Instruction manual

Chapter 2: Installation and Configuration 7
chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
Hardware Connections
The following are the primary hardware connec-
tions on a SYNC peripheral:
•AC Power
• Serial to a DigiSerial port on a Pro Tools PCI or
PCIe card, or a serial port on the computer
• Clock to Pro Tools audio interfaces
(Loop Sync or Super Clock)
• 9-pin to external machines (requires the
Digidesign MachineControl option)
• Synchronization, including positional and
clock references to and from remote machines
AC Power
SYNC peripheral AC connectors accept a stan-
dard AC Power Cable. SYNC peripherals are auto
power-selecting (100V to 240V) and will auto-
matically work with a standard modular cable to
connect to AC power receptacles in any country.
Serial Connections
Serial to Pro Tools Core Card
Pro Tools systems require a serial connection be-
tween the SYNC peripheral and an HD Core or
Accel Core card.
To connect a SYNC peripheral to an HD Core or
Accel Core card:
1 Make sure power is off on all equipment.
2 Connect one end of the included serial cable
to the SYNC peripheral Host Serial port.
3 Connect the other end to the DigiSerial port
on your HD Core or Accel Core card.
Do not use the DigiSerial port on any other
Pro Tools HD card in your system.