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Installing additional Horus I/O Module
Installing additional Horus I/O Cards (AD8/AD8P or DA8/DA8P)
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it, you must use correctly shielded cables of
unit. For the power connection, a
shielded power cable with a proper ground can be used.
I/O
modules and the power, audio and digital cable connections that can be accessed on the rear panel.
ATTEMPTING TO CONNECT ANY
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s unit on a dry steady horizontal surface. Remove all cables (including the
e all 6 slots are
e input modules and
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er side of the plate. Use a
Phillips (cruciform) screwdriver tool size 2
4. Only remove the number of blind plates necessary to fit the I/O module(s). If only one I/O slot is
installed, remove only 1 blind plate. If 2 I/O slots are installed, remove 2 blind plates.
5. It is very important to insert the I/O card horizontally and carefully into the Horus unit. There are 6 set
of guides inside the Horus unit to guide the I/O cards correctly into place. Do not use force in any way
to insert the I/O card. This may damage the card. Slide card slowly as picture below shows.
Before you star
‐ Place the Horus unit on a hard, dry surface or mount it onto a 19” rack and leav
convection.
‐ In order to meet the EMC requirements of directives 89/336/EEC and 93/68/EEC, an
rus unobtain the high performance possible for the Ho
good quality for all external connections when installing the Horus
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‐ Make sure that your sound system is at a safe volume level.
Hardware Installation
This section will take you through installation of your Horus unit. We will describe how to mount the
*PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR HORUS UNIT IS SWITCHED OFF BEFORE
CABLES TO THE UNIT.*
If you need to mount an I/O module at a later stage, the following procedure is used
1. Place the shutdown Horu
power cable).
2. On the back of the Horus unit there are 6 slots for mounting the Analog I/O cards. Whil
equivalent internally, the 3 top slots are preferable for the AD8 or AD8P Mic/Lin
the lower 3 for the DA8 or DA8P line output modules. On the drawing above, they a
blind Plates for I/O module slots.
3. To remove blind plates from I/O module slots, remove the 2 screws on eith
6. When the cover plate of the I/O card covers the hole created by removing the blind plate, the 2
screws from the blind plate are mounted in the sides of the I/O card. Tighten the screws carefully and
be careful not to damage the threads.
7. After inserting the I/O module, the Horus unit might need to be initialized. If this is the case, please
follow the instructions received with the I/O module.