Peavey COBRANET AUDIO BRIDGE CAB 16D - Manual (Page 9)

Installation
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Installation The CAB ™ 16 Series product is designed to mount in a standard EIA electron-
ic equipment rack. Because the CAB 16 includes forced air cooling, adding
rack mounted vent panels is not required for most installations. However, it
is recommended that common sense be applied to large installations where
multiple units are mounted in a single rack. It is generally accepted that a
ratio of 2:1 is a good rule of thumb that usually provides adequate perform-
ance. In installations where adverse conditions exist, and room temperatures
are likely to rise, additional vents should be installed.
Do not block the fan or any vents when installing the CAB 16. Proper cool-
ing is essential to maintain proper operation and long-term stability in this
product.
When dressing off wiring harnesses, take care with CAT 5 cables. Do not
tie-wrap bundles of CAT 5 wire too tight. Leave plenty of room for bends,
allowing the cable to progress naturally from the RJ-45 connector. Creating
tightly wrapped CAT 5 wire bundles can cause loose crimp joints and defec-
tive terminations.
To successfully install your new CAB 16 Series product, and perform the
testing examples contained in this manual, you will need the following com-
ponents:
• A MediaMatrix ® MiniFrame 208nt-cn or MM ™ -760nt, MM ™ -960nt or
MM ™ -980nt Mainframe.
• MWare 3.1.2 or later software.
• PC Monitor, mouse and keyboard.
• At least 1 MM™ DSP-cn CobraNet ™ DPU card for MediaMatrix.
• At least 1 CAB 16i and 1 CAB 16o CobraNet ™ Audio Bridge, OR 2 CAB 16d
CobraNet Audio Bridges.
• At least 1 generic fast ethernet 100 Base T network switch*.
• An assortment of CAT 5 cables.
• An audio source, power amplifier and loudspeaker.
In MediaMatrix, the minimum CobraNet network consists of a single
MediaMatrix frame housing at least one MM DSP-cn CobraNet DPU card,
CAB 16i and CAB 16o audio bridge and a single ethernet switch. Of course,
most systems will include many more DSP-cn cards and CAB devices, but
this is the most basic configuration.
* The selection of a proper network switch is critical for a successful imple-
mentation. Although CobraNet is an ethernet protocol, there are perform-
ance issues that must be considered when selecting this switch for use in
CobraNet audio systems.
For the latest list of CobraNet compliant products, please refer to Peak
Audio’s website at http://www.peak audio.com.