LAWO mc256 MKII, Technical Manual

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Chapter 1: Technical Overview
Hardware Components
Local I/O
The mc
2
56 MKII control surface includes an integrated local I/O board. This provides dedicated connections for
local devices such as monitoring, metering, talkback and headphones.
All local I/O connections are accessed from the control surface rear panel:
The local I/O provides:
·
16 Line In - wired to 2 x DSub (female).
Note that Line In 16 can be fed from the integrated talkback mic preamp, according to the jumper switch
positions set for the Local I/O.
·
16 Line Out :
o
Line Out 1-8 - wired to 8 x XLR (male). By default, these outputs are routed from the CRM 1 monitor
output.
o
Line Out 9-16 - wired to 1 x DSub (male).
·
8 AES3 In - wired to 2 x DSub (female).
·
8 AES3 Out:
o
AES3 Out 1-4 - wired to 4 x XLR (male).
o
AES3 Out 5-8 - wired to 1 x DSub (male).
Note that AES IN 5-8 and AES OUT 5-8 connect to the RTW meter, if either of the TM 7 or TM 9 Overbridge
options are fitted.
·
8 GPIO - wired to 2 x DSub.
·
2 Stereo Headphones - wired to the headphone 1 & 2 connectors on the console's front buffer.
·
1 MADI or 1 RAVENNA - the local I/O board is available in two versions, connecting to the Nova73 via
either MADI or RAVENNA (see Local I/O Connection ). You will need to reserve one MADI, or one
RAVENNA, port within the Nova73 for this connection.
Please see Local I/O Wiring for more details on wiring, pin-outs and jumper switch options.