User Manual-Mac

INSTALLING THE PCI-424 HARDWARE

SYNC FOR 2408MK3 STAND-ALONE

OPERATION

The 2408mk3 interface goes into stand-alone mode

whenever it is not under control of the PCI-424

software driver. In other words, whenever there

isn’t any 2408mk3-related software running on the

computer, the 2408mk3 I/O will operate as a stand-

alone format converter.

For further details about this, see chapter 5,

“2408mk3 Front Panel Operation” (page 57).

In most cases, when the 2408mk3 is performing

stand-alone format conversion, the source of the

transfer should serve as the clock source. Many of

the synchronization scenarios already discussed in

this chapter can be used. Below is a summary. For

details on how to make these settings from the

front panel, see “Clock” on page 60 and “Source”

on page 62.

Front panel SOURCE setting Front panel CLOCK setting Required sync connections

ADAT Bank A Dig (Digital) ADAT optical

(OUT from the source device

to IN on the 2408mk3)

ADAT Bank B Dig (Digital) same as above

ADAT Bank C Dig (Digital) same as above

ADAT Bank A, B, C Dig (Digital) same as above

Tascam A Wrd (word clock) (with no synchronizer)

PCI

(Use PCI if the 2408mk3 is slaved to a synchronizer

via ADAT sync on the PCI-424 card, and the

Tascam source is also slaved to the synchronizer)

Note: Tascam itself cannot be used as the clock

source, since TDIF carries no clock

Figure 3-29 on page 47

Tascam B Same as above Figure 3-29 on page 47

Tascam C Same as above Figure 3-29 on page 47

Tascam A, B, C Same as above Figure 3-29 on page 47

SPDIF Dig (Digital)

Wrd (Word clock)

Figure 3-30 on page 48

Analog Any setting that synchronizes the 2408mk3

with the destination format

ADAT: Figure 3-28 on page 46

Tascam: Figure 3-29 on page 47

SPDIF: Figure 3-30 on page 48