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96 I/O
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  • Page 1 96 I/O Guide Digidesign 2001 Junipero Serra Boulevard Daly City, CA 94014-3886 USA tel: 650·731·6300 fax: 650·731·6399 Technical Support (USA) 650·731·6100 650·856·4275 Product Information (USA) 650·731·6102 800·333·2137 International Offices Visit the Digidesign Web site for contact information Web Site www.digidesign.com...
  • Page 2 Copyright Important Safety Instructions When using electric or electronic equipment, basic precautions This guide is copyrighted ©2002 by Digidesign, a division of should always be followed, including the following: Avid Technology, Inc. (hereafter “Digidesign”), with all rights • Read all instructions before using this equipment.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Making Signal Connections to the 96 I/O ........
  • Page 4 96 I/O Guide...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Introduction To The 96 I/O

    96 I/O with external Word Clock or 256x (Slave Clock) devices. About This Guide • Simultaneous use of up to six 96 I/O units is This guide provides a basic overview of the supported, for a maximum of 96 channels of 96 I/O’s features and functionality.
  • Page 6 Conventions Used in This Guide Digidesign guides use the following conven- tions to indicate menu choices and key com- mands: Convention Action File > Save Session Choose Save Session from the File menu Control+N Hold down the Control key and press the...

  • Page 7: Chapter 2. 96 I/O Overview

    44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, and 96 kHz. The sample rate can be set when you create a new This button turns the 96 I/O on and off. session, or in the Hardware Setup or Playback The LED ring around the power button will light Engine dialogs if no session is open.
  • Page 8 16 channels. Two additional LEDs, located to the left of the meters, indicate whether the 96 I/O is displaying input or output levels; the meters indicate output levels by de- fault, and can be switched from within the Hardware Setup dialog in Pro Tools.

  • Page 9: 96 I/O Back Panel

    96 I/O Back Panel 96 I/O Rear Panel The 96 I/O has the following back panel con- All eight output channels are continuously ac- nectors: tive. Output operating levels are switchable be- tween +4 dBu and –10 dBV operation from...
  • Page 10 96 I/O. The Primary DigiLink port sends and at sample rates up to 96 kHz. receives all 32 I/O channels to and from the HD Core or Process card. As the 96 I/O is a 16-chan- About Lightpipe-Compatible Devices nel only device, channels 17–32 are passed...

  • Page 11: Digilink Connections

    This port is used to connect MIX-series Digide- DigiLink cables make the vital connection be- sign audio interfaces to 96 I/O. You can connect tween your HD Core or HD Process card and two eight-channel interfaces (such as the 888|24 your HD I/Os.
  • Page 12 96 I/O Guide...

  • Page 13: Chapter 3. Installation Overview

    The DigiLink cable provided with the 96 I/O is of the new 96 I/O. Connect the Loop Sync Out 18’ long. from the new 96 I/O to the Loop Sync In of the original HD I/O. Each HD Core system includes a 12’ DigiLink ca- ble.

  • Page 14: Checking Installation

    To connect the 96 I/O into a Loop Sync chain: Powering Up Your System Connect the new 96 I/O Loop Sync In and Out ports to properly place the new interface in In order for Pro Tools to communicate properly the Loop Sync chain.

  • Page 15: Example Studio Setup With A Mixing Console

    Example Studio Setup with a Mixing Console Digital Inputs/Outputs To DAT Recorder DAT Recorder optical in/out ADAT to ADAT Analog Analog Audio Audio Inputs Outputs Digital Effects Device (set to external sync) Effects Devices Channel Tape Returns Outputs or Inputs Instruments Power Amp Connected to Console...

  • Page 16: Example Studio Setup Without A Mixing Console

    Analog Audio Inputs DAT Recorder Optical in/out ADAT to ADAT Analog Analog Audio Audio Outputs ins/outs Digital Effects Device (set to external sync) Other Effects Devices Power Amp and Speakers Example Studio Setup without a Mixing Console 96 I/O Guide...

  • Page 17: Making Signal Connections To The 96 I/O

    Making Signal Connections to the 96 I/O Depending on how you plan to use the 96 I/O, the way you connect it to your studio will vary. Setting Up Your Studio The previous diagrams provide general sugges- tions for connecting studio gear to your system.
  • Page 18 Additional tabs are available to configure other parameters on each audio interface (such as set- ting operating levels). You must select an HD I/O from the Peripherals column in order to change settings on a specific interface in expanded I/O system. 96 I/O Guide...
  • Page 19 If 1–2, 3–4, and so on). You can select default set- you only have a single 96 I/O in your system, it tings at any time by pressing the Default button will already be selected by default.
  • Page 20 In the Main page, enable Expansion I/O. Choose Setup > Hardware Setup. From the Peripherals list, select your second- ary I/O (in this case, the 96 I/O). The HD card From the Peripherals list, select the primary and/or the expansion interface connected to the I/O.

  • Page 21: Multiple Outputs

    (for example, 1–2, 3–4, 15–16). By de- Multiple outputs from your 96 I/O can be as- fault, all pairs are assigned to a 96 I/O output signed from a single Pro Tools mixer output. pair, except for Analog Outputs 1–2 which are...

  • Page 22: Setting Operating Levels

    If you want to switch the input levels of the It is important that you determine which line 96 I/O from +4 dBu to –10 dBV, you can access level is appropriate for your studio. In +4 dBu these parameters, on a channel-by-channel ba- operating mode, the 96 I/O is a 24-bit digital sis, in the Hardware Setup dialog.

  • Page 23: Synchronization Mode And Clock Source

    96 I/O can only be the clock source when it is Click OK to leave the Hardware Setup dialog. the master audio interface. If you choose a clock...
  • Page 24 96 I/O. The SYNC MODE LEDs indicate the current clock source. The 96 I/O can function in this way while in In- ternal clock mode, and can use a third device as Clock Source.
  • Page 25 EXT CLOCK IN synchronization will typically be 1x the current session sample rate. However, for sample rates higher than 48 kHz, 96 I/O will generate a choice of 1x or a base rate of 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz, depending upon the higher rate, as...
  • Page 26 96 I/O Guide...

  • Page 27: Appendix A. Card Removal And Replacement

    Removing the top cover screws electricity by touching the outer casing of the power supply. Lift off the top of the 96 I/O and set aside. Gently pull the 50-pin connector off of the To remove an I/O card from the 96 I/O: edge of the card.

  • Page 28: Hardware Setup Changes

    Pull straight back, lifting very slightly to avoid contact between components on the underside of the card and the 96 I/O back panel faceplate. To discharge any static electricity, touch the power supply casing. It is a good idea to do this often, throughout the process.

  • Page 29: Replacing An I/O Card

    Power off and disconnect the 96 I/O from your HD system. Placing the edge of the card into the guide rails Make sure that the 96 I/O is plugged in so that Slide the edges of the card into the guide rails it is grounded.
  • Page 30 Pressing the 50-pin cable connector into the card Hardware Setup Changes Place the top cover onto the 96 I/O and re- place the screws that you removed with it. Whenever a card is removed or replaced, the Hardware Setup I/O routing reverts to original Connect the 96 I/O to your HD system.
  • Page 31 15 Numerics Configuring Hardware Setup 14 –10 dBV 18 Configuring I/O Setup 17 1622 7 Connecting the 96 I/O to an Existing HD System 9 24-bit ADAT Bridge 7 +4 dBu 18 48 kHz 3 Default button 17 882|20 7...
  • Page 32 RF interference 5 Out 9 S/PDIF 5, 15, 17, 19, 20 Main tab in Hardware Setup 14, 16, 17, 20 Optical 15 Making Signal Connections to the 96 I/O 13 sample clock 20 Meters 4 Sample Rate 3, 14, 20 MIDI 10...
  • Page 33 Setting Operating Levels 14, 18 Setting Up Your Studio 13 Slave Clock 15 cable 16 In 16 Sync Mode 4, 19 Indicators 20 LEDs 20 synchronization 10, 14, 20, 21 connections 21 Tascam button 15 Tascam DA30 15 time slot count 17 TOS-Link mode 6, 20 Troubleshooting 26 Unbalanced connections 5...

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