Black Box BBR64-MADI User Manual page 33

Using an AES/EBU Distribution Amplifier
Master Ext Clk Out
Distribution Amplifier
Daisy Chaining Units
Master Ext Clk Out
Slave1 Ext Clk Out
Slave2 Ext Clk Out
Slave3 Ext Clk Out
In the SETUP;CONTROL menu, select Link Mode. Select Master for the
recorder you want to act as the master controller (which will always record
channels 1-64). The Slave units should be set to Slave. When linking
machines, you can easily exceed the two digit track numbering scheme so
the BBR64MADI and BBRDANTE systems automatically adopt a three digit
track number scheme when switched into master / slave mode. The starting
track number for each slave unit can be set in the Setup; Control menu.
The slave units automatically take their transport control signals from the
link connection and will lock out the transport controls on all but the master
unit. Slave units also dim their screen displays to make it obvious that they
are being controlled remotely.
(The link signal between Master and Slave units is proprietary and does not
conform to the SPDIF protocol)
You then operate the Transport Controls of all the linked BBRs from the
Master unit. Please note though that the headphone monitoring for each
unit will still appear only on the unit that is recording those signals, so you
will have to either use multiple headphones or swap them from one unit to
the next if you need to monitor the higher numbered channels on the Slave
systems.
BLACKBOX BBR64MADI & BBR DANTE RECORDER - User Manual v2.2
feeds Distribution Amplifier input
feeds Ext Clk In on all slave units
feeds Slave1 Ext Clk In
feeds Slave2 Ext Clk In
feeds Slave3 Ext Clk In
not used.
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