Fiberplex VIM-0808 User Manual download pdf (Page 7)

Introduction

CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofaLightViper1808/0808fiber–opticaudiosnake;alightweight,flexiblebreakthroughforprofessional

soundproduction.

LightViperproductsaredesigned,engineeredandmanufacturedbyFiberPlexInc.,expertsinfiberopticswithdecadesofexperience.Our

workinaudioanddatacommunicationsproductsisknowninUS

governmentapplicationsworldwide.LightViperproductscombineourfiber

optictechnologywiththehigheststandardsinaudioengineering.

TheVIM‐1808/0808

YouhavepurchasedtheLightViper1808/0808system,an8x8linelevelanalog/AESdigitalinputfiber‐optictransportsystem(snake).

Insteadoftraditionalheavymulti‐conductorcoppercable,LightViperfiberopticsystemsutilizelightweight,flexible,militarytacticalgrade

fiber‐opticcableorduplexPVCandplenumratedfiber

forinstallationuse.

TheFiberAdvantage

Fiberopticsoffermanyadvantagesovercopper:

 Transmitslightratherthanelectrons

 Transmissionovergreaterdistances(morethan2Km[1.25mile])

 Completeelectricalisolation

 ImmunitytoRFIandEMI

 Eliminatesgroundloopproblems

 Canberoutedoverhead,throughwalls,orunderground

 Avoidsfoot

trafficwhilemaintainingaesthetics

FunctionalConsiderations

TheLightViper1808/0808isanactivedevice.Becauseofthis,therearesomeaspectsofthisnewtechnologythatrequiresomeslightly

differentthinking:

 TheLightViper1808/0808systemrequiresACPoweratboththeStage(VIM‐0808)andtheconsole(VIM‐1808)

 The1808/0808systemcontains(8)LineLevelAnaloginputsOR(8)AESdigitalinputs,and(8)analogAND(8)AES

digitaloutputs.Therearenomicrophonepreamplifiersaswiththe

1832system

 AllinputsexitthesnakeatLineLevel

 InputandOutputflexibilitymayeliminatetheneedforsomeofyouroutboardgear

 TheLightViperVIM‐1808/0808isanactivedevice,thereforedonotattempttoconnectintercomintothereturns

 Thereturnsinthe

VIM‐1808/0808cannotbe“turnedaround”toprovide(8)sendsonewayaswithatraditional

coppersnake,astheelectronicsforthereturnsarecontainedintheVIM‐1808.

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