Specifications
VENUE MADI Option Card Guide4
FOH Rack MADI Card Installation
Install the MADI card in your FOH Rack after installing the
software update (if necessary).
A maximum of two MADI cards can be installed in an FOH
Rack. One MADI card and one HDx card can be installed and
used simultaneously in an FOH Rack.
If your system includes two MADI cards, or a MADI card and
an HDx card, a second Snake card must be installed in your
FOH Rack, even if you are not using two Stage Racks. See the
Snake Card Guide for instructions on installing a second Snake
card.
To install MADI cards in your FOH Rack:
1 Shut down your sound system.
2 Power down your FOH Rack.
3 Disconnect power, audio, FOH Link, and any other cables
attached to your FOH Rack.
4 Remove the front panel faceplate by unscrewing its mount-
ing screws (#1 Phillips).
5 On the back panel, choose an empty expansion slot and re-
move the screws that hold the faceplate in place.
6 Remove the MADI card from its packing material. Hold the
card by its edges.
7 Gently slide the card into the expansion slot. Make sure it is
oriented right-side up.
8 Secure the MADI card to the back panel of the FOH Rack us-
ing the two screws that secured the faceplate to the rack.
9 From the front of the rack, reach inside the rack and attach
the included screw to secure the card to the chassis of the
FOH Rack.
10 Inside the rack, locate an available power cable plug and at-
tach it to the power socket on each MADI card. When the
power cable plug is correctly attached to the MADI card, the
yellow wire should be the first wire on the left. Power cables
for expansion cards are pre-installed in the FOH Rack.
Front panel of the FOH Rack
In the FOH Rack, orient the cards to match the order of the
Snake cards. The first (top) Snake card corresponds to Stage
Rack 1, so place the first MADI card in the top expansion
slot. When connected to the first, innermost Mix Engine
card, the top MADI card will correspond to Stage Rack 1
and the first Snake card.
Faceplate
Mounting screws (remove all)
Expansion slots on the back panel of the FOH Rack
MADI card showing bracket and connectors
Installing the MADI card in the FOH Rack
Expansion
slots
Mounting bracket
Power connector
Ribbon Cable connector