AXP 50 C AT • Setup Guide
Disconnect Power and Mount the AXP 50 C AT
Disconnect power to the AXP 50 C AT and turn off all devices that will be connected to it. The AXP 50 C AT is housed in a half
rack width, 9.5 inch deep, 1U high metal enclosure that can sit on a table with the provided rubber feet, or mount underneath a
conference table, inside a credenza, or anywhere microphones or other sources are located. Select a suitable mounting location,
then choose an appropriate mounting option.
Make all external device connections before applying power.
AXP 50 C AT Rear Panel
Figure 1.
A
12 VDC power input.
B
Five 3.5 mm, 4-pole captive screw connectors for
digital I/O trigger and tally back.
C
Five 3.5 mm, 3-pole captive screw connectors for
analog mic or line audio input.
Connections
B
Digital I/O connectors — Five connectors associated with the mic/line inputs provide digital input
and output ports designed to connect to microphones with logic circuits. Each has an input (IN) and
two output (O1 and O2) ports. The input port can enable mic mute from a remote source. The two
output ports can provide tally back to the mic LEDs to indicate mic status.
C
Mic/Line 1-5 input connectors — Connect up to five balanced or unbalanced microphone or
mono line level devices using the 3-pole, 3.5 mm captive screw connectors. Wire as shown below.
Audio Input Wiring
Tip
Ring
Sleeve
Balanced Input
NOTE:
An input can be analog or digital. Each channel can select either the associated rear panel analog input or
the AT digital channel input assigned by Dante Controller (see
D
AT port connectors — A 4-port Gigabit switch with RJ-45 connectors for digital audio transport and communications.
Connect one or more ports to a LAN using standard CAT cable. Connect one or more AXP 50 C ATs to a DMP 128 AT to form
a larger matrix system (see
Audio Output Wiring
E
Reset button — The reset button can return the AXP 50 C AT to a default state, see ("AXP 50 C AT Hardware Reset Mode" in
the AXP 50 C AT User Guide).
Tip
Ring
Sleeve
Balanced Output
Tip
Sleeve
Unbalanced Input
Creating a Physical Dante Network
Tip
NO Ground Here
Sleeve
Unbalanced Output
ATTENTION:
For unbalanced audio outputs,
This guide provides basic instructions for an experienced technician
to install the AXP 50C AT Audio Expansion Processor. For additional
information and specifications, see the AXP 50 C AT product page at
www.extron.com.
D
Four RJ-45 Ethernet connectors. The ports are used for both
digital audio and control.
E
Reset button.
Dante Operation
on page 8).
Product Category
3 "
(5 mm) MAX.
16
Do not tin the wires!
Digital I/O Wiring
on page 9).
I
G
O1
O2
1
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