Product specifications

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Storage Options
Table 2-2 lists the storage options available for single-channel
AirPlay MP and AirPlay MP/NewsCutter systems. The listing
includes a brief description of the storage option and where to Þnd the
installation instructions for each option.
General-purpose interface (GPI)
(optional)
Triggers external hardware to play or create effects,
generate characters, or create other special video
effects using a parallel control interface.
Chapter 7
Audio hardware Interface devices for sampling, recording, and
playing audio.
Chapter 8
Audio interface
(also called the Pro Tools)
Converts analog to digital format and/or accepts
AES/EBU digital audio (48 kHz locked to video) to
and from digital audio for the Pro Tools board.
Chapter 8
Avid eight-channel audio
interface (optional)
An alternative to the standard audio interface.
Additional input and output AES/EBU connectors
provide two channels of stereo digital audio. Also
provides more analog audio connectors, but only four
input and four output channels are supported.
Chapter 8
Video Slave Driver Locks audio and video sampling together to keep
video and audio aligned; locks the system to a black
burst generator reference signal.
Chapter 8
Audio ampliÞer and two
speakers (optional)
Hardware for monitoring audio. Chapter 8
Speaker/ampliÞer combination
(optional)
A one-rack unit device for audio monitoring. Chapter 8
Table 2-1 Components for Single-Channel AirPlay MP or
AirPlay MP/NewsCutter Combination (Continued)
Component Purpose of Component See: