User`s guide

Chapter 3: Using Your System 25
chapter 3
Using Your System
This chapter explains how to start up, con-
figure and use your Pro Tools/ADAT sys-
tem.
If you are using the ADAT Bridge as your
primary Pro Tools audio interface and do
not need positional sync between
Pro Tools and ADAT, then the primary
configuration instructions are all you need.
If you are also using a synchronization pe-
ripheral with your Pro Tools/ADAT system
(for synchronized playback and recording),
refer to the section that most closely resem-
bles your studio setup:
• “Setup A: Synchronizing Pro Tools and
ADAT with a BRC” on page 38
• “Setup B: Synchronizing Pro Tools and
ADAT with a DataSync2” on page 42
• “Setup C: Configuring Pro Tools and
ADAT sync with an MTP AV” on page 45
• “Setup D: Configuring Pro Tools and
ADAT sync with a Digital TimePiece” on
page 47
• “Setup E: Configuring Pro Tools and
ADAT sync with an Opcode 64XTC” on
page 49
Powering Up Your System
Your Pro Tools/ADAT system consists of
several devices that must communicate
properly, so you should turn them on in
the proper order. Make sure your computer
and peripherals are all off before begin-
ning.
Power up your system in this order:
1 Turn on your Pro Tools hard drive(s).
2 Turn on the ADAT (If you have multiple
ADATs, turn on the designated master
ADAT), and do the following:
• Confirm that the ADAT’s clock is set to
Internal. (If you have multiple ADATs,
set this on the master ADAT.) To do this
on the original ADAT, hold down the Set
Locate button on the front of the ADAT
and press the Digital In button until
“INT” appears in the ADAT display. For
all other ADAT models, use the Clock Se-
lect button on the front of the ADAT to
set the clock mode so the ADAT’s display
reads “INT” or “Internal.”
• If you have additional ADATs turn them
on. If they are connected properly, all
ADATs will display an ID number when
they start up. The Master ADAT should
display “ID 1.”