Owner's Manual
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Contents
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........................ 2
QUICK START .......................................................... 3
INTRODUCTION ...................................................... 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................... 5
HOOKUP DIAGRAMS............................................... 6
FEATURES: HARDWARE ........................................... 9
FRONT PANEL ...................................................... 9
1. MIC/LINE/HI-Z INPUTS (Ch. 1 and 2 only) 9
2. GAIN CONTROL ........................................ 9
3. SIG/OL LED ........................................... 10
4. HI-Z Switch (Ch. 1 and 2 only) ................ 10
5. LOW CUT Switch (Ch. 1 and 2 only) ......... 10
6. 48V PHANTOM POWER and LED
(Ch. 1 and 2 only) .................................. 10
7. TO MON Level........................................ 11
8. MONO/STEREO Switch ........................... 11
9. 48V PHANTOM POWER and LED
(Ch. 3-8 only) ........................................ 11
10. MONITOR Level ..................................... 11
11. FIREWIRE LED ........................................ 11
12. POWER LED ........................................... 12
13. MON/PH Switches ................................. 12
14. PHONES Level ........................................ 12
15. HEADPHONE OUTPUT ............................. 12
16. POWER Switch ....................................... 12
REAR PANEL ...................................................... 13
17. POWER CONNECTION ............................. 13
18. FIREWIRE .............................................. 13
19. WORD CLOCK IN/OUT ........................... 13
20. ADAT IN/OUT ........................................ 14
21. ALT OUT L/R ......................................... 14
22. MAIN OUT L/R ...................................... 14
23. MON OUT L/R ....................................... 14
24. MIC/LINE INPUTS (Ch. 3-8 only) ............. 14
25. INSERTS (Ch. 1 and 2 only) ..................... 14
FEATURES: BLACKBIRD CONTROL SOFTWARE ......... 15
SETTINGS TAB FEATURES .................................... 17
26. BUS ......................................................... 17
27. MASTER ................................................... 17
28. SAMPLE RATE ........................................... 17
29. SYNC SOURCE .......................................... 17
30. BUFFER SIZE (PC only) .............................. 18
31. OPERATION MODE (PC only) ..................... 18
32. WDM (PC only) ........................................ 18
33. DPC (PC only) ........................................... 19
34. SYSTEM (PC only) ..................................... 19
35. INFO ........................................................ 19
36. GENERAL .................................................. 19
37. FIRMWARE LOADER .................................. 20
38. STANDALONE ........................................... 20
MIXER TAB FEATURES ........................................ 21
Output Mix..................................................... 21
39. MAIN MIX .......................................... 21
40. ALT MIX ............................................. 21
41. PHONES 1 and 2 ................................. 21
42. ADAT 1/2, 3/4, 5/6 & 7/8 ............... 22
18-Input Mixer View ......................................... 22
43. INPUTS 1-8/MIC/LINE INPUTS 1-8 ..... 22
44. INPUTS 9-16/ADAT INPUTS 1-8 ......... 22
45. INPUTS 17-18/DAW INPUTS 1-2 ........ 22
Input Channel Strip Features ............................... 23
46. SOURCE ............................................. 23
47. CHANNEL NUMBER ............................. 23
48. PAN ................................................... 23
49. MUTE ................................................. 23
50. PEAK LEVEL ........................................ 23
51. CHANNEL FADER ................................. 23
52. METER ............................................... 23
53. FADER LEVEL ...................................... 24
54. SOLO ................................................. 24
55. LINK .................................................. 24
Output Master Section Features .......................... 24
56. NAME ................................................ 24
57. CLEAR PEAKS ..................................... 24
58. MUTE MIX .......................................... 24
59. CLEAR MUTES ..................................... 25
60. PEAK LEVEL ........................................ 25
61. METER ............................................... 25
62. MASTER FADER .................................. 25
63. MASTER FADER LEVEL ......................... 25
64. CLEAR SOLOS ..................................... 25
Global Blackbird Controls .................................... 26
65. LOAD ................................................. 26
66. SAVE .................................................. 26
67. COPY and PASTE ................................. 26
68. RESET ................................................ 26
APPENDIX A: SERVICE INFORMATION .................... 27
APPENDIX B: CONNECTIONS.................................. 28
APPENDIX C: TECHNICAL INFORMATION ................ 30
BLOCK DIAGRAM .................................................. 32
LIMITED WARRANTY ............................................. 33
