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Page 130: Hdr24/96 settings, Console settings

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D8B Manual • Chapter 4 • page 124

AES/EBU Hookup to HDR24/96 (PDI•8)

Cables & Hardware

(3) PDI•8 cards for HDR24/96
(3) PDI•8 cards for D8B
(1) Clock I/O card for D8B
(3) DB25 to DB25 AES/EBU snakes
(1) 75

Ω BNC word clock cable

Hookup

1. Connect the three AES/EBU cables

between the corresponding AES/EBU
connectors on the HDR24/96 and D8B.

2. When AES/EBU 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
HDR24/96 Word Clock In. To make
the HDR24/96 the master, connect its
Word Clock Out to the D8B Word
Clock In.

HDR24/96 Settings

1. If the HDR24/96 is the clock master,

set the Sample Clock to Internal; if it
is a clock slave, set the Sample Clock
to Word Clock and depress the 75

termination switch on the Sync card.

2. Set the Sample Rate to 44.1kHz or

48kHz according to your preference.

Console Settings

1. If the D8B is the clock master, set the

Sample Rate

to either 44.1kHz or

48kHz

, and set the Apogee Clock to

Internal

(in the Digital I/O Setup

window). If it is a clock slave, then set
the Apogee Clock to Word Clock. Set
the Sample Rate to match the Sample
Rate

selected on the HDR24/96.

AES/EBU Hookup with PDI

8

PDI•8

AES/EBU I/O

AES/EBU

Cables

(DB25)

PDI•8 I/O Cards

Digital 8•Bus

HDR 24/96

APOGEE

SYNC

APOGEE

Word Clock Out

Word Clock

In

Word

Clock Out

(HDR24/96

as Master)

Word

Clock Out

(D8B as

Master)

Word

Clock In

Word

Clock

Out

Apogee

Clock I/O

Card

S

C

NOT

WARNING

HDR

Sync

Card

Word

Clock In

Word

Clock

Out

Use

one

only

Depress the
Termination
button if the
HDR24/96 is
set to Slave

PDI•8

AES/EBU I/O

PDI•8

AES/EBU I/O

PDI•8

AES/EBU I/O

PDI•8

AES/EBU I/O

PDI•8

AES/EBU I/O

PDI•8

I/O Cards