User manual PRESONUS DIGIMAXFS

[. . . ] PreSonus reserves the right to change or improve the design of the product at any time without prior notice. This warranty does not cover claims for damage due to abuse, neglect, alteration or attempted repair by unauthorized personnel, and is limited to failures arising during normal use that are due to defects in material or workmanship in the product. Any implied warranties, including implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, are limited in duration to the length of this limited warranty. Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply to you. [. . . ] The DigiMax FX is capable of sending eight channels at 24-bit/96k sample rate (SMUX). When using sample rates of 44. 1K and 48k, all 8 channels are sent out one light pipe output labeled 1-8 just above the light pipe connector. When using 88. 2K or 96K sample rate, channels 1-4 are sent out the ADAT light pipe connection labeled 1-4, and channels 5-8 are sent out the ADAT light pipe connection labeled 5-8 (below connector). This optical ADAT output receives eight channels of digital audio input. The DigiMax FX is capable of receiving eight channels at 24-bit/96k sample rate (SMUX). When using sample rates of 44. 1K and 48k, all 8 channels are received into one light pipe input labeled 1-8 just above the light pipe connector. When using 88. 2K or 96K sample rate, channels 1-4 are received into the ADAT light pipe connection labeled 1-4, and channels 5-8 are received into the ADAT light pipe connection labeled 5-8 (below connector). Balanced ¼" TRS analog outputs of the converted digital optical ADAT input signals. Converts ADAT optical input to analog output. 6 OVERVIEW BNC In and Out. The BNC input allows an external clock to be connected to the DigiMax FS as a slave. The BNC output allows the DigiMax FS to connect to any BNC input as a master clock. Note that it is not recommended to split the BNC output to clock to multiple devices. It is recommended to daisy-chain multiple DigiMax FS's or other digital devices. This switch allows you to terminate the word clock signal when daisy-chaining multiple digital devices. Press this button on the unit that is the final unit in the chain. 7 2 APPLICATIONS 2. 1 Dynamic Microphones Dynamic microphones are characterized by lower output levels. Hence, more gain is needed to amplify a dynamic microphone to operating level. Do not use phantom power when using dynamic microphones. 2. 2 Phantom Powered Microphones Phantom powered microphones such as condensors and some ribbon microphones require external power to pre-amplify the microphone acoustic pickup. These microphones typically have much higher output than dynamic microphones. Channels one through four and five through eight of the DigiMax FS have a 48V Phantom power available in groups. 2. 3 Instrument Input The instrument inputs on channels one and two are designed to handle ¼" plugs from instruments such as electric guitars and basses. These instrument inputs are ultra high impedance amplifiers designed to allow the audio potential of an acoustic or electric instrument pickup to be fully realized. Care should be taken not to overdrive these inputs with the signals from instruments with on-board preamplifiers. 2. 4 Connecting and Synchronization The DigiMax FS is extremely flexible and can be connected and synchronized in a number of different ways. Since the DigiMax FS has optical light pipe input and output (via dual SMUX and traditional ADAT) you can add either eight analog mic/line inputs to your system AND you can add eight analog line outputs to your system. [. . . ] It is always good to keep word clock cables separate from AC cable lines or other possible sources of interference. 2. 5 Setting up your DAW software Refer to the instructions on external synchronization provided by the hardware manufacturer of the digital audio workstation (DAW) or digital mixer you are connecting your DigiMax FS. As a general rule of thumb, you will need to set your DAW or digital mixer to the same word clock or synchronization as your DigiMax FS. This is usually done in either the hardware's 12 APPLICATIONS control panel software application and/or your multi-channel recording application. Using the DigiMax FS with Pro Tools Below are instructions on setting up a Digi002 with ProTools LE Software (other ProTools systems with ADAT light pipe input are similar) 1. ) Plug in the ADAT cable from the optical output of the DigiMax to the optical input of the Digi002. [. . . ]