RME Audio HDSPe MADI, User Manual

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User's Guide HDSPe MADI
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5. Hardware Installation
Before installing the PCI Express card, please make sure the computer is switched off and
the power cable is disconnected from mains supply. Inserting or removing the card while
the computer is in operation can cause irreparable damage to both motherboard and card!
1. Disconnect the power cord and all other cables from the computer.
2. Remove the computer's housing. Further information on how to do this can be obtained from
your computer's instruction manual.
3. Important: Before removing the HDSPe MADI from its protective bag, discharge any static in
your body by touching the metal chassis of the PC.
4. Prior to installation: Connect the HDSPe MADI card to the Expansion Board using the sup-
plied flat ribbon cable.
5. Insert the HDSPe MADI firmly into a free PCI Express slot, press and fasten the screw.
6. Insert the Expansion Board and fasten the screw.
7. Replace the computer's housing.
8. Reconnect all cables including the power cord.
6. Hardware - Connectors
6.1 External Connectors
The bracket of the main
board has two
MADI inter-
faces, optical and coaxial
input and output each, a
MADI
error LED and the
analog stereo output.
Identical signals are avail-
able at both the optical
and the coaxial output.
Therefore two devices can be connected, i.e. using the HDSPe MADI as a splitter (distribution 1
to 2).
The Expansion Board's
bracket has the
word
clock input and output.
Next to the input BNC
socket, a
green LED dis-
plays the word clock in-
put's
LOCK state. Between
the BNC sockets, 75 Ohm
word clock termination can
be activated and verified
by a
yellow LED.
The included breakout cable is connected to the
9-pin Mini-DIN connector and provides two
MIDI inputs and outputs via four 5-pin DIN connectors.
Note: If neither word clock I/O nor MIDI I/O is required, it is not necessary to install the Expan-
sion Board at all.