13 – Specifications

Format: AES3-2003 (AES/EBU)

DIGITAL OUTPUT L-R

Connector: XLR-3-32

Output voltage: 2–5 Vp-p/110 Ω

Format: AES3-2003 (AES/EBU)

Control input and output connectors

RS-422

Connector: D-sub9-pin

RS-232C

Connector: D-sub9-pin

PARALLEL

Connector: D-sub25-pin

CASCADE IN

Connector: BNC

Input voltage: 5V TTL equivalent

Input impedance: 75Ω ±10% Allowable frequency deviation of external synchronization: ± 100 ppm

CASCADE OUT

Connector: BNC

Output voltage: 5V TTL equivalent

Output impedance: 75Ω ±10%

Sampling frequency: 44.1/47.952/48/48.048/88.2/96/ 176.4/192 kHz (47.952/48.048 kHz: 48 kHz 0.1% pull down/0.1% pull up)

TIME CODE IN

Connector: BNC

Input voltage: 0.5 - 5 Vp-p

Input impedance: 20 kΩ

TIME CODE OUT

Connector: BNC

Output voltage: 2 Vp-p

Output impedance: 600Ω

WORD/VIDEO IN

Connector: BNC

Input voltage: 5V TTL equivalent

Input impedance: 75Ω ±10%

Allowable frequency deviation of external synchronization: ± 100 ppm

Includes switch for enabling termination

WORD/VIDEO THRU/OUT

Connector: BNC

Output voltage: 5V TTL equivalent

Output impedance: 75 Ω ±10%

Sampling frequency (when using WORD): 44.1/47.952 /48/48.048/88.2/96/176.4/192 kHz (47.952/48.048: 48 kHz ± 0.1% pull-down/pull-up)

OUT/THRU switch included (OUT is only for WORD OUT)

ETHERNET

Connector: RJ45

Keyboard

Connector: Mini-DIN (PS/2)

USB

Connector: USB A-type 4-pin

Protocol: USB2.0 HIGH SPEED (480 Mbps)

Audio performance

Frequency response

ANALOG INPUT →ANALOG OUTPUT:

20 Hz - 20 kHz

±0.5 dB (Fs = ALL)

at 40 kHz

+0.5 dB/–2 dB (Fs = 88.2/96 kHz)

at 80 kHz

+0.5 dB/–5 dB (Fs = 176.4/192 kHz)

Distortion

ANALOG INPUT ANALOG OUTPUT: 0.005% or less (Reference level: When –20 dB, +23 dBu input, 1 kHz, AES-17LPF)

S/N ratio

ANALOG INPUT ANALOG OUTPUT: 100 dB or more (22 kHz LPF A-weighted)

Other specifications

Power

AC 100-240 V, 50-60 Hz

Power consumption

26 W

External dimensions (W x H x D)

482.7x 88 x 284.4 mm/ 19 x 3.465 x 11.2 in.

Weight

4.8 kg/10.58 lb

Operating temperature range

5–35ºC/41–95ºF

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