M-Audio Digipatch 12x6 Bedienungsanleitung

Table of Contents

FCC Class B and CE Compliance ................................................ 2

Features............................................................................................. 3

Overview.......................................................................................... 4

Installation........................................................................................ 5

Panels - Fig. 1 ................................................................................... 6

Panel Description ............................................................................ 7

Front Panel ........................................................................... 7

Back Panel ........................................................................... 8

Operation ........................................................................................ 9

Creating a New Patch......................................................... 9

Editing Existing Patch ...................................................... 10

Editing MIDI Receive Channel........................................ 11

Turning MIDI Thru On and Off ...................................... 11

Bulk Data Dumps via MIDI............................................. 12

Appendix 1 - Diagnostic Test ..................................................... 12

Appendix 2 - MIDI Implementation ......................................... 15

Appendix 3 - Mac “Panel” Software ......................................... 16

Appendix 4 - PC “Panel” Software............................................ 18

Lifetime Limited Warranty ...........................................................19

Digipatch 12x6

™ MANUAL

version: Digi-061799

Lifetime Limited Warranty .......................................................... 19

READ THIS ! ... READ THIS ! ....

Included with DigiPatch 12x6™are factory diskettes

containing Mac and PC DigiPatch applications. Either

of these programs can be installed on your computer in

the conventional manner .

FCC Class B and CE Compliance

WARNING: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the

limits for a CLASS B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful

interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and

can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accor-

dance with the instructions contained in this manual, may cause harmful

interference to radio and television communications. However, there is no

guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television

reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on,

the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of

the following measures: 1) reorient or relocate the receiving antenna; 2)

increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver; 3) connect

the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that of the receiver;

4) consult the dealer or an experienced audio television technician.

NOTE: Connecting this device to peripheral devices that do not

comply with CLASS B requirements or using an unshielded

peripheral data cable could also result in harmful interference to

radio or television reception.

The user is cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly

approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s

authority to operate this equipment.

To ensure that the use of this product does not contribute to interference, it

is necessary to use shielded I/O cables.

This product also complies with European CE requirements.

Features

The DigiPatch 12x6 is an automated patchbay which routes digital

audio connections between gear equipped with S/PDIF and Adat*

compatible digital audio connectors. The DigiPatch 12x6 has the fol-

lowing features:

•Twelve completely independent sources: six coaxial (RCA) inputs

and six optical (EIAJ) inputs.

•Six targets: one coaxial output and one optical output per target.

•50 non-volatile internal patch configurations can be programmed,

stored, and recalled at any later time.

•All connections are “format neutral” and can be used for S/PDIF

or Adat.

•Works with all digital audio format converters and swiss-army

knives.

•Performs simple coaxial-to-optical and optical-to-coaxial transla-

tions for S/PDIF signals.

•Built-in MIDI thru function for easy hook-up to any existing MIDI

setup.

•Multiple DigiPatch 2patchbays can be cascaded together for even

more ins and outs.

•DigiPatch can be programmed from the front panel, or controlled

remotely from a computer using DigiPatch Panel™ software for

Mac or PC included with the unit.

•The perfect companion for synthesizers, HD recorders, MDMs,

digital mixers, digital mic preamps, stand alone ADCs and DACs,

effects processors, etc.

•Single height, full rack mount enclosure.

•Rugged all steel construction.

* Adat is a registered trademark of Alesis Corporation

Overview

Thanks for choosing a DigiPatch to automate your digital audio

routings. Like the name says, the DigiPatch 12 x 6 is a twelve by six

digital audio patchbay. It has twelve completely independent inputs

called sources, and six PAIRS of outputs called targets.

Patchbay connections are made from the perspective of the target. In

other words, you first choose which target to edit, and then choose

the source for that target. Once you have selected the sources for the

desired targets you can store this setup into a program and recall it

later.

If you’re already using digital audio gear you’ll find the DigiPatch to

be very easy to operate. If you are new to digital audio (and digital

audio connections) you’re facing a small learning curve. The most

important rule to remember is this:

Please Note: The DigiPatch is a simple switching matrix. It routes

digital ones and zeros from one connector to another. It can be

used for optical-to-coaxial and coaxial-to-optical conversions. It

does not “decode” or “listen to” the digital audio signals. In par-

ticular, it doesn’t know the difference between an S/PDIF signal

and an Adat signal. It will not prevent you from making nonsensi-

cal connections between the two formats.

Installation

Your DigiPatch box should contain this manual, the power trans-

former, and the unit itself. Save all packing materials in case you

should ever want to ship the unit.

The DigiPatch takes up one space in a standard 19” equipment rack.

Install it as you would any other piece of gear, but keep in mind that

digital audio cable lengths should be as short as possible.

There are no special rules for deciding which of the DigiPatch’s con-

nectors to use with the various devices in your setup. You should

keep in mind however, that a DigiPatch target is a PAIR of output

connectors. This means that any signal that is transmitted from opti-

cal output N is also transmitted from coaxial output N. Even Adat

signals!

The most straightforward approach is to keep a one-to-one relation-

ship between devices and I/O numbers. For example: To hook up

an Adat, connect optical input 1 on the DigiPatch to the Adat’s digi-

tal out, then connect optical output 1 on the DigiPatch to the Adat’s

digital in.

INOUT

MIDI OPTICAL IN

OUT

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9VDC

IN6 1 2 3 4 5 6OUT 6OUT 5IN5OUT 4IN4OUT 3IN3OUT 2IN2OUT 1IN1

COAXIAL

DigiPatch 12x6™

DIGITAL AUDIO PATCHBAY

PROGRAM TARGET SOURCE

POWER

PROGRAM TARGET SOURCE

MIDI STORE

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Panels - Fig. 1

Panel Description

Front Panel

1. Program indicator: This normally displays the current program

number, but when the MIDI button is held it will display the

midi channel.

2. Target indicator: This normally displays the current target num-

ber, but when the MIDI button is held it will display the midi

thru ON / OFF status.

3. Source indicator: This displays the current source number.

When the MIDI button is held it will go blank.

4. Program Inc / Dec buttons: This pair of buttons is normally used

to select a new program, but when the MIDI button is held they

are used to select the midi channel.

5. Target Inc / Dec buttons: This pair of buttons is normally used to

select the current target, but when the MIDI button is held they

are used to select the midi thru ON / OFF status.

6. Source Inc / Dec buttons: This pair of buttons is used to select

the current source, but when the MIDI button is held they do

nothing.

7. MIDI button: This button behaves like a dead-man switch.

When you press and hold it the indicators and buttons perform

their alternative midi functions.

8. Store button: When you press this button the first time it will tell

the DigiPatch that you want to store the current program. If you

press it a second time the DigiPatch will execute the store opera-

tion. See the Operation section for more details.

Rear Panel

9. Power connector: Use only the power transformer that came

with your DigiPatch.

10. MIDI In connector: This is a standard MIDI in jack. The

DigiPatch can respond to program change and system exclusive

messages.

11. MIDI Out: This is a standard MIDI out jack. It can also function

like a standard midi thru connector if the MIDI thru feature is

enabled. See the Operation section.

12. Optical digital audio connectors: Use these to hook up S/PDIF

or Alesis Adat™ compatible devices.

13. Coaxial digital audio connectors: Use these to hook up S/PDIF

compatible devices which use RCA type connectors.

Operation

The digital audio outputs of the DigiPatch are arranged in pairs. If

you look at the unit’s rear panel you will see six coaxial (RCA) out-

puts, and six optical outputs. Each of these like-numbered output

pairs are called a target. For example, coaxial output 1 together

with optical output 1 make up target 1. With DigiPatch any signal

that is patched to a target appears at both the optical AND coaxial

output of that target. In other words, the optical and coaxial outputs

of a given target are paired together and not separately addressable.

So DigiPatch has six selectable targets.

Asource is any DigiPatch digital audio “input” or “receiver” on the

rear panel. There are thirteen of these sources: six coaxial sources,

six optical sources, and an “Off” position. Unlike targets, sources are

completely independent of one another. For example: coaxial source

1 can be routed to target 1 while optical source 1 is routed to target 2.

Whenever a DigiPatch optical source is selected, a decimal point

will appear next to the source indicator on the front panel. When the

Off position is selected the source indicator will display “0”.

The DigiPatch organizes each custom patch setup into programs.

The DigiPatch will store 50 programs which are numbered 0 through

49. Each program remembers the desired source for each target.

Programs can be selected using the Program Inc (▲) and Dec (▼)

buttons, or from MIDI by way of MIDI program change messages.

Creating a New Patch

To create a new patch from the front panel first use the Target Inc (▲)

and Dec (▼) buttons to select the target you wish a given source to

go to. Next, use the Source Inc (▲) and Dec (▼) buttons to select the

desired source for that target. After setting the desired source you

may move to the next target you wish to activate and then select its

source. Continue on in this manner until all of the targets you want

activated are patched to the desired source. IMPORTANT: If you

don’t want to assign a given target any source you may turn it off

by pressing the Source Inc (▲) and Dec (▼) buttons until a “0” (for

“0ff”) appears in the Source window.

Whenever any kind of edit of a patch is performed a decimal point

will immediately appear next to the program indicator as a reminder

that the program has been modified.

After you have finished setting up all of the target and source infor-

mation, you may store this patch information as an internal program.

This is done by first pressing the Store button. After doing this the

program indicator will flash slowly, and the source and target indica-

tor will blank out. You now have two options. You can: 1.) store the

new patch in the program location shown in the program window

by simply pressing the Store button a second time; or 2.) select a dif-

ferent program location for this patch by pressing the Program Inc

(▲) and Dec (▼) buttons until the new location is displayed and then

again press the Store button. After you press the store button a sec-

ond time, the program indicator will flash really fast for a moment

telling you that the store process is complete.

IMPORTANT: If you have pressed the Store button once and then

decide to abort the Store process you may do so by pressing any

unrelated button including the MIDI button, the Source Inc and

Dec buttons or the Target Inc or Dec buttons.

Editing an Existing Patch

If you have already created a patch and wish to edit it you may do so

by first using the Program Inc (▲) and Dec (▼) buttons to select

patch you want to edit. Now, use the Target Inc (▲) and Dec (▼)

buttons to select the you want to edit. Next, use the Source Inc (▲)

and Dec (▼) buttons to edit the desired source for that target. When

all of the target-sources have been edited to reflect the desired

changes, you can go ahead and store the edited patch by simply

pressing the Store button twice. Since you have not changed the

selected program number since you started editing the patch, the

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