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TABLE OF CONTENT
1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 7
1.1 Some Words on Digital Sample Rate Conversion ........................................................................... 7
1.2 The AES/EBU and SPDIF Standards ..............................................................................................7
2. THE CONCEPT ........................................................................................................................ 9
2.1 The Quality of Components and Circuits ......................................................................................... 9
2.2 Digital Inputs and Outputs ............................................................................................................... 9
2.2.1 XLR ...................................................................................................................................... 9
2.2.2 RCA...................................................................................................................................... 9
2.2.3 Optical (TOSLINK) ................................................................................................................ 9
2.2.4 Wordclock (BNC) ............................................................................................................... 10
3. INSTALLATION ...................................................................................................................... 11
3.1 Rack Mounting ...............................................................................................................................11
3.2 Mains Connection ..........................................................................................................................11
3.3 General Instructions on Connections .............................................................................................11
3.3.1 Balanced XLR Connection (AES / EBU) ..............................................................................11
3.3.2 Unbalanced Coaxial Connections (SPDIF) ......................................................................... 12
3.3.3 Optical Connections (SPDIF) ............................................................................................. 12
3.3.4 Wordclock .......................................................................................................................... 13
3.3.5 Connections with Adapters..................................................................................................14
4. CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS ..............................................................................................15
4.1 Front Panel ................................................................................................................................... 15
4.1.1 Input Section ...................................................................................................................... 15
4.1.2 LED-Display ....................................................................................................................... 16
4.1.3 Output Section .................................................................................................................... 17
4.2 Rear Panel .................................................................................................................................... 17
5. MODE OF OPERATION ......................................................................................................... 18
5.1 Basic Settings ............................................................................................................................... 18
5.2 Elimination of Errors ..................................................................................................................... 18
5.3 Conversion to 32 kHz .................................................................................................................... 18
5.4 Emphasis Correction .................................................................................................................... 18
6. APPLICATIONS ..................................................................................................................... 19
6.1 Sample Rate Conversion ............................................................................................................... 19
6.1.1 Operation in a DAT-Based Studio ....................................................................................... 19
6.1.2 Harddisk Recording ............................................................................................................ 19
6.1.3 Reduction of Memory Requirements ................................................................................... 19
6.1.4 Master/Slave Conflicts ........................................................................................................ 19
6.1.5 Correction of unformatted passages ................................................................................... 20
6.2 SCMS Removal ............................................................................................................................. 20
6.3 Line Booster, Signal Refresher ..................................................................................................... 20
6.4 Sample Rate Correction ................................................................................................................ 20
6.5 Varispeed Applications .................................................................................................................. 21
6.6 Format Conversion ....................................................................................................................... 21
6.7 Format Interface ........................................................................................................................... 21
6.8 Patchbay/Split Operation .............................................................................................................. 21
6.9 The ULTRAMATCH in a home-recording studio............................................................................. 21
7. SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................. 23
8. WARRANTY ...........................................................................................................................25