
DMTi
8
The
Output Sync Clock Select
control (which we’ll refer to as “
Clock Se-
lect
”) determines the source of sample-rate synchronization for all of the
digital outputs. Whichever source is selected will be the master clock for all of
the signals at all of the outputs. You can select from one of the audio inputs
(
AES1
,
AES2
,
MDM
, or
KDS
), or the
Word Clock (“WDCLK”)
input, or you
can use the
DMTi
’s highly-stable internal (“
Int
”) clock source, which can oper-
ate at either
44.1K
or
48K
Hz. The setting of this switch is extremely impor-
tant: if you select an input at which there is no signal present, the outputs will
produce unstable or unusable signals, or shut off completely.
There is a special way to use this switch when the
DMTi
is part of a system that
contains multiple ADAT-compatible tape decks. See Appendix A for details.
The
Input Format
switch on the rear panel determines which of the two
AES1
inputs will be active: the XLR input or the optical input. The switch does not
change the signal format of the input: the XLR input can be used either with
“Professional” or “Consumer” (S/PDIF) sources, while the optical input
expects a “Consumer” signal.
The
Output Format
switches on the front panel determine whether the signals
leaving the AES/EBU outputs are in “
Pro
” or “
Cnsmr
” format. The difference
has to do with certain channel status information. One switch controls output
1
and the other controls outputs 2, 3, and 4. These switches do not turn on and
off the outputs: all outputs are always active. There are also differences in level
and impedance between the different digital formats, and it is possible that an
S/PDIF input could be damaged if it is fed with an AES/EBU signal. This
switch does not deal with those differences—use the attenuating adapter
described on Page 10 if this is an issue.
As a general rule, if the device you are sending audio to has an XLR digital
input, the corresponding
Output Format
switch should be set to “
Pro
”. If the
input is an optical or RCA connector, set the
Output Format
switch to
“
Cnsmr
”.