Master/slave mode, Backward compatibility mode – Mytek Digital Protools HDX DIO Card (ver. 2.0 / Nov 2013) User Manual

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Mytek Protools-HDX DIO Card – User's Manual

Master/Slave mode

Dio-HDX card allow to use two 8x192ADDA's as one 16
channels converter (like HD I/O). New card is factory set to auto
detect next daisy chained converter, set it to slave mode (first
card is master) and reroute channels 9 to 16 to it. Slave
converter isn't detected in protools system, it only expand first
Mytek to 16 channels (it have fully functionality for routing,
playing and recording ). 3

converter in daisy chain is

recognized as second HD I/O, it works in master mode and next
Mytek can be used as slave for it (it will be auto detected like a
2

converter).

This configuration works flawlessly, if all daisy chained
converter's are Mytek 8x192ADDA's. Using another devices in
daisy chain with DIO-HDX card (set to auto detect) can makes
problems. In mixed devices configuration is recommended to
set DIO-HDX card to be master, slave or single card manually
using dip switches on a card:

•

dip switch – turn off “auto detect” and set card to be

master.

•

dip switch – turn card to be slave (1

dip must be

set).

•

dip switch – turn card to be a single (1

dip must be

set). Next device will be detected by protools normally.

Backward compatibility mode

To use DIO-HDX card with old protools system (core, process
and accel cards) it may be necessary to set DIO-HDX in
backward compatibility mode. In this mode DIO-HDX is
detected as digidesign 192 I/O, but it isn't compensated and
second converter's are visible as digital Inputs and Outputs.
To set it – turn on 4

dip switch.

In master mode next device
will be used as slave and it
can't be detected by protools
system. If next device isn't
DIO-HDX card it can't be
slave and it isn't working.
To use that device after
single DIO-HDX card set
1

and 3

dip switches.

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