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Table of Contents

FCC Class B and CE Compliance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Panels - Fig. 1  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Panel Description  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Top Panel   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Front & Rear Panel   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Rear Panel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Installation and Typical Setup   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Typical Setup - Fig. 2  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Typical Setup - Fig. 3  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Operating Modes Overview   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Troubleshooting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Lifetime Limited Warranty  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Summary of Contents for Midiman SAM

Page 1: ...SAM 2 4 B I T S P D I F A D A T MIXER FORMAT CONVERTER 1 MANUAL G U A R A N T E E D F O R L I F E...

Page 2: ...3 Features 4 Panels Fig 1 5 Panel Description 6 Top Panel 6 Front Rear Panel 6 Rear Panel 6 Installation and Typical Setup 8 Typical Setup Fig 2 8 Typical Setup Fig 3 9 Operating Modes Overview 10 Spe...

Page 3: ...off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 increase the separation between the equip...

Page 4: ...sic understanding of the ADAT Optical Digital Interface and S PDIF interfaces If after reading the manual you need additional technical support or if you have com ments or suggestions we invite you to...

Page 5: ...ependent gain and pan controls per each ADAT input channel In direct ADAT to S PDIF modes SAM is a transparent format converter routing selectable 2 track pairs from the SAM s ADAT input to the S PDIF...

Page 6: ...SPDIF 7 8 5 6 3 4 1 2 Mix L 20 12 9 6 3 1 Clip 9 VDC adat In spdif Out In Out MODE 24 Bit SPDIF ADAT MIXER FORMAT CONVERTER GAIN PAN R GAIN PAN GAIN PAN GAIN PAN GAIN PAN GAIN PAN GAIN PAN GAIN PAN 1...

Page 7: ...unity gain These controls are only active during mix mode in direct modes they are ignored 3 Output Level Displays These LED display ladders accurately depict the outgoing signal levels in any convers...

Page 8: ...le of transferring 8 channels of 24 bit audio data simultaneously The sample rate of the ADAT Out data will be synchronized with the incoming S PDIF In data 9 S PDIF In This connector mates with a mal...

Page 9: ...n SAM equipment turned down or off power up each of these devices Note The SAM has no Power On Off switch However the SAM may be safely left on continuously 24 hours a day After hours of operation it...

Page 10: ...guration and both setups may exist simultaneously In this case 1 the S PDIF Out of the digital audio card or DAT connects to the S PDIF In of the SAM 2 the Optical Out of the SAM connects to the Optic...

Page 11: ...ou to make an exact bit for bit copy of two adjacent ADAT channels to S PDIF In these modes SAM will ignore its Gain and Pan pots they are disabled S PDIF Mode This is the S PDIF to ADAT mode SAM will...

Page 12: ...IF optical stream The LED output level displays are peak meters that show real time output signal levels in all modes Output level in all direct modes will precisely match that of the source level Out...

Page 13: ...to hard left or hard right When a Pan control is set hard left fully counter clockwise or hard right fully clockwise the signal is not attenuated Note In Mix mode true unity gain is only achieved when...

Page 14: ...nternal DSP Data Width 56 bits Gain Control Range Infinity to 0dB center half way setting is 12dB Gain Control Resolution 128 steps Pan Control Range Left to right with center detent Pan Control Resol...

Page 15: ...wering up the SAM Symptom Even though an audio signal is being input into the SAM the Output Level LED s appear dim or not at all Solution Check your source signal levels and cables Either the source...

Page 16: ...cement fee The customer will have the option to pay this fee and have the unit repaired and returned or not pay this fee and have the unit returned unrepaired The remedy for breach of this limited war...

Page 17: ...Fax 626 445 7564 Internet Home Page http www midiman net MIDIMAN U K Hubberts Bridge House Hubberts Bridge Boston Lincs PE20 3QU England Sales Information 01205 290680 Sales Information email midimanu...

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