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User's Guide ADI-8 DD © RME
5. First Usage
5.1 Quick Start
The user interface of the ADI-8 DD is characterized by a clearly structured architecture and an
unambiguous labelling of the front and rear sides. The device can thus be used easily without a
manual, because numerous LEDs show the state of the device and of all incoming and outgo-
ing signals in a strictly logical way.
However, we have to question this statement a little, because we couldn't stop ourselves and
integrated everything in the ADI-8 DD that we could think of and that was in any way possible.
As a consequence, you will find some application examples in chapter 10 that break up the
logical structure of the front board. Those are however very special applications for profession-
als, where we anticipate both the understanding of those modes and the ability to read a man-
ual.
When being switched on for the first time, the ADI-8 DD comes up in a default mode, which
should be appropriate for most applications. Both converters are set to their typical format con-
version modes, and synchronize to the input signals.
AES to ADAT/TDIF:
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SOURCE: AES
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SRC not active
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Slave mode (CLOCK AES / INPUT)
ADAT/TDIF to AES:
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SOURCE: ADAT
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Slave mode (CLOCK ADAT / INPUT)
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AES STATE PRO
If the device is being used with TDIF, simply select SOURCE TDIF instead of ADAT in the right
part.
The ADI-8 DD remembers all settings before switching off and sets them automatically when
switching on the next time.
A quick guide for operation and functionality of the ADI-8 DD can be found on the next pages.
For transmission of the digital signals into a computer with PCI-bus, we recommend RME's
interface cards of the DIGI96
®
and Hammerfall
®
series. These high quality digital audio cards
are available with drivers for all common operating systems, and have the highest reputation
world-wide.
