Magma MDR 24/96 - Manual (Page 22)

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MDR 24/96
MDR
24/
96
Note: Note: Note: Note: Note: Determining
which unit in Figures
2 & 3 provides master
clock depends on
your application. For
information on ad-
vanced applications,
see the Technical
Reference manual.
ADAT Optical Hookup (DIO•8 or OPT•8)
Cables & Hardware
(3) DIO • 8 or OPT • 8 cards for MDR24/96
(3) DIO • 8 or OPT • 8 cards for D8B
(1) Clock I/O card for D8B
(6) ADAT Optical cables
(1) 75
Ω BNC word clock cable
Hookup
1. Connect three ADAT Optical cables from the MDR24/96 Optical Outputs to
the Optical Inputs on the corresponding D8B I/O cards.
2. Connect three ADAT Optical cables from the MDR24/96 Optical Inputs to
the Optical Outputs on the corresponding D8B I/O cards.
3. When ADAT Optical is used, the D8B must have a Clock I/O card
installed. To make the D8B the clock master, connect its Word Clock Out
to the MDR24/96 Word Clock In. To make the MDR24/96 the clock
master, connect its Word Clock Out to the D8B Word Clock In.
MDR24/96 Settings
1. If you have DIO•8 cards installed, set the Tape Input and Tape Output
format for each card to ADAT. OPT•8 cards need no configuration.
2. If the MDR24/96 is the clock master, set the Sample Clock to Internal; If
the MDR24/96 is a clock slave, set the Sample Clock to Word Clock and
depress the 75
Ω termination button on the Sync card.
3. Set the Sample Rate to 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz according to your preference.
Console Settings
1. If you have DIO • 8 cards installed, set the Tape Input and Tape Output
format for each card to ADAT. OPT • 8 cards need no configuration.
2. If the D8B is the clock master, set the Sample Clock to either 44.1 k
Internal or 48 k Internal; if it is a clock slave, then set the Sample Clock
to either 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz. Set the Sample Rate to match the Sample
Rate
selected on the MDR24/96.