A10-RACK
4-Slot Wireless Enclosure
— User Guide —
Fits Most Unislot and Superslot™ Receivers
A10-RACK User Guide
Copyright / Doc Rev History Info
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Revision Date Description
1A 11 Sept 2018 Initial - Publication
1B 27 Sept 2018 Added info to Operation and A10-RX Firmware Update sections
2A Nov 2018 Added info on User Groups
Table of Contents
Copyright / Doc Rev History Info . . . . . . . 2
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Key Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Compatible Receivers. . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Panels: Connectors, Controls and More . . . 4
Rack Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Powering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Dante . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installing Receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Updating RX via A10-RACK . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cascading A10-RACK Units . . . . . . . . . . 9
Operational Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . 9
Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Legal Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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A10-RACK User Guide
Overview
The A10-RACK is a 4 slot, 8 channel, 1RU wireless microphone receiver enclosure, compatible
with most Unislot and SuperSlot™ receivers. The A10-RACK accepts up to 4 dual-channel slot-in
receivers, providing a total of 8 separate audio feeds. The A10-RACK provides high-quality antenna distribution, power distribution, up to 8 channels of analogue and/or AES digital audio via
XLR-M connectors and an 8 channel Dante audio interface.
ª Slot-in receivers are sold separately.
Key Features
• Dante audio network integration for up to four Superslot compatible wireless mic receivers
(eight audio channels), such as Audio Limited’s A10-RX, as well as some models by
Wisycom and Lectrosonics.
• Antenna distribution with 12V power for active antennas and pass-through for a second A10RACK (for a total of 16 audio channels)
• Powering distribution via 4-pin XLR-M socket, 10-18VDC
• Analogue or AES outputs via eight XLR-M sockets on rear panel
• Each receiver can be set to output analogue or AES individually (if supported by receiver)
• Simultaneous analogue / AES and Dante outputs
• Secondary Ethernet port for Dante redundancy or daisy-chaining second A10-RACK
• USB-B port for updating RX rmware via Mic2Wav app
• 470-694MHz front-end RF lter bandwidth
• 1RU chassis size with adjustable rack ears to set required depth
Compatible Receivers
The A10-RACK ts slot-in receivers with maximum dimensions of:
• Slot height: 18mm (0.71 inches)
• Slot width: 68.3mm (2.69 inches)
• Width between SMAs: 84.4mm (3.32 inches)
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