Quick Start – 3
WheatNet-IP BLADE 3 / Jan 2016
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.
Scrolltheknobtothedesiredsystemsizeandclicktherightarrowbuttontoaccept
thatsize.Ifyouhavechoseneither1-99 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.
Onceyouhavecompletedthedecisionprocessforsystemsize,thesetupwizard
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.Herethereareonlytwo
choices:48K(48kHz),or44K(44.1kHz).Ifyouarenotsurewhichonetoselect,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.
ThenalchoiceyouneedtomakeiswhichI/O Templatetouse.Herearethe
threechoices,andtheirsignicance:
• 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,
CDplayers,computers,etc.Whenthistemplateisemployedthesetupwizard
willconguretheinputsandoutputsoftheBLADE 3asstereosignalsand
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.
Whenthistemplateisemployedthesetupwizardwillconguretheinputsand
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
betweenmonoandstereosignalsinyourfacility.However,ifyouchoosethis
templatethesetupwizardwillnotconguretheBLADE 3inputsandoutputs,
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.
Onceallthechoiceshavebeenmade,thesetupwizardwillcompletetheconguration
process. The right side OLED display will indicate that the BLADE 3 is entering the
system:
