TC electronic SDN BHD x32 user manual How to set the Master Clock, Internal Clock

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OPERATION

TOS IN 5/6

digitalkonnekt x32

FORMAT CONVERTER PATCHBAY FIREWIRE IO

aes/spdif/tos in

 

 

 

 

aes+spdif+tos

 

adat

mon

 

TOS SPDIF SRC

1/2

1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8

 

 

 

1-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3/4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5/6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

adat

5-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT

 

7/8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-8

7-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

aes/spdif clock master

SIG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

adat in

 

 

 

aes+spdif+tos

 

adat

mon

 

NS

1/2

1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8

 

 

 

 

1-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DS

3/4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5/6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5-6

 

SRC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

adat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7/8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-8

 

7-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCK

SIG

firewire in

 

 

 

aes+spdif+tos

 

adat

mon

1-8

1/2

1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8

 

 

 

 

1-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9-16

3/4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5/6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

adat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7/8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-8

 

7-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCK

SIG

master clock

clock rate firewire 44.1k

 

48k

WCK in

 

 

 

x2

adat

x4

 

SEL

aes

 

INT

/spdif

 

hold to select input

setup/util

192kHz fs

dual wire XLR

AES pro out

input signal

monitor LEDs

￿ security lock device

HOLD TO UN-LOCK

scenes

1

2

3

4

HOLD TO STORE SCENE

monitor

+phones

Master Clock

In any digital system, one, and only one clock can be master. Due to the highly stable clock in the DICEII chip, Digital Konnekt x32 can be used as an excellent master clock. However, due to the DICEII JET™ (Jitter Elimination Technique) and the 4 sample rate converters it may also lock perfectly to external digital devices.

When connected to a computer via firewire the sample rate is set according to options on the System Settings page in the TC Near control panel.

For further information please refer to the description of the System Setting page.

How to set the Master Clock

Press WCK to lock to wordclock input

Press ADAT to lock to the ADAT input

Press AES/SPDIF to lock to a signal present on AES, SPDIF or Tos inputs. AES/SPDIF/TOS inputs are divided into four pairs (Toslink only three pairs), of two channels and you may lock to any of these pairs. To select which channel pair to lock to, follow the

adat mon

1-2

3-4

5-6

adat

1-8 7-8

master clock

clock rate firewire 44.1k

 

 

WCK in

48k

 

 

x2

 

 

adat

 

 

x4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEL

 

 

aes

 

INT

 

 

/spdif

 

hold to select input

 

 

setup/util

192kHz fs

dual wire XLR

AES pro out

input signal

monitor LEDs

￿ security lock device

HOLD TO UN-LOCK

s

HO

procedure described below.

• While holding

 

 

/spdif

press the SRC button in the

 

 

 

aes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hold to select input

AES/SPDIF/OPTO section located on the left side of the front panel corresponding to the channel pair you want to use as clock master:

/tos in

SRC

aster

You cannot activate SRC on the channel pair you attempt to use as clock master.

Internal Clock

You may also choose to lock to an internal clock rate. The following rates can be selected by pressing the INT SEL button.

f

 

INT

put

 

H

44.1

48

88.2

96

176.4

192

 

kHz

 

kHz

 

kHz

 

kHz

 

kHz

 

kHz

 

clock rate

 

clock rate

 

clock rate

 

clock rate

 

clock rate

 

clock rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

e

44.1k

e

44.1k

e

44.1k

e

44.1k

e

44.1k

e

44.1k

 

 

48k

 

 

48k

 

 

48k

 

 

48k

 

 

48k

 

 

48k

n

 

n

 

n

 

n

 

n

 

n

 

 

 

x2

 

 

x2

 

 

x2

 

 

x2

 

 

x2

 

 

x2

 

 

x4

 

 

x4

 

 

x4

 

 

x4

 

 

x4

 

 

x4

 

 

SEL

 

 

SEL

 

 

SEL

 

 

SEL

 

 

SEL

 

 

SEL

 

 

 

INT

 

 

 

INT

 

 

 

INT

 

 

 

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Contents User’s Manual Page Important Safety Instructions ServiceEMC / EMI & Certificate of Conformity For Customers in CanadaTable of Contents Page Features IntroductionClock and jitter reduction All the Tools One ToolboxPower switch OperationAES/SPDIF/TOS TOS in 5/6 connectionAES+SPDIF+TOS Routing SRCAdat Routing AdatSRC Sample Rate Conversion Firewire Firewire RoutingHow to set the Master Clock Master ClockInternal Clock Setup/Util Input Signal Monitor LEDsKHz fs AES AES or Spdif Status bitsScenes MonitorRear Panel View Integrator Parameters LockDevice 1st audio channelSetup Examples Example 1 Integrating external hardware with your DAWConnections Setting up Digital Konnekt AES/SPDIF/TOS AdatClock Integrator Reverb 4000 or other ReverbsFireworX C400XL Non-TC Electronic productFinalizer 96K Example 2 Conventional audio interface Master Clock Example 3 PA setup Aes/spdif/tos Aes+spdif+tos Adat Mon Example 4 Digital Konnekt x32 and ProTools Aes/spdif/tos TC Near Control Panel Buffer SizeSystem Clock Reset to Default StatusVersions Technical Specifications EMC

x32 specifications

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