User`s guide

User’s Guide MADI Router © RME 9
6. First Usage
6.1 Overview & Basic Concepts
Connect a power cable to either of the MADI Router's AC inlets and flip the adjacent
power switch. The device will go into Standby or Power On mode, depending on the
state that the device was in when the rear switch was last turned off. This is indicated
by the color of the illuminated Standby switch on the front of the device - red for standby,
white for power on.
When in Standby mode, pushing the Standby switch (inside the illuminated circle on the
front panel) will power on the MADI Router. Note: in standby mode, the connectors of
the unit do not send or receive any signal.
The following information is important to understand in order to successfully operate the
MADI Router:
● The device’s features are controlled with a set of four buttons and two rotary
encoders that can also be pushed. Throughout this manual, the buttons and
encoders are referred to as [ROUTE], [GANG], [PRESET], [SETUP], [IN] and
[OUT].
● After powering on, the device shows the current routing status on the TFT display.
The buttons [ROUTE], [PRESET] and [SETUP] open different menus on the
display. Pushing one of these buttons several times leads back to the status
display.
● The device has four I/O groups labeled A, B, C and D. On the display, inputs are
shown as a horizontal line of icons in the upper half of the display, ordered by
group, then by format: A Optical, A Coaxial, A Twisted Pair, B Optical, B Coaxial,
B Twisted Pair, etc.
● Four additional inputs labeled “MX 1” to “MX 4” appear when turning the [IN]
encoder beyond the furthest right MADI input icon. They are used to combine
audio channels from several MADI inputs into up to four new MADI signals. See
Chapter 7.3 for details.
● The outputs are shown likewise as a horizontal band in the lower half of the
display. Routings are shown as a line going from an input icon (upper half) to an
output icon (lower half).
● If the IDLE display is active, [IN] can be turned to inspect the signals at each
individual input in detail.