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CM Labs Dashboard Owner’s Manual Page 29
Appendix A: SixtyFour Operation
Devices equipped with 1/4” phone or XLR jacks:
There are 3 ways:
1.) The CM Labs DB-8 terminal strip adaptor. Wire the
DB-8 up according to the pin connections given on it.
2.) Use standard DB25 to 1/4” or XLR audio snakes.
Connect the DB25 end of the snake to the SixtyFour rear
panel and tighten the screws included with the snakes.
Connect the individual connector end of the snake to the
1/4” or XLR connectors on the external device.
3.) Use the CM Labs CAB253, CAB2515 or standard
DB25 to DB25 snake and the CM labs XLRC8 or XLRM8
adaptor boxes. Connect one end of the snake to the
SixtyFour rear panel and tighten the screws. Connect the
other end of the snake to either of the DB25 jacks on the
XLRC8 or XLRM8 boxes. Tighten the screws included
with the snakes. Connect the individual connectors in the
XLRC8 or XLRM8 to the external device using the
appropriate 1/4” or XLR cable.
Mono Connections
Mono Sources or Destinations can be connected to any
of the 32 inputs or 32 outputs on the SixtyFour.
Stereo Connections
Stereo Sources or Destinations can also be connected to
the 32 inputs or 32 outputs on the SixtyFour. Left and
Right connections must be on adjacent channels on the
SixtyFour ( like 12, and 13 for example).
The Left channel of a device must be connected to the
lower of the 2 channel numbers on the SixtyFour.
Additionally, Source or Destination 15 cannot be a Left
Channel. After Stereo devices are connected, you must
define them for the Sixty Four so it will know how to deal
with them. Consult the SixtyFour owners manual to learn
about defining Stereo channels in the SixtyFour’s Utility
Mode.
Multi Channel and Surround Connections
Surround or other multi channel source devices such as
discreet stem mixes or decoder outputs are connected to
the Source Inputs on the SixtyFour. As many as four 8
channel devices can drive the SixtyFour’s Source inputs.
We recommend (but it is not necessary) using adjacent
Source Inputs on the SixtyFour (like 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
for example) to connect Sources.
Destination Outputs of the SixtyFour are connected to
drive the Surround Decoder inputs or speaker amplifier
inputs. As many as four 8 channel devices can be fed
from the SixtyFour’s Destination outputs. Destination
connections must be on adjacent channels on the
SixtyFour ( like 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 for example). It is
necessary to Label the Surround Destinations according
to the convention in the “Creating LCD Channel Labels”
section below.
Operations Overview
Accessing the SixtyFour from Dashboard
Press the middle Burn Mode switch on Dashboard
labelled “source” and “destin” (see p. 18) to operate any
of 3 CM Labs SixtyFour studio routers that are connected
to Dashboard. If no SixtyFour’s are present, the LCD will
say “ No SixtyFour Router Present ”.
If one or more 64’s are present, the 8 SELECT switches
and the 8 BURN switches will be used to control signal
routing, track naming, and many other operations.
The 2 digit Rotary Mode display and rotary selector
switch provides memory access to the SixtyFour’s 90
internal memories for recall, save and undo operations.
The 8 Rotary Pots control the 32 Source levels or the 32
Destination levels or stereo balance settings.
The top row of the LCD will display either Source or
Destination labels for the current bank of 8 channels. The
bottom row of the LCD shows 8 Source or Destination
level settings from -96dB to +10 dB.
The VIEW switches and BANK switch
operate just as they did before, except that
they are controlling only the SixtyFour
view. If the BANK LED is lit, then the view
changes by 8 channels at a time, otherwise
the view changes by 1 channel at a time.
You can also go directly to a bank by pressing and
holding down the SHIFT switch and then press a channel
SELECT switch from 1 to 4. SELECT 1 moves to
Sources / Destinations 1 to 8, SELECT 2 moves to
Sources / Destinations 9 to 16, SELECT 3 moves to
Sources / Destinations 17 to 24, and SELECT 4 moves
to Sources / Destinations 25 to 32.
XLRF8 Adpator CAB2515 Cable