FireWire/ADAT Module USER GUIDE Publication AP8349
Limited One Year Manufacturers Warranty This product is warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for period of one year from the date of purchase by the original owner. To ensure a high level of performance and reliability for which this equipment has been designed and manufactured, read this User Guide before operating. In the event of a failure, notify and return the defective unit to the place of purchase.
PACKED ITEMS ADAT OUT IN CLOCK OUT ADAT 48kHz INT FW+ADAT FW ONLY FIREWIRE 44.1kHz EXT Check that you have received the following: 25-32 17-24 9-16 1-8 ALLEN&HEATH CLOCK IN 25-32 17-24 9-16 1-8 MIDI OUT MIDI IN FireWire+ADAT I/O Module GS-R24 FireWire/ADAT INTERFACE MODULE 6 pin to 6 pin FireWire cable. 6 pin to 4 pin FireWire cable.
CONTENTS Thank you for purchasing your Allen & Heath GS-R24 FireWire/ADAT interface module. To ensure that you get the maximum benefit from the unit please spare a few minutes familiarizing yourself with the features and setup procedures outlined in this user guide. For further information please refer to the additional information available on our web site, or contact our technical support team. http://www.allen-heath.
GS-R24 FireWire/ADAT MODULE SPECIFICATIONS General Specifications FireWire Standard AS 400 Number of audio channels Output 32 Number of audio channels Input 32 Maximum FireWire bus sample rate 96kHz Maximum ADAT sample rate 48kHz ADC bit depth 24 ADC dynamic range 114dB A Weighted DAC bit depth 24 DAC dynamic range 118dB A Weighted Word clock In Yes Word clock out Yes MIDI Input FireWire bus or MIDI 5pin DIN MIDI Output FireWire bus or MIDI 5pin DIN Number of FireWire connectors
MODULE PANEL FEATURES FireWire connectors Standard IEEE1394 6 pin FireWire port connectors. Two are provided in order to make it possible to link consoles. Either can be used to connect a computer. Mode Switches Mode setting switches to configure the module as FireWire only, ADAT only or a mix of FireWire + ADAT. In ADAT mode, the audio clocks can be synchronised to either the internal clocks (INT) or ADAT input (EXT) and the ADAT sample rate can be set to either 44.1kHz or 48kHz.
INSTALLING THE DRIVER—WINDOWS Downloading the Drivers Your GS-R24 Module has firmware installed already, but in order for your Windows computer to be able to communicate with the FireWire device you will need to load some Drivers onto your computer. The installer software is available on the Allen & Heath website at: http://www.allen-heath.com Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, W7 Installation: Make sure that the GS-R24 is NOT connected to your computer. Save the installer program to your computer desktop.
INSTALLING THE DRIVER—MAC 1. Downloading the Drivers Your GS-R24 Module has firmware installed already, but in order for your Apple Mac computer to be able to communicate with the FireWire device you will need to load some Drivers onto your computer. The installer software is available on the Allen & Heath website at: http://www.allen-heath.com Make sure that the GS-R24 is NOT connected to your computer. 2. Locate the downloaded installer file on the computer. 3.
MODULE FITTING INSTRUCTIONS Beware of ESD! Observe anti-static handling precautions—avoid touching the electronic devices on the circuit board, ensure any static build up is discharged to earth before handling the module. This can be achieved by ensuring the console is connected to the psu and the psu is plugged in to a mains outlet but switched OFF, then touching a metal part of the console panel such as a screw head. Remove the blanking panel at the rear of the console by removing the two screws.
ALLEN & HEATH FIREWIRE CONTROL PANEL A description of the Control Panel for the ALLEN & HEATH FW driver v3.5.n. Both the Windows & Mac versions are covered by this guide, the differences are highlighted where relevant. The Windows or Mac installer program will install the driver software for the Allen & Heath audio streaming device onto your computer, and a control panel application which can be used to check and set up certain parameters such as sample rate and synchronisation source.
ALLEN & HEATH FIREWIRE CONTROL PANEL The control panel is divided into two main sections, Global Settings and Device Settings. Global Settings All system related settings are here, grouped into five Tabs for Windows, three for the Mac version. Bus Tab: Contains controls for choosing the system clock master device, sample rate, synchronisation source, buffer size, and operation mode. When the mouse pointer hovers over the Master combo box, a ToolTip will display the IEEE1394 unique ID of the device.
ALLEN & HEATH FIREWIRE CONTROL PANEL Buffer Size Operation Mode The Buffer Size (Windows only) option box contains a number of predefined sizes in its drop-down menu, or you may type in a value. Depending on the setting, the driver may round the value and the current Operation Mode will enforce limits on the buffer size, so the resulting value may not always be the same as what is entered.
ALLEN & HEATH FIREWIRE CONTROL PANEL Device Settings This area of the control panel shows information for the Allen & Heath FireWire device if connected to the FireWire bus. The device (mixer) is shown in the Devices list on the right, the clock symbol is displayed if it is the clock master and a padlock symbol shows if the device is locked or unlocked (synchronised or not). On the left of the Device Settings area are two Tabs, General and Module Firmware Loader.
ALLEN & HEATH FIREWIRE CONTROL PANEL DPC Latency Checker. This tool in the control panel allows the deferred procedure call delays to be measured and recorded. It is important to check that this to know that your computer is capable of streaming audio data to and from the FireWire bus and to your audio software application. Please note that this is not the latency measurement of the audio data transfer between the Allen & Heath FireWire device and the computer.
ALLEN & HEATH FIREWIRE CONTROL PANEL The System tab (Windows only) allows a utility to check your computers chipset, basically it checks to see what chipsets are being used inside your computer and checks against a list of tested devices and states current compatibility, can also check on line in case chip has been tested later than the release of the driver firmware. OHCI Controller checker.
FIREWIRE/ADAT SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM A-D A-D A-D A-D 1-8 D-A 9-16 D-A 17-24 Stereos 1&2 Valve pre 1&2 Master L-R D-A DAW 17-24 GS-R24 9-16 ADAT 48kHz INT 1-8 Switch to Grp/Aux Stereos 1&2 Valve pre 1&2 Master L-R FW+ADAT MONO CHANNELS 1 -16 FW ONLY FIREWIRE 44.1kHz EXT 1 FireWire mode Channels Groups 1-4 17-24 + Aux 1-4 D-A FIREWIRE STREAMING CONTROLLER(S) DAW Word Clock I/P 9-16 17-24 25-32 ADAT IN MONO CHANNELS 1 -16 1-8 9-16 17-24 A-D A-D A-D FW ONLY FIREWIRE 44.
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