Specifications

Prism Media Products Limited AD-2 Dual-rate A/D converter
Operation Manual
Issue 0.2 © Prism Media Products Limited
11 August 1998 Page 2 of 58
CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ..............................................4
1.1. Notational conventions ....................................4
1.2. Terminology for high-sampling rate interfaces ..................5
2. GETTING STARTED ...........................................6
2.1. Unpacking your AD-2 Dual-rate A/D converter ..................6
2.2. Using the AD-2 for the first time .............................6
2.3. A-D mode Factory Presets .................................8
2.4. D-D mode Factory Presets ................................10
2.5. Selecting one of the Factory Preset configurations ..............11
2.6. Check the analogue line-up (headroom) ......................11
2.7. Synchronization .........................................12
2.8. Introduction to the Setup Wizard ............................13
3. FREQUENTLY-ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs) .......................15
3.1. What do the flashing !!! Characters mean in the display? .........15
3.2. Can I assign the Aux output to one of the XLR connectors? ......15
3.3. How can I enable headroom setting by the stores? .............15
3.4. Can I drive 2 wire and 1-wire 96kHz at the same time? ..........16
3.5. How do I do sample-rate conversion? ........................16
3.6. Can the AD-2 convert up to 96kHz from 44.1kHz? ..............17
3.7. How do I change the synchronization to AES3? ................17
3.8. What is DRE? ..........................................17
4. OPERATION REFERENCE .....................................18
4.1. General configuration rules ................................18
4.2. To reset the AD-2 to its factory default state ...................19
4.3. Setup Wizard ..........................................19
4.4. Program level meter .....................................20
4.5. Store Controls ..........................................21
4.6. Menu system operation ...................................26
4.7. Menu system reference ...................................29
4.8. System State Indicator LEDs ..............................30
5. SYNCHRONIZATION MODES ..................................33
6. CONNECTORS ..............................................35
6.1. Analogue input connectors ................................35
6.2. Digital input connectors ...................................35
6.3. Digital output connectors ..................................36
6.4. Interconnect screens - the pin 1 conditions ....................36
6.5. Connector table .........................................38