User Manual-Windows

CHAPTER
27
4 Installing the PCI-424 Hardware
OVERVIEW
Install the 2408mk3 software first! . . . . . . . . . . .27
Try the Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Install the PCI-424 audio card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Connect the audio interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
2408mk3 input & output connections . . . . . . . .30
24I/O input and output connections. . . . . . . . . .32
HD192 input and output connections . . . . . . . .33
Make sync connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Do you need a synchronizer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Sample-accurate sync. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Sample-accurate ADAT sync. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Sample-accurate ADAT sync with no
synchronizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Sample-accurate Tascam sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Syncing to SMPTE time code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Syncing to video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Syncing to video and/or SMPTE time code using
a synchronizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Syncing to ADAT or Tascam devices using
SMPTE time code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Syncing to a DA-88/98 time code track . . . . . . .47
Syncing ADAT ‘lightpipe’ devices. . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Syncing Tascam ‘TDIF’ devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Syncing SPDIF devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Syncing word clock devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Sync for 2408mk3 stand-alone operation . . . . .52
Syncing large systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
INSTALL THE 2408MK3 SOFTWARE FIRST!
We recommend that you install the 2408mk3
software before installing the PCI-424 card itself.
If you’ve already installed the card, you might want
to temporarily remove it to install the software, and
then put it back in after installing the 2408mk3
software. If you haven’t installed the PCI-424 card
yet, go now to chapter 3, “Installing the PCI-424
Windows Software” (page 25).
TRY THE SETUP WIZARD
The PCI-424 software installer provides an easy-
to-use Setup Wizard. This interactive software
tutorial will help you figure out the best way to
connect all your gear to the PCI-424 card and
connected audio interfaces. This chapter covers
important general concepts regarding connections
and synchronization, but the Setup Wizard asks
you specific questions about your gear and then
makes specific recommendations for you based on
your answers. To use the Wizard, just run the
software installer on the 2408mk3 CD, and then
look for it on your hard drive when the installation
is done.