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CM-SR644024_09-11-2023_Rev-25

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Cadac Remote Stage Racks

CM-SR64 CM-SR40 CM-SR24

Hardware Overview

Summary of Contents for C Series

Page 1: ...CM SR644024_09 11 2023_Rev 25 Page 1 Cadac Remote Stage Racks CM SR64 CM SR40 CM SR24 Hardware Overview...

Page 2: ...CM SR644024_09 11 2023_Rev 25 Page 2 Left Intentionally Blank...

Page 3: ...mote Stage Racks I O Units 18 Stage Rack Overview 19 MegaCOMMS Protocol 20 Stage Rack Features 21 CM SR Stage Rack Hardware Controls 22 Front Panel 22 Menu Structure 26 Main Menu 26 Analogue Sub Menu...

Page 4: ...Sub Menu 50 Updating Firmware 51 SR Stage Rack Firmware Upgrade Procedure 51 Unit Factory Reset 55 Unit Factory Reset Procedure 55 Appendix 56 Socket Port Mappings against Physical Port Positions 56 T...

Page 5: ...nel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as the power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatu...

Page 6: ...nce Follow all warnings in this manual and those printed on the console The stage rack must be connected following the guidance in this manual Never connect power amplifier outputs directly to the sta...

Page 7: ...024_09 11 2023_Rev 25 Page 7 Declarations of Conformity The following pages show the individual declarations of conformity for both the CE and UKCA marks for the Cadac CM SR24 CM SR40 and CM SR64 stag...

Page 8: ...rmed after installation by the final equipment installer For guidance with respect to test conditions please visit our website at https cadac sound com or contact your local CADAC representative Signe...

Page 9: ...aller For guidance with respect to test conditions please visit our website at https cadac sound com or contact your local CADAC representative Signed for on behalf of Name of Authorised Signatory Emi...

Page 10: ...irmed after installation by the final equipment installer For guidance with respect to test conditions please visit our website at https cadac sound com or contact your local CADAC representative Sign...

Page 11: ...taller For guidance with respect to test conditions please visit our website at https cadac sound com or contact your local CADAC representative Signed for on behalf of Name of Authorised Signatory Em...

Page 12: ...rmed after installation by the final equipment installer For guidance with respect to test conditions please visit our website at https cadac sound com or contact your local CADAC representative Signe...

Page 13: ...aller For guidance with respect to test conditions please visit our website at https cadac sound com or contact your local CADAC representative Signed for on behalf of Name of Authorised Signatory Emi...

Page 14: ...stry leading low latency infrastructure It expands the audio performance and features developed over a 50 year period of innovation within large scale theatre and touring analogue desks and puts them...

Page 15: ...tration below uses the CM SR64 as the example all other racks follow a similar layout 1 Control Screen 2 4 inch 240 x 320 pixel colour display with two navigation buttons and a rotary encoder mounted...

Page 16: ...ounted power switch The unit is designed to run off one PSU however it is recommended that the unit is run on both PSUs to ensure optimum load and heat management plus adds PSU redundancy 2 Fans For i...

Page 17: ...CM SR644024_09 11 2023_Rev 25 Page 17 Shipping Details The stage rack is shipped in a carboard box with the following additional items 2 x IEC locking power cables...

Page 18: ...ES3 inputs outputs CM SR24 4U unit 16 mic line inputs and 24 balanced line outputs 8 AES3 inputs outputs Up to two MegaCOMMS remote I O devices can be connected directly to the console In addition to...

Page 19: ...levels Mic gain and phantom power settings Plus it provides straightforward selection of the unit s ID number plus general unit settings and maintenance tools The integrated headphone amp with a volum...

Page 20: ...24 miles via single mode fibre on optical In addition to audio and control data MegaCOMMS provides for accurate phase aligned clock distribution by embedding timing markers in the data stream This all...

Page 21: ...mic line inputs on XLRs 24 balanced line outputs on XLRs 8 AES3 inputs and outputs on 4 balanced XLRs All stage racks have MegaCOMMS audio protocol available on 4 x RG6 BNCs 2 x LC optical transceiver...

Page 22: ...yed on the control screen 3 The encoder has turn and a press function There are two rotatory modes a Function select mode Turning the encoder scrolls through the menu structure b Adjust Mode Once in a...

Page 23: ...ghts the selected function 5 Inputs Between 16 to 56 balanced analogue audio inputs populate the stage racks on XLR female sockets These may be the sources for any input channel or insert return in th...

Page 24: ...female XLR sockets providing eight AES3 format digital inputs populate the stage racks The inputs are fitted with Sample Rate Converters SRCs and will accept sample rates between 44 1 and 192 kHz The...

Page 25: ...el for the stage rack s headphones output along with a volume attenuator 10 LEDs Reserved for service self test modes 11 Word Clock IN A TTL level 0 to 5 V clock signal applied here can be selected to...

Page 26: ...using the push function of the rotatory encoder 3 The current functions are Analogue selects the Analogue Inputs and Outputs Sub Menu AES selects the AES Sub Menu Headphones selects the Headphones Su...

Page 27: ...reen 8 Analogue sub menu By using the rotatory encoder 3 the Inputs or Outputs sub menu can be highlighted and by using the push function of the rotatory encoder 3 they can be selected This will bring...

Page 28: ...port Pad activates pad selection which can be toggled On or Off for the active port Monitor causes the active port to be routed to the HEADPHONES Depending on MONO or STEREO selection in the headphon...

Page 29: ...e active port Monitor causes the active port to be routed to the HEADPHONES Depending on MONO or STEREO selection in the headphone menu either Monitor or L Monitor R Monitor will appear on the screen...

Page 30: ...BNC input Internal allows a choice of internal clock Input Port AES output pair are synchronised to input port of active outputs Rate selection between internal 44 1 48 or 96 kHz word clock Channel s...

Page 31: ...ut Stereo Two buttons appear on the analogue menus to allow any port to be selected for headphone Left and Right Assignments Clear clears ALL headphone assignments Selection applied and the values sto...

Page 32: ...un mute is On or Off Auto Unmute will unmute when the unit is reconnected to MegaCOMMS when in Snake Mode or console mode Fan Speed selects the fan speed from 0 off to 100 Scroll allows the scroll dir...

Page 33: ...type for MegaCOMMS port B from Coaxial or Optical Maintenance opens the Maintenance Sub Menu The first three settings Control Rack Mode and Rack ID combine to define the mode of operation of the stage...

Page 34: ...d two optical ports The two paths A and B carry identical and synchronous data and can be used in various ways depending on whether system redundancy is required Providing a redundant path gives great...

Page 35: ...he total cable runs do not exceed 100m for coaxial and 2km for fibre optic When using redundancy for a single stage rack the cable runs fibre optic or coaxial from MegaCOMMS Port A and B must be of si...

Page 36: ...0m Cable Run 100m Cadac CM J series SR series stage rack 1 SR series stage rack 2 Cable Run 100m NOTE The coaxial cables within the system must be of similar length Cadac CM J series SR series stage r...

Page 37: ...dant System using coaxial cables SR series stage rack Snake Head Cable Run 100m SR series stage rack Snake Tail SR series stage rack Snake Head Cable Run 100m Snake Mode between two racks Redundant Sy...

Page 38: ...Cable Run 2 km Cadac CM J series Console and one stage rack Redundant System using fibre optic cables SR series stage rack Cadac CM J series SR series stage rack 1 SR series stage rack 2 Cable Run 2...

Page 39: ...be connected to the console The fibre optical cables within the system must be of similar length SR series stage rack 2 Cable Run 100m Cadac CM J series SR series stage rack 1 Coaxial Linking Cables 1...

Page 40: ...ge rack Snake Tail SR series stage rack Snake Head Snake Mode between two racks Redundant System using fibre optic cables Snake Mode between two racks Non Redundant System using fibre optic cables Cab...

Page 41: ...hin the system must not exceed 2km Console and daisy chaining two racks using fibre optic cables Cadac CM J series SR series stage rack 2 SR series stage rack 1 Example Run 1 km Example Run 1 km NOTE...

Page 42: ...he system must not exceed 2km however the coaxial run can go up to 100m Cadac CM J series SR series stage rack 2 SR series stage rack 1 Cable Run 2 km NOTE With the system setup above MegaCOMMS PORT A...

Page 43: ...ght AES3 outputs 21 AES and Word Clock In connector The AES3 outputs have Sample Rate Converters SRCs and can operate at any frequency required by applying an external clock source to the WORD CLOCK I...

Page 44: ...SR644024_09 11 2023_Rev 25 Page 44 Stage Rack Routing The routing within the stage rack is done using the on screen Input and Output Assign functions on the console 23 Cadac CM J series Routing Scree...

Page 45: ...er Rack 1 or Rack 2 on the console routing page Naming a SR rack is done via a web page accessed by a PC SR Stage Rack Naming Procedure 1 Connect the stage rack to the Windows PC via the Ethernet cabl...

Page 46: ...ll display the above At the same time the stage rack firmware update menu will appear on the PC browser window Note not all web browsers maybe compatible 27 PC browser window naming a CM SR stage rack...

Page 47: ...The custom name for the SR rack will appear on the console s routing page above the rack 1 and rack 2 slots The slots will however still retain the type of rack that is attached to MegaCOMMS port A ra...

Page 48: ...puts 3 pin male XLR connectors The outputs are electronically balanced with a source impedance of 50 ohms The maximum output level is 21 dBu The connector should be wired as follows Pin Connection 1 S...

Page 49: ...rters SRCs which may synchronise to other digital audio equipment using the WORD CLOCK IN connector Connector pinout is the same as XLRs for analogue audio Pin Connection 1 Screen 2 Ch s A B hot phase...

Page 50: ...ave the option of being selected from the menu Selectable controls Reset Rack Device resets to unit back to factory settings but keeps the unit s custom name Update Firmware opens the stage rack firmw...

Page 51: ...www cadac sound com software is on the Support Software Download page SR Stage Rack Firmware Upgrade Procedure 1 Download the SR firmware file from http www cadac sound com 2 Connect the stage rack to...

Page 52: ...n the PC browser window Note not all web browsers maybe compatible 33 PC browser window There are two firmware elements that may be updated Arm Application Firmware bin FPGA Firmware rbf Choose the ap...

Page 53: ...ACK 2 buttons on the front panel 8 Now power up the unit still holding the MENU and BACK buttons 34 Press both buttons simultaneously Wait for the following screen to appear before releasing the MENU...

Page 54: ...the Main Menu 35 Unit has finished resetting to factory defaults 11 The unit has now successfully completed the firmware update If the unit fails to update it will return to the menu without restarti...

Page 55: ...below Unit Factory Reset Procedure 1 Power off the unit ideally discount from the power 2 Reconnect the power 3 Press and hold the MENU 1 and BACK 2 buttons on the front panel 4 Now power up the unit...

Page 56: ...5 6 1 2 3 4 5 Card Number Card Number Input Sockets Output Sockets AES Sockets Card Number Card Number 0 1 0 1 2 3 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 7 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29...

Page 57: ...0 Cadac CM SR24 1 2 3 4 5 Input Sockets Output Sockets AES Sockets Card Number Card Number 0 1 0 1 2 3 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 7 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 16 17 18...

Page 58: ...inputs 4 x XLR AES EBU outputs CM SR40 IO 32 x XLR Mic Inputs inc 48 V PAD and 1 dB gain steps 8 x XLR Balanced outputs 4 x XLR AES EBU inputs 4 x XLR AES EBU outputs CM SR64 IO 56 x XLR Mic Inputs i...

Page 59: ...h complete signal chain Internal Processing 40 bit floating point ADC DAC 24 bit Frequency Response 20 Hz to 44 kHz 0 5 1 5 dB THD N better than 0 005 unity gain 10 dB input at 1 kHz Channel Separatio...

Page 60: ...CM SR644024_09 11 2023_Rev 25 Page 60 Dimensions and Weights CM SR24 CM SR40 CM SR24 and SR CM40 Weight 7 1 kgs 15 65 lbs 177 177 482 6 482 6 436 2 349 90 364 90...

Page 61: ...CM SR644024_09 11 2023_Rev 25 Page 61 CM SR64 Weight 10 2 kgs 22 48 lbs 482 6 310 436 2 364 90 349 90 Dimensions in mm...

Page 62: ...CM SR644024_09 11 2023_Rev 25 Page 62 Notes...

Page 63: ...publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means whether mechanical or electronic without the written permission of Cadac Due to Cadac s policy of continual improvement Cadac reserves the rig...

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