Tannoy ACTIVE STUDIO MONITORS owner manual Master & Slave Concept

Master & Slave Concept

Two types of hardware exist for each Precision 6 iDP™ and Precision 8 iDP™ (with the exception of the subwoofer – Slave only).

Master – A Master unit is able to:

Receive digital audio on AES/EBU connections (two channels)

Receive analog audio (two channels)

Send and receive audio and control data via the proprietary TC LINK connection

Master Monitor

To Set a Master Monitor as the System Controller the TC LINK button on the rear panel must be left in the out position

Only one of the Master units must be setup as the System Controller. This is achieved by leaving out the

TC LINK button on the rear panel. (See below). Setting up a system is carried out from the System Controller monitor (unless you have iDP SOFT™ or PC-iP™), this includes set-up, task setting and calibration of all connected monitors.

The Master unit distributes Audio and control data to the respective Slave units connected.

System Controller, Master or Slave

To set up a Master unit to be either System Controller or Master/Slave the LINK button on the rear panel must be set up correctly.

Out	-	The monitor operates as a System Controller
In	-	The monitor operates as either a regular Master with digital or analog Inputs are or as a Slave unit.

Inputs & Outputs

The Master unit contains AES/EBU and Analog input connectors and three Link connectors carrying both audio and control data to connected Slave units.

Connectors

1x AES/EBU – XLR

2x Analog inputs

2 x Link RJ45 connectors

1x Link/Input RJ45 connector

1x Word clock BNC sync

Master Monitor Network Connections

Option slot

The analog input module can be removed and replaced with an AES Digital Input card giving the option of sending all six channels in a 5.1 setup to one single Master monitor. From there the signal is distributed to 4 slave monitors and Sub via the TC LINK RJ-45 connections creating a fully digital 5.1 setup. The AES Digital input card is also required for other digital surround setups (See the Setups section of this manual)

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