Specifications

Chapter 3: Installation Overview 9
chapter 3
Installation Overview
Complete instructions for connecting and con-
figuring your Pro Tools|HD system are located
in the
Getting Started with HD Guide . If you are
connecting the 192 Digital I/O to a new
Pro Tools|HD system, refer to that guide now.
If you are adding the 192 Digital I/O to an exist-
ing Pro Tools|HD system, you will probably find
everything you need to get up and running in
this chapter. Additional information can always
be found in the
Getting Started with HD Guide ,
and the
Expanded Systems Guide .
Connecting the 192 Digital I/O
to an Existing HD System
If you are adding this interface to an existing
Pro Tools|HD system, follow these guidelines:
DigiLink Cable Connections
The DigiLink cable provided with your
192 Digital I/O is 18
" long. If you need a 12 ' or
longer DigiLink cable to connect to the HD Core
or Process card, you must purchase DigiLink ca-
bles separately.
Guidelines for DigiLink Connections
In order to allow the higher sampling rate inter-
faces to work at their full sampling range, you
must use a 192 kHz I/O as the Primary I/O sys-
tem includes a 192 Digital I/O or 192 I/O, one of
these should be the primary audio interface,
with any additional 192 kHz-supporting periph-
erals connected next, in order to allow the
higher sampling rate interfaces to work at their
full sampling rate range.
If you are also using a 96 I/O peripheral, connect
it after the last 192 I/O or192 Digital I/O. For
Legacy peripherals, see “Legacy Port” on page 8.
For additional details on the ordering of audio
interfaces in an expanded system, see the
Ex-
panded Systems Guide
.
If the existing system contains a single 96 I/O
interface:
1 Disconnect the 96 I/O from the HD Core card.
2 Connect the DigiLink cable from the DigiLink
port on the primary HD Core card to the Pri-
mary port on the 192 Digital I/O
Turn off your computer, monitoring system,
hard drives, and peripherals. Making con-
nections while power is on can damage your
system.