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Quick Reference: 896HD Rear Panel

These AES/EBU connectors can

handle any supported sample rate

up to 96 kHz, and they are also

equipped with a sample rate

converter so you can input or

output at a different rate than the

896HD. For details, see “Syncing

AES/EBU devices” on page 26. At

the 4x sample rates, (176.4 and

192kHz), AES/EBU is disabled.

These two XLR jacks serve as

the MOTU 896HD’s main

analog outputs. You can

connect them to a set of

powered studio monitors and

then control the volume from

the front panel Volume knob.

At the 4x sample rates (176.4

or 192kHz), these jacks always

mirror the headphone output.

These eight analog inputs are Neutrik™ combo connectors that accept either an XLR plug or a quarter-inch

plug. They have 24-bit, 64x oversampling converters. Each input is equipped with a 3-way input level switch

with three settings:

LINE: Use this setting for +4dB or -10dB inputs, such as synthesizers or consumer audio equipment. Adjust the

input level as needed with the corresponding front panel Trim control and level meter for this input. This

setting offers a trim range of around 30dB (approximately -16dBu to +15dBu).

+4 / FIXED: Use this setting for +4 balanced inputs for which you do not wish to modify the gain. This position

disengages the front panel trim knob. This setting also provides slightly more attenuation than the LINE

setting, allowing levels up to +18dBu.

MIC: This setting feeds the input signal (XLR or quarter-inch) to the built-in preamp for additional gain. Use it

for any microphone or unampliﬁed instrument pickup. Engage phantom power for condenser mics with the

front-panel 48V switch (up is on). Use the corresponding front-panel trim knob and level meter to adjust the

input level as needed. This setting offers a trim range of around 40dB (approximately -37dBu to +5dBu).

The MOTU 896HD’s eight analog outputs are XLR connectors

with +4 / -10 switchable output (600 Ohm impedance). They

are equipped with 24-bit, 128x oversampling enhanced

multibit A/D converters capable of 192kHz recording.

Use the word clock

input and output for

digital transfers with

devices that cannot

slave to the clock

supplied by their

digital I/O connection

with the 896HD.

If you are using the MOTU 896HD with an ADAT, use this standard ADAT SYNC INPUT to connect the MOTU 896HD to the end of your ADAT

sync chain. For example, if you have three ADATs, chain the ADATs in the usual fashion (SYNC OUT to SYNC IN, etc.), and then connect the

last ADAT’s SYNC OUT to this SYNC IN. This connection allows you to make sample-accurate audio transfers between AudioDesk (or other

sample-accurate software) and the ADATs. If you have a MOTU MIDI Timepiece AV or Digital Timepiece, make it the master of the ADAT

SYNC chain so that you can control everything from AudioDesk (or your other MIDI Machine Control compatible software).

The 896HD power supply is

switchable between 110V and

220V operation. It should

already be set to the proper

voltage for your country, but

you can check the setting and

adjust it if necessary with the

red switch just to the left of

this power cord receptacle (on

the side of the metal chassis).

These ADAT optical digital I/O

connectors can be connected

either to an ADAT or any ADAT-

compatible “lightpipe” device

(such as a digital mixer). ADAT

optical supplies eight channels of

24-bit digital I/O at 44.1 or 48kHz.

It carries 4 channels of 24-bit

digital I/O at 88.2 or 96kHz. (it is

disabled at the 4x sample rates.)

Connect the MOTU 896HD to the computer here using the

standard 1394 FireWire cable provided with your MOTU 896HD.

Use the extra FireWire port to daisy-chain up to four 896HD’s to

a single FireWire bus. You can also connect a MOTU 828,

FireWire hard drive or other FireWire device. For details, see

“Connecting multiple MOTU FireWire interfaces” on page 31.

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