MOTU Traveler-mk3 User Manual page 17

Installing the Traveler-mk3
CHAPTER 3
Hardware
OVERVIEW
Here's an overview for installing the Traveler-mk3:
Connect the Traveler-mk3 interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Connect the Traveler-mk3 to the computer.
Connect audio inputs and outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Make optical and analog connections as desired.
Connect MIDI gear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Connect a controller, synth or control surface.
A typical Traveler-mk3 setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
An example setup for computer-based mixing/FX.
Operating the Traveler-mk3 as a converter . . . . . . . . . . 26
An example of using the Traveler-mk3 as an
expander.
Making sync connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
If you need to resolve the Traveler-mk3 with other
devices, make the necessary sync connections.
Syncing to SMPTE time code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Syncing AES/EBU and S/PDIF devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Syncing word clock devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Connecting multiple MOTU FireWire interfaces . . . . . 30
IMPORTANT NOTE BEFORE YOU BEGIN!
Before you begin installing the Traveler-mk3 (or
any bus-powered device), take these important
precautionary measures to avoid damaging the
sensitive electrical components in your computer,
the Traveler-mk3 or other devices being
connected:
Turn off the computer.
■
Turn off the Traveler-mk3's front panel power
■
switch.
Turn off the power of any other devices.
■
Touch the metal casing of the Traveler-mk3 to
■
discharge any static electricity that you may be
carrying just before the installation.
After you have made all of the necessary
connections, as described in this chapter, turn on
the devices in this sequence:
1. Turn on the computer.
2. Turn on the Traveler-mk3.
3. Turn on other devices connected to the
Traveler-mk3.
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