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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dan Mortensen" data-source="post: 83967" data-attributes="member: 2826">Re: CAT+power-cable test resultsThanks, Joe and John, for a most informative webinar today, and for being so open in responding to questions. Proper interconnect cabling is pretty fundamental to reliable usage of the S16/X32 combo, and I will be interested to see how Jan responds after the weekend to the discussion here. I'm particularly interested in a reconciliation between the various Behringer recommendations and what he said in his post, and note here that a quick Markertek search does not show that a premade rugged shielded CAT cable exists "off-the-shelf" or by special order from their comprehensive resources.Content:Thanks for clarifying that the "Stagebox Head Amp Lockout" menu option does not affect the config at the S16. The prospect of idle hands onstage accidentally reconfiguring the stage box (e.g. sampling rate) has been worrisome, as that means the show stops. Yes, change is a two step process, but there are other little buttons nearby that can be pushed constructively, and the knob can be easily turned without intention by the side of the hand, so it's not hard to imagine an accident.Since I am freaked out enough at gigs and worrying about things going wrong, fewer possibilities for failure means focusing on fewer uncontrollables, so here is a fail-safe:1) Using a flat chunk of clear plastic cut out of this biscotti box (available at Costco, and good on gigs cause there's bread, nuts and chocolate individually wrapped),[ATTACH]152165[/ATTACH]  2) Color what will be the inside of it with a black Marksalot  [ATTACH]152166[/ATTACH]  3) Cut it to the diameter of those pesky Velcro self-adhesive dots that came with a Velcro set and have been useless until now,  [ATTACH]152167[/ATTACH] 4) Stick a dot of hooks to the back of the plastic circle and punch an access hole[ATTACH]152168[/ATTACH]5) Punch 4 holes in a pile dot so that it fits around and not touching the square "Config" button and stick it to the front panel   [ATTACH]152169[/ATTACH]6) Connect one pile and one hook dot back to back, and punch 4 holes to fit around the "Config" button, attach to pile button on front panel to build depth, [ATTACH]152170[/ATTACH]  7) Attach plastic/hook combo on top  [ATTACH]152171[/ATTACH]Voila! No finger can accidentally push the button, but a paper clip or whatever can push the button for the infrequent Config changing.There was also a question in the Webinar about labeling, and I, too, found that to be an issue and too easily confusing when patching inputs above 17 and outputs above 8.  [ATTACH]152172[/ATTACH][ATTACH]152173[/ATTACH]With a lot of trial and error (wish I'd heard Joe say there were layout programs available!) on a P-Touch, I eventually got an acceptable spacing, and the inputs are much more readable  [ATTACH]152174[/ATTACH]Since the outputs will change function over time, I used some of the glow-tape to create a writable surface for Vis-a-Vis water soluble markers so the labels can easily change   [ATTACH]152175[/ATTACH]The entire stage rack then looks like this  [ATTACH]152176[/ATTACH]with stage AC in the middle and the UPS that the S16's and both monitor consoles plug into on the bottom. The carabiners are for strain reliefs for the subsnakes and stage AC cables, and are tied to the sturdy handles on the S16.And that made for several less things to worry about.Hope this was interesting, and thanks again for the informative webinar.</blockquote>

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