Mackie Digital 8 Bus Owner's Manual page 122

AES/EBU Hookup to HDR24/96 (PDI•8)
Cables & Hardware
(3) PDI•8 cards for HDR24/96
(3) PDI•8 cards for D8B
(1) Clock I/O card for D8B
(3) DB25 to DB25 AES/EBU snakes
(1) 75Ω BNC word clock cable
Hookup
1. Connect the three AES/EBU cables
between the corresponding AES/EBU
connectors on the HDR24/96 and D8B.
2. When AES/EBU is used, the D8B
must have a Clock I/O card installed.
To make the D8B the clock master,
connect its Word Clock Out to the
HDR24/96 Word Clock In. To make
the HDR24/96 the master, connect its
Word Clock Out to the D8B Word
Clock In.
Word
Clock Out
(HDR24/96
as Master)
WARNING
NOT
Depress the
Termination
button if the
HDR24/96 is
set to Slave
D8B Manual • Chapter 4 • page 116
AES/EBU Hookup with PDI
Apogee
Clock I/O
Card
APOGEE
PDI•8 PDI•8
Word
SYNC
Clock
Out
Word
Clock In
Word HDR
Clock Out
Sync
PDI•8 PDI•8
(D8B as
Card
Master)
Use
one
only
Word
Clock In
Word
S C
Clock
Out
HDR24/96 Settings
1. If the HDR24/96 is the clock master,
set the Sample Clock to Internal; if it
is a clock slave, set the Sample Clock
to Word Clock and depress the 75Ω
termination switch on the Sync card.
2. Set the Sample Rate to 44.1kHz or
48kHz according to your preference.
Console Settings
1. If the D8B is the clock master, set the
Sample Rate to either 44.1kHz or
48kHz, and set the Apogee Clock to
Internal (in the Digital I/O Setup
window). If it is a clock slave, then set
the Apogee Clock to Word Clock. Set
the Sample Rate to match the Sample
Rate selected on the HDR24/96.
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PDI•8 I/O Cards
PDI•8
Digital 8•Bus
AES/EBU
Cables
(DB25)
PDI•8
PDI•8
I/O Cards
HDR 24/96