QSC Audio RAVE 80 - Manual (Page 5)

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GLOSSARY
Below are some terms used in this manual that RAVE users should be familiar with.
AES3—A technological specification for inter-device conveyance of a dual-channel (stereo) digital audio
signal. Also called AES/EBU.
Crossover cable—A type of twisted-pair Ethernet patch cable, but somewhat analogous in function to a
null modem cable. Unlike a normal patch cable, the transmit and receive wire pairs are swapped at
one end, permitting a direct connection of two nodes without a hub in between. A crossover cable is
also suitable for cascading hubs that don’t have an available uplink port. It also has nothing to do with
an audio crossover.
Network channel—A RAVE network group of eight audio channels, with a channel number designated by
a switch on the sending unit. Don’t confuse this term with actual audio channels. A RAVE network
multiplexes eight audio channels onto a single network channel and routes the entire network channel
as a whole. A receiving RAVE unit set to a particular network channel will output all eight of the network
channel’s audio signals.
Uplink port—A special port on a hub, used for cascading to another hub. Usually it’s offered in tandem with
a normal port so you can use one or the other, but not both. For example, a 5-port hub with an uplink
allows you to connect to five nodes via the normal ports, or to four nodes via normal ports plus one
hub via the uplink port.
Rear views,
from top:
RAVE 160,
RAVE 188,
RAVE 161,
RAVE 80,
RAVE 88, and
RAVE 81.