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Digital Alert Systems R198 Instruction Manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
4 UNIT AES SWITCH
MODEL R198
IF FOR SOME REASON YOU HAVE TO
RETURN THIS ITEM TO THE FACTORY
FOR ANY SERVICE OR REPAIR, YOU
MUST CONTACT CUSTOMER SERVICE
RMA
FOR AN
NUMBER AT (585) 765-2254
100 Housel Ave. Lyndonville, N.Y. 14098
Phone: (585)-765-1155 FAX: (585)-765-9330
P/N: R198/100
REVISION DATE: 7/15/2024

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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4 UNIT AES SWITCH MODEL R198 IF FOR SOME REASON YOU HAVE TO RETURN THIS ITEM TO THE FACTORY FOR ANY SERVICE OR REPAIR, YOU MUST CONTACT CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR AN NUMBER AT (585) 765-2254 100 Housel Ave. Lyndonville, N.Y. 14098...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS WARRANTY GENERAL DESCRIPTION and APPLICATION SPECIFICATIONS INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION AND ADJUSTMENTS SETTING UP ETHERNET INTERFACE...

  • Page 3: Warranty

    Digital Alert Systems Inc. In the event of a breach of the foregoing warranty, the liability of Digital Alert Systems Inc. shall be limited to repairing or replacing the non-conforming goods and/or defective work, and in accordance with the foregoing, Digital Alert Systems Inc.

  • Page 4: General Description And Application

    32kHz, 44.1kHz or 48kHz sampling rates. The R198 features a built-in web server and can be configured and operated from any standard web browser on any standard platform. No special software or cables necessary. The network interface follows the standard DAS R190A/R197A/V protocol for 10/100 base T Ethernet interfacing and can be networked to any Digital Alert Systems DASDEC for direct control over a networked connection.

  • Page 5: Specifications

    Specifications Audio Inputs: • Two balanced stereo audio L & R inputs (master in) (non-looping) 600 ohm · Left channel female XLR. · Right channel male XLR. · AES/EBU inputs are failsafe bypassed to outputs in the event of power failure. Audio Outputs: •...

  • Page 6: Installation

    INSTALLATION The R198 is housed in a 1RU rack mount chassis. Mounting hardware is supplied to install the unit. Mount the unit and connect cabling as shown in the drawing below. 100 to 240 VAC power is input from the universal line in connection. The local ethernet cable RJ45 connector is plugged into the LAN socket.
  • Page 7 The green LED on the front panel indicates power is ON in the unit. Unbalanced monaural or left unbalanced stereo audio is input from the EAS source on pins 1 and 2 of the XLR female jack in the MASTER section as shown in Interface diagram on page 6. Right unbalanced stereo audio can be input from the EAS source on pins 1 and 2 of the XLR male jack in the Master section.

  • Page 8: Configuration And Adjustments

    CONFIGURATION and ADJUSTMENT Verify configuration before installing the unit in the rack. Each AES channel is factory set to 48kHz. If any channel requires a different setting remove the chassis cover to access the AES boards The AES signal sampling rate can be set by repositioning a jumper on header J4 on the AES circuit board as shown below.

  • Page 9: Setting Up Ethernet Interface

    Directly connecting a networked host computer Connect a CAT-5 network crossover cable to the RJ45 port at the back of the R198 and to the RJ45 port of the network interface card (NIC) of a standalone PC or notebook computer. Configure the standalone PC to use the static IP address 192.168.1.3 with a net mask of 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 10 Setup Configuration Setup mode of the R198 allows you to customize several settings. Some of the settings are the unit’s IP address, Netmask, Gateway, network speed, mode, and passwords. No username required to log into the Setup, and the default password is shown in bold between the quotes ‘digital’.
  • Page 11 Passwords may be up to 10 characters in length. If the passwords are forgotten, the R198 can be set back to factory defaults by removing the power from the unit, pressing and holding, the Reset button on the back of the unit, and reconnecting the power to the unit while keeping the button depressed.

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