: ...is used to identify the node on the net work You may wish to include the location of the node studio and rack in the name for future reference Network address IP Address The IP address of the local un...

Page 23: ...y higher than that speci ed by the l ter will be forwarded to the remote logger User password This is the password required to connect to the unit It must be at least 5 characters long and may be as l...

Page 24: ...ite www axiaaudio com down loads and download the desired software update for your node to your computer this should be the computer that you will use to access the node s web page Your local computer...

Page 25: ...t recommended setting Ethernet compatible with 1 x rmware IP High rate compatible with 2 1 x master Receive Bu er Size Determines the amount of buffering in the receiver Buffering is needed to compens...

Page 26: ...when it becomes the Livewire master clock source If this node becomes the Livewire clock master see above then the entire Livewire network will be synchronized to the AES sig nal fed to the selected...

Page 27: ...o network However if you are in a bind or otherwise determined to do so here is how we recommend connecting Axia nodes to unbalanced equip ment Unbalanced Destinations To feed audio to an unbalanced d...

Page 28: ...ng as the Master Clock We recommend that you do not change this setting A Standard Stream Buffering option which is set to 100ms as default Note that this setting should not be adjusted unless advised...

Page 29: ...ode running version 2 2 0 when op erating as the current Clock Master will generate two clock streams a High rate and a Low rate clock sync Nodes running version 2 1 x and earlier do not have this dua...

Page 30: ...Appendices 22 Version 2 0 February 2007...

Page 31: ...evel 4 dBu 20 dB FSD Impedance 110 Ohm balanced XLR Signal Format AES 3 AES EBU AES 3 Input Compliance 24 bit with selectable sample rate conversion 32 kHz to 96kHz input sample rate capable AES 3 Out...

Page 32: ...ne channel to channel isolation 80 dB isolation minimum 20 Hz to 20 kHz Analog Line Stereo separation 85 dB isolation minimum 20Hz to 20 kHz Analog Line Input CMRR 60 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz Microphone Inp...

Page 33: ...for incidental or consequential damages or for loss damage or expense directly or indirectly arising from the use of any Product or the inability to use any Product either separately or in combinatio...

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