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Additional notes, not related to the DigiLink cables: The Legacy Port on the back of the of the HD I/O uses the
"legacy" interface cable that came with your legacy interface. The Legacy Port supports any of the following
configurations, at 48 kHz or lower sample rate only:
- 888|24 I/O - connect 1 to a single 192 I/O or 96 I/O, connect 2 using a "Y" cable
- 882|20 I/O - connect 1 to a single 192 I/O or 96 I/O, connect 2 using a "Y" cable
- 1622 I/O - connect 1 to a single 192 I/O or 96 I/O, all 16 channels using the 1622's single cable
- 24-bit ADAT Bridge - connect 8 channels to a single 192 I/O or 96 I/O, all 16 channels using a "Y" cable
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What size DigiLink cables does Digidesign offer?
Digidesign offers DigiLink cables in five different sizes, as follows:
DigiLink 1.5'
Same cable that is included with every 192 I/O and 96 I/O. Available separately as MH087. 1.5 foot length.
DigiLink 12'
Same cable that is included in every Pro Tools|HD core system. Available separately as MH088. 12 foot length.
DigiLink 25'
Twenty-five foot length allows you to further separate your I/O from your CPU / HD Core. Available as MH093.
DigiLink 50'
Fifty foot length allows you to further separate your I/O from your CPU / HD Core. Available as MH089.
DigiLink 100'
One hundred foot length allows you to greatly separate your I/O from your CPU/HD Core. Available as MH090. Note
that this cable length does not support sample rates above 96 kHz
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Doesn't Digidesign include these DigiLink cables with HD cores / I/O's?
Yes. Digidesign includes one 12 foot DigiLink cable with each HD Core sold (for connection of the I/O to the HD
Core), and one 1.5 foot cable with each HD I/O (for connection of one HD I/O to the Expansion Port of another HD I/
O). As described below, DigiLink cables in other lengths will also be available for custom installs or machine room /
CPU noise control use.
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What are DigiLink cables?
DigiLink cables are the interface cables that connect an HD I/O peripheral to an HD Core or Process card, or an HD I/
O to another HD I/O.
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What DigiSnakes does Digidesign offer?
DB25-XLR M+F AES/EBU Snake
-DB25 to 4 XLR Male and 4 XLR Female.
- Below 192 KHz, AES/EBU carries 2 channels per line, so this snake transmits 8 out and 8 in via the 8 XLR
connectors.
- At 192kHz sample rate, the 192 I/O is using dual wire transmission. This means the AES snake transmits 4 out
and 4 in at 192 kHz. In this case, the connector labeled "output 1&2" is output 1, "output 3&4" is output 2, and so
forth.
- The 4 XLRF wire jackets are yellow; the 4 XLRM jackets are black, all with appropriate labeling..
- Product MH080; Length: 12 feet.