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User's Guide Digiface Dante © RME
14. Configuring the Digiface Dante
14.1 Settings Dialog
Configuring the Digiface Dante is done via its own Settings dialog. Start the app Fireface USB
Settings. The mixer of the Digiface Dante can be configured by starting the app Totalmix.
The following is available in the
Settings dialog:
x Configuration of digital I/Os
x Hardware configuration
x Current sample rate
x State of input
Any changes performed in the
Settings dialog are applied
immediately - confirmation (e.g. by
exiting the dialog) is not required.
Use the drop down menu Properties
For to select the unit to be
configured.
On the right of it the current firmware
and driver version is shown.
Sample Rate
Display of the currently active sample
rate. Its setting / change takes place
exclusively via the Dante Controller.
Neither macOS nor apps can change
the sample rate.
Options
Word Clock Termination
Checking this option terminates the word clock input internally with 75 Ohms.
MADI Format
Defines the format of the MADI output signal. MADI can be a 56 or 64 channel signal. Sample
rates in Double Speed range (64/88.2/96 kHz) can be transmitted by the normal 48K Frame, or
using a native 96K Frame.
BNC I/O
The BNC input and output can be used as word clock I/O or MADI I/O.
Input Status
Word / MADI
Indicates presence of a valid signal at the word clock or MADI input (Lock, No Lock) and
whether the signal is synchronous (Sync). The third column shows the sample rate detected by
the hardware (coarse recognition, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz etc.), and the current channel format (56/64
channels).