SONIFEX CM-AESB3 3 Way Passive Digital AES3ID Splitter with BNC User Manual

SONIFEX CM-AESB3 3 Way Passive Digital AES3ID Splitter with BNC

Sonifex Warranty & Liability Terms & Conditions

Definitions
‘the Company’ means Sonifex Ltd and where relevant includes companies within the same group of companies as Sonifex Limited.
‘the Goods’ means the goods or any part thereof supplied by the Company and where relevant includes: work carried out by the Company on items supplied by the Purchaser; services supplied by the Company; and sofware supplied by the Company.
‘the Purchaser’ means the person or organisaon who buys or has agreed to buy the Goods.
‘the Price’ means the Price of the Goods and any other charges incurred by the Company in the supply of the Goods.
‘the Warranty Term’ is the length of the product warranty which is usually 12 months from the date of despatch; except when the product has been registered at the Sonifex website when the Warranty Term is 24 months from the date of despatch.
‘the Contract’ means the quotaon, these Condions of Sale and any other document incorporated in a contract between the Company and the Purchaser. This is the enre Contract between the pares relang to the subject maer hereof and may not be changed or terminated except in wrng in accordance with the provisions of this Contract. A reference to the consent, acknowledgement, authority or agreement of the Company means in wrng and only by a director of the Company.

Warranty

• a. The Company agrees to repair or (at its discretion) replace Goods which are found to be defective (fair wear and tear excepted) and which are returned to the Company within the Warranty Term provided that each of the following are sasfied:

  • noficaon of any defect is given to the Company immediately upon its becoming apparent to the Purchaser;
  • the Goods have only been operated under normal operating conditions and have only been subject to normal use (and in particular the Goods must have been correctly connected and must not have been subject to high voltage or to ionising radiation and must not have been used contrary to the Company’s technical recommendations);
  • the Goods are returned to the Company’s premises at the Purchaser’s expense;
  • any Goods or parts of Goods replaced shall become the property of the Company;
  • no work whatsoever (other than normal and proper maintenance) has been carried out to the Goods or any part of the Goods without the Company’s prior wrien consent;
  • the defect has not arisen from a design made, furnished or specified by the Purchaser;
  • the Goods have been assembled or incorporated into other goods only in accordance with any instructions issued by the Company;
  • the defect has not arisen from a design modified by the Purchaser;
  • the defect has not arisen from an item manufactured by a person other than the Company. In respect of any item manufactured by a person other than the Company, the Purchaser shall only be entitled to the benefit of any warranty or guarantee provided by such manufacturer to the Company.

• b. In respect of computer software supplied by the Company does not warrant that the use of the software will be uninterrupted or error-free.

• c. The Company accepts liability:

  • for or death or personal injury to the extent that it results from the negligence of the Company, its employees (whilst in the course of their employment) or its agents (in the course of the agency);
  • for any breach by the Company of any statutory undertaking as to  tle, quiet possession and freedom from encumbrance.

• d. Subject to condions (a) and (c) from the me of despatch of the Goods from the Company’s premises the Purchaser shall be responsible for any defect in the Goods or loss, damage, nuisance or interference whatsoever consequenal economic or otherwise or wastage of material resulng from or caused by or to the Goods. In parcular the Company shall not be liable for any loss of profits or other economic losses. The Company accordingly excludes all liability for the same.

• e. At the request and expense of the Purchaser the Company will test the Goods to ascertain performance levels and provide a report of the results of that test. The report will be accurate at the me of the test, to the best of the belief and knowledge of the Company, and the Company accepts no liability in respect of its accuracy beyond that set out in Condion (a).

• f. Subject to Condion (e) no representaon, condion, warranty or other term, express or implied (by statute or otherwise) is given by the Company that the Goods are of any parcular quality or standard or will enable the Purchaser to aain any parcular performance or result, or will be suitable for any parcular purpose or use under specific condions or will provide any parcular capacity, notwithstanding that the requirement for such performance, result or capacity or that such
  parcular purpose or condions may have been known (or ought to have been known) to the Company, its employees or agents.

• g. To the extent that the Company is held legally liable to the Purchaser for any single breach of contract, tort, representaon or other act or default, the Company’s liability for the same shall not exceed the price of the Goods.

  • The restricon of liability in Condion (g)(i) shall not apply to any liability accepted by the Seller in Condion (c).

• h. Where the Goods are sold under a consumer transacon (as defined by the Consumer Transacons (Restricons on Statements) Order 1976) the statutory rights of the Purchaser are not affected by these Condions of Sale.

Unpacking Your Product

Each product is shipped in protecve packaging and should be inspected for damage before use. If there is any transit damage take pictures of the product packaging and nofy the carrier immediately with all the relevant details of the shipment. Packing materials should be kept for inspecon and also for if the product needs to be returned.
The product is shipped with the following equipment so please check to ensure that you have all of the items below. If anything is missing, please contact the supplier of your equipment immediately.

Item/Quantity

• Product Unit: 1
• A3 Folded Handbook: 1

Repairs & Returns
Please contact Sonifex or your supplier if you have any problems with your Sonifex product. Email [email protected] for the repair/upgrade/returns procedure, or for support & quesons regarding the product operaon.

Conformity

The products in this manual comply with the essenal requirements of the relevant European health, safety and environmental protecon legislaon. The technical jusficaon file for this product is available at Sonifex Ltd. The declaraon of conformity can be found at: hp://www.sonifex.co.uk/declarations

**WEEE Directive

**

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Direcve was agreed on 13 February 2003, along with the related Direcve 2002/95/EC on Restricons of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS). The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Direcve (WEEE) aims to minimise the impacts of electrical and electronic equipment on the environment during their life mes and when they become waste. All products manufactured by Sonifex Ltd have the WEEE direcve label placed on the case. Sonifex Ltd will be happy to give you informaon about local organisaons that can reprocess the product when it reaches its “end of use”, or alternavely all products that have reached “end of use” can be returned to Sonifex and will be reprocessed correctly free of charge.

Atmosphere/Environment

• This apparatus should be installed in an area that is not subject to excessive temperature variaon (<0°C, >50°C), moisture, dust or vibraon.
• This apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing, and no objects filled with water, such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus.
  

Passive Packs

The passive packs are a range of small ulity products which use transformers to change audio input & output impedances and levels and to distribute audio signals. There are a range of different products to suit different needs:

• CM-HPR1: Headphone Volume Control
• CM-HPX1: Headphone Volume Control
• CM-ULR1: Unbal to Bal Audio Converter
• CM-ULX1: Unbal to Bal Audio Converter
• CM-LUR1: Bal to Unbal Audio Converter
• CM-LUX1: Bal to Unbal Audio Converter
• CM-AESX3: 3 Way Dig AES3 Splitter, XLR
• CM-AESB3: 3 Way Dig AES3ID Splitter, BNC
• CM-MS3 3: Way Microphone Splitter

CM-MNT1   Desk Mount Panel
All of the products, along with the CM-TBU and CM-TLL, can be mounted to the underside of a desk using the CM-MNT1 desk mount plate. This fixes to the top side of the product and screws to the underside of a surface.

Fig A: CM-MNT1 Desk-Mount Plate Fied on CM-AESX3
Fig B: CM-MNT1 Desk-Mount Plate With Screws

CM-AESB3 3 Way Passive Digital AES3ID Splitter, with BNC
The CM-AESB3 is a passive digital splier, designed to split a single AES3ID source to up to three desnaons, using BNC connectors. 75Ω terminaon can be applied, if desired to unconnected outputs. The CM-AESB3 is a single “one-to- three” splier housed in a small form box.

Fig 1-1: CM-AESB3 Front & Rear View

Block Diagram

Fig 1-2: CM-AESB3 Block Diagram

Fig 1-3: CM-AESB3 Front View

Controls & Connectors

AES/EBU Input(s)

• The single digital audio input is via a female BNC connector with the following pin assignment:
• Tip: Signal
• Screen: 0V Common

AES/EBU Outputs 1-3

• The digital audio outputs are via a female BNC connectors with the following pin assignment:
• Tip: Signal
• Screen: 0V Common

Termination Switches
It is possible to terminate Output 2 and Output 3 with 75Ω in the event that they are not connected to a desnaon device. It may be necessary to remove terminaon from an unused output if a used output is connected to a
desnaon via a long cable run, in order to increase the level of the AES3ID carrier signal.

Technical Specification CM-AESB3

CM-AESB3: Cable Drive Capability
Cumulave cable drive capability of 100m of 75Ω coaxial cable at sample rates up to and including 96kHz.

Equipment Type

• CM-AESB3: 3 Way passive digital AES3ID splier with BNC.

Physical Specificaon

• Dimensions (Raw): 7.7cm (W) x 8.3cm (D) x 4.2cm (H) 3.0” (W) x 3.3” (D) x 1.7” (H)
• Weight: Ne: 0.22kg Gross: 0.33kg Ne: 0.49lbs Gross: 0.73lbs

For the latest Sonifex handbook information please visit the Sonifex website at www.sonifex.co.uk

This handbook is for use with the following product:
CM-AESB3 3 Way Passive Digital AES3ID Splitter, with BNC

• Stock Code: 30-378
• Artwork: AW10916

©Sonifex Ltd, 2020 All Rights Reserved Revision 1.03, February 2020

• ADDRESS: Sonifex Ltd, 61, Station Road, Irthlingborough, Northants, NN9 5QE, England.
• Tel: +44 (0)1933 650 700
• Fax: +44 (0)1933 650 726
• Email: [email protected]
• Website: https://www.sonifex.co.uk

Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor. Sonifex Ltd shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual.

No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, information storage and retrieval systems, for any purpose other than the purchaser’s personal use, without the express written permission of Sonifex Ltd. Unless otherwise noted, all names of companies, products and persons contained herein are part of a completely fictitious adaptation and are designed solely to document the use of Sonifex product.

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Product Warranty – 2 Year Extended
As standard, Sonifex products are supplied with a 1 year back to base warranty. In order to register the date of purchase and so that we can keep you informed of any product design improvements or modificaons, it is important to complete the warranty registraon online. Addionally, if you register the product on the Sonifex website, you can increase your product warranty to 2 years. Go to the Sonifex website at: www.sonifex.co.uk/register to apply for your 2 year warranty.

www.sonifex.co.uk
t: +44 (0)1933 650 700
f: +44 (0)1933 650 726
[email protected]

References

• Welcome to Sonifex - Manufacturers of Broadcast Audio & Video Equipment for Radio & TV Studios
• Welcome to Sonifex - Manufacturers of Broadcast Audio & Video Equipment for Radio & TV Studios
• sonifex.co.uk/register
• Welcome to Sonifex - Manufacturers of Broadcast Audio & Video Equipment for Radio & TV Studios

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