Aviom D800-Dante - Manual (Page 45)

37 D800
anD
D800-D
ante
a-n
et
D
istributors
u
ser
G
uiDe
Expanding a Personal Mixing System
Any number of Pro16 A-Net devices can be used in a personal mixing system, including multiple D800
A-Net Distributors. To expand a system, additional D800 Distributors can be connected to any available
A-N
et
O
ut
port on a Pro16 device including A-16II and A-16R Personal Mixers, AN-16/o output modules,
and the Pro64 ASI Systems Interface.
Using Multiple D800 A-Net Distributors
Multiple D800 units can be cascaded. To add another D800 to a system, simply connect a standard Cat-5
cable from the A-N
et
O
ut
of the first D800 to the A-N
et
I
N
on the second D800. See the following diagram.
Connect A-Net Out on the first D800 to A-Net In on a second D800 to expand a system.
If the second D800 is a D800-Dante version, make sure that its Dante Disable DIP switch is in the up
position to enable its A-N
et
I
N
port. (The Dante Disable DIP switch is #10 in Switch Block 1.)
Set the Dante Disable switch to up to use the A-Net input.
Two D800s connected in a daisy chain provide sixteen powered A-Net outputs. Any number of D800
Distributors can be connected to provide additional expansion by connecting the A-N
et
O
ut
jack of one
D800 to the next distributor’s A-Net In jack. Cat-5 cables can be up to 400 feet (120 meters) long between
devices. Note that the Mixes Out port of each D800 only outputs the stereo mixes from A360s connected
to it.