User Manual

970 User Guide and Technical Information
v. 2.00 Features and specifications are subject to change. Visit www.sounddevices.com for the latest documentation.
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Panel Descriptions
4) MADI I/O (BNC)
Input (top) accepts MADI (AES10) digital
audio. Output (bottom) provides MADI
(AES10) digital audio. 64 channels.
5) Timecode I/O (BNC)
Input (top) accepts SMPTE timecode.
Output (top) provides SMPTE timecode.
6) SYNC I/O (BNC)
Wordclock input (top) and output (bot-
tom).
7) AES3 I/O (DB-25)
8 channels of AES digital audio input
and 8 channels of AES digital output. (See
“Connector Pin Assignments”, page 54)
8) Analog Audio Output (DB-25)
8 channels of balanced, line-level analog
audio output. (See “Connector Pin Assign-
ments”, page 54)
9) Analog Audio Input (DB-25)
8 channels of balanced, line-level analog
audio input. (See “Connector Pin Assign-
ments”, page 54)
10) Analog Audio Input (XLR)
2 channels of balanced, line-level analog
audio inputs.
11) Analog Audio Output (XLR)
2 channels of balanced, line-level analog
audio outputs.
12) Ethernet (RJ-45)
Attaches to 1G or 100M Ethernet net-
works. Provides Dante connectivity (See
“Dante Audio Inputs”, page 12), Network
Grouping (See “Network Grouping”, page
27), web access for remote control (See
“Web Interface - PIXNET”, page 29), and
network file service. (See “Storage and File
Management”, page 37)
13) RS-422 Control (DB-9)
Connects to RS-422 Controllers for exter-
nal control of the 970. (See “RS422”, page
29)
14) External Drive Connections (eSATAp)
Connector for approved external drives.
Sound Devices maintains a list of tested
and approved media. Visit www.soundde-
vices.com/approved for an up-to-date list of
tested and approved drives.
15) GPIO Remote (Phoenix 10-pin)
Logic contact points for remote control.
(See “GPIO (General Purpose Input / Out-
put)”, page 35)
16) USB Connection
Factory use only.