User Guide

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS1. Readtheseinstructions.

2. Keeptheseinstructions.

3. Heedallwarnings.

4. Followallinstructions.

5. Donotusethisapparatusnearwater.

6. Cleanonlywithdrycloth.

7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’sinstructions.

8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or otherapparatus(includingamplifiers)thatproduceheat.

9. Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthepolarizedorgrounding-typeplug.Apolarizedplughastwobladeswithonewiderthantheother.Agroundingtypeplughastwobladesandathirdgroundingprong.Thewidebladeorthethirdprongareprovidedforyoursafety.Iftheprovidedplugdoesnotfitintoyouroutlet,consultanelectricianforreplacementoftheobsoleteoutlet.

10. Protectthepowercordfrombeingwalkedonorpinchedparticularlyatplugs,conveniencereceptacles,andthepointwheretheyexitfromtheapparatus.

11. Onlyuseattachments/accessoriesspecifiedbythemanufacturer.

12. Useonlywiththecart,stand,tripod,bracket,ortablespecifiedbythemanufacturer,orsoldwiththeapparatus.Whenacartisused,usecautionwhenmovingthecart/apparatuscombinationtoavoidinjuryfromtip-over.

13. Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsorwhenunusedforlongperiodsoftime.

14. Referallservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.Servicingisrequiredwhentheapparatushasbeendamaged inanyway,suchaspower-supplycordorplug isdamaged, liquidhasbeenspilledorobjectshavefallenintotheapparatus,theapparatushasbeenexposedtorainormoisture,doesnotoperatenormally,orhasbeendropped.

15. Nonakedflames,suchaslightedcandles,shouldbeplacedontheapparatus.

The appliance coupler is used as the disconnect device, the disconnect device shall remain readilyoperable.

Donotuseadamagedorfrayedpowercord.

Ifthemainsplugsupplyingtheapparatusincorporatesafusethenitshouldonlybereplacedwithafuseofidenticalorlowerrupturevalue.

Theapparatusshallbeconnectedtoamainssocketoutletwithaprotectiveearthingconnection.

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Compliance Information Statement: Declaration of Compliance procedure

ProductIdentification:FocusriteRedNet

Responsibleparty:AmericanMusicandSound

Address:4325ExecutiveDrive

Suite300

Southaven

MS38672

Telephone:800-431-2609

Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmful interference,and (2) this device must acceptany interference received, including interference that may cause undesiredoperation.

ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION

For USATo the User:

1.Do not modify this unit!Thisproduct,wheninstalledasindicatedintheinstructionscontainedinthismanual,meetsFCCrequirements.ModificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbyFocusritemayvoidyourauthority,grantedbytheFCC,tousethisproduct.

2. Important:ThisproductsatisfiesFCCregulationswhenhighqualityshieldedcablesareusedtoconnectwithotherequipment.FailuretousehighqualityshieldedcablesortofollowtheinstallationinstructionswithinthismanualmaycausemagneticinterferencewithappliancessuchasradiosandtelevisionsandvoidyourFCCauthorizationtousethisproductintheUSA.

3.Note:ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinacommercialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Operationofthisequipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterferenceinwhichtheuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceathisownexpense

For Canada

To the User:

ThisClassAdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES-003.

CetappareilnumériquedelaclasseAestconformeàlanormeNMB-003duCanada.

Theexclamationpointwithinanequilateraltriangleisintendedtoalerttheusertothepresenceofimportantoperatingandmaintenance(servicing)instructions

intheliteratureaccompanyingtheappliance.

WARNING:TOREDUCETHERISKOFFIREORELECTRICSHOCK,DONOTEXPOSETHISAPPARATUSTORAINORMOISTUREANDOBJECTSFILLEDWITHLIQUIDS,SUCHASVASES,SHOULDNOTBEPLACEDONTHISAPPARATUS.

Thelightningflashwitharrowheadsymbol,withinequilateraltriangle,isintendedtoalert theusertothepresenceofuninsulated“dangerousvoltage”withintheproduct’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk ofelectricshocktopersons.

CAUTION:TOREDUCETHERISKOFELECTRICSHOCK,DONOTREMOVECOVER(ORBACK).NOUSER-SERVICEABLEPARTSINSIDE.REFERSERVICINGTOQUALIFIEDSERVICEPERSONNEL.

RoHS Notice

FocusriteAudioEngineeringLimitedhasconformedwhereapplicable,totheEuropeanUnion’sDirective2002/95/EConRestrictions

ofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)aswellasthefollowingsectionsofCalifornialawwhichrefertoRoHS,namelysections25214.10,

25214.10.2,and58012,HealthandSafetyCode;Section42475.2,PublicResourcesCode.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5AboutthisUserGuide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

BoxContents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

INSTALLATION GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7UnitConnectionsandFeatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

RedNet1-FrontPanel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

RedNet1-RearPanel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

PhysicalCharacteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

PowerRequirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

OTHER REDNET SYSTEM COMPONENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

USING REDNET CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

APPENDIx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11ConnectorPinouts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

PerformanceSpecifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

FocusriteRedNetWarrantyandService. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

RegisteringYourProduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

CustomerSupportandUnitServicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTIONThankyouforpurchasingthisFocusriteRedNet1.

RedNet 1 is a multichannel, bidirectional analogue interface for use with a RedNet digital audionetworkingsystem.

RedNetisapowerful,lowlatency,digitalaudionetworkingsystemdesignedspecificallyformusic,recordingstudioandbroadcastapplications.ItisbasedonAudinate’sDante™,awell-establishedaudionetworkingtechnologyknownforitsextremerobustness.Dante-andtheRedNetsystem-iscapableoftransportingupto512channelsofbidirectionalaudio(at48kHzsamplerate)overasingleGigabitEthernetlink.ThenumberofchannelsavailableinyourDAWwilldependonthehostmethodbeingused.

RedNet1provideseightanalogue inputsandeightanalogueoutputs.A-DandD-Aconversion is24-bitatsampleratesofupto192kHz,andupto119dBofdynamicrangeisachievable.JetPLL™technologyisemployedtominimiseconversionjitter.

Theanalogueinputsandoutputsareelectronicallybalancedon25-pinDsubconnectors.Theunitcanbeconfiguredwith0dBFSequatingtoeither+18dBuor+24dButoconformtotheEBUorSMPTE-RP155standardsrespectively.

ThefrontpanelcontainsasetofLEDsconfirmingnetworkstatus,samplerate,referencelevelandper-channelsignallevel.

About this User GuideThis User Guide applies only to the RedNet 1 analogue interface. It provides information aboutinstallingaRedNet1andhowtoconnectitintoyourstudiosystem.

YouwillalsofindacopyoftheRedNetSystemUserGuideincludedwiththeunit.ThisGuideprovidesadetailedexplanationoftheRedNetsystemconcept,tohelpyouachieveathoroughunderstandingofitscapabilities.Werecommendthatallusers,includingthosealreadyexperiencedindigitalaudionetworking,takethetimetoreadthroughtheSystemUserGuidesothatyouarefullyawareofallthepossibilitiesthatRedNetanditssoftwarehastooffer.

IfeitherUserGuidedoesnotprovidetheinformationyouneed,besuretoconsult www.focusrite.com/rednet,whichcontainsacomprehensivecollectionofcommontechnicalsupportqueries.

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Box Contents• RedNet1unit• RedNet1UserGuide(thismanual)• RedNetSystemUserGuide• 2mCat6Ethernetcable• IECACmainscable• ProductregistrationcardwithBundleCode.Registrationgivesaccessto:

•RedNetControl•RedNetdrivers(installedwithRedNetControl)•AudinateDanteController(installedwithRedNetControl)•DanteVirtualSoundcardtokenanddownloadinstructions•RedNet1UserGuide(thisdocument)–PDFformat•RedNetSystemUserGuide–PDFformat

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INSTALLATION GUIDE

Unit connections and features

RedNet 1 - Front Panel

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1. ACPowerswitch

2. TricolourLEDsindicatingsignallevelateachA-DandD-Aconverter:

•Green–signallevelabove-42dBFS•Yellow–signallevelabove-6dBFS•Red–signallevelis0dBFS(digitalclipping)

3. NETWORKstatusflags–twogreenLEDsconfirmingnetworkstatus:

•CONNECTED–illuminateswhentheunitisconnectedtoanactiveEthernetnetwork•LOCKED–illuminateswhenavalidsyncisreceivedviathenetwork

4. SAMPLE RATEindication–fiveyellowLEDs;onlyoneofthese(44 .1 kHz,48 kHz,88 .2 kHz,96 kHz,192 kHz)willbelitatatime,toconfirmthesampleratethatthesystemisrunningat.

5. LEVEL SETUPindication–twoyellowLEDs;oneofthesewillbeilluminatedtoconfirmtheanaloguereferencelevelsetfortheunit,+24 dBuor+18 dBu.Thisistheanaloguelevelwhichequatestotheinternalmaximumdigitalcliplevelof0dBFS.

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RedNet 1 - Rear Panel

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6. ANALOGUE INPUTS 1-8 – 25-pin female Dsub connector for connecting up to 8 analoguesources to the RedNet system. All inputs are electronically balanced. See page 11 forconnectordetails.

7. ANALOGUE OUTPUTS 1-8–25-pinfemaleDsubconnectorwith8analogueoutputsfromtheRedNetsystem.Alloutputsareelectronicallybalanced.Seepage11forconnectordetails.

8. ETHERNET –RJ45networksocket.UseastandardcomputernetworkcabletoconnectthissockettoalocalEthernetswitchtoconnecttheRedNet1totheRedNetnetwork.Thesockethas integral LEDs which illuminate to indicate connection to an active network port, andnetworkactivity.Seepage12forconnectordetails.

9. ACmains–standardIECreceptacleforconnectionofACmains.RedNet1hasa‘Universal’PSU,enablingittooperatefromanysupplyvoltagesbetween100Vand240V.

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Physical CharacteristicsRedNet1’sdimensionsareshowninthediagrambelow:

465.0mm / 18.30"

76.2mm / 3"

247.5mm / 9.74"

RedNet1requires2Uofverticalrackspaceandatleast350mmofrackdepth,toallowforcables.RedNet1weighs4.12kgandforinstallationsinafixedenvironment(e.g.,astudio),thefrontpanelmountingscrewswillprovideadequatesupport. If theunitsare tobeused inamobilesituation(e.g.,flight-casedfortouring,etc.),considerationshouldbegiventousingsidesupportrailswithintherack.

RedNet1generatesnosignificantheat,and isnormallycooledbynaturalconvection, thoughaninternalcoolingfanisfitted.Werecommendthattheunitshouldnotbeusedinlocationswheretheambienttemperatureisgreaterthan30°C.However,ifthisisunavoidable,thefancanbeturnedonandofffromRedNetControl.

Ventilationisviaslotsintheenclosureatbothsides.DonotmountRedNet1immediatelyaboveanyotherequipmentwhichgeneratessignificantheat,forexample,apoweramplifier.Also,ensurethatwhenmountedinarack,thesideventsarenotobstructed.

Power requirementsRedNet1ismains-powered.Itincorporatesa‘Universal’powersupply,whichcanoperateonanyACmainsvoltagefrom100Vto240V.TheACconnectionismadeviaastandard3-pinIECconnectorontherearpanel.AmatingIECcableissuppliedwiththeunit,whichshouldbeterminatedwithamainsplugofthecorrecttypeforyourcountry.

TheACpowerconsumptionoftheRedNet1is30VA.

PleasenotethattherearenofusesinRedNet1,orotheruser-replaceablecomponentsofanytype.PleasereferallservicingissuestotheCustomerSupportTeam(see“CustomerSupportandUnitServicing”onpage14).

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OTHER REDNET SYSTEM COMPONENTSTheRedNethardwarerangeincludesvarioustypesofI/OinterfaceandaPCIedigitalaudiointerfacecardwhichisinstalledinthesystem’shostcomputer.AlltheI/Ounitscanbeconsideredas“Break-Out” (and/or “Break-In”) boxes to/from the network, and all are built in mains-powered, 2U 19”rackmountinghousings.Therearealso threesoftware items,RedNetControl (seebelow),DanteControllerandDanteVirtualSoundcard.

USING REDNET CONTROLAvirtualdepictionofRedNet1willappearon-screeninRedNetControlwhenaunitisincludedintheactivesystem.

Metering:Each inputandoutputhas3virtualLEDscorresponding to the levels indicatedby thetricolour LEDs on the physical front panel. These illuminate at -42 dBFS, -6 dBFS and 0 dBFSrespectively.

Tools menu :fouroptionsareoffered:•Level Ref +24 dBu–setsinternalanaloguereferencelevelfor0dBFSto+24dBu•Level Ref +18 dBu–setsinternalanaloguereferencelevelfor0dBFSto+18dBu

ThecorrespondingfrontpanelLEDsilluminatetoconfirmthereferencelevel.

•Preferred Master-allowstheusertosettheunittobethesystemmasterclocksource•Cooling Fan–turnsthecoolingfanonandoff.

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APPENDIx

Connector pinouts8-channelanalogueinputandoutputconnectors

Connectortype: 25-pinfemaleDsubAppliesto: ANALOGUEINPUTS1-8 ANALOGUEOUTPUTS1-8

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 Ch8‘hot’(+) 14 Ch8‘cold’(-)

2 Ch8screen 15 Ch7‘hot’(+)

3 Ch7cold(-) 16 Ch7screen

4 Ch6‘hot’(+) 17 Ch6‘cold’(-)

5 Ch6screen 18 Ch5‘hot’(+)

6 Ch5cold(-) 19 Ch5screen

7 Ch4‘hot’(+) 20 Ch4‘cold’(-)

8 Ch4screen 21 Ch3‘hot’(+)

9 Ch3cold(-) 22 Ch3screen

10 Ch2‘hot’(+) 23 Ch2‘cold’(-)

11 Ch2screen 24 Ch1‘hot’(+)

12 Ch1cold(-) 25 Ch1screen

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Ethernetconnector

Connectortype: RJ-45receptacleAppliesto: ETHERNET

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Pin Cat6 Core

1 White+Orange

2 Orange

3 White+Green

4 Blue

5 White+Blue

6 Green

7 White+Brown

8 Brown

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Performance Specifications

Inputs

Analoguelineinputs 8

Connector 25-wayfemaleDsub,wiredtoAES59

0dBFSreferencelevels +18or+24dBu(switchable)

Frequencyresponse 20Hz–20kHz±0.05dB

THD+N < 0.001%unweighted;-1dBFSinput,20Hz–22kHz

Dynamicrange 119dB‘A’-weighted(-60dBFSmethod)

Converterdynamicrange 120dB

Signal-to-noiseratio 119dB‘A’-weighted;20Hz–20kHz

Outputs

Analoguelineoutputs 8

Connector 25-wayfemaleDsub,wiredtoAES59

0dBFSreferencelevels +18or+24dBu(switchable)

Frequencyresponse 20Hz–20kHz±0.15dB

THD+N < 0.001%unweighted;-1dBFSinput,20Hz–22kHz

DynamicRange 119dB‘A’-weighted(-60dBFSmethod)

Converterdynamicrange 120dB

Signal-to-noiseratio 119dB‘A’-weighted;20Hz–20kHz

Crosstalk

InputorOutputtoInput <-90dB(allotherchannelsat0dBFS)

InputorOutputtoOutput <-100dB(allotherchannelsat0dBFS)

Digital Performance

Supportedsamplerates 44.1/48/88.2/96/192kHz

Clocksources Internalorfromnetworkmasterdevice

Power

PSU Internal,Universaltype,consumption30VA

Front Panel Indicators

Power Green

Networkconnected Green

Synclock Green

Samplerate Yellowx5

Input/Outputrange Yellowx2

Input/Outputsignallevel Bi-colourx16(Green=-42dBFS;Orange=-6dBFS;Red=overload)

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Focusrite RedNet Warranty and ServiceAllFocusriteproductsarebuilttothehigheststandardsandshouldprovidereliableperformanceformanyyears,subjecttoreasonablecare,use,transportationandstorage.

Verymanyoftheproductsreturnedunderwarrantyarefoundnottoexhibitanyfaultatall.ToavoidunnecessaryinconveniencetoyouintermsofreturningtheproductpleasecontactFocusritesupport.

IntheeventofaManufacturingDefectbecomingevidentinaproductwithin12monthsfromthedateoftheoriginalpurchaseFocusritewillensurethattheproductisrepairedorreplacedfreeofcharge.

AManufacturingDefectisdefinedasadefectintheperformanceoftheproductasdescribedandpublishedbyFocusrite.AManufacturingDefectdoesnotincludedamagecausedbypost-purchasetransportation,storageorcarelesshandling,nordamagecausedbymisuse.

WhilstthiswarrantyisprovidedbyFocusritethewarrantyobligationsarefulfilledbythedistributorresponsibleforthecountryinwhichyoupurchasedtheproduct.

Intheeventthatyouneedtocontactthedistributorregardingawarrantyissue,oranout-of-warrantychargeablerepair,pleasevisit:www.focusrite.com/distributors

Thedistributorwillthenadviseyouoftheappropriateprocedureforresolvingthewarrantyissue.Ineverycase itwillbenecessary toprovideacopyof theoriginal invoiceorstorereceipt to thedistributor. Intheeventthatyouareunabletoprovideproofofpurchasedirectlythenyoushouldcontacttheresellerfromwhomyoupurchasedtheproductandattempttoobtainproofofpurchasefromthem.

PleasedonotethatifyoupurchaseaFocusriteproductoutsideyourcountryofresidenceorbusinessyouwillnotbeentitledtoaskyourlocalFocusritedistributortohonourthislimitedwarranty,althoughyoumayrequestanout-of-warrantychargeablerepair.

ThislimitedwarrantyisofferedsolelytoproductspurchasedfromanAuthorisedFocusriteReseller(definedasaresellerwhichhaspurchasedtheproductdirectlyfromFocusriteAudioEngineeringLimitedintheUK,oroneofitsAuthorisedDistributorsoutsidetheUK).ThisWarrantyisinadditiontoyourstatutoryrightsinthecountryofpurchase.

Registering your product

Fortechnicalsupport,pleaseregisteryourproductat:www.focusrite.com/register

Customer Support and Unit Servicing

YoucancontactFocusriteCustomerSupportat:Email:supportteam@focusrite.comPhone(UK): +44(0)1494462246Phone(USA): +1(310)322-5500

Troubleshooting IfyouareexperiencingproblemswithyourRedNet1,werecommendthatinthefirstinstance,youvisitourSupportAnswerbaseat:www.focusrite.com/answerbase

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