In dual-wire mode, the number of possible input or output channels is reduced to 8, as opposed to 16 in single-wire mode. If the AES16s inputs are connected to a dual-wire device and “Dual Wire In” is selected from the Lynx Mixer, only Digital In 1-4 would be active (these are stereo inputs). Digital In 1 and 2 would be receiving signals from AES16 Port A, and Digital In 3 and 4 would be receiving signals from Port B. When using the CBL-AES1604 cable set with XLR connectors, it is important to remember that each XLR connection carries one channel of audio in dual-wire mode, as opposed to two channels in single-wire mode.

The outputs, in this example, would route to Digital Out 1-8 since the D/A converter supports single-wire AES/EBU. Again, if the CBL-AES1604 cable set is used, each physical output would correspond directly to the output label in the Lynx Mixer. For example, audio being played out Digital Out 3 Left and Right, will be routed to the cable labeled OUT 3. Since the inputs are being used in dual-wire mode and each connector provides only one channel of audio, Digital In 3 Left and Right would be receiving signals from the cables labeled IN 1 and IN 2 on the CBL-AES1604 connected to I/O Port B.

The same is true, in reverse, when using a dual-wire D/A converter, and single-wire A/D converter.