Setup guide
003 Family Setup Guide84
For stereo inputs, (such as a stereo keyboard or 
the stereo output from a mixer), use an 
odd/even pair of inputs. For example, connect 
the left channel to Line/DI Input 1, and right 
channel to Line/DI Input 2.
2 On the front panel, press the Input Channel 
Select switch (located on the front panel) for 
each corresponding input, making sure the 
Line-DI switch is enabled (lit) for each channel.
3 Set your instrument’s volume to its optimal 
level. For example, the optimal level for most 
keyboards is between 80% and 100% of maxi-
mum volume.
4 When Pro Tools is launched and the input is 
routed to a Pro Tools track, you can adjust the 
input level with the Input Gain Control knob.
Connecting Equipment with 
Digital Ins and Outs
Each 003 family interface provide up to ten dig-
ital inputs and outputs, including:
• Eight channels of ADAT Optical input and 
output, or two channels of Optical S/PDIF in-
put. Digidesign recommends high-quality au-
dio grade optical cable for all optical 
connections.
• Two channels of S/PDIF digital input and out-
put (RCA connectors).
Up to 18 channels of I/O can be achieved by us-
ing the S/PDIF RCA I/O, Optical (ADAT) I/O, 
and analog I/O at the same time.
003 Rack+ Front 
For line-level devices, the Input Gain Control 
knobs should be turned down all the way.
Input Channel Select switches
 Line-DI switch
Input 1-8 Gain control
Digital connectors
Only one S/PDIF input pair can be used at a 
time. For example, if you use the optical in-
put for S/PDIF data, you cannot use the 
RCA inputs. For more information on con-
figuring Digital I/O, see “Configuring 
Pro Tools LE Software” on page 20.
For more information on each I/O type, see 
“Digital I/O” on page 62
For information on connecting digital ef-
fects devices, see “Using External Effects 
Devices” on page 86.
For information on recording from a Digital 
I/O, see “Recording from a Digital Device” 
on page 88.
RCA S/PDIF In and Out ports
Optical In and Out ports










