User`s guide

CHAPTER
19
4
Installing the Traveler Hardware
OVERVIEW
Here’s an overview for installing the Traveler:
Important note before you begin! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Ta ke t he se pre c au t i ons t o prevent damage to your
computer, the Traveler and other equipment.
Connect the Traveler interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Connect the Traveler to the computer.
Connect audio inputs and outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Make optical and analog connections as desired.
Connect MIDI gear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Connect a controller, synth or control surface.
Power options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Choose from among several convenient options.
A typical Traveler setup (no mixer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
An example setup for computer-based mixing/FX.
Using the Traveler with a mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
An example setup for a mixer-based studio.
Making sync connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
If you need to resolve the Traveler with other
devices, make the necessary sync connections.
Do you need a synchronizer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Sample-accurate sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Sample-accurate ADAT sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Sample-accurate ADAT sync with no synchronizer . . 31
Syncing to SMPTE time code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Syncing to video and/or SMPTE time code using a
synchronizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Syncing optical devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Syncing S/PDIF and AES/EBU devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Syncing word clock devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Syncing large systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Connecting multiple MOTU FireWire interfaces . . . . . 37
IMPORTANT NOTE BEFORE YOU BEGIN!
Before you begin installing the Traveler (or any
bus-powered device), take these important
precautionary measures to avoid damaging the
sensitive electrical components in your computer,
the Traveler or other devices being connected:
■ Tu r n off t he computer.
■ Tu r n of f the Trave l e r’s front panel power switch.
■ Tu r n off t he power of any other devices.
■ To u c h t h e m e t a l casing of the Traveler to
discharge any static electricity that you may be
carrying just before the installation.
After you have made all of the necessary
connections, as described in this chapter, turn on
the devices in this sequence:
1. Turn on the computer.
2. Turn on the Traveler.
3. Turn on other devices connected to the Traveler.
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