14 Controls and Connections
02R User’s Guide

16. 2TR IN DIGITAL (1 to 3) connectors

2TR IN DIGITAL (1) is an XLR-3-32 type connector. The input
format is IEC958 Part 3 (AES/EBU - Professional).
2TR IN DIGITAL (2 and 3) are phono jacks. The input format is
IEC958 Part 2 (S/PDIF - Consumer).
Signals input here are fed through to the CONTROL ROOM
buttons (24) and are monitored in the control room or the studio.
The outputs of a 2-track master recorder can be connected here for
confidence monitoring and playback.
The signals from 2TR IN DIGITAL (1) can also be routed to stereo
input channels 17/18.
The signals from 2TR IN DIGITAL (2) can be routed to stereo input
channels 19/20 or directly to the stereo buss.

17. Option slots (1 to 4)

These slots accept one of the optional I/O cards.
List of Cards
Use slots 1 and 2 for direct output lines to your multitrack recorder.
See Section 14, “Installing Options” on page 217 of the User’s Guide
for further details.
Note: Digital signals routed through the control room selector switch
do not have to be synchronized with the system word clock.
Note: Digital signals that are routed to the stereo input channels or
directly to the stereo buss must be synchronized with the system word
clock to prevent dropout and/or other noise.
Card Format Product Size Slot
Digital I/O
AES/EBU CD8-AE Double 1 or 2 (max 2
cards, 16 ch)
CD8-AE-S Single 1–4 (max 4
cards, 32 ch)
ADAT CD8-AT Single 1–4 (max 4
cards, 32 ch)
TDIF-1 CD8-TDΙΙ Single 1–4 (max 4
cards, 32 ch)
YAMAHA CD8-Y Single 1–4 (max 4
cards, 32 ch)
Analog I/O
AD/DA CD8-AD Double 1 or 2 (max 2
cards, 16 ch)
A/D CD8-AD-S Single 1–4 (max 4
cards, 32 ch)
Cascade Kit CD8-CS KIT Single × 2 Any (normally 3
or 4)