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D8B Manual • Chapter 3 • page 68

Tape Banks

Any of the following tape I/O cards can be

installed in the three Tape In/Out slots and the
Alt I/O slot in the back of the Digital 8•Bus.
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DIO•8:

This digital card provides input and output

connections via ADAT and T/DIF protocol. Tape
bank I/O selections are completely selectable on
both inputs and outputs. The DIO•8's provide
direct dubbing capabilities from ADAT optical to
T/DIF format, and vice versa. Powerful patching
options interconnect the Alesis ADAT format and
the TASCAM DA series format.

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PDI•8:

The PDI•8 AES/EBU card connects to any

digital device that supports the AES/EBU digital
audio format. The PDI•8 allows for real-time
sample rate conversion and status bit designation
on its four pairs of inputs (click the Setup button
in the Digital I/O Setup window).

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OPT•8:

The low-cost OPT•8 I/O card provides

8 channels of ADAT light pipe digital I/O.

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AIO•8:

This analog card offers 8 balanced line-

level inputs and outputs per card through two
25-pin D-Sub connectors.

Alt I/O

• The Alt I/O 1–8 operates according to the type of

I/O card installed (AIO•8, DIO•8, PDI•8, OPT•8).

• The Alt Inputs feed the 8 Alt Return channels on

Fader Bank 3.

• The Alt Outputs are configured via the Alt I/O 1–8

pull-downs in the Network Setup window.

Stereo I/O

• These settings apply to the Stereo Digital I/O

AES/EBU and S/PDIF connections on the back of
the Digital 8•Bus.

• The Stereo I/O is configurable for three levels of

UV22 dither: Off, Low, and Normal.

• In addition, Status Bits can be designated as Pro

or Consumer, usually applicable to DAT mastering.
Check with the device manufacturer (i.e., DAT,
CD-R, MiniDisc) for the proper setting.

• The Digital In toggles between AES/EBU and

S/PDIF. This selection determines which Digital
source is displayed on the Pre Insert>Channel
Patch list, and which Digital In is available to the
Control Room section.

Licensing

• This window provides an interface to install and

authorize plug-ins.

• Authorized plug-ins are indicated by an opened

padlock icon.

• Locked plug-ins are indicated by a closed

padlock icon.

• To authorize a locked plug-in, highlight it in the

Licensing window and click Authorize.

• Enter a valid UNLOCK CODE to authorize each

locked plug-in. Unlock codes are furnished by
Mackie Designs.

Unlock Procedure

1. Locate your D8B’s Electronic Serial Number

(ESN). This is displayed at the bottom of the
Licensing window. The 12 digit ESN is made
from numbers 0–9 and letters A–F. It is unique
to the D8B console, and is not the serial number
label on the rear of the control surface or CPU
chassis.

2. You will also need your plug-in’s serial number

which is printed on the floppy disk label or on a
card that came in the plug-in’s box.

3. To obtain the unlock code, have the ESN and plug-

in serial number ready. Then you have two options:

• Log on to the Mackie plug-in authorization

web page:
(http://www.mackie.com/products/d8b_v5/
plugin_reg.html), or

• Phone Mackie Tech Support at 800-258-6883.
4. When you have obtained an unlock code, click

Authorize

in the Licensing window and enter your

unlock code in the UNLOCK CODE box. Click
Enter, restart the CPU, and enjoy your newly
expanded console.