Date printed: 24.01.12
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D21m System
CONTENTS
1 General ................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
1.1 Utilization for the Purpose Intended .............................................................................................................................. 3
1.2 First Steps ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.2.1
Unpacking and Inspection ..............................................................................................................................................3
1.2.2 Installation ......................................................................................................................................................................3
1.2.3
Adjustments, Repair, Cleaning .......................................................................................................................................4
2 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5
2.1 System Philosophy ......................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 The Frame and Its Cards ................................................................................................................................................ 6
2.3 Hub Frame ...................................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.4 Remote I/O Frame .......................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.5 Vista Surveyor Software ................................................................................................................................................ 7
3 Applications ......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.1 Local I/O Only (Located Close to Core) ........................................................................................................................ 9
3.2 One I/O Box within Long Distance ............................................................................................................................... 9
3.3 Multiple I/O Boxes, Long Distance ............................................................................................................................. 10
3.4 Multiple Hubs, Multiple I/O Boxes, Long Distance .................................................................................................... 11
3.5 Shared I/O .................................................................................................................................................................... 12
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System Examples .............................................................................................................................................................. 13
4.1 System with Remote and Local I/O ............................................................................................................................. 13
4.2 System with Remote MIDI Connection ....................................................................................................................... 14
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Additional Information .................................................................................................................................................... 15
5.1 Mapping of I/O Cards to MADI and HD Link Channels............................................................................................. 15
5.2 Special Case: Microphone/Line Input Card ................................................................................................................. 16
5.3 Analog Insert Cards...................................................................................................................................................... 16
5.4 96 kHz Operation ......................................................................................................................................................... 17
5.5 Input/Output Delays ..................................................................................................................................................... 18
5.5.1
Additional SRC Delay ..................................................................................................................................................19
5.5.2
Additional Processing Delay ........................................................................................................................................19
5.6 The MADI Interface: 64 or 56 Channels? .................................................................................................................... 19
5.7 Standalone D21m I/O System ...................................................................................................................................... 20
5.8 Connection to the Performa Core ................................................................................................................................. 22
