DigiDesign D-show Manual page 20

Connecting the D-Show Main Unit and Sidecars
The D-Show Main Unit and Sidecars are connected with Console Link cables (one 15-foot cable is provided with each Sidecar),
which are 110-ohm AES/EBU digital cables. The maximum length permissible for each Console Link cable is 25 feet (7.6 meters).
Up to three Sidecars can be connected to the "Sidecar 1–3" port on the Main Unit.
To connect the Main Unit and Sidecars:
Connect the Console Link In port on the back panel of the nearest Sidecar to the "Sidecar 1–3" port on the back panel of the
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Main Unit.
On the successive Sidecars, connect the Console Link In port to the Console Link Out port on the previous Sidecar.
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Console Link
Sidecar 4-6
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FOH Link VGA
To Rack USB Footswitch
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Figure 2. Console Link connections for Main Unit (left) and Sidecars (right)
On the last Sidecar only, terminate the Console Link connection with the Terminate switch.
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Connecting the Main Unit to the FOH Rack
The D-Show Main Unit is connected to the FOH Rack with the provided FOH Link cable.
To connect the Main Unit and the FOH Rack:
Connect one end of the FOH Link cable to the FOH Link port on the back panel of the Main Unit. Connect the other end of
the FOH Link cable to the FOH Link port on the front panel FOH Rack. On each end, be sure to align the notch in the connector
housing with the slot in the plug, and to rotate the collar until the connector is fully latched.
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Figure 3. FOH Link connection between Main Unit (left) and FOH Rack (right)
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Console Link
Sidecar 1-3
Light
Console Link Console Link
Sidecar 4-6 Sidecar 1-3
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FOH Link
To Rack VGA Footswitch
USB
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FOH
USB
FOH Link
Reset
Power
To Control Surface
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Connection must be terminated
on last Sidecar in chain
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