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MADI Card Settings for additional Stageboxes
The MADI cards on the Vi4 and 6 contain a DIP switch setting which has to be set differently depending on
whether the card is to be used for a Stagebox, or as a simple MADI connection for recording. This setting is
necessary because the messages that the card sends out in order to communicate with a stagebox need
to be disabled if the card is used to feed a device such as a hard disk recorder, otherwise this can cause
problems.
When the consoles are shipped, the rst MADI card (left-hand position) is set for Stagebox detection, and
the second MADI card (right hand position) is set for Hard Disk recording.
If you want to add another Stagebox and connect this to the second MADI card, the DIP switches on the
second card will have to be changed to enable Stagebox detection, as described below.
Checking and Resetting the DIP switches
Remove the optical MADI card from the console, observing anti-static handling procedures.
Locate the required DIP switch using the picture below. The switch has text adjacent to it saying ‘96k AUX
USAGE’.
Use a small implement to change the settings of S2 and S3 on this DIP switch as follows:
Stagebox Detection enabled Recording Mode (S/Box detection disabled)
S2 OFF ON
S3 OFF ON
All other switches should be left in the OFF position.
NOTE: the DIP switch is tted upside down in relation to
the text on the pcb – ensure the correct switch numbers
are changed (the numbers and ‘ON’ position are marked
on the switch body, but are very small).
See picture on the right: