User Manual

Introduction to the DME Satellite
DME8i-C/DME8o-C/DME4io-C Owner’s Manual
Foreword
Introduction to the DME Satellite
Controls and Connectors
Connecting to a Computer
Audio I/O Connection
Connecting to an External Device
Other Functions
References
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Signal Types
DME Satellite audio system signals can be broadly categorized as follows.
Audio
The DME Satellite will be required to send and receive audio signals to and from other DME series units as well
as other audio equipment.
Audio signal transmission and reception will occur primarily via the [INPUT] and [OUTPUT] connectors.
The CobraNet connectors can also transmit and receive digital audio signals.
Device group control
Device group control signals control all DME series devices in the group.
There are two types of device group control signals, as follows:
• Control signals between the computer and the group master DME series unit
• Control signals between the group master DME series unit and the other DME series
units
You can use the DME Designer application to control the entire device group, such as sending components to the
devices and setting the parameters as required.
Device control
These signals provide communication and control between individual devices.
Included in this category are MIDI messages transferred between [USB] connectors, GPI signals transferred be-
tween [GPI] connectors, and remote head amp control signals handled via the [REMOTE] connector.
Type of signals handled by the DME Satellite
Connector Audio Signal Device Group Control Device Control
Reference
Page
[USB] Connector —
Control signals between
the computer and the
group master DME series
unit
Transmission/reception of
control signals between
computer and DME series
units
page 22
[NETWORK] Connector —
• Control signals
between the computer
and the group master
DME series unit
• Control signals
between the group
master DME series unit
and the other DME
series units
Transmission/reception of
control signals between
computer and DME series
units
page 24
CobraNet Connector
Up to 16 channels of
input and output.
—
Transmission/reception of
MIDI messages
page 27
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[GPI] Connector — —
Input/output of GPI
control signals between
GPI device (GPI
controller, etc.) and DME
series unit
page 31
[REMOTE] Connector — —
•Transmission/reception
of control signals to/
from an external device
(such as AD8HR head
amplifier)
•Transmission/reception
of MIDI messages
page 29
[INPUT]/[OUTPUT]
Connectors (audio in/out)
The number of I/O
channels depends on
model.
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