Specifications

Chapter 3: Using HDx 17
4 In the Inputs section of the System Configuration page,
next to Inputs 1–48, select HDx1.
5 Click Apply. The system restarts with the HDx1 inputs ac-
tive.
The Stage 1 tab in the Patchbay is replaced by an HDx1 tab,
and all Stage 1 routing is preserved. Inputs 1–48 on the first
HDx card appear in the Outputs page of the Pro Tools I/O
Setup dialog as Outputs “HDx1 1–48.”
Enabling Fixed Inputs on Systems with Two HDx
Cards
(FOH Rack Only)
On VENUE systems with two HDx cards, to make HDx Inputs
49–96 available in the Outputs page of the Pro Tools I/O Setup
dialog, the second HDx card must first be enabled in the
D-Show software. This is typically done once when you are
setting up the system.
1 Do one of the following to put your system into Config
Mode:
• Press the Console Config switch on the console
– or –
• Double-click the Mode box in the bottom-right corner of
the screen.
2 Go to the Options page and click the System tab to access
the System Configuration page.
3 Click Edit.
4 Select Enable HDx2.
5 Click Apply. The system restarts with the second HDx card
enabled.
Selecting Fixed Inputs for the Second HDx Card
(FOH Rack Only)
When HDx Inputs 49–96 are made available, they can then be
selected to enable playback of the corresponding channels
from Pro Tools. When selected, HDx Inputs 49–96 replace
Stage Rack inputs 49–96.
To select HDx fixed inputs 49–96:
1 Do one of the following to put your system into Config
Mode:
• Press the Console Config switch on the console
– or –
• Double-click the Mode box in the bottom-right corner of
the screen.
2 Go to the Options page and click the System tab to access
the System Configuration page.
3 Click Edit.
4 In the Inputs section of the System Configuration page,
next to Inputs 49–64, select HDx2.
5 Click Apply. The system with the HDx2 inputs active.
The Stage 2 tab in the Patchbay is replaced by an HDx2 tab,
and all Stage 2 routing is preserved. Inputs 49–96 on the sec-
ond HDx card appear in the Outputs page of the Pro Tools I/O
Setup dialog as Outputs “HDx2 1–48.”
Selecting HDx1 input
If you change input routing when HDx1 inputs are active,
those changes remain when you switch back to Stage in-
puts.
A second Snake card in the FOH Rack is required to use a
second HDx card, but a second Stage Rack does not need
to be present or enabled for the HDx2 card to be enabled.
Enabling the second HDx card
Selecting HDx2 input
Any changes made to HDx2 Input routing will be reflected
in the Stage 2 Input routing when you switch back to
Stage 2 Inputs.