QSC Audio specifications QSControl Network Audio Systems, Block Diagram of the CM16a

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QSControl Network Audio Systems

Block Diagram of the CM16a

Port A Ch 1

Input

Input

Meter

Level Control

 

Meter

Ch 1

 

Sensitivity

Source

 

-95.5 to 0 dB

Mute

Polarity

 

 

Normal

 

 

 

3V / 1V

Mon (Pre)

0.5 dB steps

 

Mon (Post)

 

 

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Audio

Port A Ch 2

Input

 

Input

 

 

Parallel

Meter

Level Control

 

 

Meter

 

Ch 2

 

Inputs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sensitivity

Source

 

 

 

-95.5 to 0 dB

Mute

Polarity

 

 

 

 

 

 

3V / 1V

 

Normal

Stereo Mode

Mon (Pre)

0.5 dB steps

 

 

Mon (Post)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ch 1

Power

Standby /

Output

Output

Protect

Load

Real

Clip

Amp

Over-

Heat-

Head-

Output

Output

Functions

 

Status

Operate

Open

 

Short

 

Status

Monitor

Power

Gain

temp

sink

room

Current

Voltage

Mon (Amp)

 

 

Detect

Detect

Control

Detect

Detect

Detect

Detect

Detect

Detect

Detect

Temp

Meter

Meter

Meter

 

 

 

Amp

Bridge

Output

Output

Protect

Load

Real

Clip

Amp

Over-

Heat-

Head-

Output

Output

 

Model

Mode

Open

 

Short

 

Status

Monitor

Power

Gain

temp

sink

room

Current

Voltage

Mon (Amp)

 

 

Detect

Detect

Detect

Detect

Detect

Detect

Detect

Detect

Detect

Detect

Temp

Meter

Meter

Meter

 

 

Ch 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amp Functions

 

 

 

 

 

 

DataPort A

 

 

 

 

 

 

Functions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Amplifier DataPort Interface

Input

Page

Monitor

Chain

DataPorts B through H (same as DataPort A)

Input

 

Audio Monitor Chain

NO

NC

RLY

 

(Summing Bus)

Out

Sensitivity

 

RLY

 

 

3V / 1V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

 

 

From

Mon 1

Up to four signals may be

RLY

Contact

Internal DAC

Mon

Mon 2

sent to the Monitor Bus at

Trig in

(for Test Tones

Tap Points

Mon 3

one time. Each tap has

 

 

Closure

Mon 4

its own gain adjust.

 

 

and Playback)

 

 

 

I/O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input

 

 

 

Output

 

 

Monitor

Chain

RS-232

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ethernet

Serial I/O (DB-9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Micro-Controller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum Recommended Specifications for the System Controller

Processor

866 MHz Intel Pentium™ III processor

RAM

128 MB, 133 MHz bus

Hard Disk

4 GB or greater Ultra DMA

Floppy

3.5" 1.44 MB drive

CD-Rom

40x or greater IDE

Network

10/100BASE-T

Network Configuration

TCP/IP host

Modem

56k V.90 internal PCI (optional)

Video

2D/3D Graphics, 133/100 MHz, 4 MB Display cache or better

Sound

Sound Blaster® compatible (optional)

Keyboard

104 key, PS/2 compatible

Mouse

PS/2 compatible

Operating System

Windows NT-4 (SP-6) or Windows 2000 (SP-2)

All specifications are subject to change.

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Network Audio Systems specifications

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