Setup guide

Chapter 3 Assembling the System
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A 50 Hz. vertical rate is the lower limit on some monitors, consult your VGA monitor
specification for compliance with 50 Hz vertical refresh.
• 1080P/25 (marginal - PsF)
• 720P/59.94
• 720P/60
You can also use the 15-pin D-sub VGA connector with a BNC adapter cable in Y, Pb, Pr
output mode for an extra analog color difference output in addition to the primary on board
Y, Pb, Pr BNC outputs.
Audio Connections
Avid provides three audio cable harnesses with the Avid Nitris DNA. Each cable is color
coded and labeled for Avid Nitris DNA connections. The cables are identified as follow:
• Line In Balanced (blue)
• Line Out Balanced (red)
• AES/EBU I/O (yellow)
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Pin-outs for these three audio cable harnesses are provide on the Avid DS Nitris Software
and Drivers DVD and the Avid DS Support Center.
Each cable is similar in appearance using a DB-25 connector on one end, and eight industry-
standard XLR audio connectors on the other end.
Audio Input and Output Cable
The connections between the Nitris DNA and VTR vary depending on the type of audio
equipment and VTR you have. The following figure identifies the connections for your
audio equipment. See “Eight-Channel Audio I/O Board Connectors” on page 40 for exact
connector locations.
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Two microphone inputs are also provided on the Eight-Channel Audio I/O board.
Avid audio I/O cables provided with the Nitris DNA