Soundcraft MSB-32 Cat5 Mini Stagebox 32 (3U) [11/20] Madi link card

Soundcraft Mini Stagebox 32 User/Installation Guide 0514 11

MOUNTING MINI STAGEBOX 32

When installed in a 19" rack mount ensure all four mounting holes are used.

If mounted with other equipment that may get hot (~power requirement of

‘other’ equipment >100W) it is recommended to leave a 1U gap between the

equipment.

In all scenarios, the air vents must not be obstructed and the Mini

Stagebox32 must not be mounted in a fully sealed enclosure.

MADI LINK CARD

This card provides the audio and control connections to the console through

a Cat-5 MADI link. The corresponding MADI card in the console transmits the

clock for the Mini Stagebox 32 down the MADI stream.

The second (AUX) connector on the card can be used to provide a redundant

connection to the console, or to connect to a second console. The MAIN/AUX

switch on the MADI HD card changes the mode of the mic preamp control

and redundancy setting. When the "MAIN" switch is set to ON and the "AUX"

switch is set to OFF, the console connected to the MAIN port will have the mic

preamp control. When the "AUX" switch is set to ON and the "MAIN" switch is

set to "OFF", the console connected to the AUX port will have the mic preamp

control. If both switches are set to OFF, the MADI HD card will operate in

REDUNDANT mode.

The MADI HD card indicates its clock status with the ‘LOCK’ LED on the card.

It is possible to connect two different consoles to the MAIN and AUX

ports, and provide a split of the mic inputs to the two consoles. However,

be aware of which console has control of the preamp gains and is able to

send signals to the Mini Stagebox (MSB) 32 outputs.

The main console is determined by the Main/Aux/Redundant switch on

the new variant of MADI HD cards and is determined by the rst active

console to be connected to the MSB, or the rst console to be switched

on for older variants of the MADI HD card. For the older variant MADI

HD cards, this means that the gain control and output routing can

switch from one console to the other, depending on power-up order or

connection sequence.