Wheatstone Corporation WheatNet-IP BLADE3, Техническое руководство

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WheatNet-IP BLADE 3 / Jan 2016
B L A D E 3 S E T U P A N D C O N F I G U R A T I O N
Setup process you will be able to change the network settings, if desired. If you are
setting up a system with more than 100 BLADE 3 units, or a system that you know
will grow beyond 99 BLADE 3 units in the future, then this is your best choice.
• Snake (2 Blades) – This would only be your choice if, and only if, your system has
exactly 2 BLADE 3 units, and you want them to act as a basic audio snake, routing
audio from the first BLADE 3 inputs directly to the second BLADE 3 outputs, and
vice versa , with no option to change the routing. In this case one BLADE 3 must be
set up in the Snake sub‑menu as Snake A and the other must be set up as Snake B.
Scroll the knob to the desired system size and click the right arrow button to accept that
size. If you have chosen either 1-99 Blades or 100+ Blades you will then need to select a
BLADE 3 Blade ID. Note that each BLADE 3 in the system must have a unique Blade ID.
If you are choosing the Snake mode you will be asked to choose between Snake A and
Snake B, as indicated above.
Once you have completed the decision process for system size, the setup wizard will
display the settings on the right side OLED display. Press the right arrow button to advance
to the next decision, that of Default Sample Rate . Here there are only two choices: 48K
(48kHz), or 44K (44.1kHz). If you are not sure which one to select, and you are not
working with audio for television, use 44K. You can change the sample rate at a later time
if needed. Scroll to the desired selection and press the right arrow button.
The final choice you need to make is which I/O Template to use. Here are the three
choices, and their significance:
• Stereo I/O – This would be the most common choice if your facility consists
primarily of equipment with stereo inputs and outputs, such as tape machines,
CD players, computers, etc. When this template is employed the setup wizard will
configure the inputs and outputs of the BLADE 3 as stereo signals and add these
signals to the system. If you choose this template, you can later on change some of
your signals to mono if necessary.
• Mono I/O – This would be the most common choice if your facility consists primarily
of monophonic equipment, such as microphones, phone systems, etc. When this
template is employed the setup wizard will configure the inputs and outputs of
the BLADE 3 as mono signals and add these signals to the system. If you choose
this template, you can later on change some of your signals to stereo if necessary.
Please note that if you have a lot of mono sources you may be tempted to use this
template, but you should also consider the rest of your audio equipment; you may
actually still have more stereo signal requirements than mono ones.
• Custom – This would be a tempting choice if you have a fairly even balance between
mono and stereo signals in your facility. However, if you choose this template the
setup wizard will not configure the BLADE 3 inputs and outputs, nor will it add
input and output signals to the system. With this template, you will need to create
the signals for each input and output connection.