Hooking up the Digital 8
Cabling and Hookup
1. Connect fiber optic (lightpipe) cables between the ADAT’s DIGITAL IN and the DIO-8 card’s
ADAT OPTICAL OUT, and between the ADAT’s DIGITAL OUT and the DIO-8 card’s ADAT
OPTICAL IN.
2. Connect the 9-pin D-sub sync cables between the Sync Box (SYNC OUT) and the first ADAT’s SYNC IN connector. Then connect the sync cables in a daisy-chain fashion between the remaining ADATs. Connect the SYNC OUT on the last ADAT to the SYNC IN on the Sync Box to complete the loop.
3. Connect MIDI cables between the MIDI OUT connector on the Digital 8-Bus’ Remote CPU and the MIDI IN connector on the Sync Box, and between the MIDI IN connector on the Digital
8-Bus’ Remote CPU and the MIDI OUT connector on the Sync Box.
Settings
D8B
1. Click the “Setup” button in the bottom menu bar of the SVGA monitor to open the General
Setup window.
2. Click the “Digital” icon on the left side of the window to open the Digital I/O dialog box.
3. Click each Tape Input and Output box and select ADAT for each DIO-8 card installed.
ADATs
1. On the front panel of the ADAT, select DIGITAL IN.
Other Notes
1. You must turn on the Digital 8-Bus first, then turn on the Sync Box and ADATs.
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