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User's Guide
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Thunderbolt
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3
Edition
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Summary of Contents for Sonnet Echo Express III-D Thunderbolt 3 Edition
- Page 1 Support Note: This document was up to date at the time of printing. However, changes to the hardware or software may have occurred since then. Please check the Sonnet website for the latest documentation. 1. Go to www.sonnettech.com/support/kb/kb.php 2. Click the Thunderbolt Product link.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents 1 Introduction and System Requirements Introduction Mac Compatibility Windows Compatibility Linux Compatibility System Requirements Preparing to Use the Echo Express Chassis With a Mac Computer Preparing to Use the Echo Express Chassis With a Windows Computer Preparing to Use the Echo Express Chassis With a Linux Computer 2 Echo Express III-D –... -
Page 3: Introduction And System Requirements
Chapter 1 – Introduction and System Requirements 405.1 15.95 258.5 10.18 97.1 3.82 ECHO EXPRESS III-D ECHO EXPRESS III-D ECHO EXPRESS III-D SIDE VIEW REAR VIEW FRONT VIEW Introduction Preparing to Use the Echo Express Chassis With a Mac Computer Congratulations on your purchase! The Echo Express III-D –... -
Page 4: Echo Express Iii-D - Thunderbolt 3 Edition (T3E) Description
Chapter 2 – Echo Express III-D – Thunderbolt 3 Edition (T3E) Description 1 – Power Indicator LED 3 – Power Input Socket This indicator lights when the Echo Express III-D T3E is Connect the included AC power cable here. powered, the Thunderbolt cable between the chassis and your 4 –... -
Page 5: Outer Case
This clip secures the Thunderbolt 3 connector plugged into one of the Echo chassis’ Thunderbolt 3 ports to prevent accidental cable disconnection. This clip is compatible with Sonnet 0.5- and 0.7- meter Thunderbolt 3 cables, but not with Sonnet 1- or 2-meter Thunderbolt 3 cables. -
Page 6: Pcie Card Installation And Chassis Setup Steps
Chapter 3 – PCIe Card Installation and Chassis Setup Steps 1. Remove the Echo Express III-D – Thunderbolt 3 Edition (T3E) from its packaging, and then set it on a flat, level surface. 2. Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove and set aside the four screws securing the back of the outer case to the inner assembly (Figure 1). - Page 7 Chapter 3 – PCIe Card Installation and Chassis Setup Steps Support Note: If you are installing an Avid Pro Tools|HDX PCIe card, you will need to disconnect the Echo chassis‘ auxiliary power wire harness plugged into the 6-pin connector indicated in Figure 3, and then replace it with the one included with the Avid card.
- Page 8 Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps) cable to the Echo chassis to prevent accidental disconnects. This clip is compatible with Sonnet 0.5- and 0.7-meter Thunderbolt 3 cables, but not with Sonnet 1- or 2-meter Thunderbolt 3 cables. To attach the clip to the cable, remove both items from their packaging, and then insert the connector through the connector clip as shown (Figure 6).
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Page 9: Complete Setup And Configuration
Note that if there are any other Thunderbolt devices connected between the Sonnet chassis and your computer, they must also be powered for you to perform the following steps. 2. Press and hold down the Option key, and then from the Apple menu, select System Information;... -
Page 10: Setup And Configuration Steps-Windows Users
Note that if there are any other Thunderbolt devices connected between the Sonnet chassis and your computer, they must also be powered for you to perform the following steps. 2. When the computer boots for the first time after you connected the Echo chassis, an Approve New Thunderbolt™... -
Page 11: Tips, General Information, And Known Issues
Before updating your computer to the latest PCIe CARDS ARE NOT HOT-PLUGGABLE! OS, we recommend that you contact Sonnet or your PCIe card’s Never install a PCIe card into the Echo chassis while it is manufacturer to verify that the existing drivers work. Note... -
Page 12: Precautions, Fcc Compliance, And Support Information
©2019 Sonnet Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Sonnet, the Sonnet logotype, Allegro, and Echo are trademarks of Sonnet Technologies, Inc. Mac, the Mac logo, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and macOS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. Thunderbolt 3 and the Thunderbolt logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. - Page 13 Appendix A – BNC Connector Installation Steps 1. Remove and set aside the two screws securing the Thunderbolt interface card to the inner assembly (Figure A-1). 2. Gently push down on the edge of the card to disengage the card from its slot (Figure A-1).
- Page 14 Appendix A – BNC Connector Installation Steps 6. Grasping the Thunderbolt interface card by its edges, insert the card back into the inner assembly (Figure A-4). Figure A-4 7. Line up the card’s connector with the slot, and then gently but firmly press the card straight into the slot;...