Hardware Installation; Hardware - Connectors External Connectors; Hardware – Connectors 6.1 External Connectors - RME Audio Hammerfall HDSP 9632 User Manual

5. Hardware Installation

Before installing the PCI card, please make sure the computer is switched off and the
power cable is disconnected from the mains supply. Inserting or removing a PCI card while
the computer is in operation can cause irreparable damage to both motherboard and card!
1. Disconnect the power cord and all other cables from the computer.
2. Remove the computer's housing. Further information on how to do this can be obtained
from your computer´s instruction manual.
3. Important: Before removing the HDSP 9632 from its protective bag, discharge any static in
your body by touching the metal chassis of the PC.
4. Prior to installation: Connect the HDSP 9632 card to any Expansion Board (if present) using
the supplied flat ribbon cable. Please read the Expansion Board's manual for more details.
5. Insert the HDSP 9632 firmly into a free PCI slot, press and fasten the screw.
6. If present, insert the Expansion Board(s) and fasten the screw(s).
7. Replace the computer's housing.
8. Reconnect all cables including the power cord.
6. Hardware - Connectors
6.1 External Connectors
The bracket of the
HDSP 9632 has one
ADAT optical input
and output, a 9-pin
and a 15-pin D-type
socket. The included
breakout cable pro-
vides all the analog
and digital connec-
tions.
The ADAT I/O can also be used as optical SPDIF I/O, if set up accordingly in the Settings dia-
log.
The 9-pin digital breakout cable has two RCA connectors as coaxial SPDIF I/O. The red phono
socket is the output. The breakout cable BO968 (option) has the same RCA connectors, but
adds an XLR AES/EBU input and output.
The 15-pin analog breakout cable has four RCA connectors (stereo analog I/O), a 1/4" TRS
jack (headphones), and two 5-pin DIN connectors (MIDI I/O). Using the optional analog XLR
breakout cable BO9632-XLRMKH, the HDSP 9632 offers balanced Line inputs and outputs via
female and male XLR connectors.
Optional HDSP 9632 Word Clock Module
The expansion board HDSP 9632 Word Clock Module provides one word clock input and two
word clock outputs. A green LED signals the LOCK state of the word clock input stage. A small
push switch allows to activate 75 Ohm termination for the word clock input. The yellow LED is lit
when termination is active.
Optional Analog Expansion Boards AI4S-192 and AO4S-192
These expansion boards increase the number of available channels by four balanced analog
inputs and outputs respectively. Thus the HDSP 9632 turns into an I/O solution with eight chan-
nels ADAT, two channels SPDIF and six channels analog, a sum of 16 channels in and out.
Although not being limited to 96 kHz, the name '19232' did not convince anyone at RME.
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