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Apex Plus Digital Audio Routing Switcher
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High Profile Audio Pros Rely on Apex Routing Switchers

Audio professionals broadcasting important global events consistently turn to Grass Valley® for high-density, large-scale audio routing solutions. Like you, they need a dedicated audio routing switcher that easily adapts to data rate changes, scales when needed, and improves sounds quality.

Grass Valley's Apex combines features you love—like silent-switching elimination of unwanted clicks and pops—with the adaptability, reliability, and serviceability you demand—all while using less power and in less space than any other system available.

Easily adapt: Central to the Apex digital system is its adaptability, which offers the simplest and most reliable linear expansion path available for both studio and mobile users. With Apex, you'll easily handle large data rates, support simultaneous signals, and interconnect multiple frames without the need for expensive distribution amplifiers.

Maximize uptime and ensure reliability: Redundant power supplies, uninterrupted cooling, and removable, hot-swappable components make Apex routing switchers highly reliable and easily serviced. With full connectivity and dual power supplies, you'll eliminate weak-link pitfalls, and always have enough power to operate—even at maximum load.

Protect your investments, and ensure success: When you partner with Grass Valley, you're backed by a team of Professional Services experts and the technology know-how behind 18 Technical Emmy® Awards. Every day, we help broadcasters design and deploy advanced solutions, and with 24/7/365 Customer Support, you'll mitigate risk, protect investments, and maximize operational capabilities. Learn more about Grass Valley Global Services »

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  • 11 RU 512 input chassis and 11 RU 512 output chassis with either:
    • 75Ω unbalanced BNC connectors and MADI BNC ports
    • 110Ω balanced DB25 connectors with MADI BNC ports
  • Up to eight chassis can be connected linearly to create routers up to 2048x2048
  • Simultaneous synchronous/asynchronous support for 30 kHz to 100 kHz signals
  • Conforms to AES75, AES110, MADI, and Dolby E specifications
  • All active components are front-loading and hot swappable.
  • Fan and power supply modules are redundant
  • Input or output expansion in 32 crosspoint increments
  • One video and one audio sync reference per chassis (each with redundant inputs) along with output monitor ports for quality control
  • Various audio modes supported, including normal, mix, reverse
  • AES pair breakaway for full mono routing
  • Silent Switching with programmable V-fade for noiseless switching
75Ω Version
  • AES–3id–1995 coaxial transmission of AES signals
  • SMPTE 276M for coaxial transmission of AES signals
  • AES–11–1997 synchronization standard

Inputs
  • Input Connector: 75Ω BNC unbalanced (50Ω compatible)
  • Input Sample Rate: 30 to 100 kHz

Outputs
  • Output Connector: 75Ω BNC unbalanced (50Ω compatible)
  • Output Impedance: 75Ω
  • Output Sample Rate: 30 to 100 kHz (sync/async)

110Ω Version
  • AES–3–1992 with the exception of 75Ω coaxial I/O
  • AES–11–1997 synchronization standard

Inputs
  • Input Connector: 25-pin D female
  • Input Impedance: typical 110Ω ±20%, at frequencies from 100 kHz to 12 MHz
  • Input Sample Rate: 30 to 100 kHz

Outputs
  • Output Connector: 25-pin D female
  • Output Impedance: typical 110Ω ±20%, at frequencies from 100 kHz to 12 MHz
  • Output Sample Rate: 30 to 100 kHz (sync/async)

MADI
AES–10

Inputs
Input Connector: 75Ω BNC unbalanced (50Ω compatible)

Outputs
Output Connector: 75Ω BNC unbalanced (50Ω compatible)

Environmental
+0° to +35° C

Physical
Chassis: 489 x 483 x 279 mm (19.25 inches (11 RU) high x 19 in. wide x 11 in. deep)
Weight: 28.6 kg (63 lbs.) fully loaded

Alarm
The relay connector is a BNC type and meets SMPTE 269M-1999

Power
Total: 163W

AC Power Input
Mains Connection: IEC connector, separate mains input for each power supply module
Voltage Range: 100 to 240V 50-60 Hz, universal, auto-ranging
February 27, 2012
San Francisco, Calif., February 27, 2012 — The ABC Television Network once again brought this year's star-studded 84th Academy Awards® telecast into viewers homes live on Sunday, February 26, with high-definition live event production solutions from Grass Valley™—reprising its role as a key technology provider to live telecasts. In fact, Grass Valley has supported the Oscar® ceremonies every year for the past several years.
November 15, 2011
San Francisco, Calif., November 15, 2011 — Televisora Nacional S.A. (TVN), Panama's most popular TV network, has built a new TV facility in Panama City and installed a full complement of Grass Valley™ production and distribution equipment to support the studio's routing and master control operations for its established TVN channel and new TVMax channel.

Apex High-Density, Large-Scale Digital Audio Router Data Sheet

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