General Description; Features - Toa NX-100 User Manual

4. GENERAL DESCRIPTION

TOA's NX-100 Network Audio Adapter is specially developed to transmit high-quality audio signals and such
control data as serial data over IP networks such as LAN or Internet in real time.
[Audio Signal Flow Chart]
CD or other music player
Microphone
Microphone
CD or other music player

5. FEATURES

• Permits use of not only dedicated lines, but also the Internet, which greatly reduces operating costs when
transmitting audio signals to remote locations.
• Under peak conditions with no network delay, audio signals can be transmitted with a minimal delay of about
20 ms.
• Transmission of control data, such as contact and serial data, possible.
• Simultaneous bi-directional transmission of audio signals possible.
• Simultaneous transmission of audio signals to multiple locations (up to 4 locations for unicast*
64 locations for multicast*
• Enables loss-free audio signal transmission even over congested networks such as the Internet.
• The entire system can be remotely operated or managed from a single PC (personal computer) using the
supplied software program.
• Because audio transmissions can be started and finished via the unit's contact inputs, systems can be
configured even without the use of a personal computer.
• Designed to operate on both AC and DC power sources.
* 1 UNICAST: A communications method used to transmit audio data to designated addresses in a matched
ratio of 1:1. Up to 4 channels can be simultaneously transmitted.
* 2 MULTICAST: A communications method used to simultaneously transmit a single audio data source to
multiple destinations.
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Mixer
NX-100
Mixer
2 streaming) possible.
Amplifier Speaker
LAN / WAN
NX-100
Amplifier
Audio signal (1)
Audio signal (2)
PC with NX-100
software installed
Speaker
1 streaming,