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User Guide 

SPDIF and ADAT  Option Cards 

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Summary of Contents for WavePRO ADAT

Page 1: ...User Guide SPDIF and ADAT Option Cards ...

Page 2: ...g units or music synthesizers The S P DIF standard includes both consumer and professional modes and the SPDIF option card supports both modes Also 16 bit and 24 bit data transfer is supported The ADAT option card interfaces with equipment that supports the ADAT optical light pipe standard for digital audio such as ADAT digital tape recorders digital mixers and digital audio converters 16 bit 20 b...

Page 3: ...s already on the PCI card that can be used for electrical connections Optionally the Digital I O bracket can also be used with the Wave 824 and the SPDIF option card if you need optical connections If you are installing the ADAT option card the Digital I O bracket is included If you are installing the SPDIF option card on the Wave 424 or Wave 496 the Digital I O bracket is included Purcell CA P108...

Page 4: ...ore you touch the WavePRO PCI card or the option card Next unplug the PC s power cable Follow the steps in your PC s user manual and remove the PC chassis cover STEP Disconnect all cables from your WavePRO PCI card and remove the PCI card from your PC For the Wave 824 or Wave 496 disconnect the Patch Box cable from the WavePRO PCI card For the Wave 424 disconnect and audio cables from the card STE...

Page 5: ...ned up properly 4 STEP Wave 824 SPDIF step If you are installing the SPDIF option card onto the Wave 824 there are RCA jacks on the card that can be used to connect external digital audio equipment to the card To use these SPDIF RCA jacks plug the gray signal cable from the SPDIF card onto the Wave 824 PCI card at location JP2 as shown ...

Page 6: ... O bracket skip to Step 9 The Digital I O bracket is required for the ADAT option card It is also required when using the SPDIF option card with either the Wave 424 or the Wave 496 It can also be used as an option with the Wave 824 to facilitate optical connections The Digital I O bracket includes a small circuit board and this circuit board is connected to the SPDIF or ADAT option card via a gray...

Page 7: ... Copyright c 1999 3001100 BD01 O JP4 2 1 4 3 JP2 JP3 JP1 3 2 1 3 2 1 6 J1 use a jumper block included to connect pins 2 and 3 J2 this connector is used to connect the gray signal cable to the SPDIF option card J3 no jumper blocks required J4 no jumper blocks required Receive SPDIF via Optical TOSLINK JP3 JP1 3 2 1 3 2 1 JP2 JP4 2 1 4 3 SPDIF JUMPER STRAPPING J1 use a jumper block included to conne...

Page 8: ...se a jumper block included to connect pins 1 and 2 J2 this connector is used to connect the gray signal cable to the SPDIF option card J3 use a jumper block to connect pins 2 and 3 J4 use a jumper block to connect pins 3 and 4 STEP CONNECT THE GRAY SIGNAL CABLE TO THE DIGITAL I O BRACKET Don t worry the connectors are keyed there s no way to plug in the signal cable incorrectly 7 ...

Page 9: ...tch box reconnect the PC s power cord turn on the PC STEP UPDATING THE WINDOWS SOFTWARE DRIVER The SPDIF or ADAT option cards require WavePRO driver version 4 0 or higher If you are using an earlier version you MUST update the driver Use the driver diskette that s included with this SPDIF package PRINT OUT AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE README FILE ON THE DRIVER DISKETTE TO INSTALL THE NEW DRI...

Page 10: ...cables to carry the SPDIF data We recommend using a a 75 ohm video cable these cables are available at most any electronics retailer 2 Setup you application software to utilize the extra channels For SPDIF the extra channels are identified to your software application as Channel 9 10 SPDIF WavePRO on the Wave 824 and as Channel 5 6 SPDIF WavePRO on the Wave 424 and Wave 496 For ADAT with the Wave ...

Page 11: ...Hz or 48 kHz NOTE All channels on the WavePRO interface must operate at the same sample rate For example if you are trying to record a track using the SPDIF input and the application is not setup to record at the same sample rate as your equipment an error message saying invalid sample rate will be displayed 4 Set the bit depth in the application to match the bit depth of the connected audio equip...

Page 12: ...ital audio interface cable SPDIF or ADAT In other words the clock is embedded in the digital audio signal Additionally a Word Clock feature is included with the WavePro ADAT option card Word Clock is shared between digital audio gear via a coaxial cable connected to the Word Clock input and output BNC jacks NOTE When you are using a WavePRO interface to receive record digital audio data from anoth...

Page 13: ...lectrical signal termination value on the WavePRO Word Clock input jack Check the manual for the other digital audio gear to determine the optimal signal termination value for the WavePRO interface Use a jumper block on J4 to change the Word Clock signal termination value No Word Clock termination No jumper block 2 1 JP4 4 3 2 1 JP4 4 3 75 Ω Word Clock termination default setting jumper block Pins...

Page 14: ... please follow these steps n Verify that the SPDIF or ADAT option card was installed and configured according to the information in this guide n Review the Using the SPDIF option card section or the Using the ADAT option card section of this Guide to see if you can find a solution n If you purchased the card from a dealer contact the dealer for additional help If the dealer is unable to resolve th...

Page 15: ...rmation provided by this document is believed to be accurate and reliable However no responsibility is assumed by Gadget Labs Inc for its use nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties resulting from its use No license is granted under any patents or patent rights of Gadget Labs Inc CONTACT DETAILS Gadget Labs Inc 333 SW 5th Avenue Suite 202 Portland Oregon 97204 Tel 503...

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