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User's Guide ADI-648 © RME
5. First Usage
5.1 Quick Start
The user interface of the ADI-648 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 don't want to hold you back from reading this
manual, as it includes a lot of important and useful information.
The ADI-648 remembers all settings before switching off and sets them automatically when
switching on the next time.
When being switched on for the first time, the ADI-648 comes up in a default mode, which
should be appropriate for most applications. The device is in slave mode and gets its reference
clock directly out of the MADI input signal. The Matrix Router is deactivated.
A quick guide for operation and functionality of the ADI-648 can be found on the next page.
For transmission of the digital signals into a computer with PCI-bus, we recommend RME's
interface cards of the Hammerfall
®
and Hammerfall
®
DSP series, especially the Hammerfall
DSP MADI. These high quality digital audio cards are available with drivers for all common
operating systems, and have the highest reputation world-wide.
5.2 Firmware
The ADI-648's main part has been realized using programmable logic. By exchanging a little
component called EPROM, both function and behaviour of the unit can be changed at any
time.
At the time of writing this manual, the unit is shipped with firmware 1.8. The firmware version is
displayed by the AUDIO LEDs, when the MADI INPUT and 96K FRAME keys are pressed and
held simultaneously.