Product specifications

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About Connecting Channels
The individual channels in a multichannel AirPlay MP system are
connected using the record/engineering workstation and Ethernet.
Each playback and record channel is connected to the user interface
ADB switch. The user interface ADB switch then connects to the
monitor, keyboard, and mouse and is referred to as the record/
engineering workstation. In addition, an Ethernet hub connects each
Avid Media Processor in the system.
Record/Engineering Workstation
The record/engineering workstation consists of a UI monitor, a
keyboard, and mouse. These components connect to the user interface
ADB switch, which in turn connects to each record and playback
channel.
The record/engineering workstation provides control of one record or
playback channel at a time. The workstation can be used to record a
new program, play back a story, display the menu bar, bins, and
playlists for the selected channel without physically being at that
channel.
User Interface ADB Switch
The user interface ADB switch is a video/keyboard switch that lets
you choose the channel you want to control. After the Avid system is
fully installed and started, use the ADB switch to select the channel
you want to operate from the record/engineering workstation (see
Figure 10-1). For example, when you press button 1 on the ADB
switch, the record/engineering workstation monitor, keyboard, and
mouse will control channel 1 of the AirPlay MP system.