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Stereo channels, Using the a320 in 16-channel mode, Using the a320 in 32-channel mode – Aviom A320 User Manual

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Stereo Channels

Stereo sources are set up at the Pro16 or Pro16e input device feeding the A320 Personal Mixers by simply

setting the stereo/mono Link switch for a pair of channels. On the A320, the stereo channel behavior is

determined by the mixer mode. See “Setting the Mixer Mode” on page 26.

The Pro16 version of A-Net has a fixed 16-channel maximum, while the Pro16e version offers a pool of up

to 64 source channels, connected to up to four input devices. The A320 Personal Mixer can make use of

inputs 1-32 in a monitor system that uses more than 32 input channels. Channels 33 and above are only

accessible to the A360 Personal Mixer.

Using the A320 in 16-Channel Mode

When a system is configured with a single 16-channel input device (including the original AN-16/i Input

Module, AN-16/i-M Mic Input Module, Y1 A-Net Card for Yamaha®, or the console cards built by Aviom

partners that use the Pro16 A-Net technology), the A320 should be set to 16-channel mode so that stereo

channels are mapped to adjacent channel pairs. Odd-even adjacent mixer channels behave as one. For

example, linking inputs 3-4 on a Y1 A-Net Card installed in a Yamaha digital console will cause an A320

mixer’s channels 3 and 4 to light together when either channel button is pressed.

The A320 should always be used in 16-channel mode when a single input module (16 inputs or less) is used

to create a personal mixing system.

Using the A320 in 32-Channel Mode

When at least one Pro16e input device (such as the AN-16/i v.2 Input Module) is used to provide 32 inputs

to the network, the A320 should be set to 32-channel mode so that stereo sources will be mapped to a

single A320 channel button when the input device’s mono/stereo link switches are set to stereo.

When two or more Pro16e input modules are used the A320 should be set for 32-channel mode. Each

stereo pair will be mapped to a single A320 mix channel button. Up to 16 stereo channels are possible

when all input pairs are set to stereo.

Compatibility

When at least one AN-16/i v.2 is used to create a system with multiple input devices, the first 16 input channels of

the network may come from any device that outputs the Pro16 version of A-Net including: the original AN-16/i,

AN-16/i-M, AV-M8, Y1 A-Net Card, partner console cards, or the Pro64 ASI A-Net Systems Interface. Connecting

the A-Net Out from one of these Pro16 devices to the A-Net In on the AN-16/i v2 causes the data to be merged

inside the AN-16/i v.2 and output as a Pro16e packet.

When a D800 or D800-Dante A-Net Distributor is used, multiple digital console cards from the same clock source

may be connected to an SB4 System Bridge. The System Bridge’s output may be connected to the A-Net In on the

D800; the data streams will be merged by the D800 and transmitted from its A-Net outputs. The D800 always

outputs the Pro16e version of A-Net.

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The A320 Personal Mixer can use only input channels 1-32 of any personal mixing network

that has more than 32 input sources.

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