Catcenter - G&D UserCenter CAT8-Audio Installation Manual

The »UserCenter CAT8« expansion
The »UserCenter CAT8« expansion
The number of consoles that can be connected to the G&D matrix switches is lim-
ited due to the available console ports:
Matrix switch
CATCenter NEO16
CATCenter X8
CATCenter X4
CATCenter X2
Table 1: Number of the console ports of some G&D matrix switches
By applying the UserCenter CAT8 expansion, four target modules can be connected
to eight different G&D matrix switches.
This enables you to access the target modules from all consoles of the eight matrix
switches.
EXAMPLE: You want to access four different target modules from 64 consoles.
For this, connect the four target modules to the UserCenter CAT8 expansion.
Now, connect the expansion to eight different CATCenter X8 matrix switches.
Through this connection type, the four target modules are available at all 64 con-
soles (eight per CATCenter X8).
Scope of delivery
 1 × UserCenter CAT8
 1 × power cable (PowerCable-2 Standard)
 1 × installation guide
 1 × 19" RM-Set-435
Figure 1: Front view of the UserCenter CAT8 expansion
3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4
Red. Power 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
Figure 2: Back view of the UserCenter CAT8 expansion
2 · G&D UserCenter CAT8
Number of consoles
16
8
4
2
Cluster CPU 3
3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8
Cluster CPU 1
1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8
Cluster
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6
Cluster
2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6
3 4
Power 1 2
Red. Active
Main Status
CPU 4
4.7 4.8
CPU 2
2.7 2.8
Service
Main Power