Specifications

Getting Started with MIX14
The DigiSerial port on the d24 card is for con-
necting an optional Digidesign Universal Slave
Driver (USD), or a 9-pin device for use with the
Pro Tools MachineControl option.
DSP Farm Card
The DSP Farm card provides the DSP power for
mixing and plug-in processing to your
Pro Tools|24 system. The DSP Farm card sup-
ports up to 24-bit and up to 48 kHz sessions.
The DSP Farm card includes a port for connect-
ing up to 8 channels of audio input and output
to your Pro Tools system. You can connect a sin-
gle 888|24 I/O or 882|20 I/O directly to the card.
TDM Ribbon Cable
The TDM Ribbon Cable is used to connect mul-
tiple cards in your Pro Tools system so they can
share data along the TDM bus.
A 5-node cable comes with your system. If you
plan to use your system with an expansion chas-
sis, you can order a TDM Ribbon Cable with
more nodes from your Digidesign dealer.
Installing Pro Tools Hardware
Disabling Driver Signing Warnings
Before you install your Pro Tools cards, tempo-
rarily disable the Driver Signing warning option.
This expedites and automates much of the in-
stallation process. If you do not temporarily dis-
able this option, warning messages (that you are
installing an unsigned driver) will appear for
each DSP chip detected during the software in-
stallation.
To disable the warning option:
1 Open the System Control Panel.
2 Click the Hardware tab in the System Control
Panel.
3 Click the Driver Signing button.
4 Select “Ignore—Install the software anyway
and don’t ask for my approval.”
5 Click OK twice.
6 Turn your computer off.
7 Proceed to install your Pro Tools cards.
DSP Farm card
The 1622 I/O Audio Interface is not sup-
ported by the DSP Farm. It must be con-
nected to a MIX Core, MIX Farm, or d24
card. Only one 1622 I/O can be connected
to any of these cards. The optional 16-
channel peripheral cable adapter is not sup-
ported by the 1622 I/O.
TDM Ribbon Cable
audio interface
port