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Features
User interface - status visibility
• Daylight-visible screens.
• Metering.
• 63 discrete 20-segment LED meters.
• Discrete metering for dynamics and direct outputs.
• "All the meters all of the time".
• "ST" assign switch.
• Eight channels of key data plus single channel strip per input screen.
Dual operators - perfect for festival situations
• Modular control centre with multiple input areas.
• Area A and Area B assignment.
• Discrete dual solo systems.
Automation - developed in conjunction with Broadway sound
designers and engineers
• Cross-scene global edit capability.
• Showfiles on earlier and later versions of firmware.
System design and network - ground-breaking
• Integrated analogue mic splits with local control and monitoring.
• Integrated open-architecture AES50 digital audio distribution.
• Fully duplicated network for redundancy.
• Up to 100 metres of dual redundant connectivity between hardware elements
(copper); up to 500 metres using optical fibre.
• Automatic integral delay management system - audio outputs time and phase
coherent.
• Flexible, expandible hardware system.
• Ethernet TCP-IP and USB tunnelling for third parties.
• KVM (keyboard, video and mouse) switching on control centre.
Reliability
• Failure-tolerant of any single failure of hardware or software.
• Proven, stable Linux operating system.
• Duplicated master controllers.
• Control centre has five multiple-redundant power supplies.
• Stage box has integral dual power supplies.
Service and support
• 24/7 global telephone support.
• Service/support centres in US, UK and Singapore.
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