Linear Acoustic AERO.10 User manual

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AERO.10DTVAudioProcessor
UserGuide
UserGuideversion0.5
LinearAcoustic
108FoxshireDrive
Lancaster,PA17601
(717)7353611 phone
(717)7353612 fax
(216)622024724/7TechnicalSupport
O16/2/18114

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REGULATORYNOTICES,FUSING,SUPPORTCONTACT
INFORMATION,ANDLINEARACOUSTICLIMITEDWARRANTY
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FCC
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassA
digitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedto
providereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentis
operatedinacommercialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcan
radiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththis
instructionmanual,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.
Operationofthisequipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmful
interferenceinwhichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceathis
orherownexpense.
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CANADA
ThisClassAdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES003.
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UL
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WARNING:Troubleshootingmustbeperformedbyatrained
technician.Donotattempttoservicethisequipmentunlessyouare
qualifiedtodoso.
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Checkthatthecorrectfuseshavebeeninstalled.Toreducetheriskof
fire,replaceonlywithfusesofthesametypeandrating.
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Exposedportionsofthepowersupplyassemblyareelectrically“hot”.Inorderto
reducetheriskofelectricalshock,thepowercordMUSTbedisconnectedwhenthe
powersupplyassemblyisremoved.
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Thegroundterminalofthepowerplugisconnecteddirectlytothechassisofthe
unit.Forcontinuedprotectionagainstelectricshock,acorrectlywiredand
grounded(earthed)threepinpoweroutletmustbeused.Donotuseaground
liftingadapterandnevercutthegroundpinonthethreeprongplug.
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Asthecoloursofthecoresinthemainsleadmaynotcorrespondwiththecoloured
markingsidentifyingtheterminalsinyourplug,proceedasfollows:
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•Thecorethatiscolouredgreenandyellowmustbeconnectedtotheterminal
intheplugidentifiedbytheletterEorbytheearthsymbolorcolouredgreen
orgreenandyellow.
•Thecorethatiscolouredbluemustbeconnectedtotheterminalthatis
markedwiththeletterNorcolouredblack.
•Thecorethatiscolouredbrownmustbeconnectedtotheterminalthatis
markedwiththeletterLorcolouredred.
•Thisapparatusmustbeearthed.
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EU
ThisequipmentcomplieswiththeEMCrequirementsofEN551031andEN551032
whenoperatedinanE2environmentinaccordancewiththismanual.
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IMPORTANTSAFETYNOTICE
THISUNITCOMPLIESWITHTHESAFETYSTANDARDEN60065.THEUNITSHALLNOTBEEXPOSED
TODRIPPINGORSPLASHINGANDNOOBJECTSFILLEDWITHLIQUIDS,SUCHASCOFFEECUPS,SHALL
BEPLACEDONTHEEQUIPMENT.TOENSURESAFEOPERATIONANDTOGUARDAGAINSTPOTENTIAL
SHOCKHAZARDORRISKOFFIRE,THEFOLLOWINGMUSTBEOBSERVED:
•ENSURETHATYOURMAINSSUPPLYISINTHECORRECTRANGEFORTHEINPUTPOWER
REQUIREMENTOFTHEUNIT.
•ENSUREFUSESFITTEDARETHECORRECTRATINGANDTYPEASMARKEDONTHEUNIT.
•THEUNITMUSTBEEARTHEDBYCONNECTINGTOACORRECTLYWIREDANDEARTHED
POWEROUTLET.
•THEPOWERCORDSUPPLIEDWITHTHISUNITMUSTBEWIREDASFOLLOWS:
LIVE—BROWNNEUTRAL—BLUEEARTH—GREEN/YELLOW
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IMPORTANT–NOTEDESECURITE
CEMATERIELESTCONFORMEÀLANORMEEN60065.NEPASEXPOSERCETAPPAREILAUX
CLABOUSSURESOUAUXGOUTTESDELIQUIDE.NEPASPOSERD'OBJETSREMPLISDELIQUIDE,TELS
QUEDESTASSESDECAFÉ,SURL'APPAREIL.POURVOUSASSURERD'UNFONCTIONNEMENTSANS
DANGERETDEPRÉVENIRTOUTCHOCÉLECTRIQUEOUTOUTRISQUED'INCENDIE,VEILLEZÀ
OBSERVERLESRECOMMANDATIONSSUIVANTES.
•LESELECTEURDETENSIONDOITÊTREPLACÉSURLAVALEURCORRESPONDANTEÀVOTRE
ALIMENTATIONRÉSEAU.
•LESFUSIBLESDOIVENTCORRESPONDREÀLAVALEURINDIQUÉESURLEMATERIEL.
•LEMATERIELDOITÊTRECORRECTEMENTRELIÉÀLATERRE.
•LECORDONSECTEURLIVRÉAVECLEMATERIELDOITÊTRECABLÉDELAMANIÈRE
SUIVANTE:
PHASE—BRUNNEUTRE—BLEUTERRE—VERT/JAUNE

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WICHTIGERSICHERHEITSHINWEIS
DIESESGERÄTENTSPRICHTDERSICHERHEITSNORMEN60065.DASGERÄTDARFNICHTMIT
FLÜSSIGKEITEN(SPRITZWASSERUSW.)INBERÜHRUNGKOMMEN;STELLENSIEKEINEGEFÄßE,Z.B.
KAFFEETASSEN,AUFDASGERÄT.FÜRDASSICHEREFUNKTIONIERENDESGERÄTESUNDZUR
UNFALLVERHÜTUNG(ELEKTRISCHERSCHLAG,FEUER)SINDDIEFOLGENDENREGELNUNBEDINGT
EINZUHALTEN:
•DERSPANNUNGSWÄHLERMUßAUFIHRENETZSPANNUNGEINGESTELLTSEIN.
•DIESICHERUNGENMÜSSENINTYPUNDSTROMWERTMITDENANGABENAUFDEM
GERÄTÜBEREINSTIMMEN.
•DIEERDUNGDESGERÄTESMUßÜBEREINEGEERDETESTECKDOSEGEWÄHRLEISTET
SEIN.
•DASMITGELIEFERTENETZKABELMUßWIEFOLGTVERDRAHTETWERDEN:
PHASE—BRAUNNULLEITER—BLAUERDE—GRÜN/GELB
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NORMEDISICUREZZA–IMPORTANTE
QUESTAAPPARECCHIATURAÈSTATACOSTRUITAINACCORDOALLENORMEDISICUREZZA
EN60065.ILPRODOTTONONDEVEESSERESOTTOPOSTOASCHIZZI,SPRUZZIEGOCCIOLAMENTI,
ENESSUNTIPODIOGGETTORIEMPITOCONLIQUIDI,COMEADESEMPIOTAZZEDICAFFÈ,DEVE
ESSEREAPPOGGIATOSULDISPOSITIVO.PERUNAPERFETTASICUREZZAEDALFINEDIEVITARE
EVENTUALIRISCHIDISCOSSAÊLETTRICAOD'INCENDIOVANNOOSSERVATELESEGUENTIMISURE
DISICUREZZA:
•ASSICURARSICHEILSELETTOREDICAMBIOTENSIONESIAPOSIZIONATOSULVALORE
CORRETTO.
•ASSICURARSICHELAPORTATAEDILTIPODIFUSIBILISIANOQUELLIPRESCRITTIDALLA
CASACOSTRUTTRICE.
•L'APPARECCHIATURADEVEAVEREUNCOLLEGAMENTODIMESSAATERRABENESEGUITO;
ANCHELACONNESSIONERETEDEVE
•AVEREUNCOLLEGAMENTOATERRA.
•ILCAVODIALIMENTAZIONEACORREDODELL'APPARECCHIATURADEVEESSERE
COLLEGATOCOMESEGUE:
FILOTENSIONE—MARRONENEUTRO—BLUMASSA—VERDE/GIALLO
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AVISOIMPORTANTEDESEGURIDAD
ESTAUNIDADCUMPLECONLANORMADESEGURIDADEN60065.LAUNIDADNODEBESER
EXPUESTAAGOTEOSOSALPICADURASYNODEBENCOLOCARSESOBREELEQUIPORECIPIENTES
CONLIQUIDOS,COMOTAZASDECAFE.PARAASEGURARSEUNFUNCIONAMIENTOSEGUROY
PREVENIRCUALQUIERPOSIBLEPELIGRODEDESCARGAORIESGODEINCENDIO,SEHANDEOB
SERVARLASSIGUIENTESPRECAUCIONES:
•ASEGÚRESEQUEELSELECTORDETENSIÓNESTÉAJUSTADOALATENSIÓNCORRECTAPARA
SUALIMENTACIÓN.

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•ASEGÚRESEQUELOSFUSIBLESCOLOCADOSSONDELTIPOYVALORCORRECTOS,TALCOMO
SEMARCAENLAUNIDAD.
•LAUNIDADDEBESERPUESTAATIERRA,CONECTÁNDOLAAUNCONECTORDERED
CORRECTAMENTECABLEADOYPUESTOATIERRA.
•ELCABLEDEREDSUMINISTRADOCONESTAUNIDAD,DEBESERCABLEADOCOMOSIGUE:
VIVO—MARRÓNNEUTRO—AZULTIERRA—VERDE/AMARILLO
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VIKTIGASÄKERHETSÅTGÄRDER!
DENNAENHETUPPFYLLERSÄKERHETSSTANDARDEN60065.ENHETENFÅREJUTSÄTTASFÖR
YTTREÅVERKANSAMTFÖREMÅLINNEHÅLLANDEVÄTSKA,SÅSOMKAFFEMUGGAR,FÅREJ
PLACERASPÅUTRUSTNINGEN."FÖRATTGARANTERASÄKERHETENOCHGARDERAMOT
EVENTUELLELCHOCKELLERBRANDRISK,MÅSTEFÖLJANDEOBSERVERAS:
•KONTROLLERAATTSPÄNNINGSVÄLJARENÄRINSTÄLLDPÅKORREKTNÄTSPÄNNING.
•KONROLLERAATTSÄKRINGARNAÄRAVRÄTTTYPOCHFÖRRÄTTSTRÖMSTYRKASÅSOM
ANVISNINGARNAPÅENHETENFÖRESKRIVER.
•ENHETENMÅSTEVARAJORDADGENOMANSLUTNINGTILLETTKORREKTKOPPLATOCH
JORDATELUTTAG.
•ELSLADDENSOMMEDFÖLJERDENNAENHETMÅSTEKOPPLASENLIGTFOLJANDE:
FAS—BRUNNEUTRAL—BLÅJORD—GRÖN/GUL
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BELANGRIJKVEILIGHEIDSVOORSCHRIFT:
DEZEUNITVOLDOETAANDEEN60065VEILIGHEIDSSTANDAARDS.DITAPPARAATMAGNIET
ORDENBLOOTGESTELDAANVOCHT.VANWEGEHETRISICODATERDRUPPELSINHETAPPARAAT
VALLEN,DIENTUERGEENVLOEISTOFFENINBEKERSOPTEPLAATSEN.VOOREENVEILIGGEBRUIK
ENOMHETGEVAARVANELECTRISCHESCHOKKENENHETRISICOVANBRANDTEVERMIJDEN,
DIENENDEVOLGENDEREGELSINACHTTEWORDENGENOMEN:
•CONTROLEEROFDESPANNINGSCAROUSSELOPHETJUISTEVOLTAGESTAAT.
•GEBRUIKALLEENZEKERINGENVANDEAANGEGEVENTYPENENWAARDEN.
•AANSLUITINGVANDEUNITALLEENAANEENGEAARDEWANDCONTACTDOOS.
•DENETKABELDIEMETDEUNITWORDTGELEVERD,MOETALSVOLGTWORDENAAN
GESLOTEN:
FASE—BRUINNUL—BLAUWAARDE—GROEN/GEEL
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FUSINGINFORMATION
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WARNING:Toreducetheriskoffire,replacefusesonlywiththe
sametypeandrating.
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Thisproductusesauniversalswitchingpowersupplythathandlesthefullrangeof
nominalmainsvoltagesbetween90and264VACandanyfrequencybetween50Hz
and60Hz.

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TheMainfuseratingisT1AL(1Amp,250V,20mm,timelag,lowbreaking
capacity)foralloperatingvoltages.Tocheckthemainexternalfuse:
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WARNING:Powertotheunitmustbeoffwhenthefollowingsteps
areperformed.Ensurethatthemainpowercabletotheunitisnot
connectedtoapowersource.
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1.OpenthefusecompartmentdoorintheACpowerinputhousingwitha
smallflatbladescrewdriver.Carefullypulloutthefusecarrier.
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2.Checkthatthereplacementfusehasthecorrectrating.Thefusecarrier
mustbeinsertedintothecompartmentcarefully.Donotforcethecarrier
intothecompartmentorbothcouldbedamaged.
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3.Snapthefusecompartmentdoorclosed.
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Theswitchingpowersupplycontainsaseparateinternalfuse.Mostfaultconditions
shouldbeprotectedbythemainfuse.
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Ifyoufinditnecessarytoreplacetheinternalfuse,becertaintoreplaceitwitha
fuseofthesametypeandratingasprintedontheswitchingpowersupplyboard.
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NOTICE
Allversions,claimsofcompatibility,trademarks,etc.,ofhardwareandsoftware
productsnotmadebyLinearAcousticwhicharementionedinthismanualor
accompanyingmaterialareinformationalonly.LinearAcousticmakesno
endorsementofanyparticularproductforanypurpose,norclaimsany
responsibilityforoperationoraccuracy.
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Wereservetherighttomakeimprovementsorchangesintheproductsdescribedin
thismanualwhichmayaffecttheproductspecifications,ortorevisethemanual
withoutnotice.
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UPDATES
Theoperationofthisproductisdeterminedlargelybysoftware.Fromtimetotime
wemayreleasenewversionstoaddfeaturesandfixbugs.ChecktheLinearAcoustic
websiteforthelatestinformation.
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FEEDBACK
Wewelcomefeedbackonanyaspectofthisproductorthismanual.Inthepast,
manygoodideasfromusershavemadetheirwayintosoftwarerevisionsornew
products.Pleasecontactuswithyourcomments.

SERVICE
YoumustcontactLinearAcousticbeforereturninganyequipmentforfactory
service.Wewillneedyourunit’sserialnumber,locatedonthebackoftheunit.
LinearAcousticwillissueareturnauthorizationnumberwhichmustbewrittenon
theexteriorofyourshippingcontainer.Pleasedonotincludecablesoraccessories
unlessspecificallyrequestedbytheTechnicalSupportEngineer.Besureto
adequatelyinsureyourshipmentforitsreplacementvalue.Packageswithout
properauthorizationmayberefused.UScustomers,pleasecontactLinearAcoustic
TechnicalSupportat+1(717)7353611.Allothercustomersshouldcontactlocal
representativetomakearrangementsforservice.
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Foranybillingornonemergencytechnicalquestionspleasecallourmainoffice
at+1(717)7353611betweenthehoursof9:00am–5:00pmEasterntime,
MondaythroughFriday.

24/7afterhourssupportisprovidedforoffairemergenciesbycalling+1
(717)7353611andlisteningtotheentiremessageforinstructionsand
prompts.
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OurFaxnumberis+17177353612.
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Technicalsupportviaemailisavailableat[email protected]
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Allproductquestionsorinquiries,pleaseemail[email protected]
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TheLinearAcousticwebsitehasawealthofinformationwhichmaybeuseful
forproductselectionandsupport.TheURLiswww.linearacoustic.com.
Registeredusersofthewebsitecandownloadusermanualsandsoftware
updatesatanytime.
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LINEARACOUSTICLIMITEDWARRANTY
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DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES: Linear Acousticproducts are warranted against
defects in material and workmanship for a period of 2 years from the date of
purchase. THERE ARE NO OTHER IMPLIED OR EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND NO
WARRANTYFORMERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.

Ifthedatethecustomer’snoticeofwarrantyclaimisreceivedbyLinearAcoustic
(suchdatethe“WarrantyClaimNoticeDate”)iswithinthefirst90daysfollowing
the Receipt Date, Linear Acoustic will pay the costs of shipping such warranted
Producttoandfromtheenduser’slocation,andthecostofrepairorreplacementof
suchwarrantedProduct.

If the Warranty Claim Notice Date occurs after the first 90 days following the
ReceiptDateandbeforetheendofthesecond(2nd)year,thecustomerwillpaythe
freight to return the warranted Product to Linear Acoustic. Linear Acoustic will
then,atitssolediscretion,repairorreplacethewarrantedProductandreturnitto
theenduseratLinearAcousticexpense.
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Ineach of theabove, the unitis to bereturned directly toLinear Acoustic witha
return authorization (RA) number clearly marked on the packaging. Please note,
thisRAnumbermustbepresentorpackagewillberefusedandreturnedtosender.

Theenduserwillinallcasesberesponsibleforalldutiesandtaxesassociated
withtheshipment,returnandservicingofthewarrantedProduct.

Nodistributor,dealer,orresellerofLinearAcousticproductsis authorized under
anycircumstancestoextend,expandorotherwisemodifyinanywaythewarranty
providedbyLinearAcoustic,andanyattempttodosoisnullandvoidandshallnot
beeffectiveasagainstLinearAcousticoritsAffiliates.
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Outofwarrantyunitsreturnedtothefactoryforrepairmaybesubjecttoa$500
evaluationfee,whichmustbeprepaidpriortoshippingtheunittoLinearAcoustic.
If no repairs are required, the $500 fee will be retained by Linear Acoustic as an
evaluationcharge.Ifrepairsarerequired,the$500feewillbeappliedtothetotal
costoftherepair.
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AllrequestsforrepairsMUST include the unit serial number toensurequickand
accurateservice.
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DEFECTS CAUSED BY UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATIONS, MISUSE OR
ACCIDENTS,UNAUTHORIZEDCUSTOMERREPAIRS,ORANYFURTHERDAMAGE
CAUSED BY INADEQUATE PACKAGING FOR SERVICE RETURN ARE NOT
COVEREDBYTHISWARRANTY.
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PLEASESAVETHESHIPPINGCARTONANDALLPACKINGMATERIALS.FAILURE
TORETURNUNITINORIGINALSHIPPINGCARTONANDPACKINGMATERIALS
WILLRESULTINACHARGEFORNEWSHIPPINGMATERIALS.

LIMITATION OF PERIOD OF ACTION ON CONTRACT: No action, regardless of
form,arisingoutofthetransactionsunderthisagreementmaybebroughtbybuyer,
itssuccessors,agentsand/orassigns,morethantwoyearsfromdateofpurchase.

LIMITATIONOFLIABILITY:ItisunderstoodandagreedthattheliabilityofLinear
Acoustic whether in contract, in tort, under any warranty, in negligence or
otherwise shall not exceed the cost of repair or replacement of the defective
components and under no circumstances shall Linear Acoustic® be liable for
incidental,special,direct,indirectorconsequentialdamages,orlossofuse,revenue
or profit even if Linear Acoustic® or its agents have been advised, orally or in
writing,ofthepossibilityofsuchdamages.

This product may contain technologies from Audyne Inc., and is manufactured
underlicense.

DolbyandthedoubleDsymbolaretrademarksofDolbyLaboratories.

Linear Acoustic, the "LA" symbol, UPMAX, AEROMAX, AERO.10, AER0.100,
AERO.1000,AERO.2000,MT2000,andCrowdControl,aretrademarksorregistered
trademarksofLinearAcousticInc.Allothertrademarksremainthepropertyoftheir
respectiveowners.
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TableofContents
Chapter1:IntroductiontotheAERO.10......................................................................................15
1.1. Introduction.................................................................................................................................15
1.2. Overview.......................................................................................................................................15
1.3. UnpackingandInspection.....................................................................................................16
1.4. UnitOverview.............................................................................................................................16
1.4.1. Frontpanel..........................................................................................................................16
1.4.2. Rearpanel............................................................................................................................17
1.5. Connections.................................................................................................................................17
1.5.1. FrontPanelHeadphoneConnection........................................................................17
1.5.2. FrontPanelUSBConnection........................................................................................18
1.5.3. AnalogI/O...........................................................................................................................18
1.5.4. NetworkConnection.......................................................................................................18
1.5.5. SDII/O...................................................................................................................................18
1.5.6. AESI/O..................................................................................................................................18
1.5.7. AESRef..................................................................................................................................18
1.5.8. GPI/O.....................................................................................................................................19
1.5.9. ACPowerConnection.....................................................................................................19
1.5.10. Unused/ReservedConnections...........................................................................19
1.6. InstallationandMounting.....................................................................................................20
1.6.1. Installation..........................................................................................................................20
1.6.2. Power.....................................................................................................................................20
1.7.1. Blockdiagram....................................................................................................................20
Chapter2:GettingStarted.................................................................................................................22
2.1. StartHere......................................................................................................................................22
2.2. QuickStart....................................................................................................................................22
2.2.1. RackingandPower..........................................................................................................22
2.2.2. InstallingNfRemote.........................................................................................................22
2.2.3. FrontPanelOperation....................................................................................................23
2.2.4. Unlockingthefrontpanel.............................................................................................23
2.2.5. NetworkConfiguration..................................................................................................25