Setting Up The Alpha-Link Mx 4-16 And Alpha-Link Mx - Solid State Logic Alpha-LinK MX 4-16 Setup Manual

Setting up the Alpha-Link MX 4-16 and Alpha-Link MX 16-4

Press the Power button on the left of the front panel to start the Alpha-Link MX.
The same settings should be applied to both Alpha-Link MX.
On the front panel of the two Alpha-Link MX units:
1) Press the MADI button, repeatedly if necessary, until 64 CH is selected. The MADI X2 and X4 indicators should be off.
2) Press the RATE button, repeatedly if necessary, until 48 kHz is selected. The RATE X2 and X4 indicators should be off.
3) Press the CLOCK button if necessary, so that MADI is selected.
The level setting is not relevant to the present document. See the User Guide for details about level.
On the rear panel of the two Alpha-Link MX units:
Using an appropriate tool such as a very small flat screwdriver, set the two recessed Unit ID switches to the UP position so
that both Alpha-Link MX will operate as Unit 4.
Two Alpha-Link MX units would not share the same unit ID in a typical Alpha-Link MX cascade configuration. In
our example they should, because they operate independently of each other with regards to audio signal flow,
both of them carrying signals in one direction only on MADI channels 49 to 64 ("from the MadiXtreme" or "to
the MadiXtreme"), while the Alpha-Link MADI-SX carries signals in both directions on MADI channels 1 to 48
("to and from the MadiXtreme").
The MADI clock indicator should be lit solid to confirm lock. It will initially flash to indicate that the Alpha-Link MX
is not receiving a valid clock reference, until the MadiXtreme is correctly set as clock master, or after that if incorrect
settings have been selected for one of the devices. If it continues after all devices have been set up, try retracing
your steps to identify the problem. Do not switch on your monitoring system before you have rectified it.
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