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Q-Sys I/O Frame


Q-Sys I/O Frame

I/O Frames can be used to physically locate the input and output connection near their sources and destinations. Dual Gigabit Ethernet connections route the audio signals through the Core for processing. Each I/O Frame can house up to four I/O cards enabling up to 16 channels of input and/or output in a single unit.

Available cards include:

Mic/line card Microphone/Line level input card:
  • 4 channels
  • Greater than 112 dB dynamic range
  • Less than 0.004% THD+N
  • Phantom power (configured via software)
Line output card Line level output card:
  • 4 channels
  • Greater than 112 dB dynamic range
  • Less than 0.004% THD+N
DataPort card QSC DataPort I/O and instrumentation card:
  • 4 channels
  • Greater than 114 dB dynamic range
  • Less than 0.004% THD+N
  • Supports dataport amplifiers (CX, PowerLight, PL2, PL3, DCA)
AES3 card AES/EBU input/output card:
  • 4 connectors
  • 8 channels



I/O Frame rear panel

SPECIFICATIONS I/O Frame
Description System audio input and output device
Front Panel Controls
 LCD page forward momentary switch
Unit ID button momentary switch
Clear settings momentary switch
Front Panel Indicators Power On: Blue LED
Device Status: Tri-color LED
Audio Signal: Five tri-color LEDs /per I/O card slot
240 x 64 monochrome LCD graphics display
Rear Panel Connectors RS-232: DE-9 (male 9-pin D shell connector)
GPIO A: DA-15 (female 15-pin D shell connector)
Q-Sys Network LAN A: RJ45 1000 MBps only
Q-Sys Network LAN B: RJ45 1000 MBps only
I/O Capacity Up to 16 channels 1 (Requires purchase of I/O cards)
Line Voltage Requirements 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz
Current Draw 625 mA (120V mains)
Thermal 205 BTU/h (typical)
Dimensions (HWD) 1.75" x 19" x 15" (44.45 mm x 482.6 mm x 381 mm)
Accessories Included 6 ft UL/CSA/IEC line cord
User Manual
Optional audio I/O ship kit
1 The CAES4 card (AES-3 input/output) doubles the audio channel count of any slot in which it is used.
SPECIFICATIONS CIML4 CIML4-HP COL4 CODP4 CAES4
Description Mic/Line Input
Four channels of microphone / line-level analog audio input with 48V phantom power		 High-Performance Mic/Line Input
Four channels of microphone / line-level analog audio input with 48V phantom power and high performance pre-amplifiers and A/D converters		 Line Output
Four channels of balanced, line-level analog output		 DataPort Output
Four audio output channels (2 DataPorts) for connection to DataPort equipped QSC amplifiers		 AES-3 Input/Output
Four input and four output channels of
AES-3 digital audio
Performance
  Dynamic Range Unweighted
  Dynamic Range A-weighted		 > 105 dB
> 108 dB		 > 112 dB
> 115 dB		 > 112 dB
> 115 dB		 > 114 dB
> 117 dB		 -
-
  Distortion 20 Hz - 20 kHz
    +4 dBu (nominal input)
  Distortion 20 Hz - 20 kHz
     2 dB below clip (max)		 < 0.009% THD+N

< 0.08% THD+N		 < 0.004% THD+N

< 0.06% THD+N		 -

< 0.004% THD+N		 -

< 0.004% THD+N		 -

-
  Crosstalk 20 Hz - 20 kHz
  Inter-channel (max)
  Inter-channel (typ)
  Intra-channel (max)
  Intra-channel (typ)
> 100 dB
> 110 dB
> 100 dB
> 110 dB
> 110 dB
> 110 dB
> 110 dB
> 110 dB
> 100 dB
> 110 dB
> 100 dB
> 110 dB
> 95 dB
> 100 dB
> 100 dB
> 110 dB
-
-
-
-
  Frequency Response
  20 Hz - 20 kHz (max)
  20 Hz - 20 kHz (typ)
± 0.5 dB
± 0.2 dB
± 0.5 dB
± 0.2 dB
± 0.5 dB
± 0.2 dB
± 0.5 dB
± 0.2 dB
-
± 0.2 dB
  Input Impedance
  Balanced (nominal)
  Unbalanced (nominal)
10 k ohms
10 k ohms
10 k ohms
10 k ohms
-
-
-
-
-
-
  Common Mode Rejection
  20 Hz - 20 kHz (max)
  20 Hz - 20 kHz (typ)
> 45 dB
> 50 dB
> 45 dB
> 50 dB
-
-
-
-
-
-
  Max Input Level
0.123 2.25 8.70 17.35 Vrms
-16 10 21 27 dBu
-18.2 7.04 18.8 24.78 dBv
(4 selections)		 1.23 to 17.35 Vrms
-56 to 27 dBu
-58.2 to 24.8 dBv
(continuously variable)		 - - -
  Mute Infinite attenuation
(via digital mute)		 Infinite attenuation
(via digital mute)		 Infinite attenuation (via electro-mechanical relays) Infinite attenuation (via electro-mechanical relays) Infinite attenuation
(via digital mute)
Audio Converters
  Analog to Digital Conversion  (ADCs)
 24-bit delta-sigma at 48 or 96 kHz sample rate 24-bit delta-sigma at 48 or 96 kHz sample rate - - -
  Digital to Analog Conversion   (DACs) - - 24-bit delta-sigma at 48 or 96 kHz sample rate 24-bit delta-sigma at 48 or 96 kHz sample rate -
  Group Delay < 13 FS (≈ 271 μs)
at 48 kHz		 < 13 FS (≈ 271 μs)
at 48 kHz		 < 10 FS (≈ 196 μs)
at 48 kHz		 < 13 FS (≈ 271 μs)
at 48 kHz		 < 37 FS (≈ 760 μs)
at 48 kHz*
Connectors Four 3-terminal Euro-style detachable terminal blocks Four 3-terminal Euro-style detachable terminal blocks Four 3-terminal Euro-style detachable terminal blocks Two 15-pin HD15 connectors Four 3-terminal Euro-style detachable terminal blocks
User-configurable Options (software enabled)
Phantom Power +48 V phantom power (meets IEC 1938 [1996] spec) +48 V phantom power (meets IEC 1938 [1996] spec) - - -
  Output Trim
    Vrms (max)
    dBu (max)
    dBv (max)
-
-
-
-
-
-
8.7 V
21 dBu
18.8 dBv
-
-
-
-
-
-
  Amplifier Standby - - Set or clear amplifier in standby mode - -
  Mute - - Set or clear individual
channel mutes		 - -
  Enable Meters - - Enable data collection of meters for each channel - -
  Audio Output Levels - - Adjust individual audio channel levels - -
Amplifier Model Support - - CX, PowerLight™ 3 Series, DCA, and legacy V1 models - -

*Group Delay assumes that the sample rate converter is enabled.

Specifications subject to change






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