NEXUS Features

Intercom System C.A.S. 300 –

An Intercom and Communication System Integrating With NEXUS

C.A.S. 300 Overview

• Maximum Security: all power amplifiers are monitored on a permanent basis; signal routing is switched automatically when an error occurs; speaker lines are monitored all the time; each speaker is monitored individually, etc.
• Expandable and modular
• Network based on fibre-optic lines
• Built around NEXUS
• Local intercom networks can be programmed ad lib
• Also supports audio functions

Communicate via NEXUS

Thanks to its superb networking capability, its flexible modular design and the possibility of covering extremely long distances, NEXUS has become the audio network of choice for large installations. The ease with which many Base Devices with hundreds of inputs and outputs can be added never fails to impress. Hitherto, trade fair facilities, convention centres, airports and public institutions have relied on separate public address systems despite the horrendous cost this approach entailed.

Building on the experience we gathered with our C.A.S. cueing and control systems, the C.A.S. 300 System (»Computer Aided Sound Manager«) meets the most stringent standards, while it can be easily added to existing NEXUS systems.
Consisting of C.A.S.-series hardware and software components, C.A.S. 300 represents a logical and modular expansion of the NEXUS system, with several intercom stations and power amplifiers as well as various systems that monitor the intercom network’s status to ensure maximum reliability. All required audio and control signals are transmitted and received via the fibre-optic cables already installed for the NEXUS system — no separate wiring is necessary.
One C.A.S. 300 can handle up to 960 intercom stations and 3,840 paging groups. Devising a tailor-made solution for each entity’s specific audio and intercom needs has finally become a reality.

Applications

The C.A.S. 300 Digital Intercom System is aimed at complex intercom networks where multiple intercom and audio cue lines are called for. Thanks to the NEXUS audio router, one single system can handle announcements as well as public address and audio cueing applications of the best possible quality. Here, at last, is a system capable of handling a multitude of applications at a quality level that satisfies even the most demanding professional — and it’s highly cost-effective to boot.

Configuration

The C.A.S. system can be controlled and set up using dedicated configuration software. Users can prepare the required presets for each individual event beforehand.

The supplied configuration software is only needed for programming the basic settings, something that can be done offline. The various NEXUS interface cards and intercom stations store the settings you upload to the C.A.S. system. For day-to-day operation, no PC is needed.

Scheduling Function Included

C.A.S. 300 always works just in time: thanks to a calendar function (scheduler) built into the software, voice messages or music playouts can be triggered and local intercom networks muted/added at pre-programmed times.

C.A.S. Hardware

A C.A.S. 300 system can consist of various hardware units in almost any required combination. By means of a CAS-1062 ProNexi interface, all standard C.A.S. modules, like intercom stations, amplifier monitoring units with line and single-speaker checking routines, etc., can be connected to the NEXUS system according to the user’s specifications.