Getting Started Quickly; A Quick Guide To Using Your Ad-1000 - Apogee AD-1000 Operating Manual

AD-1000 Operating Manual

Getting Started Quickly

Your AD-1000 is shipped ready to go. It has spent at least two days 'burning in'. This burn-in procedure involves
powered operation at elevated temperatures to isolate units that could possibly fail due to infant mortality.
Even if you are familiar with Apogee's AD-500E, we recommend you read the entire manual before using your
AD-1000. There are several new features that make the AD-1000 even more useful. If you are anxious to get
started and you don't like to read manuals, we suggest you take the following steps:
1. Connect your left and right analog inputs to the rear panel XLR connectors. The inputs are left and right as
you look at the rear panel from behind (refer to the rear panel diagram on page 14 or 30). The input polarity
is pin 2 hot as per international standards. Balanced or unbalanced signals are accommodated. If your input is
wired for pin 3 hot you should see the information on setting Switch 5 on page 31.
2. Connect the digital output from either the AES/EBU male XLR connector on the rear panel, or the optical
output connector on the right (when viewing the rear panel). To use the coaxial S/PDIF output you need the
S/PDIF adapter cable (available from Apogee separately: PS-1000/AD-1000 CABLE) attached to the rear 15 pin
HD connector. Alternatively, you can use an optical cable to connect to either an S/PDIF optical input or ADAT.
3. Connect the power cable between your power source and the AD-1000 using the 15 pin HD connector on
the rear panel of the converter.
4. Set the front panel power switch to NORM or ADAT depending on the chosen output format. When NORM
is selected, the XLR output transmits the AES/EBU format. S/PDIF optical is output on the right-hand TOSLINK
connector; S/PDIF coax is available via a BNC connector sourced from the 15 pin HD connector (if the S/PDIF
breakout cable is utilized). Selecting ADAT transmits the ADAT output on the optical digital output. Digital black
will be present at the other outputs. (i.e. a normal AES or S/PDIF signal with muted audio for sync purposes.)
5. Set the SYNC SOURCE to CRYSTAL and set the SAMPLE RATE selector (typically to 44.1 or 48kHz)
6. Set the INPUT SELECTOR to either a CAL or MIC position.
7. If you are utilizing a 16-bit recorder or system, set the RESOLUTION switch to UV16
8. If in a Mic Position, adjust the left and right gain knobs to flash the green '–12' LED's while occasionally flash-
ing the amber '–2' LED's. If in a CAL position, adjust the multi-turn CAL pots located on the front panel, for a
similar reading. Further gain adjustments are discussed later in this manual on page 33.
9. Your AD-1000 should now be supplying digital audio.
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