Apogee X-Series Expansion Card User’s Guide V2.
X-Series Expansion Card User’s Guide v2.
X-HD card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Warnings X-HD card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Declarations of Conformity FCC warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when operated in a commercial environment.
X-HD card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Registration and Warranty Information X-HD card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS OWNER’S RECORD Be sure to register your X-HD card, either by filling in the enclosed Registration Card or by completing the online registration form at our Web site: http://www.apogeedigital.com/support/. If you do so, Apogee can contact you with any update information. As enhancements and upgrades are developed, you will be contacted at the registration address.
User’s Guide Contents Introduction Before Getting Started Four Steps to Getting Started Order of Apogee Interface Connection AD&DA-16X Standard Routing AD-16X Standard Routing Order of Apogee Interface Connection (continued) Multiple Digidesign PCI cards Incorporating Digidesign and other HD-compatible interfaces Clock Connections Using a Master Clock (such as Apogee’s Big Ben) Clocking to the first interface Clock Connections Incorporating a SYNC I/O 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 DigiLi
X-HD card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS X-HD card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Order of Apogee Interface Connection Introduction The Apogee X-HD Option card allows Apogee hardware interfaces to connect directly to Digidesign HD Core, Process and Accel PCI cards, with no other hardware needed. Now you can bring the quality of Apogee’s X-Series conversion to your Digidesign Pro Tools HD system.
X-HD card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Order of Apogee Interface Connection (continued) AD-16X & DA-16X A1-16 P E P E INPUT B1-16 AD-16X: Analog In DA-16X: Digital In DA-16X: Analog Out AD-16X: Digital Out ROSETTA 800 A1-16 B1-16 From Computer INPUT OUTPUT In an Apogee-equipped Pro Tools system the first interface serves as the clock master to the entire system, and may be set to Internal or External clock in Pro Tools Hardware Setup window.
X-HD card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS X-HD card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS DigiLink Connections Clock Connections Incorporating a SYNC I/O When using a Digidesign SYNC I/O, we recommend that it be made the clock master of the system; any jitter generated by the SYNC I/O will be sufficiently attenuated by the Apogee interface’s clock circuitry.
X-HD card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Configuring Pro Tools X-HD card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Configuring Pro Tools (continued) Hardware Setup Working with Delay Compensation Once clock and DigiLink cables are connected, and all interfaces are properly receiving clock, start Pro Tools: Pro Tools provides the H/W Insert Delay Compensation window to add the latency of outboard hardware to the Delay Compensation Engine when hardware inserts are used.
X-HD card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Interface Connections Chart: Standard Routing (per Digidesign Core, Process or Accel card) X-HD card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS APPEARS AS... in Hardware Setup INTERFACE SET CHANNELS IN USE ROSETTA 800 A1-16 The following chart displays connection specifics for all possible combinations of HDcompatible interfaces that may be connected to one HD Core, Process or Accel PCI card.
X-HD card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS APPEARS AS...
X-HD card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS APPEARS AS...
X-HD card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS APPEARS AS... in Hardware Setup INTERFACE SET X-HD card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Installing the X-HD card CHANNELS IN USE Your X-HD card should include the following: AD-16X, DA-16X & ROSETTA 800 A1-16 From Computer P E P E P E INPUT P E AD-16X: Digital Out OUTPUT A1-16 ROSETTA 800 #1 B1-16 1 Remove the top cover of the host interface. ROSETTA 800 #1 2 Remove the Option Card coverplate, and set aside the screws for later use.
X-HD card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Upgrading Firmware on the X-HD card X-HD card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Upgrading Firmware on the X-HD card What You’ll Need Set Host Interface • Standard MID Interface, including all drivers necessary for proper operation on aMac OS X (10.2 or higher) or Windows XP computer. • ApogeeUpdater application, available for Mac OS X and Windows XP. • Firmware file – download the firmware file and the ApogeeUpdater from our website here: http://www.
X-HD card USER’S GUIDE - v2.
