Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product D8 Presonus Audio electronic
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DIGIMAX D8 © 2007, PreSonus Audio El ectronics, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 8 Channel Preamplifier with 24-bit/48 kHz ADAT out User’s Manual Version 1.
PRESONUS LIMITED WARRANTY © 2007, PreSonus Audio El ectronics, Inc. All Rights Reserved. PreSonus Audi o Electronics Inc. warran ts this product t o be free of defects in mate rial and work manship for a period of one year from the date of original reta il purchase.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 OVERVIEW 1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ ............................... 3 1.2 Features .................................................
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OVERVI EW 3 | PreSonus 2007 1.1 INTRODUCTION Thank you f or purchasing the PreSonus Di giMax D8. P reSonus Audi o Electronics h as designed the DigiMax D 8 utilizing high -grade co mponents to ensu re optimum performan ce that will last a lifetime.
OVERVI EW 4 | PreSonus 2007 1.2 FEATURES The DigiMax D8 is high quali ty and afford able eight-chan nel preamplifier w ith analog to di gital conversio n, perfect for expanding an audio interface or digita l mixer with ADAT input or upgrading the preamps on an analog cons ole.
OVERVI EW 5 | PreSonus 2007 1.3 WHAT IS IN THE BOX Your Digi Max D8 pac kage contains the follow ing: • DigiMax D8 Eight-channel microphone preamplifier • 6’ Standard IEC Power Ca ble • PreSon.
CONTROLS & CONNECTI ONS 6 | PreSonus 2007 2.1 FRONT PANEL LAYOUT • Instrument Inputs (Channels 1 and 2). The ¼” TS connector o n channels 1 and 2 are f or use with an instrument (g uitar, bass, etc.
CONTROLS & CONNECTI ONS 7 | PreSonus 2007 • Clock. This button s ets the DigiMax D 8 to External digital sync o r sets the Intern al sample rate. o Press the Clock button once to set the clock to internal syn c and your sample rat e to 44.1 kHz.
CONTROLS & CONNECTI ONS 8 | PreSonus 2007 2.2 BACK PANEL LAYOUT • Microphone P re-Amplifie r. Your DigiM ax D8 is equippe d with eight c ustom desig ned PreSonus XM AX microphone preamplifiers for us e with all types of microphones in cluding Dynamics, Condensers and Ribbons as well as instruments an d line level signals.
CONTROLS & CONNECTI ONS 9 | PreSonus 2007 • BNC In. The BNC input al lows the DigiMax D8 to be connec ted and slaved to an external w ord clock generator. • ADAT Output. This optical ADAT output sends eight chann e ls of digital aud io output.
OPERATION 10 | PreSonus 2007 3.1 MICROPHONES The DigiMax D8 works with a ll standard microphones including dynamic, ribbon and cond enser microphone s. 3.1.1 Condenser Condenser micro phones tend to genera te a high-quality audio signal and are one of the mos t popular mic choices for today’s studio reco rding application s.
OPERATION 11 | PreSonus 2007 3.2 DIGITAL CONNECTI ONS AND SYNCRONIZATION 3.2.1 ADAT Optical Lightpipe ADAT is an industry standard abbreviation for the ADAT Lightpipe protocol, which transfers eight tra cks in a single fiber optic cab le. Supported sa mple rates are 44.
OPERATION 12 | PreSonus 2007 3.2.3 Master/Slave and Multiple Digital Devices Whether you are using t he ADAT outpu t of the Digi Max D8 to ge nerate word cl ock or you are using the B NC word clock ou.
OPERATION 13 | PreSonus 2007 3.3 SAMPLE HOOK UP DIAGRAMS 3.3.1 Using the DigiMax D8 with ProTools The DigiMax D 8 is the perfect s olutions to exp and your ADAT com patible Digidesi gn interface. For example: To set up a Di gi 003 with ProTools LE software: 1.
OPERATION 14 | PreSonus 2007 3.3.2 Using multiple DigiMax D8 with the FireStudio LightPipe The DigiMax D 8 is a great low cost solu tion to expa nd your FireStudi o LightPipe for live or mobile recordings where a l arge number of simult aneous inputs are needed and two tr ack output is e nough for monitoring.
OPERATION 15 | PreSonus 2007 3.3.3 Using the DigiMax D8 to Add Preamps to a Multiple Line Level Input Device The inputs of man y audio interfaces and mixers a re blended between microphon e preamps and line leve l inputs. Balanced ¼” inputs are a great way to conserve space.
TE CH NIC AL INF OR MA TIO N 16 | PreSonus 2007 4.1 SPECIFICATIONS Microphone Preamp Type ......................................................................................................................... .... XLR Female Balanced Frequency Resp onse (±0.
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