Setup guide

Alpha-Link Settings (Front Panel)
Connection Mode
By default, MADI input and output channels 1 to 24 of the Alpha-Link will be routed to its AES/EBU or ADAT outputs and
inputs, while MADI input and output channels 25 to 48 will be routed to its Analogue outputs and inputs. In this example
we want the Analogue inputs and outputs to be routed to the lower numbered MADI channels (as is the preference in
many studios), while the AES/EBU or ADAT inputs and outputs will be routed to the higher numbered MADI channels. This
means we have to change the ‘connection mode’, and this must be done in the Alpha-Link’s ‘diagnostics mode’.
This must be done on both Alpha-Links
1. Hold down the Clock and Sample Rate buttons for a few seconds while powering up the Alpha-Link, to start in
Diagnostics mode. The XS LED will flash.
2. By default, Option Switch 1 will be selected (indicated by LED 17 being lit in the Metering section). Pressing the
Meters button toggles between Option Switches 1 and 2, but you will not need to use it in this case (the connection
mode setting is Option 4 of Option Switch 1).
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Press and hold
while powering up
XS LED flashes to indicate
Diagnostics mode