Aviom A-16D Pro - Manual (Page 21)

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Powering a Personal Mixer Remotely
There are a number of advantages to adding power for a Personal Mixer at
the A‑Net distribution point.
No DC power supply is needed at the performer’s location •
Multiple discrete DC power supplies are replaced with a •
single AC power connection.
The A‑Net distributor can be located near a convenient
•
source of AC power.
A one‑cable solution for supplying A‑Net and DC power to
•
a personal mixing location is possible.
To power a Personal Mixer via the Cat‑5 cable:
Connect the A‑Net cables as described previously between •
system components (from the A‑Net input module to the
A‑16D Pro).
Connect a Cat‑5e cable from a powered A‑Net output on
•
the A‑16D Pro to the A-N
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on the Personal Mixer.
The Personal Mixer’s • A‑Net Active LED will light to indicate
that a valid A‑Net signal is present.
Continue connecting up to eight Personal Mixers in this
•
manner.
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: The DC power supply in the A‑16D Pro can power only one Personal
Mixer. If you start a daisy chain from a Personal Mixer that is
powered from an A‑16D Pro, each additional Personal Mixer unit in
the daisy chain will need a source of DC power.
Each Personal Mixer that is powered remotely no longer needs a DC power
supply connected to its rear panel. If this happens accidently, however, note
that you cannot harm the system. the extra power source is ignored.
Expanding a Pro16 System
Any number of Pro16 A‑Net devices can be used in a system. This includes
A‑16D Pro A‑Net Distributors. To expand a system, additional A‑16D Pro
Distributors can be connected to any available A‑Net Output, such as the
outputs on Personal Mixers, output modules, the Pro64 ASI, or on other
A‑16D Pro units.
A dedicated A‑Net Thru jack on the front panel of the A‑16D Pro allows
multiple units to be cascaded.
To add another A‑16D Pro to a system, simply connect a standard Cat‑5 cable