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Introduction
CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofaLightViper1808/0808fiber–opticaudiosnake;alightweight,flexiblebreakthroughforprofessional
soundproduction.
LightViperproductsaredesigned,engineeredandmanufacturedbyFiberPlexInc.,expertsinfiberopticswithdecadesofexperience.Our
workinaudioanddatacommunicationsproductsisknowninUS
governmentapplicationsworldwide.LightViperproductscombineourfiber
optictechnologywiththehigheststandardsinaudioengineering.
TheVIM‐1808/0808
YouhavepurchasedtheLightViper1808/0808system,an8x8linelevelanalog/AESdigitalinputfiber‐optictransportsystem(snake).
Insteadoftraditionalheavymulti‐conductorcoppercable,LightViperfiberopticsystemsutilizelightweight,flexible,militarytacticalgrade
fiber‐opticcableorduplexPVCandplenumratedfiber
forinstallationuse.
TheFiberAdvantage
Fiberopticsoffermanyadvantagesovercopper:
Transmitslightratherthanelectrons
Transmissionovergreaterdistances(morethan2Km[1.25mile])
Completeelectricalisolation
ImmunitytoRFIandEMI
Eliminatesgroundloopproblems
Canberoutedoverhead,throughwalls,orunderground
Avoidsfoot
trafficwhilemaintainingaesthetics
FunctionalConsiderations
TheLightViper1808/0808isanactivedevice.Becauseofthis,therearesomeaspectsofthisnewtechnologythatrequiresomeslightly
differentthinking:
TheLightViper1808/0808systemrequiresACPoweratboththeStage(VIM‐0808)andtheconsole(VIM‐1808)
The1808/0808systemcontains(8)LineLevelAnaloginputsOR(8)AESdigitalinputs,and(8)analogAND(8)AES
digitaloutputs.Therearenomicrophonepreamplifiersaswiththe
1832system
AllinputsexitthesnakeatLineLevel
InputandOutputflexibilitymayeliminatetheneedforsomeofyouroutboardgear
TheLightViperVIM‐1808/0808isanactivedevice,thereforedonotattempttoconnectintercomintothereturns
Thereturnsinthe
VIM‐1808/0808cannotbe“turnedaround”toprovide(8)sendsonewayaswithatraditional
coppersnake,astheelectronicsforthereturnsarecontainedintheVIM‐1808.
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