15. LINE IN (Channels 5-8)

These are 1/4" TRS connectors, which accept a balanced or unbalanced line-level input signal from almost any source.

When connecting a balanced signal to the LINE inputs, wire them as follows:

Tip = Positive (+ or hot) Ring = Negative (– or cold) Sleeve = Shield or ground

When connecting an unbalanced signal, wire them as follows:

Tip = Positive (+ or hot) Sleeve = Shield or ground

16. LINE OUT

These 1/4" TRS output connectors provide balanced or unbalanced line-level analog signals. The signal at the LINE OUTs depends on the settings in the 400F Console.

The Onyx 400F must be connected to a PC or Mac with a FireWire cable in order to make changes to the mix at the analog line-outputs with the 400F Console.

When the DSP Mixer is turned on in the Onyx 400F Console (in the Settings tab), you can create a separate mix for each pair of LINE OUTs using the Matrix Mixer in the Console. These could be connected to a headphone distribution amp to provide individual headphone mixes for the talent.

When the Console is closed and the 400F is disconnected from the PC or Mac, the 400F retains its settings and saves them in flash memory. Even if you turn the 400F off, it will turn back on with the settings that are saved in its memory (autosave).

17. CR OUT

These 1/4" TRS jacks provide a balanced line-level signal that can be used to provide a monitor mix to a pair of powered studio monitors, or an additional headphone mix to a headphone amplifier.

The signal at the CR OUTs (and the PHONES Out) is determined in the Onyx 400F Console, either mirroring LINE OUTs 1 and 2 or LINE OUTs 7 and 8.

18. WORD CLOCK IN/OUT

These BNC connectors send and receive word clock signals.

This WORD CLOCK IN connector receives word clock from another device when the CLOCK SOURCE selector in the Console Settings Panel is set to WORD. Use this connector when you want to slave the 400F to an external master word clock.

Use 75 Ω coaxial cable when connecting a word clock to the WORD CLOCK IN jack. If there is more than one device to connect to the word clock, either use a master word clock distribution box, which distributes the master word clock to multiple devices, or use the WORD CLOCK OUT to feed the signal on to the next device in the chain (see illustrations below).

Note: The WORD CLOCK IN connector has a built-in 75 Ω termination.

Word Clock

Distribution Amplifier

1

2

3

4

Onyx 400F

Word Clock to Other Slaves

(The last device must be terminated)

WORD CLOCK

IN

OUT

Word Clock

Word Clock

From Master

To Next

 

Device

Manual Owner’s

 

 

LINE OUT

 

 

CR

 

 

 

 

 

7

5

3

1

L

 

 

 

 

 

S/PDIF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIDI

IN

~100-240 VAC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

OUT

50-60Hz 20W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WORD CLOCK

FIREWIRE

 

 

 

8

6

4

2

R

IN

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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