X6R/V3R-FX-INTERCOM
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rev. 2.8
Device Description
Congratulations on your purchase of an X6R/V3R-FX-INTERCOM, a dedicated interface for intercom connectivity
to Optocore and SANE networks. The X6R/V3R-FX-INTERCOM series manual will quickly demonstrate the
advantages of the device and help ease your day to day workload in the professional audio visual environment.
The X6R/V3R-FX-INTERCOM series was developed in cooperation with some of the world’s leading
manufacturers of intercom systems and are fully compatible with Clear-Com or RTS intercom matrices, user key-
panels and interfaces.
The X6R/V3R-FX-INTERCOM can be ordered with different quantity and types of inputs and outputs.
For ClearCom intercom systems:
X6
R-FX-INTERCOM-
IC422
with
8
Clear-Com
compatible four-wire intercom ports with serial control.
V3
R-FX-INTERCOM-
IC422
with
4
Clear-Com
compatible four-wire intercom ports with serial control.
For RTS intercom systems:
X6
R-FX-INTERCOM-
IC485
with
8
RTS
compatible four-wire intercom ports with serial control.
V3
R-FX-INTERCOM-
IC485
with
4
RTS
compatible four-wire intercom ports with serial control.
For AES/EBU intercom systems:
X6
R-FX-INTERCOM-
ICAES
with
8
AES/EBU
compatible four-wire ports.
For systems requiring line level I/O and GPIO:
X6
R-FX-INTERCOM-
IC444
with
8
Line Level
inputs and outputs,
8
GPIO
and an auxiliary power output.
V3
R-FX-INTERCOM-
IC444
with
4
Line Level
inputs and outputs,
4
GPIO
and an auxiliary power output.
The IC422 and IC485 provide four-wire intercom ports with line level audio inputs and outputs along with serial
data links on RJ45 connectors for communication between intercom matrices and auxiliary devices.
Serial control is routed with the audio, requiring audio to be routed to and from each port in order to establish bi-
directional audio and serial communication between matrices, user key-panels and/or interfaces.
The ICAES provide four-wire intercom ports with AES/EBU audio inputs and outputs with control embedded on
RJ45 connectors for communication between intercom matrices and auxiliary devices.
Each IC422 and IC485 four-wire intercom port can be used as an independently routed line level input / output
using an adaptor from RJ45 to a connector such as XLR. ICAES intercom’s AES I/Os can be used as
independent digital inputs and outputs with special RJ45 adapter.
The IC422, IC485 and ICAES RJ45 four-wire intercom ports are duplicated with reversed wiring so that either
matrices (TO MATRIX) or intercom key-panels (TO PANELS) can be connected to the unit using standard CAT
cables, making cabling simple and cost-efficient.
The IC444 provides line level audio inputs and outputs, GPIO (General Purpose Inputs and Outputs) and auxiliary
+5V DC and +12V DC power outputs, to power external circuits, on 37 pin D-Sub connectors.
GPIOs are routed with the corresponding audio inputs and outputs, requiring audio to be routed to and from each
port in order to establish bi-directional audio and GPIO link.
What do the product names refer to?
V3
refers to the channel capacity of the device. Where V is the Roman 5: 5+3=
8
.
X6
refers to the channel capacity of the device. Where X is the Roman 10: 10+6=
16
.
R
refers to the Optocore
R
evolution series hardware platform.
FX
specifies that the device is equipped with Optocore fibre connectivity.
IC422
/
IC485/ICAES
/
IC444
: specifies the connectivity option of the device.
