Hardware Installation; Hardware - Connectors External Connectors; Hardware – Connectors 6.1 External Connectors - RME Audio Hammerfall HDSP 9652 User Manual

5. Hardware Installation

Before installing the PCI card, please make sure the computer is switched off and the
power cable is disconnected from the mains supply. Inserting or removing a PCI card while
the computer is in operation can cause irreparable damage to both motherboard and card!
1. Disconnect the power cord and all other cables from the computer.
2. Remove the computer's housing. Further information on how to do this can be obtained from
your computer's instruction manual.
3. Important: Before removing the card from its protective bag, discharge any static in your
body by touching the metal chassis of the PC.
4. Connect the HDSP 9652 card with the Expansion Board using the supplied flat ribbon cable.
Note: The connectors on the cable cannot be plugged in the wrong way round.
5. Insert the PCI card firmly into a free PCI slot, press and fasten the screw.
6. Insert the Expansion Board and fasten the screw.
7. Replace the computer's housing.
8. Reconnect all cables including the power cord.
6. Hardware - Connectors
6.1 External Connectors
HDSP 9652 consists of the main PCI board and an Expansion Board. All the essential elec-
tronics are located on the PCI card, so it will also work without the Expansion Board.
The main board's bracket
has two ADAT optical
inputs and outputs, as
well as a 9-pin D-type
socket. Coaxial SPDIF
input and output are real-
ized by the included
breakout cable, whereby
the red phono socket is
the output.
The ADAT1 I/O next to the D-type socket can also be used as optical SPDIF I/O, if set up ac-
cordingly in the Settings dialog.
The coaxial SPDIF I/O (RCA) is fully AES/EBU compatible by transformer-coupling and level
adjustment. The HDSP 9652 accepts the commonly used digital audio formats, SPDIF as well
as AES/EBU.
ADAT Sync In for connection to ADAT Sync of an ADAT recorder. Allows for sample-accurate
synchronization with ASIO 2.0.
The Expansion Board's
bracket gives access to a
third ADAT optical input
and output as well as
word clock input and
output. Next to the two
BNC sockets a LED dis-
plays the word clock input
lock status.
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