CAES4 – AES-3 Digital Input/Output Card
The CAES4 provides four input and four output channels of AES-3 digital audio for interfacing between Q-SYS and digital devices such as mixing consoles and recording devices.
For configuration information, see AES3 In / Out. For documents and other information, see the I/O Cards product page.
About Type 2 Hardware
The CAES4 card is Type 2 hardware.
Type 2 hardware provides new cables and connectors between the I/O cards and main boards in Cores and I/O Frames. Due to this change, the Type 2 hardware is not physically compatible with the older hardware. You can still integrate the new I/O Frames and Cores in the same system with older hardware, but the I/O cards are not interchangeable. Type 2 hardware can be identified by a yellow label on the back of the Core and I/O Frame, and the bottom of the I/O cards.
Specifications
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Dynamic range |
un-weighted |
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A-weighted |
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Distortion (20Hz - 20 kHz) |
Max Input Level Setting |
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+27 dBu (max) |
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0 dBu (max) |
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-27 dBu (max) |
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-54 dBu (max) |
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Crosstalk (20 Hz - 20 kHz) |
Inter-channel (max) |
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Inter-channel (typ) |
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Intra-channel (max) |
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Intra-channel (typ) |
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Frequency Response |
20Hz - 20 kHz (max) |
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20Hz - 20kHz (typ) |
±0.007 dB |
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Mute |
Digital Mute |
Infinite Attenuation |
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Input Impedance |
Balanced (nominal) |
— 110 Ohms |
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Unbalanced (nominal) |
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Common Mode Rejection |
20Hz - 20kHz (Min) |
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20Hz - 20kHz (Typ) |
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Input levelAdjustable in 1 dB steps |
Vrms |
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dBu |
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dBv |
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Audio Converters
Group Delay |
Analog to Digital Conversion (ADCs) |
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Digital to Analog Conversion (DACs) |
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0.062 ms 0.062 ms |
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Connectors |
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Four 3-terminal Euro-style detachable terminal blocks |
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User-configurable Options(software enabled) |
Phantom Power |
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Input Sensitivity |
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Output Trim Vrms (max) dBu (max) dBv (max) |
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Amplifier Standby |
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Mute |
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Enable Meters |
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Audio Output Levels |
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Amplifier Model Support |
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