User manual RME HDSP 9632

[. . . ] User's Guide Hammerfall® DSP System HDSP 9632 TotalMix 24 Bit / 192 kHz SyncAlign ® TM ZLM TM ® SyncCheck ® SteadyClock PCI Busmaster Digital I/O System 2 + 8 + 2 Channels SPDIF / ADAT / Analog Interface 24 Bit / 192 kHz Digital Audio 24 Bit / 192 kHz Stereo Analog Monitor MIDI I/O General Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Brief Description and Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Hardware Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Hardware ­ Connectors 6. 1 External Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 6. 2 Internal Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 7 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 8 Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 9 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 Driver Installation and Operation - Windows Driver and Firmware 10. 1 Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 10. 2 Driver Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 10. 3 Deinstalling the Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 10. 4 Firmware Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 11 Configuring the HDSP 9632 11. 1 Settings Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 11. 2 Settings Dialog ­ DDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 11. 3 Clock Modes ­ Synchronization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 12 Operation and Usage 12. 1 Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 12. 2 DVD Playback (AC-3 / DTS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 12. 3 Notes on WDM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 12. 4 Multi-client Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 12. 5 Digital Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 12. 6 Analog Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 13 Operation under ASIO 2. 0 13. 1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 13. 2 Known Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 14 Operation under GSIF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 15 Using more than one Hammerfall DSP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 16 DIGICheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 17 Hotline ­ Troubleshooting 17. 1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 17. 2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 18 Diagrams 18. 1 Channel Routing ASIO 96 kHz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 18. 2 Channel Routing WDM 96 kHz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 10 2 User's Guide HDSP System HDSP 9632 © RME Driver Installation and Operation - Mac OS X 19 Driver and Flash Update 19. 1 Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 19. 2 Driver Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 19. 3 Flash Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 20 Configuring the HDSP 9632 20. 1 Settings Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The output delivers the same signal as the Line outputs, and its volume is adjusted in the same way via TotalMix. Additionally, the Settings dialog provides level adjustment 0 dB, -6 dB, -12 dB and Mute, independent of the Line output. Thus the level balance between headphones and monitors is easily optimized. When used as high-quality but unbalanced Line output, these options realize a level adjustment similar to the +4/-10 choices of the Line I/Os. In case the headphone output should operate as Line output, an adapter TRS plug to RCA phono plugs, or TRS plug to TS plugs is required. The pin assignment follows international standards. The left channel is connected to the tip, the right channel to the ring of the TRS jack/plug. User's Guide HDSP System HDSP 9632 © RME 47 25. Digital Connections 25. 1 ADAT The ADAT optical I/O of the HDSP 9632 is fully compatible to all ADAT equipped units. RME's unsurpassed Bitclock PLL prevents clicks and drop outs even in extreme varipitch operation, and guarantees a fast and low jitter lock to the digital input signal. A usual TOSLINK cable is sufficient for connection. More information on Double Speed (S/MUX) can be found in chapter 33. 3. ADAT In Interface for a device sending an ADAT signal to the HDSP 9632. When receiving a Double Speed signal, this input carries the channels 1 to 4. Can also be used as SPDIF optical input. ADAT Out Interface for a device receiving an ADAT signal from the HDSP 9632. When sending a Double Speed signal, this port carries channels 1 to 4. Can also be used as SPDIF optical output. 25. 2 SPDIF Input The SPDIF input is configured in the Settings dialog, available by a click on the hammer symbol in the Task Bar's system tray. The HDSP system accepts all commonly used digital sources as well as SPDIF and AES/EBU. Channel status and copy protection are ignored. In case the optional digital XLR breakout cable is not used, receiving signals in AES/EBU format requires a cable adapter. Pins 2 and 3 of a female XLR plug are connected individually to the two pins of a phono plug. The cable shielding is only connected to pin 1 of the XLR - not to the phono plug. [. . . ] When limiting the measurement's frequency range to 22 kHz (audio bandpass, weighted) the value would be -109 dB again. This can be verified even with RME's Windows tool DIGICheck. Although a dBA weighted value does not include such a strong bandwidth limitation as audio bandpass does, the displayed value of ­108 dB is nearly identical to the one at 48 kHz. The reason for this behaviour is the noise shaping technology of the analog to digital converters. They move all noise and distortion to the in-audible higher frequency range, above 24 kHz. [. . . ]