Soundcraft Mini Stagebox 32 User/Installation Guide 0514
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MOUNTING MINI STAGEBOX 32
When installed in a 19" rack mount ensure all four mounting holes are used.
If mounted with other equipment that may get hot (~power requirement of
‘other’ equipment >100W) it is recommended to leave a 1U gap between the
equipment.
In all scenarios, the air vents must not be obstructed and the Mini
Stagebox 32 must not be mounted in a fully sealed enclosure.
MADI LINK CARD
This card provides the audio and control connections to the console through
a Cat-5 MADI link. The corresponding MADI card in the console transmits the
clock for the Mini Stagebox 32 down the MADI stream.
The second (AUX) connector on the card can be used to provide a redundant
connection to the console, or to connect to a second console. The MAIN/AUX
switch on the MADI HD card changes the mode of the mic preamp control
and redundancy setting. When the "MAIN" switch is set to ON and the "AUX"
switch is set to OFF, the console connected to the MAIN port will have the mic
preamp control. When the "AUX" switch is set to ON and the "MAIN" switch is
set to "OFF", the console connected to the AUX port will have the mic preamp
control. If both switches are set to OFF, the MADI HD card will operate in
REDUNDANT mode.
The MADI HD card indicates its clock status with the ‘LOCK’ LED on the card.
It is possible to connect two different consoles to the MAIN and AUX
ports, and provide a split of the mic inputs to the two consoles. However,
be aware of which console has control of the preamp gains and is able to
send signals to the Mini Stagebox (MSB) 32 outputs.
The main console is determined by the Main/Aux/Redundant switch on
the new variant of MADI HD cards and is determined by the first active
console to be connected to the MSB, or the first console to be switched
on for older variants of the MADI HD card. For the older variant MADI
HD cards, this means that the gain control and output routing can
switch from one console to the other, depending on power-up order or
connection sequence.
