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TABLE OF CONTENT1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................7
1.1 Some Words on Digital Sample Rate Conversion ........................................................................... 7
1.2 The AES/EBU and SPDIF Standards..............................................................................................7
2. THE CONCEPT........................................................................................................................ 9
2.1 The Quality of Components and Circuits......................................................................................... 9
2.2 Digital Inputs and Outputs ............................................................................................................... 9
2.2.1 XLR...................................................................................................................................... 9
2.2.2 RCA...................................................................................................................................... 9
2.2.3 Optical (TOSLINK) ................................................................................................................ 9
2.2.4 Wordclock (BNC) ...............................................................................................................10
3. INSTALLATION...................................................................................................................... 11
3.1 Rack Mounting............................................................................................................................... 11
3.2 Mains Connection.......................................................................................................................... 11
3.3 General Instructions on Connections .............................................................................................11
3.3.1 Balanced XLR Connection (AES / EBU).............................................................................. 11
3.3.2 Unbalanced Coaxial Connections (SPDIF) ......................................................................... 12
3.3.3 Optical Connections (SPDIF) ............................................................................................. 12
3.3.4 Wordclock.......................................................................................................................... 13
3.3.5 Connections with Adapters..................................................................................................14
4. CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS .............................................................................................. 15
4.1 Front Panel................................................................................................................................... 15
4.1.1 Input Section ...................................................................................................................... 15
4.1.2 LED-Display ....................................................................................................................... 16
4.1.3 Output Section .................................................................................................................... 17
4.2 Rear Panel.................................................................................................................................... 17
5. MODE OF OPERATION ......................................................................................................... 18
5.1 Basic Settings............................................................................................................................... 18
5.2 Elimination of Errors ..................................................................................................................... 18
5.3 Conversion to 32 kHz.................................................................................................................... 18
5.4 Emphasis Correction .................................................................................................................... 18
6. APPLICATIONS .....................................................................................................................19
6.1 Sample Rate Conversion............................................................................................................... 19
6.1.1 Operation in a DAT-Based Studio....................................................................................... 19
6.1.2 Harddisk Recording ............................................................................................................ 19
6.1.3 Reduction of Memory Requirements................................................................................... 19
6.1.4 Master/Slave Conflicts ........................................................................................................ 19
6.1.5 Correction of unformatted passages................................................................................... 20
6.2 SCMS Removal ............................................................................................................................. 20
6.3 Line Booster, Signal Refresher..................................................................................................... 20
6.4 Sample Rate Correction................................................................................................................ 20
6.5 Varispeed Applications.................................................................................................................. 21
6.6 Format Conversion ....................................................................................................................... 21
6.7 Format Interface ........................................................................................................................... 21
6.8 Patchbay/Split Operation .............................................................................................................. 21
6.9 The ULTRAMATCH in a home-recording studio............................................................................. 21