Aviom A320 - Manual (Page 29)

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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.