User's Manual
7.
DIP SETTINGS
Fine-tuning of the flexiverter's built-in interface behavior and of the AUX card can
be achieved via DIP settings on the back side. Changing the DIP settings will come
immediately into effect.
Default setting: all switches up.
7.1.
Base device config (DIP1..2)
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▀
1 2
Single Wire (full channel count at 48k, 96k and 192k),
professional format for metadata*
▃
▀
1 2
Double wire (half channel count),
only in 96k and 192k modes
▀
▃
1 2
Quad wire (quarter channel count),
only in 192k mode
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▃
1 2
Single wire,
SPDIF (consumer) format for metadata
* Default setting
Single Wire / Double wire / Quad wire:
This is to maintain compatibility with legacy devices. Has only an effect for
88.2/96/176.4/192kHz data (44.1/48kHz data is always "single wire").
In
Single Wire
mode, always two channels are sent per AES3 connection. In
96kHz modes, they are sent at twice the speed as with 48kHz, and at
quadruple speed in 192kHz modes. Supported by most up-to-date devices.
Double Wire
mode is a legacy technique to send 96kHz data over 48kHz links,
by halving channel count (one channel per AES3 connection). It is also
sometimes found on 192kHz devices, allowing 192kHz data to be sent over
96kHz links.
Quad Wire
mode takes this principle further by allowing 192kHz data to be sent
over 48kHz links, by quartering the channel count (0.5 channels per AES3
connection).
SPDIF
: Metadata is sent as"consumer" (S/PDIF) format instead of
"professional" (AES3) format. This does ONLY apply to metadata, the actual
audio sample data is always transmitted in the same way.
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