Operation Manual

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y S/PDIF/ ADAT Optical
Use standard Toslink optical cables, of lengths up to 9 meters (30 feet).
u SPDIF Coaxial In Out
Use 75 Ω S/PDIF cable with RCA connections. Recommended maximum length is 6 meters (20 feet)
i Wordclock In/Out
Use standard 75 Ω wordclock cable with BNC connectors. Recommended maximum length is 9 meters (30 feet).
o Battery In
DC 4-pin XLR battery pack connector. Supports 9-18 volts DC. See Appendix 5.1 for more information.
a IEC Power connector
Use the included AC power cord
In Addition to the rear panel jack pack, there is one remaining cable connection on the Hilo front panel. The PHONES
jack is a standard ¼” TRS connector, and is capable of driving the full range of stereo headphones available.
2.4 Initial Setup
It is important to set up Hilo in the proper order to avoid any speaker damage calamities. Follow these steps for the best
results:
• Connect the AC power cord to Hilo and to a quality, surge-protected AC power source. Check the Power and
Safety section of this manual for additional information.
• Connect cables from Hilo to whatever audio devices Hilo will be connected to. These could include powered
speakers, mixing consoles, power amps, microphone pre-amps, effects processors, etc.
• Make sure volumes are turned down on connected equipment to avoid excessive level being sent to the
equipment during setup.
• If the context of use is as a standalone AD/DA converter that will not be connected to a computer, skip ahead
to section 3, and in particular section 3.4.8: Output Mix Routing Page, for appropriate routing assistance.
• If using Hilo with a Mac or PC computer, follow the installation procedure below.
2.5 Computer Set Up
Hilo/TB should be connected to the computer prior to installing the drivers. If one intends to use multiple Hilos with a
single computer, this will be detailed in Section 1.14. For the instructions below, it will be assumed that there is a
single Hilo being installed.
2.5.1 Cable Setup
The LT-TB has been tested with standard optical and copper Thunderbolt cables. For Copper cable, one can use
lengths up to 3 meters (9.8 feet). Optical cables, while somewhat more difficult to acquire, do promise operation with
much longer cable lengths, up to 100 meters.