Sonifex 2 Mic Line Input Commentator Unit

Sonifex 2 Mic Line Input Commentator Unit

The AVN-CU2 is a portable commentator unit using Dante® AoIP.

The AVN-CU2 provides two mic/line inputs with a wide, adjustable gain range and has two stereo headphone outputs with lockable jack sockets, suitable for operation by two commentators. It’s powered using Power over Ethernet (PoE), using Neutrik EtherCON connectors, with primary and secondary ports for power and data redundancy. There’s an additional 4 pin XLR 12V DC input.

The unit supports up to 16 input and output AoIP channels and up to 16 simultaneous input and output AoIP streams.

The 6 x push-button rotary encoders and 12 x key-cap buttons are fully configurable, to control input & output levels and panning.

Each rotary encoder has a separate colour-coded meter section showing the channel name, detailed level metering, left/right panning and a limiter indication, on a bright daylight reading display.

Colours can be programmed per encoder to quickly identify particular source groups, so headphone source selection becomes intuitive.

Metering is available per input/output, with output metering configurable as pre or post level adjustment.

The top of the display shows output metering, a limiter indication and the name of the output, a pre-defined logo or nothing.

A limiter is available on every output.

The unit has 2 x locking mic/line inputs with +48V phantom power indication and 2 x headphone outputs on locking 6.35mm jack sockets.

Four wire I/O on rear panel RJ45 connectors provide an AES3 or analogue input and output that can be assigned as mic outputs (line level), talkback outputs, programme inputs or talkback inputs as desired. In addition, the AES/analogue connections can be used as an insert or exit point into/out from the AoIP network.

The unit has dual redundant network ports on both RJ45 (PoE using 2 x Neutrik EtherCON® connectors) and SFP cages.

There are 10 x configurable GPIO on a 15 way D-type connector with 1 x switched changeover output.

• Colours can be programmed per encoder to quickly identify particular source groups, so headphone source selection becomes intuitive.
• Metering is available per input/output, with output metering configurable as pre or post level adjustment.
• The top of the display shows output metering, a limiter indication and the name of the output, a pre-defined logo or nothing.
• A limiter is available on every output.