Chapter 2: Overview
Thank you for purchasing a Klark Teknik DN9650/DN9652 Network Bridge. The DN965X is a user-friendly, high-performance, digital audio network bridge.
Both the DN9650 and DN9652 units compliment each other. The DN9650 allows AES50-equipped Midas digital systems, such as the XL8 and PRO6, and Klark Teknik DN9696 High Resolution Audio Recorders to connect to third party multi-channel digital audio networks, while the DN9652 allows two dissimilar digital audio networks to interface simply and reliably.
Your DN965X was conceived by Klark Teknik to offer audio professionals high-performance audio equipment, designed to provide no-compromise sonic quality with a feature set that offers all essential facilities and functions. It represents the very best of British design and engineering combined with contemporary, efficient manufacturing methods, and will give you many years of reliable service.
All this is backed up, of course, by the standard Klark Teknik three year warranty.
Please take the time to complete and return the registration card or fill in the Warranty Registration Form online by visiting our website at www.klarkteknik.com and, to obtain the best results with a minimum of effort, also read this operator manual.
Finally, enjoy your Klark Teknik Network Bridge!
About the DN965X units
The DN965X units provide bi-directional sample rate conversion of 24-bit resolution digital audio between two clock domains, all in a standard 1U high 19” rack mount chassis.
Front and rear panels of the DN9650 Network Bridge
The DN9650 has an AES50 and a network clock domain, provided by a three-port AES50 digital audio interface and a third party network module interface, whereas both clock domains of the DN9652 are of the network type and are provided by two, third party network module interfaces.
Supported network modules are designed and manufactured by Lab X Technologies and Audinate Pty Ltd. and conform to Cirrus Logic Inc. CM-1/CM-2 interface to support protocols, which include MADI, Audinate Dante and Aviom A-Net.
