Mackie DXB 200 - CONNECTIONS User Manual - I/o Cards

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X.200

Digital X Bus

I/O Cards

You can install the optional I/O cards in any of the 

slots labeled A, B, or C, in any combination to suit 

your particular application. You can confi gure the 

cards in the I/O Confi guration window (Windows > 

I/O Confi guration).

Refer to Appendix B for wiring diagrams of the 

various connectors used on the I/O Cards.

1. MIC/LINE 4 CARD

This card provides four analog mic/line inputs on 

female XLR connectors, and four analog line-level 

inputs on 1/4" TRS connectors, for a total of eight 

analog inputs. Note that this card does not provide 

any outputs.

2. MIC/LINE 8 CARD

This card provides eight analog mic- or line-level 

inputs and eight line-level outputs. Connections are 

made through two 25-pin D-Sub connectors.

3. LINE CARD

This card provides eight analog line-level inputs 

and outputs. Connections are made through two 25-

pin D-Sub connectors.

4. DIGITAL CARD

This card provides eight digital inputs and eight 

digital outputs. Connections are provided in both 

ADAT Multichannel Optical Interface and Tascam 

 T/DIF-1 formats.

The connection for  ADAT is made with a fi ber op-

tic cable, sometimes referred to as “lightpipe.” This 

connection provides eight channels of digital audio. 

You can purchase this cable from your Alesis dealer, 

Monster Cable, Hosa, or other cable manufacturer.

 The connection for T/DIF-1 is made with a 25-pin 

D-Sub connector. This connection provides eight 

channels of bidirectional digital audio. This con-

nection requires a 25-pin D-sub cable (Tascam Part 

Number PW-88D).

5. AES/EBU CARD

This card provides eight digital inputs and eight 

digital outputs in the AES/EBU standard format. Con-

nection is made through a 25-pin D-Sub connector. 

AES/EBU is a standard two-channel digital proto-

col used for long balanced cable applications. Thus, 

each conductor actually transmits two channels of 

digital audio data.

6. FIREWIRE CARD

The FireWire card uses the IEEE-1394 protocol 

for connecting digital devices. It currently provides 

24 inputs and 24 outputs of digital audio at 48 kHz, 

and 8 inputs and 8 outputs at 96 kHz.

WORD

CLOCK

SYNC CARD

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

SMPTE

A

B

MIX OUT CARD

SPDIF

SPEAKERS

PHONES

MIX OUT

IN

OUT

IN

L

R

1

2

L

R

L

R

OUT

AES/EBU

FIRE CARD

DIGITAL CARD

OPTICAL

TDIF

I/O

IN A

IN B

OUT A

OUT B

MIC/LINE 4 CARD

5

7

6

8

1

2

3

4

MIC/LINE 4 CARD

5

7

6

8

1

2

3

4

MIC/LINE 8 CARD

IN

OUT

I/O

AES CARD

OUT

IN

LINE CARD

OUT

LINE CARD

IN

SYNC

C • SLOTS

D • SLOT

B • SLOTS

A • SLOTS