Solid State Logic XLogic Delta-Link MADI HD Installation And User Manual Download

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Safety and Installation Considerations

1. Introduction

XLogic Delta-Link MADI HD

Reading conventions

2. Overview

Front panel

Rear panel

3. Installation

4. Synchronization

Pro Tools

HD card

Delta-Link MADI HD

WordClock / FrameClock

High Speed and SMUX modes

5. Sample Rates and I/O Mapping

I/O mapping and Sample Rate range

6. Pro Tools

Software

General information

Remote control of Delta-Link MADI HD settings

Known issues

7. Troubleshooting

System Resources

Technical support

8. Specifications

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Summary of Contents for XLogic Delta-Link MADI HD

Page 1: ...X XL Lo og gi ic c D De el lt ta a L Li in nk k M MA AD DI I H HD D MADI Interface for Digidesign HD Systems Installation and User Guide 82S6ALS20C Solid State Logic S O U N D V I S I O N ...

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Page 3: ... Pro Tools HD card 10 Delta Link MADI HD 10 WordClock FrameClock 11 High Speed and SMUX modes 12 5 Sample Rates and I O Mapping 12 I O mapping and Sample Rate range 13 6 Pro Tools Software 17 General information 17 Remote control of Delta Link MADI HD settings 19 Known issues 21 7 Troubleshooting 24 System Resources 24 Technical support 24 8 Specifications 26 C Co on nt te en nt ts s ...

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Page 5: ...paratus There are no user replaceable fuses A power cord is supplied with this unit Alternative power cords may be used if rated 2 5A or above and fitted with a 3 pin IEC320 connector and a 3 core cable This apparatus must be connected to an earthed mains outlet The earth core of the power cord must always connect to the mains supply ground the earth core forms the safety earth and should not be r...

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Page 7: ...ard s Solid State Logic has a number of such I O units XLogic Alpha Link MADI SX 64 MADI I O 12 stereo 24 mono AES EBU I O 24 balanced analogue I O XLogic Alpha Link MADI AX 64 MADI I O 24 ADAT I O 24 balanced analogue I O The Delta Link MADI HD is also suitable for applications where Pro Tools audio hardware is used with third party software packages e g Logic Pro 7 IMPORTANT Please register your...

Page 8: ...t will be used menu Header Submenu 1 Submenu 2 Submenu 3 Item Screenshots The appearance of SSL or Pro Tools software on your computer screen may be different from the screenshots in this manual This could be because you are using a different operating system or operating system version or because you are using different display settings etc 4 ...

Page 9: ...WordClock signal is received It is lit when the Delta Link MADI HD is receiving a stable signal at the required sample rate It flashes slowly when the Delta Link MADI HD is receiving a stable signal at an incorrect sample rate See Section 5 It flashes quickly when the Delta Link MADI HD is receiving no signal an unstable signal or a signal at a sample rate that falls outside the acceptable boundar...

Page 10: ...Rear panel Primary Port A Primary Port B USB Port Mains connector MADI Port A output left MADI Port B output left WordClock input and input right and input right 6 ...

Page 11: ...xternal MADI coaxial to optical converter solution to interface Delta Link MADI HD into coaxial systems USB The USB interface can be used to control various settings of the Delta Link MADI HD hardware and to update the internal firmware This interface is USB 1 0 compliant and uses a Style A USB connector WordClock In This input must be used to supply a clock reference signal to the Delta Link MADI...

Page 12: ... cards to the Delta Link MADI HD DigiLink cables varies as follows according to the sample rate being used 48 kHz operation 1 8m 70 96 kHz operation 0 9m 35 192 kHz operation 0 45m 18 If required Delta Link MADI HD can be rackmounted It occupies 1U of rack space in a standard 19 inch rack It is assumed that your Pro Tools HD system is already installed in the host computer Windows PC or Mac OS X 3...

Page 13: ...I O Setup page of the Pro Tools software 2 Connect a suitable Word or Frame clock source to the WordClock input at the rear of the Delta Link MADI HD see overleaf 3 Connect the mains cable to the mains connector of the Delta Link MADI HD 4 External devices may now be connected to the MADI inputs and outputs 5 Power up the computer that hosts your Pro Tools system and power up the Delta Link MADI H...

Page 14: ...are connected together they can be seen as a unit requiring an external clock reference signal However this unit now has MADI ports instead of the Digital and Analogue connections to other devices provided by Pro Tools interfaces Although a reference signal is embedded in the Primary port the MADI connection requires a separate WordClock signal Therefore the Delta Link MADI HD is equipped with a W...

Page 15: ...s equal to the audio sample rate at up to 48kHz half of the audio sample rate at up to 96kHz or a quarter of the audio sample rate at up to 192kHz The term FrameClock denotes an audio clock signal that is proportional but not always equal to the sample rate therefore At 44 1kHz 88 2kHz or 176 4kHz the frame rate is 44 1kHz At 48kHz 96kHz or 192kHz the frame rate is 48kHz NOTE To understand this to...

Page 16: ...her of two modes High Speed or SMUX DFS range 88 2kHz to 96kHz The MADI interface can operate in High Speed or SMUX2 modes In High Speed mode the MADI embedded reference signal has a frequency of 88 2kHz to 96kHz In SMUX2 mode the frequency is 44 1kHz to 48kHz QFS range 176 4kHz to 192kHz The MADI interface can operate in High Speed or SMUX4 modes In High Speed mode the MADI embedded reference sig...

Page 17: ...I Port A channel 32 Primary Port B channel 33 MADI Port A channel 33 Primary Port B channel 64 MADI Port A channel 64 NOTE The MADI Port B output signals duplicate the MADI Port A output signals but the MADI Port B inputs are not connected internally to the Primary Ports in this mode MADI A MADI B Primary Port A Primary Port B Channel A 1 32 Channel A 1 64 Channel B 33 64 NFS range 44 1 48kHz Norm...

Page 18: ...ted remotely via software For Pro Tools see the information on page 19 and table on page 20 NOTE This special mode is especially suitable for interfacing with the SSL Alpha Link range of audio interfaces two Alpha Link MADI audio interfaces can be connected to one Delta Link MADI HD providing 48 analogue input output channels and 16 digital input output channels AES EBU or ADAT at 96kHz 14 MADI A ...

Page 19: ...annel 01 MADI Port A channel 01 Primary Port A channel 32 MADI Port A channel 32 Primary Port B channel 33 MADI Port B channel 33 Primary Port B channel 64 MADI Port B channel 64 MADI A MADI B Primary Port A Primary Port B DFS range 88 2 96 kHz Channel A 1 32 Channel A 1 32 Channel A 33 64 Channel B 33 64 ...

Page 20: ...t A channel 01 MADI Port A channel 01 Primary Port A channel 16 MADI Port A channel 16 Primary Port A channel 17 MADI Port B channel 17 Primary Port A channel 32 MADI Port B channel 32 MADI A MADI B Primary Port A Primary Port B QFS range 176 4 192 kHz Channel A 1 32 Channel A 1 16 Channel A 17 32 16 ...

Page 21: ...en operating at 176 4 or 192kHz in which case it appears as two Digidesign 192 I O units The MADI inputs and outputs appear in the Pro Tools software as Analogue or Digital AES EBU or ADAT inputs and outputs belonging to these four Digidesign 192 I O units Therefore you will not find any MADI inputs or outputs listed in the Hardware Setup page of the Pro Tools software select Setup Hardware Please...

Page 22: ...nshot below was made using a Pro Tools HD system with a single Delta Link MADI HD which appears as a set of 192 I O peripherals see below top left All the inputs and outputs listed belong to this single unit 18 ...

Page 23: ...19 Remote control of Delta Link MADI HD settings Some Delta Link MADI HD system settings can be controlled via the Analog Out tab of the Pro Tools software s Hardware Setup window select Setup Hardware ...

Page 24: ...Delta Link MADI HD does not currently support varispeed operation whilst the 64 32 16 channel MADI mode for any unit can only run at fixed rate In both modes the Delta Link MADI HD unit s tolerance for sample rate variation is 0 5 Channel Number Parameter If A is selected If B is selected 1 Number of MADI channels 56 28 14 64 32 16 2 MADI NFS mode Normal Special 3 MADI DFS QFS mode SMUX High Speed...

Page 25: ...ng you to change the Hardware setup Solution 1 Mac or PC An easy way to get around this problem is to startup ProTools with the Delta Link MADI HD switched OFF The following message will eventually be displayed Unable to find an Audio Interface attached to At this point power up the Delta Link MADI HD and click OK Pro Tools will then continue its start up procedure Solution 2 Mac Only Another way ...

Page 26: ... 882 20 or 888 24 and to select No Interfaces from the Interface drop down box After the Legacy Interfaces have been removed select the 192 I O device click the Main tab and select Expansion I O in the Port Settings section As a result you will see the second 192 I O device appearing in the Peripherals list 22 ...

Page 27: ...s up to 64 input and output channels Therefore the number of voices for the Playback Engine may need to be increased For instance in order to playback and record 64 tracks simultaneously at 96kHz go to menu Setup Playback Engine and select 128 voices ...

Page 28: ...wnloads section of the Solid State Logic Support Website NOTE The interface is USB 1 0 compatible only NOTE Please do not switch the unit off disconnect the USB cable or switch off the controlling computer whilst upgrading the firmwire Doing so may leave the Delta Link MADI HD in an unusable state Technical support If you encounter problems that you cannot solve please check out our online knowled...

Page 29: ... Check the MADI connections and the condition of the MADI cables In particular make sure that the MADI inputs of the Delta Link MADI HD are connected to MADI outputs and vice versa of the other device s Please note that MADI cables are sometimes marked A at one end and B at the other end which can be confusing and sometimes results in two MADI inputs or two MADI outputs being interconnected by mis...

Page 30: ... wet bulb 29 deg C non condensing Vibration Operating 0 2 G 3 100Hz Non operating power off 0 4 G 3 100Hz Shock Operating 2 G 10ms max Non operating 10 G 10ms max Altitude Operating 0 to 3000m above sea level Non operating 0 to 12000m Connections Power IEC320 3 pin connector 100 240 Vac 50 60 Hz Digital I O Primary Port A Primary Port B 26 pin Hirose DXM series socket MADI A MADI B Twin SC type ch...

Page 31: ...uirements of the European community council directives on EMC and LVD Warranty Pursuant to the Solid State Logic Terms and Conditions under European consumer law the purchaser has full statutory warranty rights for two years from the date of delivery of the product The warranty is valid only in those Member States of the European Union EU who have adopted the applicable EU law into their national ...

Page 32: ...ive owners and are hereby acknowledged No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means whether mechanical or electronic without the written permission of Solid State Logic Oxford OX5 1RU England As research and development is a continual process Solid State Logic reserves the right to change the features and specifications described herein without notice or obligation Sol...

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