Aviom A-16 - Manual (Page 54)

Aviom A-16 Personal Monitor Mixing System
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when you patch a TRS cable into the A-16T Thru jack. This is an important point to
remember, and is not a typo. The upper jack on the A-16T will complete the loop when
used this way.
If the same cable were to be plugged into the bottom In jack, only the Send portion
of the loop would be connected. Although not an undesirable audio connection, this
would not complete the signal loop.
Adding Effects When Using a Single Balanced Cable
The setup described above completes an effect send/return loop with a single cable. To
add an insert effect processor using this setup, the In jack on the A-16T Transmitter can
be used. All that is needed is a standard insert-style Y cable (TRS on one end, with a
split to two mono cables on the other). The effect Send must be on the tip of the cable
for this to work. If your mixing board uses the ring for the Send, you can wire a special
cable to be used for this purpose.
To add an effect, follow these steps:
• Connect the balanced TRS cable from the main mixer’s insert point to the
Thru jack on the A-16T. This inserts the A-16T into the signal path and
completes the loop.
• To add the effect (such as a compressor) connect an insert Y cable’s TRS
plug to the A-16T In jack
• Plug the Send cable on the other end of the Y cable to the input of the
effect processor.
• Plug the Return cable on the Y cable into the effect’s output. This
completes the loop.
You can wire much of the same functionality described above into a patch bay for
more permanent installations. Remember to use the same type of cables and patch
bays—balanced cables with balanced patch bays, unbalanced cables with unbalanced
patch bays.
Using a Patch Bay
The A-16T Transmitter’s input and through connections can be wired into a patch bay
for flexible and repeatable connections day after day. This concept can work for both
studio applications and live performance.
You can use either balanced patch bays or unbalanced. One point worth mentioning—
use matched systems. That is, if you have a balanced patch bay, use balanced audio
cables for interconnections. If your patch bay is unbalanced, use unbalanced cables.
A-16T In and Thru Patching
Not to be confused with patching the A-16T into a mixer’s insert send/return loop, this