Setup guide

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3 Connect the Port A connector of the FlexCa-
ble to Port A on the second card. Push gently but
firmly until the cable is fully connected to the
card. Attach the other end of the FlexCable (la-
beled Port B) to Port B on the core card.
4 Verify the connection. Make sure the FlexCa-
ble ports seat flat against the sockets on the
cards, and are firmly attached.
5 For systems with more than two cards, con-
nect each additional card to its preceding card.
Use FlexCables to connect card pairs together, as
described above, until all cards are connected.
(Each HD Accel or HD Process card is packaged
with a FlexCable.)
6 Close the computer case.
Connecting Audio Interfaces
Each Pro Tools|HD audio interface (except the
96i I/O) supplies up to 16 channels of input and
output to your system. Audio interfaces are con-
nected directly to Pro Tools|HD cards, or
through the Expansion ports on other
Pro Tools|HD interfaces.
Each Pro Tools|HD card supports up to 32 chan-
nels. To get a full 32 channels of I/O from one
card, you can connect, or daisy-chain, a second
16-channel Pro Tools|HD I/O to the first 16-
channel Pro Tools|HD I/O that is connected di-
rectly to the Pro Tools|HD card.
Pro Tools|HD supports up to a maximum of ten
192 I/Os, 192 Digital I/Os, or 96 I/Os. Up to five
96i I/Os can be used simultaneously.
For examples of connecting multiple I/Os, see
Figure 7 and Figure 8 on page 29.
Legacy I/Os can also be connected to
Pro Tools|HD interfaces (see “Connecting Leg-
acy I/Os” on page 30.)
Top view of two cards connected with TDM FlexCable
Side view of two HD cards connected with TDM
FlexCable
PORT B
PORT B
PORT A
PORT A
HD Core
HD Accel
PORT B
PORT B
PORT A
PORT A
PORT B
PORT A
PORT A
PORT B
Pro Tools|HD audio interfaces need room at
their sides to maintain proper air flow for
cooling. Do not block the sides of the unit or
disconnect the internal fan. If the units are
rack-mounted in a case, remove the case
lids or doors before operating the system.
Failure to do so can result in the units over-
heating very quickly, which can perma-
nently damage sensitive components.