Roland Professional A/V S2416, M5000-22416EX, M5000C-22416, M5000-22416 Users Manual

In t roducing t he nex t step in audio transport flexi bi l ity

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the 24 x16 Digital Snake

S TAGE UN I T

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2416

A new standard in digital stage units

24 input x 16 ou tpu t analog and 8 input x 8 output di git al, for a total of 32 inpu t and 24 output channels

Two RE AC port s to cascade to addit ional snake for expanded inputs and output s or for a full y redundant , zero- loss audio backup

Ne wly develop ed high- grade discrete mic preamps on all analog input s

S TAG E U N I T

S-2416

24 inputs and 16 outputs in a 4U rack size

The chassis houses 24 analog inputs and 16 analog

outputs in an EIA rack-mount size of 4U. All input sections

are equipped with discrete mic preamps that have been

freshly designed to be transparent with uncolored sound.

What's more, each XLR jack features three-colored light s

th at clearly communi cate the status of phantom power,

clipping, and signal presence. The use of Neut rik connectors

assures ruggedness for demanding environments.

Newly developed, high-grade discrete mic preampsNewly developed, high-grade discrete mic preamps

AES/EBU ports provide a digital input/output
environment

The rea r panel provides AES /EBU connectivity (25-pin D-sub

type) for 8 channels of input and output, enabling connection

to speaker processors, amps, and other devices capable of

AES / EBU input and/or out p ut . Input via AES is assigned to

channels 25 through 32 and output is selectable by a mode

switch. When combined with analog input and output, the

S-2416 can achieve up to 32 inputs and 24 outputs.

When using AES/EBU input /output, exter nal sync ing to a master clock is required.

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Use third-party AES/EBU breakout cabl es to make connect ions.

Pin layout of AES/EBU connector

Data In Ch. Data Out Ch.

Signal

1-2 3-4 5 -6 7- 8 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8

Hot 1 2 3 4

Pin

Cold 14 15 16 17

5 6 7 8 10,12,13, 22

18 19 2 0 21

Open GND

9 , 11

23, 24,25

Two REAC connectors, enabling support for
redundant transmission

With two REAC connectors – a main and a backup – a

redundant REAC network is possi ble. If a problem occurs

with the main line, operation instantly switches to the

backup with no break up or click /pop in sound. What's

more, use of Neutrik Ethercon

connectors assures both a reliability

and ruggedness for any type of

environmen t .

Easily expand I/O with a cascade connection

The S - 2416 is the f i r st Digi tal Snake capable of a cascade

connection. Switching the device to Cascade mode and

connecting another Digi tal Snake makes it possible to expand

inputs and outputs up to 40x 40 channels. Any of four patterns

can be selected for the number of channels output to the

additional Digi tal Snake with a cascade connection : 40 (1 - 40

ch), 32 (9 -

Cascade connection example

40 ch), 24 (17 - 40 ch), and 16 (25 - 40 ch).

1-24in

Analog

S-2416

1-16out

Analog

17-24ou t

(

AES/EBU

)

40in

32out

25-32out

M-480

25-40in
Analog

Analog

S-1608

High sampling rate of 96 kHz and word-clock
input/output

The S-2416 supports a high bit rate of 24 bits and a h igh

sampli ng rate of 96 kHz. A mode switch enables selection

of 96 kHz, 48 kHz, or 44.1 kHz, when the S-2416 is switched

to Clock master mode. The unit is

also equipped with word-clock input

and output connectors (BNC) for

supplying a master clock signal when

using t he AES /EBU connec t ion.

DIP switches for easily adjusting the configuration

DIP switches set the REAC mode,

AES/ EBU in/out , cascade settings,

and samp ling ra te.

MODE SWITCH

3

4

1

REAC SLAVE MODE

OFF

CLOCK SLAVE

O N

CLOCK MASTER

5

AES/ EBU IN PUT

OFF

ENA BLE

O N

DIS ABLE

2

REAC BACKUP MODE

OFF

BACKUP

O N

CASCADE

6

AES/ EBU OUTPUT

OFF

1- 8

O N

17-24

OFF
OFF
O N
O N

7
OFF
OFF
O N
O N

CASCADE OUTPUT

OFF

1 - 40

O N

9 -40

OFF

17- 40

O N

25- 40

8

SAM PLE R ATE

OFF

96 KHz

O N

48 KHz

OFF

44.1 KHz

O N

WORD CLOCK

MUTE ALL OUTPUTS button for silencing all output

The S-2416 is equipped with a MUTE ALL

OUTPUTS button to temporarily silence all

outputs - a handy feature when changing cable

connections.

Mode control via REAC, USB, or RS-232C

Mic preamps can be cont rolled using

any V-Mixer, R-1000, an S-4000R unit

connected by RS-232C, or by using the

S-4000 RCS remote-control software

on a computer

(

Mac or Windows

)

connected via USB.

S-4000RCS can be downloaded from

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www. rolandsystemsgroup.net .

Front/back adjustable rack mounting for greater
freedom in installat ion

Rack-mount angl e bracke ts can be

attached not only at the front panel,

but also at the rear. This makes it

possible to mount the S-2416 with

ei ther fr ont o r rear or ientat ion

as needed.