Aviom MT-X Expansion Box - Manual

MT-X Expansion Box User Guide
Thank you for purchasing the MT-X Expansion Box, designed for use with the A-16 or A-16 II Personal Mixer in combination with its
MT-1 Mic Stand Mount in a Pro16® personal mixing system. The MT-X Expansion Box attaches easily to the personal mixer using the
same mounting holes used by the MT-1, which is required when using the MT-X. Only a Phillips screwdriver
is required for installation.
Features
When added to a Personal Mixer, the MT-X Expansion Box
provides robust protection to the personal mixer’s case and
connectors as well as additional audio connectivity options.
All connectors are located on the underside of the MT-X, with an
internal wire harness that connects to the Personal Mixer’s existing audio output jack and A-Net® input jack. Audio connections include
both 1/8-inch and 1/4-inch stereo headphone jacks along with separate XLR left/right unbalanced line-level audio outputs, simplifying
connections to nearly any monitoring device. The A-Net In on the MT-X utilizes a heavy-duty locking EtherCon® connector. If connected
to an A-16CS Control Surface, the MT-X audio jacks duplicate the A-16CS foot switch jack (for preset up/down) while the MT-X EtherCon
connector is used to connect A-Control from the host A-16R Personal Mixer to the A-16CS.
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Personal Mixers equipped with an MT-X must be powered over the Cat-5 cable from an A-16D or A-16D Pro A-Net Distributor.
Assembling and Attaching the MT-X
The MT-X attaches to the built-in mounting holes on the underside of the Personal Mixer along with an MT-1 Mic Stand Mount. Longer
mounting screws (size 6-32, 5/16-inch long) are supplied with the MT-X Expansion Box to accommodate the extra thickness of the MT-1
plus the MT-X.
If you are installing the MT-X on a Personal Mixer with an MT-1 Mic Stand Mount already attached, start by removing the three 6-32,
1/4-inch screws that hold the MT-1 in place. Set them aside in a safe location in case the installation process needs to be reversed in the
future. Set the MT-1 aside until the audio and network connections have been made.
Cable Connections
The MT-X Expansion Box comes with pre-attached TRS stereo
audio and Cat-5e jumper cables that plug into the existing audio
output and A-Net In jacks on the Personal Mixer. The first step is to
attach these jumper cables to the Personal Mixer.
Start with the Personal Mixer sitting upright on a flat surface.
Position the MT-X behind the Personal Mixer with the Expansion
Box’s Aviom logo facing rear. Plug the 1/4-inch TRS jumper cable
from the MT-X assembly into the P hoNes
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Personal Mixer. Then plug the Cat-5e jumper cable from the MT-X
assembly into the A-N
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jack on the Personal Mixer. The A-N
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and DC P
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jacks on the rear of the Personal Mixer are left
unused and will be covered by the MT-X.
Mounting the MT-1 and MT-X
Carefully turn over the Personal Mixer and MT-X assembly (with the
jumper cables attached) on the work surface to access the mounting
holes on the bottom of the Personal Mixer. Place the MT-1 under
the MT-X, aligning the screw holes in the MT-1 Mic Stand Mount
and the MT-X Expansion Box with the threaded mounting holes in
the Personal Mixer. Attach both brackets to the Personal Mixer with
the supplied 5/16-inch 6-32 screws using a Phillips screwdriver.
(See the diagram that follows.)
Phones/Lines Ou t DC P ow er
18- 24 V DC Re gu la te d 50 0 m A T-L eft R-Right S-Ground
Out A-Net I n
Connect the Cat-5e jumper cable from the MT-X to the A-Net In jack
and the TRS jumper cable to the audio output on the Personal Mixer.
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Connectors on the MT-X include: (1) 1/8-inch Phones/Line Out, (2) 1/4-inch
Phones/Line Out, (3) Left XLR Line Out, (4) Right XLR Line Out, (5) A-Net In
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