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4.4 Installing interface cards
4.4.1 Installing an interface card to the matrix frame
Note:
Before installing an interface card, ensure that the card’s associated rear-connector panel
has already been installed.
To install an interface card:
1. Carefully place the card in the appropriate slot. Ensure that the card is aligned with
the top and bottom precision guides.
2. Push the card toward the backplane connectors.
3. When the card has almost reached the backplane connectors, open the two ejector
tabs, allowing them to clear the edges of the matrix. Gently insert the card further
until it touches the backplane connector guides.
4. Gently close both ejector tabs at the same time, which will propel the card into the
backplane connectors.
4.4.2 Removing an interface card from the matrix frame
To remove an interface card from the matrix frame:
1. Hold the card in place in the matrix.
2. The two card ejector tabs are located at the top and bottom of the card. To remove a
card, open the two ejector tabs at the same time until the card unseats from its
backplane connectors.
3. Pull the card out of the matrix.
4.4.3 Combining interface cards in the frame
The Eclipse HX-Median can allocate up to 496 audio ports in total. However, the number of
ports that you actually use will depend on the combination of interface cards you fit to the
frame.
An MVX-A16 card uses 16 audio ports.
An E-MADI64 card is configured in EHX to use either16, 32, 56 or 64 audio ports.
An IVC-32 card uses 32 audio ports from the total..
Fitting 7 MVX-A16 cards to the Eclipse HX-Median would fill the frame, but would only use
112 ports from the possible 496 ports available:
7 MVX cards * 16 ports = 112
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