Mackie D8B ADAT Optical Hookup to HDR24/96 (DIO•8 or OPT•8)

Console Settings

1.Set the Tape Input and Tape Output format for each DIO•8 card to TDIF.

2.If the D8B is the clock master, set the Sample Rate to either 44.1kHz or 48kHz, and set the Apogee Clock to Internal (in the Digital I/O Setup window). If it is a clock slave, set the Apogee Clock to Word Clock. Set the Sample Rate to match the Sample Rate selected on the HDR24/96.

ADAT Optical Hookup to HDR24/96 (DIO•8 or OPT•8)

Cables & Hardware

(3)DIO•8 or OPT•8 cards for HDR24/96

(3)DIO•8 or OPT•8 cards for D8B

(1)Clock I/O card for D8B

(6)ADAT Optical cables

(1)75Ω BNC word clock cable

Hookup

1.Connect three ADAT Optical cables from the HDR24/96 Optical Outputs to the Optical Inputs on the corresponding D8B I/O cards.

2.Connect three ADAT Optical cables from the HDR24/96 Optical Inputs to the Optical Outputs on the corresponding D8B I/O cards.

3.When ADAT Optical is used, the D8B must have a Clock I/O card installed. To make the D8B the clock master, connect its Word Clock Out to the HDR24/96 Word Clock In. To make the HDR24/96 the clock master, connect its Word Clock Out to the D8B Word Clock In.

HDR24/96 Settings

1.If you have DIO•8 cards installed, set the Tape Input and Tape Output format for each card to ADAT. OPT•8 cards need no configuration.

2.If the HDR24/96 is the clock master, set the Sample Clock to Internal. If the HDR24/96 is a clock slave, set the

Sample Clock to Word Clock and depress the 75Ω termination button on the Sync card.

3.Set the Sample Rate to 44.1kHz or 48kHz according to your preference.

D8B Manual • Chapter 4 • page 114