Digilink Connections - DigiDesign 96 I/O Manual

Legacy Port
This port is used to connect MIX-series Digide-
sign audio interfaces to 96 I/O. You can connect
two eight-channel interfaces (such as the 888|24
or 882|20) or a single sixteen-channel interface
(1622 I/O, 24-bit ADAT Bridge I/O, or the origi-
nal ADAT Bridge I/O) for expanded input and
output options, using their original cables.
When the Legacy port has been activated from
within Pro Tools, your MIX-series I/O will ap-
pear as channels 17–32 in the Pro Tools mixer.
To connect HD or legacy audio interfaces, refer
to the Getting Started with HD Guide.
Legacy and Expansion Peripheral Port
Limitations
Because both the Legacy port and the Expansion
port use channels 17–32, you can only use one
at a time.
To select the Legacy or Expansion ports, refer to
the Pro Tools Reference Guide.
The Legacy port is not available in any session in
which the sample rate is set for higher than
48 kHz.
Accessory Port
This port is not supported at this time.

DigiLink Connections

DigiLink cables make the vital connection be-
tween your HD Core or HD Process card and
your HD I/Os. DigiLink cables are also used to
interconnect multiple HD I/Os together to ex-
pand total system I/O.
DigiLink Length Specifications
There are five different lengths of DigiLink ca-
bles:
• The 18" (0.46m) cable is included with each
HD I/O, designed for daisy-chaining multiple
HD audio interfaces.
• The 12' (3.6m) cable included with each HD
Core, designed for connecting the Core card
to an HD I/O.
• 25' (7.62m) cable is the same length as Pro-
Control and Control|24 breakout cables.
• 50' (15.25m) cable (sold separately).
• 100' (30.5m) maximum cable length (sold
separately).
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