Specifications

Euphonix MADI Converters Operation Manual
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Chapter1:Introduction
1.1 MI715/MO705
TheMI715andMO705co nv erters provideMADIconversiontointerfaceto/from
analogandAESequipmentsuchasconsoles,tapedecks,microphonepreamplifiers
andotherdevices.Bothconvertersaretworackspaceshighandarehousedinastain‐
lesssteelchassiswithmachined,heavyaluminumfrontpanels.
TheMI715converts incominganalogsignalsto24‐bitMAD Idigitalsignalsthatcapture
theinput’scompletedynamicrange.EachmainAES/EBU inputisautomaticallyevaluat‐
edforsample‐rateconversion.Theincomingsamplerateiscomparedwiththeinternal
rate.Iftheyarethesame,noconversionoccurs.Iftheratesdiffer,sample‐ratecon‐
versionisactivatedandpersistsuntilanewinputisappliedortheinternalsamplerate
changes.Thesample‐rateconversionrangeis32–56kHz.Inadditiontothe8XLRcon‐
nectorsforanaloginputsand8XLRconnectors/2D‐SubconnectorsforAESinputs.The
MO705convertsincomingMADIsignalsto8analogchannelsand8AESstereopairs.
Themain24outputscanbebit‐depthconvertedfrom24to20or16bits.