Manual
11D800 anD D800-Dante a-net Distributors user GuiDe
A-Net Ports 1 to 8
The eight A-Net ports on the front panel of the D800 A-Net Distributor provide a copy of the D800’s input
signal to the connected A-Net devices. When connected to a personal mixer such as the A-16II or A-16R
data flows in only one direction; when connected to an A360 Personal Mixer data can be unidirectional or
bidirectional.
Network connections on the D800 front panel can use standard Cat-5 cables or cables equipped with a
locking Cat-5 connector such as the Neutrik EtherCon. Locking XLR-style Cat-5 connectors are similar to a
mic connector, offering increased protection and a more secure locking mechanism.
Each A-Net port also supplies DC power that can be used to power a Personal Mixer product over the Cat-5
cable, eliminating the need for a local power supply.
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Note: The DC power supply in the D800 can power only one Personal Mixer per Cat-5 cable. If you
start a daisy chain from an A-16II Personal Mixer that is powered from one of the D800’s front
panel A-Net ports, each additional Personal Mixer (A360, A-16II, or A-16R) in the daisy chain
will need a source of DC power such as the PS-120 Power Supply.
Pro16e Output
Both versions of the D800 A-Net Distributor output a Pro16e data stream from each of the front panel
A-Net ports. This enhanced version of A-Net can carry up to 64 network slots, depending on the number
of input devices used in the system.
The standard D800 A-Net Distributor gets its network input from the A-Net IN port on its rear panel. The
D800-Dante version of the product can get its network audio from either a connected Dante network or
its A-Net IN port. A DIP switch for selecting the network source is provided on the Dante interface. See
page 23 for additional information.
Personal Mixing systems using more than 16 inputs always pass all network slots to all A-Net ports on
the D800 regardless of the type of personal mixer connected to the port. Pro16 devices such as the
A-16II and A-16R Personal Mixers can make use of only network slots 1-16 and will ignore network slots
17-64. Each A360 Personal Mixer can use any active network slot from 1-64; its mix channel buttons can
be mapped as needed using the free A360 Channel Manager software available from the Aviom website
(www.Aviom.com).