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Introduction
CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofaLightViper1832fiberopticaudiosnake—alightweight,flexiblebreakthroughforprofessionalsound
production.
LightViperproductsaredesigned,engineeredandmanufacturedbyFiberPlex,expertsinfiberopticswithdecadesofexperience.Ourwork
inaudioanddatacommunicationsproductsisknowninUSgovernment
applicationsworldwide.LightViperproducts,
combineourpioneeringtechnologywiththehigheststandardsinaudioengineering.
TheLightViper
YouhavepurchasedtheLightViper1832system,a32x8FiberOpticTransportSystem(FTS)thathasthefunction,lookandfeelofa
traditionalcoppersnake;howeverinsteadofaheavymulti‐conductorcabletheLightVipersnakefeaturesalightweight,flexiblefiberbuiltto
“ruggedized”militarystandards.
TheFiberAdvantage
Fiberopticsoffermanyadvantagesovercopper:
Transmitslightratherthanelectrons
Transmissionovergreaterdistances(morethan11⁄4mile)
Completeelectricalisolation
ImmunitytoRFIandEMI
Eliminatesgroundloopproblems
Canberoutedoverhead,throughwalls,orunderground
Avoidsfoottrafficwhilemaintainingaesthetics
FunctionalConsiderations
AlthoughtheLightViper1832looksessentiallythesameasatraditional,passivesnake,itisanactivedevice.Becauseofthis,therearesome
aspectsofthisnewtechnologythatrequiresomeslightlydifferentthinking:
TheLightViper1832requiresACPoweratboththeStageBoxandtheMixerUnit(s)
PhantomPowerisdeliveredfromtheStageBox,NOTtheconsole
ThesnakehasthreeselectablegainsettingsandaclipindicatorateachinputontheStageBox
Allinputs
exitthesnake(attheMixerBox)atLineLevel
DIboxesarenotnecessaryinmostcases
InputandOutputflexibilitymayeliminatetheneedforsomeofyouroutboardgear
TheLightViperVIM‐1832isanactivedevice,thereforedonotattempttoconnectintercom
intothereturns
ThereturnsintheVIS‐1832cannotbe“turnedaround”toprovide40sendsonewayaswithatraditionalcopper
snake,astheelectronicsforthereturnsarecontainedintheVIM‐1832.
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