Compact Stagebox User & Installation Guide ® Soundcraft Compact Stagebox User/Installation Guide Page 1
IMPORTANT Please read this manual carefully before using your unit for the first time. This equipment complies with the EMC directive 2004/108/EC and LVD 2006/95/EC This product is approved to safety standards IEC 60065:2001 (Seventh Edition) +A1:2005 EN60065:2002 +AMD1:2006 + A11:2008 UL60065-07 CAN/CSA C22.2 No60065.
Contents INTRODUCTION . .......................................................................... 4 SAFETY NOTICES........................................................................................ 4 SAFETY SYMBOL GUIDE............................................................................. 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS.................................................................. 5 WARNINGS.........................................................................................................
INTRODUCTION SAFETY NOTICES For your own safety and to avoid invalidation of the warranty please read this section carefully. SAFETY SYMBOL GUIDE For your own safety and to avoid invalidation of the warranty all text marked with these symbols should be read carefully.
IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS THIS UNIT MUST BE EARTHED! Under no circumstances should the mains earth be disconnected from the mains lead.
WARNINGS • Read these instructions. • Keep these instructions. • Heed all warnings. • Follow all instructions. • Clean the apparatus only with a dry cloth. • Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat resistors, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. • Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. • Do not use this apparatus near water.
WORKING SAFELY WITH SOUND Although your new unit will not make any noise until you feed it signals, it has the capability to produce sounds which when monitored through a PA system or headphones can damage hearing over time. The table below is taken from the Occupational Safety & Health Administration directive on Occupational noise exposure (1926.52): PERMISSIBLE NOISE EXPOSURE DURATION PER DAY, HOURS SOUND LEVEL dBA SLOW RESPONSE 8 90 6 92 4 95 3 97 2 100 1.
Features The Compact Stagebox is ideal for existing owners of Vi Series consoles as a cost-effective method of expanding the input capability by expanding to up to 96 mic/line analogue inputs, or as a partner for the Vi1 and Si range of consoles providing cost-effective remote I/O capability in conjunction with the optional MADI interface cards available for those consoles. The Soundcraft Compact Stagebox offers a high density of I/O connections in only 4U of rack space.
Front View Rear View Details The Compact Stagebox requires the addition of a standard D21m MADI card to the Vi or Si option card slot. It contains 3 slots for audio I/O modules, 2 slots for optional D21m I/O modules and the D21m MADI HD card providing the Compact Stagebox-to-console connection. Slots are labeled from top to bottom A/C/E for I/O modules and K/L for the optional D21m card slots.
Input Modules Input modules handle 16 x mic/line amp, phantom power and A-to-D converter. An LED per input indicates whether the phantom power is activated. Output Modules There are two different output module types available, both handling 16 outputs in total. In the standard configuration, an output module with 8 x D-to-A converters and electronically balanced line outputs as well as 8 AES/EBU output channels is fitted.
GPIO Two D-type connectors are provided handling 8 GP (general purpose) input and output channels, controlled remotely from the control surface. GP inputs are on opto-isolators, GP outputs are on relay contacts.
Connecting it Up Compact Stagebox Connecting to Vi2-Vi6 Range Consoles Note: Connections from the local rack to the Compact Stagebox may vary depending on actual flightcase and breakout panel options.
Local Rack Console-to-Local Rack Cable Optical or RJ45 Cables depending on MADI card type Compact Stage Box Soundcraft Compact Stagebox User/Installation Guide Page 13
Compact Stagebox Connecting to Vi1 and Si Range Consoles • • Connections from the console to the Compact Stagebox may vary depending on actual flightcase and breakout panel options. For SI range consoles, currently only an optical multi-mode fibre version MADI Card is available; however, the application is similar to the example given below. Vi1 (or Si Range) Console with optional MADI card in the extension slot.
Replacing I/O Modules In order to replace an input or output module - e.g. if more inputs or outputs are required - first switch the Compact Stagebox OFF and unplug the mains cable(s). • • • • • • • • • • Observe the precautions for handling devices sensitive to electrostatic discharge – refer to p. 5. For all screws in question a no. 2.5 Allen screwdriver is used. Remove the top cover of the Compact Stagebox (2 countersunk screws M4x8 on top, 13 screws M4x6 around the upper edge).
If someone wanted now that all 3 modules are inputs to give a 48 input/0 output stagebox, they are connected as follows: Input module A è top connector on the left side of the backplane (P2) Input module C è middle connector on the left side of the backplane (P13) Added input module E è bottom connector on the left side of the backplane (P19). Supply looms are identical for input and output modules. No particular order has to be followed when reconnecting them.
