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Troubleshooting 

 

Here is a list of things to check first: 

 

1) 

Check the power switch. It should be lit red (when the switch is depressed of course). 

If not lit red, check 

the power connections and fuse on the rear panel. 

2)  Check the Sample Rate lights. There should always be at least one lit. On power up, they first ALL light 

then light one at a time from 44K to Wordclock and finally settle to the current sample rate. 

If the unit does 

not go through this sequence in the first 5 seconds of power up, there is a problem with the digital section.

 

3)  If you are getting distorted audio, check to make sure that there are NO red LEDs lit on each channel’s 

meter. (The clip indicators work even if the output controls are set to minimum). Reduce the Input Gain 
control first to eliminate clipping. 

4)  If the yellow LED is flashing under any sample rate settings, the D/A outputs are muted. 

5)  If ADAT sync is selected, the A/D and D/A are muted if the yellow LED is flashing. Apply valid ADAT data 

to the ADAT Input to correct this. 

6)  If the Wordclock LED is flashing, the unit cannot sync to the wordclock signal applied to the unit. Check 

the connection and termination to the Wordclock jacks on the rear of the unit. Make sure that the incoming 
sample rate is between 40KHz and 52KHz. Use an Internal sample rate (44.1KHz or 48KHz) or sync to 
ADAT if Wordclock is not available. 

7)  When using the Tubeopto 8™ as a Preamp-to-ADAT only, if the red Wordclock LED is on solid or either of 

the green (44.1KHz or 48KHz) LED’s are on then the Preamp, A/D, and ADAT Output sections will be 
functioning normally. In this case if the yellow ADAT LED is flashing it just means that you are not using 
the ADAT Input section. 

 

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Summary of Contents for TUBEOPTO 8

Page 1: ...Tubeopto 8 8 CHANNEL TUBE MICROPHONE PREAMPLIFIER OPTICAL INTERFACE USER S GUIDE...

Page 2: ...Do not obstruct ventilation or position the unit where the air required for ventilation is impeded If the unit is to be operated in a rack case or other furniture ensure that it is constructed to allo...

Page 3: ...er Switch 4 REAR PANEL 4 Balanced Input Jacks XLR 1 4 TRS Combo Jacks 4 Balanced Output Jacks 4 Output Level Switch 4 Wordclock Input and Thru Jacks 5 ADAT Jacks 5 HARDWARE OPERATION 6 How to adjust t...

Page 4: ...1 4 instrument inputs are available on channels 1 and 2 ADAT Lightpipe I O handles eight channels of 24 bit audio input and output at 44 1KHz 48KHz or externally set sample rates Wordclock in and thru...

Page 5: ...in when using the Instrument input Gain Control This control adjusts both the mic pre amp gain as well as the instrument input gain The gain markings apply to the mic pre amp without the Pad switch de...

Page 6: ...ath The filter is designed to remove rumble pops and wind noise yet still sound natural LED Meter The four segment LED meter indicates the signal level at the input of the A D converter In addition to...

Page 7: ...oblem REAR PANEL Balanced Input Jacks XLR 1 4 TRS Combo Jacks These balanced inputs are used for both microphone and line level signals The gain sensitivity is identical for both the XLR and 1 4 TRS j...

Page 8: ...AT Lightpipe protocol which transfers eight tracks over a single fiber optic cable Sample rates of 44 1KHz and 48KHz are supported by this standard The ADAT Lightpipe Output jack data is generated by...

Page 9: ...rocessor to see if the level appears to be too high clipping or too low barely showing any indication on the meters Set the Output Level switch so that the level meters in the external gear do not ind...

Page 10: ...le Tubeopto 8 units can be daisy chained by looping the wordclock signal from unit to unit using the Wordclock Input and Thru jacks of each Tubeopto 8 A single 75 Ohm BNC terminator is placed on the W...

Page 11: ...Other ADAT Lightpipe compatible hardware and DAW applications like Cubase Sonar Logic etc can benefit in a similar manner to the above Just make sure you know what unit is acting as the Master Clock a...

Page 12: ...in control first to eliminate clipping 4 If the yellow LED is flashing under any sample rate settings the D A outputs are muted 5 If ADAT sync is selected the A D and D A are muted if the yellow LED i...

Page 13: ...ns This warranty does not apply in the event of misuse or abuse of the product or as a result of unauthorized alterations or repairs This warranty is void if the serial number is altered defaced or re...

Page 14: ...or directly request a Return Authorization for service in the resources area of the website 3 If you are returning the unit for service pack the unit in its original carton or a reasonable substitute...

Page 15: ...dB 10dBV setting Wordclock Range 40KHz 52KHz Sample Rate Settings 44 1KHz 48KHz ADAT Wordclock A D Dynamic Range 105dB A wtd D A Dynamic Range 105dB A wtd A D Latency 0 667ms 48KHz 0 725ms 44 1KHz 32...

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