BSS Audio BLU-BIB Install Guide - Manual (Page 4)

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Channel Select
The BLU-BIB input channels are easily configured by six DIP switches located on the
rear of the device, which select a range of 8 consecutive channels from the Digital Audio
Bus. Input channel assignments are configured by DIP switch selection only. Do not give
more than one BLU-BIB device within the same Digital Audio Bus ring the same DIP
switch settings. Doing so will result in only one of the devices passing audio onto the
Digital Audio Bus. Each BLU-BIB should have unique DIP switch settings. The BLU-BIB
is not configured by HiQnet™ London Architect. To determine the DIP switch settings
required for assignment to given channels on the Digital Audio Bus, see page 7. The same
information is also available on the top lid of the BLU-BIB chassis.
Analog Input 1-8
The 8 analog mic/line level inputs utilize the same terminal block connectors (part
number: 32-1226) as all other members of the Soundweb London family (except for BLU-
100, BLU-101, and BLU-102, which require smaller connectors).
Installing BLU-BIB into a Rack
The BLU-BIB offers 8 channels of mic/line-level analog input expansion onto the
Soundweb London digital audio bus (informally known as “BLU link”). The BLU-BIB
requires the Rack-Mount Kit to mount it into a single 1U rack space (see “Using the Rack-
Mount Kit” section for more info).
When installing a BLU-BOB2 or any combination of BLU-BIBs and/or BLU-BOB1s into
a single rack space, it is recommended that one empty rack space is left above and
below the devices. This allows heat to safely dissipate. See the below diagram for further
clarification.
Using the Rack-Mount Kit (shipped separately)
The BSS Audio 1U Rack-Mount Kit (SKU: RACK MOUNT KIT) allows up to two half-
rack Soundweb London devices—BLU-BIB and BLU-BOB1—to be mounted on a shelf
occupying a single rack space. The 1U Rack-Mount Kit can accommodate one BLU-BIB
device, one BLU-BOB1 device, two BLU-BIB devices, two BLU-BOB1 devices, or one of
each device. With each device offering eight channels of analog I/O expansion, the 1U
Rack-Mount Kit allows for higher I/O density (16 channels) in a single rack space.
For instances in which only one I/O expander is mounted, the half-rack blanking plate
(included with the RACK MOUNT KIT) can be used to fill the blank space in the front of
the rack.