Antelope 10M Owner's Manual - page 4
Introduction
Product Overview
Thank you for purchasing this 10M Rubidium Atomic Clock the foremost device in the
Antelope's ISOCHRONE product line specifically designed for the most discerning audio
professionals. Before you begin operating this unit, please read the instructions carefully to
make sure you handle the device properly and get the best possible performance.
ISOCHRONE 10M is a laboratory-grade atomic master clock for audio/video equipment
and for other uses for which ultra-high clocking precision is required. In audio, it virtually
eliminates jitter by providing your gear with clocking reference which is so stable that some
testing instruments cannot even measure it: 0.03 PPB (parts per BILLION), that is,
deviation of 1 second in 1,000 years! As a result, staging, transparency, imaging,
separation, and depth are vastly improved and render the warmth and fullness typically
associated with analog sound.
The heart of the ISOCHRONE 10M is a Swiss-made high precision sub-miniature Rubidium
oscillator, which is 100,000 times more stable than the typical crystal oscillator. Rubidium is
a very soft and highly reactive element forming alloys even with gold, but it is best known
for its capacity to produce extremely stable sinusoidal frequencies. In this device, it
generates a frequency of 10 MHz, hence the name “10M”.
You can use your ISOCHRONE 10M with any device that supports 10MHz (BNC) input
clock. The ISOCHRONE 10M can clock up to 8 devices simultaneously.
and 12 V DC), which
eliminates downtime in case of power failure.
ISOCHRONE 10M has dual redundant power supply (100-240V AC
Note: Even though the device is an atomic clock, there are no radioactive components
inside ISOCHRONE 10M.
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