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3.14 FT730 FiberTran Fiberoptic Extender
Front Panel
Figure 3-39
FT730 Front Panel
The Euphonix FT730 FiberTran Fiberoptic Extender allows an ML530 Microphone/
Line preamplifier or MC524 Monitor Controller to be placed up to 1 km away from the
processing core of a Euphonix digital console. The FT730 is always used in pairs with
one local unit at the control end and one remote unit at the far end connected by up to
1 km of fiberoptic cable. Normally four fibers are used:
•
One pair sends audio sync and control information to the remote end and re-
ceives status information back.
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The second pair sends and receives MADI.
The same device is used at both ends but their functionality differs: If a a sync source
is connected (AES or word clock), it is a local unit; otherwise, the device looks for sync
on the sync fiber and, if found, behaves as a remote unit.
The front panel has LEDs that indicate the status of the power supplies, synchronization
activity, and the status of several other functions. Each group is discussed in the follow-
ing sections.
Figure 3-40
FT730 Front Panel Status Leds
1
2
3
Power
The system has two power supplies for redundancy. A simple monitoring circuit checks
whether each supply is functioning within allowable limits. This is displayed via the
1
PSU 1 and PSU 2 LEDs on the front panel. The information is also sent over the fiber
link to the remote end.
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