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CAB 16 Series
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CobraNet Audio Bridge
CAB 16i
CAB 16o
CAB 16d
User Manual
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Intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. Intended to alert the user of the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product. CAUTION: Risk of electrical shock — DO NOT OPEN! CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover. No user serviceable parts inside.
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GENERAL CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS! To prevent electrical shock or potential fire hazards, do not expose the CAB 16 to moisture or rain. Before using this product, read the user manuals for further warnings and cautions. The following cautions should be carefully observed when installing, wiring or using this product: DO NOT use any other power supply or cable other than the one provided with this unit. DO NOT remove the top cover of the unit. There are no user serviceable parts inside. Refer servi
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™ CAB 16 Series User Manual Table of Contents Thank You! 7 What’s In The Box? 7 Covered Products 7 Features 8 Assumptions 8 Installation 9 Hardware vs. Software Devices 10 The Test View 11 Software Device Features CAB 16i 12 CAB 16o 13 CAB 16d 14-15 Panel Features CAB 16i Front Panel 16 CAB 16i Rear Panel 17 CAB 16o Front Panel 18 CAB 16o Rear Panel 19 CAB 16d Front Panel 20 CAB 16d Rear Panel 21 Connections ® CobraNet 22 Audio 23 RS-485 23 S/PDIF 24-25 CAT 5 cable is your friend.... 26-27 Linki
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Table Of Contents Illustrations ™ The CAB components and their relationships (Figure 1) 10 ™ The CobraNet audio transport devices and their control panels (Figure 2) 10 Recommended Test View Configuration (Figure 3) 11 Typical Network Connections (Figure 4) 22 Direct Connection Example (Figure 5) 22 Analog and Digital Audio Connections (Figure 6) 23 RS-485 Serial Data Connections (Figure 7) 23 S/PDIF resistor network configurations (Figure 8) 25 Standard “normal” CAT 5 cable (Figure 9) 26 CAT 5
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™ CAB 16 Series User Manual CAUTION! ™ The CAB 16 Series products are Ethernet (CobraNet ) network products designed to operate on a network back- bone or infrastructure. The design, implementation and maintenance of this infrastructure is critical to the opera- tion and performance of the CAB 16 Series products. Peavey Electronics does not support nor service network cabling, hubs, switches, patch bays, wall plates, connector panels or any other type of network interconnect device. Please en
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Welcome ™ ™ Thank you for purchasing the CAB 16 Series CobraNet Audio Bridge. This Thank You! product is designed to provide years of trouble-free operation, and high qual- ity audio performance. We sincerely hope that you enjoy your new CAB 16 Series product, and will find other products in the Peavey Architectural Acoustics product line to supplement your system. We are confident that you will find the CAB 16 Series products, as well as other Architectural Acoustics products to be of the hi
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™ CAB 16 Series User Manual ™ - CobraNet ethernet audio transport Features - Single rack space package - Forced air cooling - Front panel analog audio metering - Front panel network status monitoring - 24 bit D/A and A/D converters - Discreet analog design - Digital control of analog functions - 16 line level inputs (16i only) - 16 line level outputs (16o only) - 8 AES3 or S/PDIF digital audio inputs and outputs (16d only) - Full analog gain stage w/digital control (except 16d) - User defined ne
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Installation ™ The CAB 16 Series product is designed to mount in a standard EIA electron- Installation ic equipment rack. Because the CAB 16 includes forced air cooling, adding rack mounted vent panels is not required for most installations. However, it is recommended that common sense be applied to large installations where multiple units are mounted in a single rack. It is generally accepted that a ratio of 2:1 is a good rule of thumb that usually provides adequate perform- ance. In installati
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™ CAB 16 Series User Manual Hardware vs. Software Devices ™ The CAB 16 Series of products is an integration of physical hardware and software. Within CobraNet , there are even further integrations, that being the network itself, and the actual piece of equipment, in this case, the CAB 16. In software, the equip- ment is represented by a “Device” within the MediaMatrix MWare application. The CobraNet network is represented by a tra- ditional MediaMatrix wiring block with inputs and outputs.
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Hardware & Software The Test View In order to properly use this manual, it is recommended that a basic MediaMatrix view file be configured. This view file should ™ have a minimum number of components and should include one each of the CAB 16i and CAB 16o, or, it should match exactly your specific system hardware. The following figure is a good example of such a “test” file. CobraNet Status Tool CobraNet transport The yellow CAB device device...the “taxi” Audio from the These wires carry Audio
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™ CAB 16 Series User Manual CAB 16i Software Device Features LINK LED This LED will turn ON when a valid connection has been established between the CAB 16 and the network switch. This function is duplicated on the front panel of the CAB 16i. ID The four digit number is the user-defined Hardware Base Address. The range is hex, between 0000 and FFFF. The LED will turn ON when a valid number is entered. Each CAB 16 on the network must have a unique ID. If there is a duplicate, or the value is
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Software Features CAB 16o Software Device Features LINK LED This LED will turn ON when a valid connection has been established between the ™ CAB 16 and the network switch. This function is duplicated on the front panel of the CAB 16o. ID The four digit number is the user-defined Hardware Base Address. The range is hex, between 0000 and FFFF. The LED will turn ON when a valid number is entered. Each CAB 16 on the network must have a unique ID. If there is a duplicate, or the value is zero, t
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™ CAB 16 Series User Manual CAB 16d Software Device Features LINK LED This LED will turn ON when a valid connection has been established between the CAB 16 and the network switch. This function is duplicated on the front panel. ID The four digit number is the user-defined Hardware Base Address. The range is hex, between 0000 and FFFF. The LED will turn ON when a valid number is entered. Each CAB 16 on the network must have a unique ID. If there is a duplicate, or the value is zero, this LED
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Software Features CAB 16d Software Device Features (Input & Output Status Panels) ERROR Indicates an error has been detected on the incoming audio data stream. There is a single LED for each digital channel (2 audio channels each). SAMPLE RATE CONVERTER DISABLE Disables the on-board sample rate converters. The audio source must be locked to the CobraNet network for audio to be valid and lock. FORMAT Indicates if digital source consumer or professional grade product. Applies to each digital cha
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™ CAB 16 Series User Manual CAB 16i Front Panel Features 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1. AUDIO METERS Peak reading LED ladder displays indicating audio input level in the ana- log domain. Signal level is displayed after the adjustable gain stage and before the A/D con- verters. 2. HARDWARE BASE ADDRESS SWITCHES 4-position rotary switches for setting the hardware base address. Shown with tamperproof cover removed. 3. TX LED Indicates the presence of data being transmitted (sent) from the CAB 16 on
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Panel Features CAB 16i Rear Panel Features (shown without the Euro connectors attached) 6 1 3 4 5 7 7 2 1. IEC POWER CABLE RECEPTACLE The included removable IEC power cable connects here. Use only the supplied cable. ™ 2. POWER SWITCH Applies mains AC power to the CAB 16. 3. LINK OUT CONNECTOR BNC connector to transmit link data to other CAB units or third party synchronization products. 4. LINK IN CONNECTOR BNC connector that receives link data from other CAB units or third party synchronizati
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™ CAB 16 Series User Manual CAB 16o Front Panel Features 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1. AUDIO METERS Peak reading LED ladder displays indicating audio input level in the ana- log domain. Signal level is displayed after the adjustable gain stage and before the A/D con- verters. 2. HARDWARE BASE ADDRESS SWITCHES 4-position rotary switches for setting the hardware base address. Shown with tamperproof cover removed. 3. TX LED Indicates the presence of data being transmitted (sent) from the CAB 16 on
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Panel Features CAB 16o Rear Panel Features (shown without the Euro connectors attached) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 1. IEC POWER CABLE RECEPTACLE The included removable IEC power cable connects here. Use only the supplied cable. ™ 2. POWER SWITCH Applies mains AC power to the CAB 16. 3. LINK OUT CONNECTOR BNC connector to transmit link data to other CAB units or third party synchronization products. 4. LINK IN CONNECTOR BNC connector that receives link data from other CAB units or third party synchronizati
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™ CAB 16 Series User Manual CAB 16d Front Panel Features 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1. METER SELECT This meter toggles in the function of the front panel audio meters between input and output. The corresponding LED indicates the active meter function. 2. AUDIO METERS Peak reading, switchable LED ladder displays indicating audio level in the digital domain. These meters indicate input OR output level depending on the position of the front panel METER SELECT switch and/or the Meter Input and Me
