User`s guide

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User’s Guide OctaMic II © RME
Important Safety Instructions ..................................3
General
1 Introduction ...............................................................6
2 Package Contents.....................................................6
3 Brief Description and Characteristics.....................6
4 Accessories ...............................................................7
5 Warranty.....................................................................8
6 Appendix....................................................................8
Usage and Operation
7 Front Panel
7.1 Displays................................................................12
7.2 Controls................................................................12
8 Rear Panel
8.1 Connectors...........................................................13
8.2 DIP Switches........................................................13
9 External Synchronization
9.1 Word Clock - BNC................................................14
9.2 ADAT Optical .......................................................14
Inputs and Outputs
10 Analog Inputs / Outputs
10.1 Mic / Line In..........................................................16
10.2 Line Out................................................................17
11 Digital Outputs
11.1 AES / EBU............................................................18
11.2 ADAT Optical .......................................................19
12 Word Clock
12.1 Technical Description and Background ...............20
12.2 Cables and Termination.......................................21
Technical Reference
13 Technical Specifications
13.1 Analog ..................................................................24
13.2 Digital Inputs ........................................................24
13.3 Digital Outputs......................................................25
13.4 Digital ...................................................................25
13.5 General ................................................................25
13.6 Connector Pinouts................................................26
14 Technical Background
14.1 Terminology .........................................................28
14.2 DS – Double Speed .............................................29
14.3 QS – Quad Speed................................................29
14.4 AES/EBU – SPDIF...............................................30
14.5 SteadyClock.........................................................31
15 Block Diagram .........................................................32