Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AD8HR Yamaha
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E Thank you for choosing the Y amaha AD8HR AD converter with remote microphone preamp. The AD8HR is an eight-channel AD converter equipped with remote microphone preamps that feature 96kHz, 24-bit linear AD conversion, 128-times oversampling, and a dynamic range of 110dB.
2 PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this man ual in a safe place f or future ref erence. W ARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards.
3 The abov e warning is located on the top of the unit. Explanation of Graphical Symbols The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the .
4 Part Names and Functions ............... 5 Front Panel ................................................ 5 Rear Panel .................................................. 6 Basic Operations ............................... 7 Selecting the W ordclock ...
Part Names and Functions 5 Front Panel A WORD CLOCK indicators These indicators indicate the currently select ed wo rd clock source. If the unit is not locking to the selected wor dclock source, the corresponding wo rd clock source indicator flashes.
6 Part Names and Functions Rear Panel A Grounding screw Fo r safet y , use this screw t o g round the AD8HR. The included power cable has a thr ee-pin plug .
Basic Operations 7 Selecting the W ordclock Y ou can select from the following wor dclock source options: internal clock (44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, and 96kHz), W ORD CL O CK IN, or DIGIT AL OUT A. 1 Press the [WORD CLOCK] button repeatedly to select the wordclock source.
8 Basic Operations Setting the High Pass Filter Each channel featur es a high pass filter (12dB/octav e) that you can turn on or off. Y ou can set indiv idual cut- off frequencies for each c hannel’ s hig h pass filter . 1 Press the Channel Select button to select a channel.
Basic Operations 9 Adjusting the LED Brightness Fo llow the steps below t o adjust the br ightness of the front panel LED and Gain displa y . 1 While pressing and holding down the Channel Select button of Channel 8, rotate the Gain control to adjust the brightness.
10 Connection Examples AES/EBU Connections U se a D-sub 25-pin AES/EBU cable to c onnect a digital audio dev ice that supports the AES/EBU format. T o connect a Y amaha PM5D or DM2000 to the AD8HR, first you must install an optional I/O car d (MY8-AE, MY8-AE96S, MY8-AE96, or MY16-AE) in the PM5D or DM2000.
Wordclocks 11 Fo r proper AD c onversion and digital audio data transmission and reception, the D8HRs and external digital audio dev ices must lock t o an identical wor dclock. The AD8HR is capable of transmitting a wo rd clock sig nal of 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.
12 Appendix General Specifications ■ Analog Input INPUT 1–8 XLR-3-31 Balanced AD converter 24-bit linear 128-times Oversampling ■ Digital Output DIGIT AL OUT A, B D-Sub 25-pin Balanced ■ Conn.
Appendix 13 Electrical Characteristics M easured at DIGIT AL OUT . Output impedance of signal generator: 150 Ω . ■ Frequency Response fs=44.1kHz or 48kHz @20Hz–20kHz, with reference to –1dBFs @1kHz fs=88.2kHz or 96kHz@20Hz-40kHz, with reference to –1dBFs @1kHz ■ Gain Error @1kHz ■ T otal Harmonic Distortion fs=44.
14 Appendix ■ LED Level Meter Error Messages The AD8HR aut omatically diag noses itself at the time of powe r up . If it detects a system abnormality , one of the following error messages appears. If an abnormality is detected, c onsult your Y amaha dealer .
Appendix 15 HA REMOTE Pin Assignment T able Dimensions *I f y ou do not intend to rack mount the AD8HR, attach the included rubber feet to the bottom surface of the unit. A ttac h the r ubber feet in the positions marked by small cir cles on the bottom.
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