Ferrofish A32 DANTE, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Ferrofish A32 DANTE Professional 32 x 32 Channel AD DA Converter Ferrofish Br derstrasse 10 53545 Linz am Rhein www ferrofish de Version 1 3...

Page 2: ...or extended periods of time 9 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel only Servicing is required when the device has been damaged in any way For example when liquids have been spilled on th...

Page 3: ...ur TFT screens show all analog input and output levels at a time The intuitive one knob operation makes using the A32 DANTE a breeze Last but not least a permanent help system explains the most import...

Page 4: ...ters shows the following from left to right The current synchronization source and sample frequency Whether there is MIDI input from the MIDI plugs from MIDI over MADI and or from USB If power is atta...

Page 5: ...UT ADAT IN OUT DANTE IN OUT and MIX 1 7 Channel Once you have chosen a source you can then select the specific channel s to be monitored Cycling thru the channels will let you first select mono channe...

Page 6: ...load and edit one of seven mixer presets in this menu The mixes can be monitored over the headphones output DANTE In this menu you can see the analog I O s as meters and all digital I O s as LED dots...

Page 7: ...can be loaded and edited PRESET Levels gains and the routing of the A32 DANTE can be saved and loaded in up to six different preset slots HELP You can change the language of the help system here and l...

Page 8: ...hen selecting MADI or ADAT the wordclock will be extracted from the corresponding data stream This signal will be refreshed by the internal digital PLL When using higher sample frequencies SMUX will b...

Page 9: ...lly to the other port if configured that way Dante features also redundancy using the two Dante ports SMUX 4 When running SMUX 4 Mode 128kHz 192kHz the bandwidth increases again so now one data stream...

Page 10: ...it the selected mix preset First choose one of the 8 source groups The actual settings of the group you can see on the right screen When pressing MENU again you can edit the settings in the following...

Page 11: ...n as dots with a traffic light color code This presents an overview about the signal flow between the interfaces The LED traffic light colors have the following meaning Pressing the MENU button again...

Page 12: ...e is muted In most cases a muted device is an indication of a malfunction inside the Dante network Sync Status Shows if the A32 DANTE has locked successfully to the Dante network in slave mode LOCKED...

Page 13: ...16 analog inputs and output channels 1 16 are available Channels 17 32 are disabled Dante Sample Rate Shows the actual sample frequency of the Dante device Press MENU to change sample rate Please note...

Page 14: ...ader shows the maximum level dBu which the input can handle When the fader is set to 20 like shown in the picture above the input can handle a maximum input level of 20dBu Avoid exceeding this maximum...

Page 15: ...the three reference levels exactly the digital signal will be converted 1 1 to analog However if you select a value in between these reference levels the DSP will calculate the optimal combination bet...

Page 16: ...the output Turn the SELECT rotary to highlight a block of 8 outputs It corresponds to a row on the graphical view and a line on the list view Choose the input Press MENU You will now be able to conne...

Page 17: ...3 optical Same function as 2 In addition both inputs are scanned constantly and if no signal is present on one a warning will be shown on the main screen 4 coax The A32 DANTE only uses the coax MADI i...

Page 18: ...e MIDI over MADI port is sent to MIDI and MIDI input is sent back to MIDI over MADI The A32 DANTE receives and sends control messages from to the MIDI over MADI port This way you can convert between M...

Page 19: ...is split multiplexed across a pair of 2 channels in order to double the bandwidth The usual 64 MADI channels are therefore reduced to 32 channels 96k Frame The MADI stream is natively reduced to 32 ch...

Page 20: ...If the sample rate of the connected device differs from the sample rate of the A32 DANTE the external sample rate will be converted to the A32 DANTE s sample rate using a sample rate converter SRC Th...

Page 21: ...ber printed on the bottom of the unit After entering the correct number hold down the MENU button for a few seconds to activate the lock To unlock the A32 DANTE repeat the procedure Enter the correct...

Page 22: ...SP can do much more audio processing Using the USB connection you can install Ferrofish DSP plugins which are able to process audio effects with high accuracy and without latency You can find more inf...

Page 23: ...just recalling the presets The PRESET Menu lets you choose which preset to load After selecting the number of the preset to load you can choose which parts of the preset you want to load Gains of the...

Page 24: ...ture of the A32 DANTE you can look up the firmware version and you can set the language of the help system The A32 DANTE provides a help system which explains all key sections of the unit to guide you...

Page 25: ...re is no digital gain calculation by the DSP D Sub25 connectors are used for the analog inputs and outputs The pin configuration corresponds to the TASCAM standard When connecting an unbalanced device...

Page 26: ...els so both ports will be used to transfer all 32 analog channels Use either optical fiber cables SC connectors or coaxial cable with an impedance of 75 ohms BNC connectors for MADI Both kinds of cabl...

Page 27: ...channels In SMUX 4 Mode both MADI connections optical and coax will be used together to overcome the channel limitation of the MADI standard and transfer all 32 analog inputs and outputs at up to 192k...

Page 28: ...limited to 10 meters When using ADAT with sample rates higher than 48kHz the channel count halves in SMUX 2 mode The A32 DANTE has four ADAT pairs capable of transferring 32 channels in SMUX 1 mode Th...

Page 29: ...oftware The supported audio interface types are ASIO WDM on PC s and CoreAudio on Macs Using the Dante Controller software also available from Audionate you are able to setup your Dante network and fr...

Page 30: ...r it can synchronize to an external clock For external synchronization the A32 DANTE can use the wordclock embedded in the MADI or ADAT data stream Alternatively you can connect an external wordclock...

Page 31: ...re version MIDI It s also possible to use the MIDI input and MIDI output ports for remote control An advantage of the MIDI connection is the galvanic isolation because the MIDI input has an optocouple...

Page 32: ...fer MIDI In this case MIDI will be embedded in the MADI data stream To use this feature you need to have a MADI card which is capable of embedding MIDI data Please check the documentation of your MADI...

Page 33: ...ce of SRC 128dB output follows A32 sample frequency DANTE 64 x 64 channel Brooklyn II board 2 Ethernet connectors Wordclock BNC 1 x input 1 x output 75 Ohm Termination switchable for input MIDI I O tw...

Page 34: ...PLL Jitter reduction system output jitter 50ps 100ps typ internal Clock temperature compensated oscillator with high accuracy initial accuracy 1 5ppm over temperature range 2 5ppm aging 1ppm power su...

Page 35: ...eceived including interference that may cause undesired operation Responsible Party in USA Synthax United States 6600 NW 16th Street Suite 10 Ft Lauderdale FL 33313 T 754 206 4220 Trade Name Ferrofish...

Page 36: ...this unit not approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Note on Disposal According to common law of the EU states directive RL2002 96 E...

Page 37: ...of an A32 DANTE is also not covered We refer to the general terms and conditions of Ferrofish GmbH Exclusion of liability This documentation has been created to the best of knowledge and belief on th...

Page 38: ...ng or incorrect information within this manual Copying any part of the manual or any commercial exploitation of these media without prior permission from Ferrofish is strictly prohibited Ferrofish res...

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