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Manufacturers of audio & video

products for radio & TV broadcasters

Redbox

User Handbook No 4

HANDBOOK

RB-DA6

6 Way Stereo Distribution Amplifier

RB-DA6G

6 Way Stereo Distribution Amplifier

With Output Gain Control

RB-DA6P

6 Way Stereo Distribution Amplifier

RB-DA6R

6 Way Stereo Distribution Amplifier

With RJ-45 Outputs

RB-DA6RG

6 Way Stereo Distribution

Amplifier With RJ-45 Outputs

RB-DA4x5

4 Input, 4 x 5 Output Distribution

Amplifier/Mixer

RB-DA24MD

24 Way Mono Audio

Distribution Amplifier

RB-DDA6A

6 Way Stereo AES/EBU Digital

Distribution Amplifier

RB-DDA6A3

6 Way Stereo AES3 Digital Audio

Distribution Amplifier

RB-DDA6S

6 Way Stereo S/PDIF Digital Distribution

Amplifier

RB-DDA6A-2P

6 Way Stereo AES/EBU Digital

Distribution Amplifier With Dual Power Supplies

RB-DDA6W

6 Way Word Clock Distribution Amplifier

RB-DDA6W-2P

6 Way Word Clock Distribution Amplifier

With Dual Power Supplies

RB-DDA22

Digital Audio Distribution Amplifier With

Multiple Outputs

RB-AES4B3

Quad 3 Way Passive AES3ID Splitters With

BNC Connectors

RB-AES4X3

Quad 3 Way AES3 Splitter XLR Connectors

RB-MS4X3

Quad 3 Way Microphone Splitter

RB-MSP6

6 Way +48V Phantom Power Supply

Summary of Contents for Redbox RB-AES4B3

Page 1: ...ion Amplifier RB DDA6A 6 Way Stereo AES EBU Digital Distribution Amplifier RB DDA6A3 6 Way Stereo AES3 Digital Audio Distribution Amplifier RB DDA6S 6 Way Stereo S PDIF Digital Distribution Amplifier...

Page 2: ...age whatsoever arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical in...

Page 3: ...tion 14 Connections and Operation 15 System Block Diagram 15 Technical Specification RB DA6RG 17 6 RB DA4x5 4 Input 4 x 5 Output Distribution Amplifier Mixer 18 Introduction 18 System Block Diagram 19...

Page 4: ...5 RB AES4B3 Quad 3 Way Passive AES 3id Splitters With BNC Connectors 50 Introduction 50 Block Diagram 50 Controls Connectors 51 Technical Specification RB AES4B3 52 16 RB AES4X3 Quad 3 Way AES3 Splitt...

Page 5: ...1 RB DA24MD Front Panel 22 Fig 7 2 RB DA24MD System Block Diagram 22 Fig 7 3 RB DA24MD Rear Panel 23 Fig 7 4 Analogue Input 23 Fig 7 5 25 Way D Type Outputs 23 Fig 7 6 25 Roll Off and Dual Mono Mixed...

Page 6: ...anel Connections 57 Fig 17 4 RB MS4X3 Rear Panel Connections 58 Fig 17 5 RB MS4X3 Examples Of Usage 59 Fig 18 1 RB MSP6 Front Panel 60 Fig 18 2 RB MSP6 System Block Diagram 60 Fig 18 3 RB MSP6 Front P...

Page 7: ...ernet www sonifex co uk Register Online for an Extended 2 Year Warranty As standard Sonifex products are supplied with a 1 year back to base warranty If you register the product online you can increas...

Page 8: ...duct has been registered at the Sonifex website when the Warranty Term is 24 months from the date of despatch the Contract means the quotation these Conditions of Sale and any other document incorpora...

Page 9: ...uest and expense of the Purchaser the Company will test the Goods to ascertain performance levels and provide a report of the results of that test The report will be accurate at the time of the test t...

Page 10: ...to look inside the unit always disconnect the mains supply before removing the equipment covers The cover is connected to earth by means of the fixing screws It is essential to maintain this earth gr...

Page 11: ...he use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment RoHS The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive WEEE aims to minimise the impacts of electrical and electroni...

Page 12: ...ont Mounting Redboxes For rack mounting smaller 28cm units the optional RB RK1 Red or RB RK1B Black kit can be used which include 4 off M6 panel fixing screws Rear Mounting a Redbox For rear panel mou...

Page 13: ...onfigured so that 1 mono input can be distributed to 12 outputs The XLR 3 inputs and outputs are electronically balanced and can be wired unbalanced Each output is individually buffered so that a shor...

Page 14: ...in outputs are electronically balanced and can be wired unbalanced Each output is individually buffered so that a short circuit on one output will not affect the others They have the following connect...

Page 15: ...ced can be unbalanced Outputs 12 x XLR 3 pin male Balanced can be unbalanced Mains Input Filtered IEC 110V 120V or 220 240V fused 6W maximum Fuse Rating Anti surge fuse 100mA 20 x 5mm 230VAC Anti surg...

Page 16: ...tputs are electronically balanced and can be wired unbalanced Each output is individually buffered so that a short circuit on one won t affect the others The RB DA6G has master left and right gain con...

Page 17: ...3 pin outputs are electronically balanced and can be wired unbalanced Each output is individually buffered so that a short circuit on one output will not affect the others They have the following conn...

Page 18: ...n female Balanced can be unbalanced Outputs 12 x XLR 3 pin male Balanced can be unbalanced Mains Input Filtered IEC 110V 120V or 220 240V fused 6W maximum Fuse Rating Anti surge fuse 100mA 20 x 5mm 23...

Page 19: ...ifier which uses Neutrik Phoenix stlye connectors instead of XLR inputs and outputs Each unit is shipped with the mating connectors so that wires can be simply terminated using a small flat blade scre...

Page 20: ...output is individually buffered so that a short circuit on one output will not affect the others The connections are shown in Fig 3 4 Input Gain Control The input gain on the RB DA6 can be varied 8dB...

Page 21: ...pin female Balanced can be unbalanced Outputs 12 x Phoenix 3 pin male Balanced can be unbalanced Mains Input Filtered IEC 110V 120V or 220 240V fused 6W maximum Fuse Rating Anti surge fuse 100mA 20 x...

Page 22: ...the unit is powered The RB DA6R is a high performance 6 way stereo analogue distribution amplifiers for splitting a source to a number of different outputs The RB DA6R has 1 stereo input and 6 stereo...

Page 23: ...l ground screen The inputs can be configured as either stereo with six stereo outputs or as mono with twelve outputs The XLR 3 pin inputs have the following connections Pin 1 Screen Pin 2 Phase Pin 3...

Page 24: ...ually buffered so that a short on one output will not affect the others They are wired according to the StudioHub standard and have the following connections Pin 1 Left Phase Pin 2 Left Non Phase Pin...

Page 25: ...Inputs 2 x XLR 3 pin female Balanced can be unbalanced 1 x RJ45 socket Balanced can be unbalanced 2 x RCA Phono sockets Unbalanced Outputs 6 x RJ45 socket Balanced can be unbalanced Mains Input Filter...

Page 26: ...er XLR 3 or RJ45 connectors or unbalanced inputs via RCA Phono connectors The balanced inputs can be wired unbalanced The electronically balanced outputs are via RJ45 connectors and can also be wired...

Page 27: ...nced Inputs Left Left Right Right Left Right XLR 3 RJ 45 RCA Phono Gain Gain Gain Gain Gain Gain Gain Gain Gain Gain Gain Gain Stereo Mono Fig 5 2 RB DA6RG System Block Diagram Connections and Operati...

Page 28: ...input with an additional gain of 10dB to compensate for consumer level signals Input Selector Switch This switch controls which input is routed to the outputs either balanced XLR 3 or RJ45 or unbalanc...

Page 29: ...ejection 66dB typically Distortion 0 01 THD 1kHz ref 8dBu output Noise 98dB unity gain ref 8dB RB DA6R 86dB unity gain ref 8dB RB DA6RG Connections Inputs 2 x XLR 3 pin female Balanced can be unbalanc...

Page 30: ...nputs and outputs are electronically balanced and can be wired unbalanced Each input has adjustable gain using a preset potentiometer providing a gain range of 8dB to 18dB Each output is individually...

Page 31: ...ed XLR Input 2 Balanced XLR Input 3 Balanced XLR Input 4 Gain Gain Gain Gain Reference Tone Output 1 Switch Bank Meter 2 Output Gain Output 1 Switch Bank Meter 4 Output Gain Output 1 Switch Bank Meter...

Page 32: ...be adjusted through pre set potentiometers that are accessible from behind the removable plate on the front panel The gain of each balanced input is variable within a range of 8dB to 18dB into the rou...

Page 33: ...al Specifications RB DA4x5 Audio Specifications Maximum Input Level 28dBu y Z K Maximum Output Level 28dBu Distortion 0 01 THD 1kHz ref 8dBu output Noise 100dB unity gain ref 8dBu output Common Mode R...

Page 34: ...both POE power over Ethernet and phantom power circuits The RB DA24MD has master gain controls for both input 1 and input 2 which are pre set potentiometers accessible through the rear panel These con...

Page 35: ...an be configured as either dual mono input 1 routed to outputs 1 12 and input 2 routed to outputs 13 24 or mixed mono inputs 1 and 2 mixed at a pre set level and routed to all 24 outputs The XLR 3 pin...

Page 36: ...23 Non Phase Pin 13 Output 12 Phase Output 24 Phase Pin 25 Output 12 Non Phase Output 24 Non Phase Input Gain Control The input gain on the RB DA24MD can be varied between 15dB and 15dB by adjusting...

Page 37: ...unity gain ref 8dBu output Connections Inputs 2 x XLR 3 pin female balanced Outputs 2 x 25 way D type plug balanced can be unbalanced Mains Input Filtered IEC switchable 110 120V or 220 240V fused 12...

Page 38: ...LR 3 male AES EBU outputs Applications include distributing audio from a digital mixing desk to multiple digital recorders or feeding multiple studios with an output from a DAT machine It can accept i...

Page 39: ...ES EBU Transmitter AES EBU Transmitter AES EBU Transmitter AES EBU Transmitter AES EBU Transmitter Output XLR 3 Male Output XLR 3 Male Output XLR 3 Male Output XLR 3 Male Output XLR 3 Male Output XLR...

Page 40: ...ts 6 x AES EBU XLR 3 pin male balanced Mains Input Filtered IEC 110 120V or 220 240V switchable fused 6W max Fuse Rating Anti surge fuse 100mA 20 x 5mm 230VAC Anti surge fuse 250mA 20 x 5mm 115VAC Equ...

Page 41: ...input sample rates in the range of 30kHz 100kHz and bit rates of 16 20 and 24 bit So it can be used for standard CD signal distribution at 16 bit 44 1kHz as well as for high quality 24 bit 96kHz reco...

Page 42: ...System Block Diagram Digital Audio Driver Digital Audio Driver Digital Audio Driver Digital Audio Driver Digital Audio Driver Digital Audio Driver Digital Audio Receiver PSU 1 Power Supply Monitor Ind...

Page 43: ...onnector Pin 1 Power Supply 1 Common Pin 2 Power Supply 1 Normally Open Pin 3 Ground Pin 4 Power Supply 2 Common Pin 5 Power Supply 2 Normally Open Pin 6 Power Supply 1 Normally Closed indicates suppl...

Page 44: ...XLR 3 pin male balanced Alarm Outputs 2 x Relay output indicators on 1 x 9 pin D Type socket Mains Inputs 2 x Filtered IEC 85 264V switchable fused 6W max Fuse Ratings 2 x Anti surge fuse 1A 20 x 5mm...

Page 45: ...ormat repeating both the audio data and the status information of the input whilst re normalising to standard AES 3id digital audio levels It has a single female BNC AES 3id audio input which is distr...

Page 46: ...itter Input BNC AES 3id Transmitter AES 3id Transmitter AES 3id Transmitter AES 3id Transmitter AES 3id Transmitter Output BNC Output BNC Output BNC Output BNC Output BNC Output BNC AES 3id Receiver F...

Page 47: ...puts 6 x BNC female Mains Input Filtered IEC 110 120V or 220 240V switchable fused 6W max Fuse Rating Anti surge fuse 100mA 20 x 5mm 230VAC Anti surge fuse 250mA 20 x 5mm 115VAC Equipment Type RB DDA6...

Page 48: ...ch is distributed to 6 x S PDIF audio outputs at the same level and condition as the input signal It can accept input sample rates in the range of 30kHz 100kHz and bit rates of 16 20 and 24 bit Uses i...

Page 49: ...no S PDIF Transmitter S PDIF Transmitter S PDIF Transmitter S PDIF Transmitter S PDIF Transmitter Output RCA Phono Output RCA Phono Output RCA Phono Output RCA Phono Output RCA Phono Output RCA Phono...

Page 50: ...uts 6 x S PDIF RCA phono female unbalanced Mains Input Filtered IEC 110 120V or 220 240V switchable fused 6W max Fuse Rating Anti surge fuse 100mA 20 x 5mm 230VAC Anti surge fuse 250mA 20 x 5mm 115VAC...

Page 51: ...onditioned It is used in distributing reference clocks for digital audio systems It has a single female BNC input which is distributed to 6 female BNC outputs The unit s primary application is to dist...

Page 52: ...TTL Transmitter Input BNC TTL Transmitter TTL Transmitter TTL Transmitter TTL Transmitter TTL Transmitter Output BNC Output BNC Output BNC Output BNC Output BNC Output BNC TTL Receiver System Block Di...

Page 53: ...220 240V switchable fused 6W max Fuse Rating Anti surge fuse 100mA 20 x 5mm 230VAC Anti surge fuse 250mA 20 x 5mm 115VAC Equipment Type RB DDA6W 6 way word clock distribution amplifier Physical Specif...

Page 54: ...that need to be synchronised from the master The unit provides redundancy protection by using two power supply units that can be supplied from separate mains feeds The unit automatically load shares b...

Page 55: ...m Block Diagram TTL Transmitter Input BNC TTL Transmitter TTL Transmitter TTL Transmitter TTL Transmitter TTL Transmitter Output BNC Output BNC Output BNC Output BNC Output BNC Output BNC TTL Receiver...

Page 56: ...rd Clock Outputs d t E Alarm Connector Pin 1 Power Supply 1 Common Pin 2 Power Supply 1 Normally Open Pin 3 Ground Pin 4 Power Supply 2 Common Pin 5 Power Supply 2 Normally Open Pin 6 Power Supply 1 N...

Page 57: ...pin D Type socket Mains Input 2 x Filtered IEC 85 264V switchable fused 6W max Fuse Rating 2 x Anti surge fuse 1A 20 x 5mm Equipment Type RB DDA6W 2P 6 way word clock distribution amplifier with dual...

Page 58: ...ed to be StudioHub compatible a format defined by Radio Systems Inc Applications include distributing audio from a digital mixing desk to multiple digital recorders or feeding multiple studios with an...

Page 59: ...d and no valid signal present Amber Signal selected and valid signal present or Auto Mode Selected Note Input Select mode is chosen automatically when the selected input is not present Auto Select Mod...

Page 60: ...nection Pin 6 No Connection Pin 7 No Connection Pin 8 No Connection S PDIF Input d W Optical Outputs SPDIF Outputs RJ45 Outputs BNC Outputs XLR Outputs Digital Audio Inputs Optical Input The optical i...

Page 61: ...Indicators Input presence and sample rate being used indicators via tricolour LEDS around the input select button Connections Inputs 1 x AES EBU XLR 3 pin female balanced 1 x AES3id BNC unbalanced 1 x...

Page 62: ...ES4B3 Front Panel The RB AES4B3 is a passive digital splitter designed to split a single AES 3id E can be applied if desired to unconnected outputs The RB AES4B3 is a quad one to three splitter housed...

Page 63: ...following pin assignment Tip Signal Screen 0V Common Termination switches K K that they are not connected to a destination device It may be necessary to remove termination from an unused output if a u...

Page 64: ...23 W x 8 9 D x 2 8 H Weight Nett 1 02kg Gross 1 38kg Nett 2 25lbs Gross 3 04lbs Source Splitter Destination 1 Destination 2 Destination 3 100m Short Short Short Sample Rate 96kHz Signal Amplitude 1Vp...

Page 65: ...ut 4x AES EBU Output 1 AES EBU Output 2 AES EBU Output 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 110 110 1 2 3 The RB AES4X3 is a passive digital splitter designed to split a single AES3 E y Z termination can be applied if...

Page 66: ...lowing pin assignment Pin 1 0V Common Pin 2 Phase Pin 3 Non Phase AES EBU Input AES EBU Outputs AES EBU Input AES EBU Outputs AES EBU Input AES EBU Outputs AES EBU Input AES EBU Outputs Termination Sw...

Page 67: ...Digital AES3 Splitters with XLR connections in a 19 rack Physical Specification Dimensions Raw 48cm W x 10 8cm D x 4 2cm H 1U 19 W x 4 3 D x 1 7 H 1U Dimensions Boxed 58 5cm W x 22 5cm D x 7cm H 23 W...

Page 68: ...3 destinations whilst allowing the operator to pass phantom power back from mic preamplifier inputs or apply 48VDC power directly from the unit Pin 1 ground lifts are provided to eliminate ground loop...

Page 69: ...e output 2 XLR connector pin 1 and the ability to pass back phantom power via the internal transformer s centre tap from output 2 to a mic connected to the splitter s input Switch Position Phantom Loo...

Page 70: ...ated Output 3 Isolated External 48V Phantom Input Direct Output Output 2 Isolated Output 3 Isolated Direct Output Output 2 Isolated Output 3 Isolated Direct Output Output 2 Isolated Output 3 Isolated...

Page 71: ...cm D x 4 2cm H 1U 19 W x 4 3 D x 1 7 H 1U Dimensions Boxed 58 5cm W x 22 5cm D x 7cm H 23 W x 8 9 D x 2 8 H Weight Nett 1 02kg Gross 1 38kg Nett 2 25lbs Gross 3 04lbs Examples of usage Splitter Main D...

Page 72: ...six locking DC connector outputs Each output connector is individually protected with a resettable fuse rated at 50mA so a fault on one output will not affect the others Should either of the 48V suppl...

Page 73: ...ar panel see below for details Rear Panel Connections AC Mains inputs The two mains inputs should be connected to 90V 264V 47 63Hz AC mains supplies and protected with a 1A anti surge fuse 48V Phantom...

Page 74: ...6 x locking DC connectors 2 5mm pin 48VDC 50mA maximum current protected by resettable fuse Equipment Type RB MSP6 RB MSP6 6 way phantom power supply Physical Specification Dimensions Raw 28cm W x 10...

Page 75: ...Notes...

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