Connecting up the XL8
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Operator Manual
X router’s
AES50 audio - bank 1
connectors to
AES50 audio - A
X connector on mic splitters and
AES50 audio
X connector on I/O boxes
Control centre
AES50 audio
Y connectors to
FOH rack I/O unit
AES50 audio
Y connectors
3
3
4
4
6
6
A
A
B
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Stage rack 3
Control centre
AES50 audio
X connectors to
FOH rack I/O unit
AES50 audio
X connectors
Control centre
snake/optical
X and Y
connectors to appropriate X or Y router’s
snake/optical
connector
Control centre
snake/CAT6e
X and Y
connectors to appropriate X or Y router’s
snake/CAT6e
connector
X router’s
AES50 audio - bank 0
connectors
to
AES50 audio
X connector on DSP units
Y router’s
AES50 audio - bank 0
connectors to
AES50 audio
Y connector on DSP units
X router’s
Ethernet control
connectors to
Ethernet control
X connectors on DSP units
Y router’s
Ethernet control
connectors to
Ethernet control
Y connectors on DSP units
Y router’s
AES50 audio - bank 1
connectors to
AES50 audio - A
Y connector on mic splitters and
AES50 audio
Y connector on I/O boxes
A
Mic splitter
B
I/O box
Link DSP backbone (cables linking connectors
1-1 and 6-6 are non-standard lengths)
1
C
DSP unit
D
Router (X and Y)
Main cable
Duplicate cable
Note:
Cable descriptions can be found in “Cable type and
function” on page 12.
Key
Note:
For connections specific to the 19” rack units, please
refer to their respective operator manuals
Router interconnection across the Ethernet tunnel
external 2
connectors.
System snake
redundancy will be compromised without it!
2
2
1
1
B
B
FOH rack
3
3
B
Caution!
Don’t forget the
interconnection
between the two
routers, as system snake
redundancy will be
compromised without it.
RapidE “ETHERNET” connector to X or Y
external 2
(
Ethernet tunnel
connector) on
the control centre
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