Chapter 2. Connecting Your Studio - DigiDesign ADAT Bridge I/O Manual

chapter 2
Connecting Your Studio
This chapter covers connecting the 24-bit
ADAT Bridge I/O to your Pro Tools system
and to an ADAT-compatible device. There
are two types of connections that can be
made:
Primary System Connections
(all systems)
Connecting the ADAT Bridge I/O to
ADAT or ADAT-compatible devices.
Connecting the ADAT Bridge I/O to the
Pro Tools system.
Synchronization Connections
(optional)
This section includes instructions for mak-
ing synchronization connections.
Before You Begin
• Make sure your Pro Tools system is prop-
erly installed.
• Turn off your computer, hardware inter-
faces, and ADATs. Making connections
while power is on can damage your sys-
tem.
These cables are provided with your
ADAT Bridge I/O:
• One (1) AC power cable
• One (1) 60-pin to 50-pin interface cable
• Two (2) ADAT optical cables
• One (1) BNC slave clock cable
The optical cables included with your
ADAT Bridge I/O are 2 feet in length. Opti-
cal cables of up to 30 feet can be used with
your system as long as they are high-qual-
ity, Alesis-approved cables.
BNC cable
Optical cable
Cables included with ADAT Bridge I/O
The enclosed BNC cable is the suggested
maximum length for Word Clock connec-
tions to the ADAT Bridge. It is possible to
utilize longer BNC cables, but doing so can
introduce clock problems that will result in
clicks, pops and other digital noise on
channel 1 of your system.
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60-pin to 50-pin
interface cable