Solidyne 542 APC, Owner'S Manual

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Section 2
Installation
2.1 Mounting
The unit can be mounted in a standard 19 "rack or on a ta-
ble. In the latter case it is advisable to place the rubber
feet in the base of the processor. Do not place the unit on
an unstable surface or shelf; The unit may fall, causing in-
jury to persons and damage to the unit.
The ambient temperature should be between 5ºC and
40ºC. Avoid direct sunlight on the processor or the prox-
imity of heat sources.
The openings and grooves allow ventilation and air circu-
lation. These openings must not be blocked or covered,
so as not to interfere with the cooling of the internal com-
ponents of the equipment.
The 542APC has internal protection against RF fields,
which allows them to be mounted close to transmitters
(AM or FM). Avoid the presence of strong electromag-
netic fields (power transformers, motors, etc.).
2.1.1 Power supply
CHECK the position of the switch AC VOLTAGE [1]
according to the correspondent voltage:
200/240V or 100/130V
The unit is switched on by a main switch
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. The mains
voltage must be kept within a range of less than 10%. Oth-
erwise use fast acting voltage stabilizers (ferroresonance
or electronic). The unit has a general fuse
- 4
of 1A.
Do not mix the power cord with the audio cables, espe-
cially with those that carry analog audio.
Do not use adapters that will void the power cord
ground
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Remember that the entire audio system must
have a secure ground. It is recommended to follow the
current regulations (Article 810 of the National Electric-
ity Code (NEC) -USA- ANSI / NFPA No. 70-1984). These
provide information for proper grounding.
2.2 REAR PANEL
Figure 1- Rear Panel
2.2.1 Analog audio connections
2.2.1.1 XLR inputs and outputs
542APC has one balanced stereo input
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and one bal-
anced stereo output
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using XLR. The inputs are elec-
tronically balanced.
The analog XLR connects as is standard:
Balanced XLR
1 = GND
2 = Balancead signal (+)
3 = Balanced signal (-)
Unbalanced XLR
Inputs:
Live = 2
GND = Joint 1 and 3
Outputs: Live (+) to pin 2; leave pin 3 unconnected .
GND = pin 1
Take special care to keep the phase in balanced
wiring.
Use two pair shielded cable, preferably with double
shielding. It is recommended to keep the length less than
30 meters, although in special cases can reach 100 me-
ters accepting a reduced loss at high frequencies.
2.2.1.2 RJ45 inputs and outputs
With the advent of audio over IP (AoIP) various manufac-
turers adopt RJ45 connectors and shielded twisted pair
cable to replace traditional audio connectors. A single
RJ45 connector contains two balanced lines, reducing the
number of connectors and the number of connectors. In
addition, the use of structured cable facilitates installation
due to the availability of components and tools used in
data networks, avoiding welding.
At the end of the STP cable the connection to the audio
device still requires standard audio connectors. Solidyne
provides several adapter patch cords short with male or
female RJ-45 at one end and the necessary audio connec-
tor at the other end.
All RJ45 audio connections are compatible with the
Stu-
dioHub cables ( http://www.studiohub.com/ ).
The balanced inputs
6
and unbalanced outputs
10
over RJ45 connects using shielded twisted pair (STP)
CAT5. The following table shows the signal distribution
of RJ45 connector.
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