Behringer Digital Snake S16 User manual

Features
S16
I/O Box with 16 Remote-Controllable MIDAS-designed Preamps, 8 Outputs and
AES50 Networking featuring KLARK TEKNIK SuperMac Technology
• 16MIDAS-designed,fullyprogrammablemicpreamps
foraudiophilesoundquality
• 8analog,servo-balancedXLRoutputs
• AES50networkportsfeaturingKLARKTEKNIK’s
SuperMACnetworkingcapabilityforultra-lowjitter
andlatency
• Upto100mnetworkingcapabilityviaCAT-5ecable
(notincluded)
• DualAES50portsforcascadingS16units—nomerger
orrouterrequired
• PreciseLEDmeteringplus7-segmentdisplaysfor
signalcontrolonstage
• Phonesoutputassignabletoanyoftheinputs/outputs
foron-stagemonitoring
• ConnectivityforBEHRINGER’sP-16Personal
MonitoringSystemforIn-Earapplications
(notincluded)
• DualADAToutputsforuseinsplittermodeandstand-
alonedigitalmulticoreapplications
• MIDIIn/Outforbi-directionalcommunicationbetween
FOHconsoleandon-stageMIDIdevices
• USBconnectorforsystemupdatesviaPC
• “PlanetEarth”switchingpowersupplyformaximum
exibility(100-240V~),noise-freeaudio,superior
transientresponsepluslowpowerconsumptionfor
energysaving
• “Builtlikeatank”yetcompact,all-steel2Urack-mount
chassis

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Product Overview
S16
I/O Box with 16 Remote-Controllable MIDAS-designed Preamps, 8 Outputs and
AES50 Networking featuring KLARK TEKNIK SuperMac Technology
TheS16DigitalSnakeisa16-in,8-outstageboxthat
featuresAES50networkingwithKLARKTEKNIKSuperMac
technology.Designedwithmultiplescenariosinmind,
theS16worksequallywellasastand-alonepairforuse
withanalogmixingconsoles,oraspartofthetrioof
BEHRINGER'sdigitalmixingsolutionalongwiththeX32
digitalmixerandP16personalmonitoringsystem.
The16MIDAS-designedXLRinputsarefullyprogrammable
andremote-controllablefromtheX32.8balancedXLR
outputsprovideamplesendstothestageformainsand
monitoring.Thefrontpanelalsoallowstheleveland
phantompowertobecontrolledforallinputsandoutputs,
accompaniedbyan8-LEDmeterand7-segmentdisplay.
Thecurrentlyselectedchannelcanbemonitoredinmono
via1/4"headphonejackwithlevelcontrol.
DualAES50jacksallowtransmissionofallaudioandMIDI
datatotheFOHX32withasingleEthernetcable,andalso
allowupto3S16stobecascadedformaximumchannel
count.Inthisscenario,48bidirectionalaudiochannelsat
24-bit/48kHzcanbetransferredonjustoneCAT5line
betweenFOHandstage,including48analoginputsfrom
stage,24analogoutputsonstageaswellasthe16Ultranet
channels,MIDIdataandheadampremotecontrol.
AnadditionalUltranetoutputprovidesthe16channelsfor
usewithBEHRINGER'sP16personalmonitoringsystemvia
Ethernetcable,allowingeachmusiciantodialintheirown
custommixfromthestage.ApairofADATportscancarry
additionalsendstothestagebeyondthe8analogoutputs,
orsplitthe16inputs.Lastly,aUSBjackallowsforfuture
rmwareupdates.

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Technical Specications
S16
I/O Box with 16 Remote-Controllable MIDAS-designed Preamps, 8 Outputs and
AES50 Networking featuring KLARK TEKNIK SuperMac Technology
Processing
A/D-D/A conversion 24-bit @ 44.1 / 48 kHz,
(Cirrus Logic A/D CS5368, D/A CS4385) 114 dB dynamic range
Networked I/O latency 1.1 ms
(stagebox in > console processing* >
stagebox out)
Connectors
XLR inputs, programmable mic preamps, 16
designed by MIDAS
XLR outputs 8
Phones outputs, ¼"TRS 1 (mono)
AES50 ports, SuperMAC 2
P-16 connector, 1
Ultranet (no power supplied)
MIDI inputs / outputs 1 /1
ADAT Toslink outputs (2x 8 Ch) 2
USB type B, rear panel, for system updates 1
Mic Input Characteristics
Design MIDAS
THD + noise, 20 dB gain, 0 dBu out < 0.006% A-weighted
Input impedance XLR, unbal. / bal. 5 kΩ / 10 kΩ
Non clip maximum input level, XLR +23 dBu
Phantom power, switchable per input 48 V
Equivalent input noise level, -128 dBu
XLR (input shorted)
CMRR, XLR, @ 20 dB gain (typical) > 70 dB
CMRR, XLR, @ 40 dB gain > 80 dB
Input/Output Characteristics
Frequency range, @ 48 kHz sample rate, 10 Hz - 22 kHz
0 dB to -1 dB
Dynamic range, 106 dB
analog in to analog out (typical)
A/D dynamic range, 109 dB
preamp and converter (typical)
D/A dynamic range, converter and output 108 dB
Cross talk rejection @ 1 kHz, 100 dB
adjacent channels
Output level, XLR, nom./max. +4 dBu / +21 dBu
Output impedance, XLR, unbal. / bal. 75 Ω / 75 Ω
Phones output impedance / level 40 Ω / +25 dBm (mono)
Residual noise level, XLR and TRS -87 dBu A-weighted
Indicators
Display 4-digit, 7-segment, LED
Front status LEDs AES50-A, red/green
AES50-B, red/green
HA Locked, red
SN Master, green
Splitter, orange
Out +16, orange
Out +8, orange
Meter Sig, -30 dB, -18 dB, -12 dB,
-9 dB, -6 dB, -3 dB, Clip
Rear panel Splitter mode, orange
Power
Switch-mode autorange power supply 100-240 V (50/60 Hz)
Power consumption 45 W
Physical
Dimensions 19 x 8.9 x 3.5"
482 x 225 x 89 mm
Weight 10.4 lbs / 4.7 kg

S16
I/O Box with 16 Remote-Controllable MIDAS-designed Preamps, 8 Outputs and
AES50 Networking featuring KLARK TEKNIK SuperMac Technology
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Operation Mode Chart
Seq. LED
SN MASTER sync clock LED SPLITTER
LED
OUT +16
LED
OUT +8
XLR analog
out 1-8
ADAT
out 1-8
ADAT
out 9-16
P-16 Ultranet
out 1-16
1 (default) AES50
(console)
= AES50-A
ch01-ch08
= AES50-A
ch17-ch24
= AES50-A
ch25-ch32
= AES50-A
ch33-ch48
2AES50
(console) on = AES50-A ch09-ch16
= AES50-A
ch17-ch24
= AES50-A
ch25-ch32
= AES50-A
ch33-ch48
3AES50
(console) on = AES50-A ch17-ch24
= AES50-A
ch17-ch24
= AES50-A
ch25-ch32
= AES50-A
ch33-ch48
4AES50
(console) on = AES50-A ch01-ch08
= Local In
01 - 08
= Local In
09 - 16
= Local In
01 - 16
5AES50
(console) on on = AES50-A ch09-ch16
= Local In
01 - 08
= Local In
09 - 16
= Local In
01 - 16
6AES50
(console) on on = AES50-A ch17-ch24
= Local In
01 - 08
= Local In
09 - 16
= Local In
01 - 16
7on 48 kHz
(int)
= AES50-A
ch01-ch08
= AES50-A
ch01-ch08
= AES50-A
ch09-ch16
= AES50-A
ch01-ch16
8on 44.1 kHz
(int)
= AES50-A
ch01-ch08
= AES50-A
ch01-ch08
= AES50-A
ch09-ch16
= AES50-A
ch01-ch16
9on 48 kHz
(int) on = AES50-A ch01-ch08
= Local In
01 - 08
= Local In
09 - 16
= Local In
01 - 16
10 on 44.1 kHz
(int) on = AES50-A ch01-ch08
= Local In
01 - 08
= Local In
09 - 16
= Local In
01 - 16

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Dimensional Drawings
S16
I/O Box with 16 Remote-Controllable MIDAS-designed Preamps, 8 Outputs and
AES50 Networking featuring KLARK TEKNIK SuperMac Technology
482.50 mm [18.9961 in]
88.10mm[3.4685in]210.00mm[8.2677in]
232.41mm[9.1500in]