Selecting The Input Signal - Sony PCM-3348HR Operation Manual

2-4 Initial Settings

2-4-4 Selecting the Input Signal

The relationship between input signals and input
connectors is shown in the following table.
Input signals and input connectors
Input signal Input connector
Analog audio signal DIGITAL AUDIO CHANNEL LINE
INPUT
Digital audio signal SDIF-2 (BALANCE) INPUT
(48 channels)
Digital audio signal AES/EBU D-I
(AES/EBU-format
2 channels)
Digital audio signal SDIF-2 INPUT A/B
(SDIF-2-format
2 channels)
Digital audio signal MADI INPUT
(MADI-format
48 channels)
Select the input signal with the INPUT SELECT
switch on the system control block and the switches on
the panel of the ED-1 board.
The following table shows the relationship between the
INPUT SELECT switch setting and the input signal.
INPUT SELECT switch settings and input signals
INPUT SELECT 2CH-DIO
switch setting switch setting channels

ANALOG
DIGITAL ON
OFF
INDIVI ON
OFF
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Selected signals and
Analog audio signals for
all channels
Digital audio signals for
all channels
For the channels selected
in Method A, 2-channel
digital audio signals are
selected.
Digital audio signals for
all channels
Either analog or digital
audio signal individually
for each channel. See
Method B.
For the channels selected
in Method A, 2-channel
digital audio signals are
selected.
Either analog or digital
audio signal individually
for each channel. See
Method B.
Method A: Selecting the format for two-
channel digital audio signals
1
Set the INPUT SELECT/2CH-DIO switch of the
system control block to ON.
2
Select either AES/EBU or SDIF-2 unbalanced
format only for the channels set on the RM-
3348HR remote control unit.
For other channels, select either SDIF-2 balanced
or MADI format.
Method B: Selecting the analog or the digital
input signal for each channel
1
Set the INPUT SELECT switch in the system
control block to INDIVI.
2
Set the ANALOG/DIGITAL selectors on the ED-1
board to the appropriate position for each channel.
When the INPUT SELECT switch in the
system control block is set to INDIVI or
DIGITAL
The corresponding indicator, INDIVI or DIGITAL,
may flash, indicating the following conditions.
With the 2CH-DIO switch set to OFF:
For any one of the channels for which the digital audio
signal has been selected, no signal or an inappropriate
signal is supplied to the SDIF-2 (BALANCE) or
MADI INPUT connectors.
With the 2CH-DIO switch set to ON:
The signal input to all the digital audio channels set on
the RM-3348HR is not appropriate or there are no
signals being input.