PreSonus FIREstation User Manual
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The IEEE1394 ports are 6-pin connectors. Both ports are bi-directional.
They send and receive data from the other interconnected devices.
IEEE 1394 compatible devices such as keyboards, computers,
camcorders, etc. may be connected to the FIREstation using these
ports.
5.5 MIDI And S/PDIF Port
MIDI - S/PDIF
(S/PDIF input and output
on channels 7/8)
An external breakout cable is provided with the FIREstation to provide
MIDI I/O and S/PDIF I/O. The S/PDIF I/O accepts a coaxial plug and
does not accept an optical plug without a converter (coaxial to optical
and vice-versa).
All signals that are sent to the S/PDIF input of the FIREstation do not
need to carry Word Clock. The input S/PDIF signal is re-sampled,
therefore (in this instance) the FIREstation can remain in the present
Clock mode and BNC cables are not needed. However, this is not the
case with signals sent from the Firestation’s S/PDIF outputs. Word
Clock signal can be sent either by BNC or S/PDIF. Correct Word Clock