Avid Technology Snake Card Manuel utilisateur

PN 9321-62795-00 REV A 08/10

Snake Card

for VENUE Systems

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Guide Part Number 9321-62795-00 REV A 08/10

Contents iii

Contents

Chapter 1. Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Snake Card Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Snake Card Features and Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Conventions Used in This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Chapter 2. Installing a Snake Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Installing a Snake Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Confirming Snake Card Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Connecting the Stage Rack to the FOH Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Chapter 3. Digital Snake Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Environmental Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

EMC (Electromagnetic Compliance). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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Chapter 1: Overview 1

Chapter 1: Overview

The Snake card allows you to connect a Stage Rack to your

FOH Rack via a Digital Snake cable, transmitting a maximum

of 48 inputs and outputs to and from your console. Adding a

second Snake card to your FOH Rack allows you to add a sec-

ond Stage Rack, expanding your system’s I/O capacity to a

maximum of 96 inputs and outputs. Two Snake cards are also

required to enable redundant outputs for HDx and VENUE

MADI recording option cards.

For Snake card installation instructions, see “Installing a

Snake Card” on page 3.

For instructions on connecting Stage Racks to your FOH Rack

using the Snake card, see “Connecting the Stage Rack to the

FOH Rack” on page 6.

Snake Card Components

The Snake card package includes the following items:

• Snake card

• Ribbon cable

•Mountingscrews

• Avid Registration Information Card

• BNC jumper cable

Snake Card Features and Capabilities

• Two pairs of Snake inputs and outputs (Snake 1 and

Snake 2) via BNC-style connector ports

• Optional redundant snake capability via Snake 2 ports

• Word Clock In and Out connectors for synchronizing ex-

ternal digital devices

• Active and Sig LEDs for all ports

Snake Card2

Conventions Used in This Guide

All Avid guides use the following conventions to indicate

menu choices and key commands in VENUE and Pro Tools:

The following symbols are used to highlight important infor-

mation:

Convention Action

File > Save Session In Pro Tools, choose

Save Session from the

File menu

Options > System Config In the VENUE software

screen, click Options to

display the Options

page, then click the Sys-

tem Config tab.

Ctrl+N Hold down the Control

key and press the N key

Ctrl-click Hold down the Control

key and click the mouse

button

User Tips are helpful hints for getting the

most from your VENUE system.

Important Notices include information that

could affect data or performance.

Shortcuts show you useful keyboard or

mouse shortcuts.

Cross References point to related sections in

the VENUE or Pro Tools Guides.

Chapter 2: Installing a Snake Card 3

Chapter 2: Installing a Snake Card

Adding a second Snake card expands your VENUE system’s

I/O capacity by allowing you to connect a second Stage Rack

to your FOH Rack.

You also need a second Snake card in order to use a second

HDx or VENUE MADI card (for enabling redundant outputs,

for example), even if you are not using a second Stage Rack.

Installing a Snake Card

The Snake card is installed in the FOH Rack and is connected

with a ribbon cable to a Mix Engine Card inside the FOH Rack.

To install the Snake card:

1 Power down your system.

2 Disconnect all audio and power cables attached to the FOH

Rack.

3 Remove the FOH Rack front panel faceplate by unscrewing

its mounting screws (#1 Phillips).

4 On the back panel of the FOH Rack, do one of the following:

• If you are adding a second Snake card, remove the Snake

card expansion slot cover by removing the four screws

holding it in place.

– or –

• If you are replacing the existing Snake card, remove the

four screws holding it in place, disconnect the ribbon

and power cables located inside the FOH Rack (accessible

from the open front panel of the FOH Rack), and remove

the existing card from the FOH Rack.

Front panel of the FOH Rack

Faceplate

Mounting screws (remove all)

Back panel of the FOH Rack

Snake card

expansion

(remove cover)

slot

Snake Card4

5 Remove the Snake card from its packing material. Hold the

card by its edges.

6 Gently slide the Snake card into a Snake card slot.

7 When the card is seated in its slot, secure both sides of the

Snake card to the inside of the FOH Rack chassis with the two

provided mounting screws (accessible from the open front

panel of the FOH Rack).

8 Secure the Snake card to the back panel of the FOH Rack us-

ing four of the provided mounting screws.

9 Do one of the following:

• If you are installing a second Snake card, attach the pro-

vided ribbon cable from the connector labeled “Snake”

on the second Mix Engine card (the card immediately ad-

jacent to the innermost Mix Engine card) to the ribbon

connector on the second Snake card.

– or –

• If you are replacing the existing Snake card, attach the

provided ribbon cable from the connector labeled

“Snake” on the first Mix Engine card (the backmost card

when viewed from the open front panel) to the ribbon

connector on the Snake Card.

Snake card showing brackets and connectors

Installing the Snake card in the FOH Rack’s expansion slot

Mounting bracket

Power cable port

Ribbon cable port

Securing the Snake card to the FOH Rack chassis

Securing the Snake card to the back panel of the FOH Rack

Make sure that any HDx or VENUE MADI cards are con-

nected to the Mix Engine cards in the same manner. If the

top Snake card is connected to the first Mix Engine card,

then make sure the bottom HDx or MADI card is also con-

nected to that same Mix Engine card.

Chapter 2: Installing a Snake Card 5

Make sure the keyed connector is oriented correctly in each

socket. Secure each connection by moving the tabs on each

side of the connector inward. Check to make sure the cable is

connected securely.

10 Plug an available power connector into the power socket

on the Snake card. Make sure it is connected securely.

11 If you have installed a second Snake card, connect the

Word Clock Out of the first Snake card to the Word Clock In of

the second Snake card using the provided BNC jumper.

Confirming Snake Card Installation

After installing the Snake card, you should confirm that you

have installed it properly. You can confirm installation by

checking your system hardware status.

To complete and confirm installation:

1 Reattach the FOH Rack faceplate.

2 Reconnect the power, FOH Link, and any audio and MIDI

cables to the FOH Rack.

3 Connect your snake to the Stage Rack and the FOH Rack. See

“Connecting the Stage Rack to the FOH Rack” on page 6.

4 Turn on your VENUE system.

5 Do one of the following to put your system into Config

mode:

• Press the Console Config switch on the console

– or –

• Double-click the Mode box in the bottom-right corner of

the screen.

6 Go to the Options page and click the System tab.

7 Click Edit in the System Configuration page.

8 Select Enable Stage 2.

9 Click Apply. Console software restarts.

10 Go to the Options page and click the Devices tab to view

your system hardware status.

Connecting the ribbon cable to the second Mix Engine card (second

Snake Card connection shown)

Connecting the ribbon cable to the Snake card (second Snake card

shown)

Power connections to the Snake cards

Enabling the second Stage Rack

Detail of Devices page showing connection to second Stage Rack

Snake Card6

Connecting the Stage Rack to the FOH Rack

The Stage Rack is connected to the FOH Rack with the Digital Snake cable (purchased separately) via the Snake card. It is recom-

mended that you use a second, redundant Digital Snake cable connected to the Snake card’s Snake 2 ports.

To connect a Stage Rack to the FOH Rack:

1 Connect the send snake to the Stage 1 Out port of the Stage Rack to the Stage 1 In port on the FOH Rack.

2 Connect the return snake to the Stage 1 Out Port of the FOH Rack to the Stage 1 In port on the Stage Rack.

3 If you are using a second redundant snake, connect it to the Snake 2 ports on each unit in the same manner.

When the FOH Rack and the Stage Rack are powered up, the primary snake connection is indicated by the solid Active LED

(marked “Active”). If the Snake Signal LEDs flash, a Snake connection has not been established. The

The connectors on Avid’s Digital Snake cable are color coded, so that the white connector connects to the white-outlined ports on

the Stage Rack and the FOH Rack.

If you are using a second redundant snake, the primary and the redundant snake must be the same length.

If there are problems with the Digital Snake connection, double check that all the BNC connectors are fully secured. If the

problem persists, try reversing the connectors connected to the In and Out ports on one end.

Detail of Digital Snake cable connection between a single Stage Rack (left) and an FOH Rack (right)

Connectors with white sleeves

Signal LED

attach to terminals with white labels

Signal LED

Redundant Snake

connects here

Redundant Snake

connects here

(Aviv Digital Snake cable only)

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