Installing Me-500; Mounting The Unit; Cat5 Cable; Ethernet Poe Switch - ALLEN & HEATH ME 500 User Manual

Installing ME-500

5.

5.1 Mounting the unit

Surface mount – Non-slip feet
Note Do not place near hot equipment.
Push in
headphones
hook
(option)
Top of stand mount – 3/8" thread
Note Ensure the mic stand is stable.
Side of stand mount – Bracket option
Plinth or panel mount – Holes for 6B screws
User Guide – AP11137 iss.1
Microphone stand

5.2 Cat5 cable

To next ME mixer
(If daisy chained)
Use tour grade STP (shielded twisted pair)
CAT5e or higher cable. Stranded core cables
are less prone to damage when kinked or
repeatedly coiled.
ME-500 provides locking Neutrik EtherCON
sockets to protect the connections. We
recommend the use of cables fitted with
locking EtherCON plugs.
Maximum length per cable
= 100m (330')

5.3 Ethernet PoE Switch

Use a standard off-the-shelf Ethernet PoE
switch or the 10 port Allen & Heath ME-U hub
for parallel connection of audio and power to
multiple ME mixers.
Use a Layer 2 unmanaged switch that
supports 100 Mbit/s (Fast Ethernet).
Note Layer 3 or 4 protocols can cause audio
clicks or interruption.
Note Aviom® A-Net 16 is not compatible
with standard Ethernet switches.
PoE (Power over Ethernet) - Either of the two
standards 802.3af (15.4W at source) or 802.at
(25.5W at source) is suitable. Check that the
overall power rating is enough to power all
the ME mixers you wish to connect (allow
15W per mixer).
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Out Link In
From console or
hub
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