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E72 Smart Console™ Installation Guide
March 2007
Initial Connections
Now that the control surface is securely positioned and the rack-mounted computer
is bolted into location it is time to start connecting the various cables.
Begin with the mains power for each unit. The IEC socket is located on the left-hand
side of the back of the control surface if you are facing the back of the unit. Refer to
Pointer A on Plate 3. The rack PC is connected to mains power using the socket
indicated by Pointer B in Plate 2.
ENSURE MAINS POWER IS SWITCHED OFF AT THE SOCKET BEFORE CONNECTING
Next connect the supplied five-metre network cable to the socket on the Rack PC
marked by Pointer F in Plate 2. The other end should be connected to the rear of the
control surface (see Pointer D in Plate 4). Note there are two network sockets on the
rack and it is important to connect the correct one to the control surface.
If the supplied network cable is not long enough then ensure the cable used is a
Category 5 twisted-pair Ethernet cable suitable for 100 MB data speeds. It is
important that the console and the rack must be directly connected with a straight-
through type network cable and not connected via a LAN.
Now connect an Ethernet cable from the remaining network socket on the rack (see
Pointer C on Plate 2) to your mix engine or to your LAN where your mix engine is
also connected. If you connect directly between the rack and your mix engine you
will need to use the supplied crossover cable. A straight-through network cable
should be used if connecting the console to a LAN.
If your console includes a
Scribble Strip Scanner
, position the
Scanner
on the
Arc™.
The
Scanner
has two spring-loaded wheels at the bottom and one at the top.
Position the bottom wheels against the black strip running along the lower edge of
the
Arc™
and gently push the
Scanner
upwards while tilting the top of the
Scanner
firmly downwards onto the
Arc™
. When the top wheel is aligned with the
black strip on the upper edge of the
Arc™
there will be a click and the
Scanner
is
now in place. Connect the cable emerging from the
Scanner
to the console – the
socket for this is at the opposite end of the console to the power connection (see
Pointer A in Plate 4).
If your console includes a
Scribble Strip Scanner
there will be an RCA cable
supplied that needs to be connected between the console and the rack. Connect one
end of this RCA cable to the RCA socket on the rear of the console (see Pointer B in
Plate 4). Connect the other end of the RCA cable to the RCA socket marked ‘AV’ on
the back of your rack. Pointer E in Plate 2 indicates this socket.
