Aviom A320 - Manual (Page 12)

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Package Contents
The A320 Personal Mixer box includes:
• One A320 Personal Mixer
• Quick Start Documentation
Options for your personal mixing system include:
• Cat-5e/Cat-6 interconnect cables
• MT-1a Mic Stand Mount
• D800, D800-Dante, A-16D or A-16D Pro A-Net Distributors
Also included is a Warranty Registration, found within this User Guide. Be sure to fill out the form and
return it to Aviom, Inc. via mail or fax as soon as possible.
About A-Net
A-Net® is a proprietary high-speed data transmission protocol developed by Aviom, capable of sending
and receiving high-quality digital audio using readily available Cat-5 cables.
A-Net is based on the physical layer of Ethernet, a Local Area Network (or LAN) technology. This provides
A-Net with a mature and robust base on which to build. However, it is important to note that A-Net devices
are not compatible with Ethernet devices.
Some of the benefits of using A-Net to transmit digital audio are:
• Virtually no latency; analog in to analog out is always less than one millisecond
• No ground loops
• Easy cabling using readily available components
• An unlimited number of A-Net devices can be used in a system
• Ease in spanning long distances between system components
There are two versions of Pro16 A-Net: the original Pro16 A-Net signal carries sixteen channels of digital
data while the enhanced Pro16e version of A-Net is capable of carrying up to 64 channels of digital audio
data. Like standard Pro16 A-Net, Pro16e is a point-to-point digital audio protocol.
Pro16e A-Net data is intended for use with the A320 and A360 Personal Mixers which can take advantage
of the higher network channel count that Pro16e provides.