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5. PIN1 (Ground) Lift Switch
This switch lifts the pin 1 chassis ground on all XLR input connectors. In most applications, this switch should be left
in the out (disabled) position. If hum becomes an issue and is caused from a ground loop between your mixer and
VENU360, try engaging this switch.
6. XLR Inputs
Connect your mixer to these electronically balanced XLR connectors. The first two XLR connectors can be
independently configured for analog or AES digital operation in the Utility menu (see
or by running the Setup Wizard (see
‘Using The Wizards (Wizard Mode)’ on page 17
). Note that 110 ohm
balanced cables should be used for AES connections.
The third XLR connector is a fixed analog connection.
When using these inputs with analog connections, the input sensitivity can be set in the Utility menu. This can help
optimize the analog signal-to-noise performance and gain structure between the mixer and VENU360. See
INPUT/OUTPUT CLIP LEVELS on page 94
for more information on adjusting analog input clip levels.
7. BLU link Ports
Available only on the VENU360-B model, these two RJ-45 ports can be used to connect to other BLU link-enabled
devices for transmission and receival of high-resolution digital audio over Ethernet cable. The VENU360-B supports 8
BLU link input channels x 6 BLU link output channels.
BLU link is a point-to-point digital audio bus with 256 audio channels at a 48 kHz sample rate or 128 audio channels at
a 96 kHz sample rate. The physical connections are made with CAT5e or CAT6 cables. The devices are connected in a
daisy chain fashion continuing with the OUT port of one device connected to the IN port of the next device.
Redundancy can be provided by completing the loop and connecting the OUT port from the last device to the IN port
of the first device in the chain. Do not connect BLU link ports to a hub, network switch, or router – BLU link audio will
not pass through such devices. All devices connected in the BLU link ring/chain must be configured for the same audio
sample rate.
See
‘Application 8: BLU Link Application (VENU360-B)’ on page 106
for more information on connecting to
the the BLU link ports.
8. Dante™ Ports
Available only on the VENU360-D model, these two RJ-45 ports can be used to connect to other Dante-enabled
devices for transmission and receival of high-resolution digital audio over Ethernet cable. The VENU360-D supports 8
Dante input channels x 6 Dante output channels.
Dante is a licensed technology from Audinate
®
. It uses standard Internet Protocols over a 100Mb or Gigabit network
and is capable of transporting professional-quality, low-latency audio. Dante runs on inexpensive off-the-shelf computer
networking hardware and does not require dedicated network infrastructure; Ethernet switches transmit Dante digital
media streams alongside ordinary data traffic. The physical Dante connections must be made using CAT5e or CAT6
cables when using a Gigabit network (CAT5 may be used for purely 100Mbps networks).
The VENU360-D offers a Primary and a Secondary Dante port; Dante audio traffic is duplicated to both of these ports.
The Secondary port can be connected to the network switch for redundant operation in the event the Primary cable
connection is compromised.
See
‘Application 9: Dante Application (VENU360-D)’ on page 109
for more information on connecting to the
Dante ports.