
User Guide 4000 Series II - EASi-COM II
Page vi of x STA0309 - Issue 2.0
RAM
R
andom
A
ccess
M
emory is a type of computer memory that can be
accessed randomly; that is, any byte of memory can be accessed
without touching the preceding bytes.
RCU
R
ear
C
onnector
U
nit. Larger Drake CSUs are configurable by the
fitting of extra boards to a passive backplane. Some of these boards
require connections to the outside world. These connections are
typically provided on a second (smaller) board which mates with the
main board at its rear. These smaller connector units are referred to
as 'Rear Connector Units'.
RMS The
R
oot
M
ean
S
quared value of a set of figures is the square root
of mean average of the square of each value.
RU A standard
R
ack
U
nit is a measurement used in the broadcast
industry to indicate the amount of cabinet (or rack) space a piece of
equipment will require. 1 RU is 19 inches wide by 1.75 inches high
(or 482.6 mm by 44.45 mm).
Side tone Side tone is the audio, heard in the Headset earpiece, which is gen-
erated by the headset microphone. This allows the operators to
hear themselves when using headsets.
Source port The port used as the origin when assigning a route.
TA A
T
erminal
A
daptor is a device that connects a computer to an
external digital communications line, such as an ISDN line. A termi-
nal adapter is a bit like a modem, but whereas a modem needs to
convert between analogue and digital signals, a terminal adapter
only needs to pass along digital signals.
Talkback A broadcast term referring to the intercom system.
Talk Route An audio route from the Control Panel to another destination. The
audio is normally generated from the Control Panel's main micro-
phone or Headset microphone.
TBU
T
elephone
B
alance
U
nit.
VOX A
V
oice
O
perated
C
rosspoint is a a switch which operates when the
level of a signal passing through it rises above a certain threshold
level. This threshold is normally adjustable either electronically or
mechanically, depending on the type of switch.
XLR Audio industry standard connector.
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