FiberPlex VIS-4832 - Manual (Page 7)

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Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of a Light Viper 4832 fiber optic audio snake — a lightweight, flexible breakthrough for professional sound
production.
Light Viper products are designed, engineered and manufactured by FiberPlex, experts in fiber optics with decades of experience. Our work
in audio and data communications products is known in US government applications worldwide. Light Viper products combine our fiber
optic technology with the highest standards in audio engineering.
The VIS‐4832
You have purchased the LightViper 4832 system, a 32 x 8 AES digital input fiber‐optic transport systems (snake). Instead of traditional heavy
multi‐conductor copper cable, the Light Viper snake features a lightweight, flexible, military tactical grade fiber‐optic cable.
The Fiber Advantage
Fiber optics offer many advantages over copper:
 Transmits light rather than electrons
 Transmission over greater distances (more than 2 Km [1.25 mile])
 Complete electrical isolation
 Immunity to RFI and EMI
 Eliminates ground loop problems
 Can be routed overhead, through walls, or underground
 Avoids foot traffic while maintaining aesthetics
Functional Considerations
The Light Viper 4832 is an active device. Because of this, there are some aspects of this new technology that require some slightly different
thinking:
 Light Viper 4832 system requires AC Power at both the Stage (VIS‐4832) and the console (VIM‐1832)
 The 4832 system contains (32) AES digital inputs only. There are no microphone preamplifiers as with the 1832
system
 All inputs exit the snake (at the Mixer Box) at Line Level
 Input and Output flexibility may eliminate the need for some of your outboard gear
 The LightViper VIM‐4832 is an active device, therefore do not attempt to connect intercom into the returns
 The returns in the VIS‐4832 cannot be “turned around” to provide 40 sends one way as with a traditional copper
snake, as the electronics for the returns are contained in the VIM‐1832.