Connecting A Second Stage Rack - DigiDesign D-show Manual

Connecting a Second Stage Rack

Before connecting a second stage rack to a D-Show system, a second Snake card (purchased separately) must first be installed in
the FOH Rack.
To connect a second Stage Rack:
Install a second Snake card in the FOH Rack. See the documentation that came with the Snake card.
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Using a BNC cable (included with the additional Snake card), connect the Word Clock Out port on the first Snake card to the
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Word Clock In port on the second Snake card.
SNAKE
Active
Sig
SNAKE
Active
Sig
Word Clock connection between Snake cards
Connect the second Stage Rack to the FOH Rack with a Digital Snake cable. See "Connecting the Stage Rack to the FOH Rack"
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on page 11.
The redundant Digital Snake must be the same length as the primary Digital Snake for each Stage Rack.
SRI SRI SRI SRI SRI SRI SRO
A B C D E F G H J
STAGE
Stage Rack 1
SRI SRI SRI SRI SRI SRI SRO
A B C D E F G H J
STAGE
Stage Rack 2
Figure 5. Digital Snake cable and word clock connections for fully redundant system with 2 Stage Racks
12 D-Show Guide
Stage 1
Active
Sig
Active
Sig
Stage 2
Snake 1
Snake 2
K L M
Snake 1
Snake 2
K L M
Word Clock
Active
Sig
BNC Cable
Word Clock
Active
Sig
Com
MIDI TB Gain
In Out
L
Mon Left 2TR Out R
IO
Mic
P R
L 2TR In R
Mon Right
Expansion
SNAKE
SNAKE
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SERIAL NUMBER
System Drive
USB
FOH Rack
Primary Snake
Redundant Snake
Word Clock cable
In 2TR AES Out 2TR SPDIF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Analog Out
Out +4 dBu
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Analog In
AES SPDIF In
+4 dBu
Stage 1
Word Clock
Active Active Active
Sig Sig Sig
Word Clock
Active Active Active
Sig Sig Sig
Stage 2
.
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DO NOT OBSTRUCT FANS
Snake Card 1
Snake Card 2