Adapter Cables
1/8" Mini-phone to 1/4" Adapters
To connect headphones with an 1/8" (mini-phone) plug to the headphone jack on the
MicroDock, you need a 1/8" to 1/4" adapter. These handy devices are available at
electronic department stores everywhere.
Headphones with
1/8" plug
Cinch (RCA) to 1/4" Adapters
Equipment (such as consumer audio gear) which uses Cinch/RCA type connectors can
be connected to the MicroDock using readily available adapter cables. These adapters
can be found at most stores that sell audio equipment.
Cinch/RCA
Plug
Tip = Hot (+)
Sleeve = Ground
Digital Cables
Don't cheap out! Use high quality optical fiber Toslink (ADAT) cables. It's also a good
idea to keep digital cabling as short as possible (1.5 meters for plastic light pipes; 5
meters for high quality glass fiber light pipes).
Use low-capacitance, video-grade cable for coaxial S/PDIF to avoid data corruption.
AES/EBU to S/PDIF Cable Adapter
This simple adapter cable allows you to receive AES/EBU digital audio via the S/PDIF
input on the E-MU 1010 PCI card. This cable may also work to connect S/PDIF out from
the 1010 PCI card to the AES/EBU input of other digital equipment.
From AES/EBU
Device
+
1
2
N.C.
3
-
E-MU PCI Digital Audio Systems
1/8" to 1/4"
Headphone Adapter
1/4" Phone Plug
To S/PDIF
In
Shaft = Ground
Tip = Hot (+)
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Useful Information
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