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EC-2 96kHz Sample Rate Upgrade A/D and D/A Converter Cards for the ADAT HD24 Hard Disk Recorder O WNER ’ S M ANUAL V ERSION 1.0 A PPLIES TO ADAT HD24 SOFTWARE V ERSION 1.05 AND ABOVE[...]
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EC-2 96kHz A/D/D/A upgrade • appendix A EC-2 Manual © 2002 Alesis. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited. Specifications Subject To Change Without Notice. 7-51-0107-A 6/2002[...]
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appendix A EC-2 Manual A-1 EC-2 96kHz Upgrade Cards This document covers only those aspects unique to the EC-2 cards and should be kept with the HD24 manual. Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions ................................ 2 Safety symbols used in this product ....................... 2 CE Declaration of Conformity ..................[...]
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EC-2 96kHz A/D/D/A upgrade • appendix A A-2 EC-2 Manual Important Safety Instructions Safety symbols used in this product This symbol alerts the user that there are important operating and maintenance instructions in the literature accompanying this unit. This symbol warns the user of uninsulated voltage within the unit that can cause dangerous e[...]
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appendix A • EC-2 96kHz A/D/D/A upgrade EC-2 Manual A-3 Installing the EC-2 into the HD24 Precautions The EC-2 boards should only be installed by a dealer or trained technician. End users should only attempt installation if they have experience with this type of procedure. If any of the following instructions are not clear to you, please have a d[...]
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EC-2 96kHz A/D/D/A upgrade • appendix A A-4 EC-2 Manual Prepare to install: 1. Disconnect the HD24’s AC power cable, and make sure you are working on a clean, flat, hard surface. Ground yourself by touching a grounded metal object. An anti-static workstation with anti-static mat and wrist strap is highly recommended. Hazardous voltages are pres[...]
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appendix A • EC-2 96kHz A/D/D/A upgrade EC-2 Manual A-5 Install the new EC-2 PCBs 7. Find the daughterboard in the EC-2 package: it has two 26-pin flexible cables attached to it. Insert the ribbon connector labeled “J4 TO MAIN PCB” on the daughterboard into the 26- pin header labeled on the main PCB as “J15 TO A/D PCB”. 8. Insert the ribb[...]
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EC-2 96kHz A/D/D/A upgrade • appendix A A-6 EC-2 Manual Connect the PCBs 13. Connect the daughterboard to the Input and Output PCBs: Line up the connectors to the bottom (D/A) and top (A/D) PCBs, make sure all the pins line up, then gently push the daughterboard to the rear of the HD24 using the plastic ribbon cable headers as pressure points, ma[...]
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appendix A • EC-2 96kHz A/D/D/A upgrade EC-2 Manual A-7 Synchronizing at high sample rates: To record more than 12 tracks in the high sample rate mode, simply synchronize two HD24/EC-2 units together by linking them with an ADAT Sync cable (see page 24 of the HD24 manual). Up to five HD24s may be synchronized this way, allowing high-sample rate s[...]
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EC-2 96kHz A/D/D/A upgrade • appendix A A-8 EC-2 Manual About the EC-2’s audio performance An HD24 with the EC-2 upgrade has audio performance far superior to that of any analog recorder, and a wider dynamic range than most input and output devices that may be connected to it. Here’s why: The converter defines the sound The first and last ste[...]
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appendix A • EC-2 96kHz A/D/D/A upgrade EC-2 Manual A-9 aliasing, the steeper the filter, the better. Some converters boasted 10 th -order (-60 dB per octave) filters. For comparison, most loudspeaker crossovers have 3 rd or 4 th -order filters (-18 or –24 dB per octave). The problem is similar on the output side—the 44.1 or 48 kHz sampling f[...]
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EC-2 96kHz A/D/D/A upgrade • appendix A A-10 EC-2 Manual Extending the frequency range of other studio equipment Even though an ADAT HD24 equipped with the EC-2 upgrade gives you the capability of recording audio beyond 40 kHz, many other elements of your studio may need to be upgraded to truly take advantage of this capability. Most studio equip[...]
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appendix A • EC-2 96kHz A/D/D/A upgrade EC-2 Manual A-11 Using the HD24/EC-2 with computer workstations and digital mixers Because the EC-2 upgrade provides 24 high quality inputs and outputs, it can be used as an external converter to extend the number of analog inputs and outputs of any computer workstations and digital mixers that feature an A[...]
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EC-2 96kHz A/D/D/A upgrade • appendix A A-12 EC-2 Manual Using the HD24/EC-2 with the Alesis AI-4 AES/EBU Interface The Alesis AI-4 AES/EBU Digital Audio Interface is a single-rack space unit available from your Alesis dealer that lets you connect ADAT Optical input and output signals to industry-standard AES/EBU digital signals, eight channels a[...]
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EC-2 Manual A-1 3 Specifications For the Alesis HD24 with EC-2 96 kHz Sample Rate Upgrade A/D and D/A Converter Boards: AUDIO INPUT Input Connectors: 24 balanced 1/4" TRS jacks Nominal Input Level: +4 dBu (1.23 V RMS ) = -15 dBFS Maximum Input Level: +19 dBu (6.9 V RMS ) = -0 dBFS Input impedance: 10 k Ω A/D converter: AKM 5393 Analog filter[...]