AJA IoXT - Manual (Page 12)

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Connecting to your Computer
1. With your computer off, connect a Thunderbolt cable to one of the two Thunderbolt
ports
2. Connect the other Thunderbolt port to storage or other desired peripherals.
3. For power either:
• Assemble the Power Adapter and cable and connect to the Io XT 12V Power
connector and to AC supply
• Or connect a 12 volt battery using an XLR connector (not included).
4. Connect your desired Video I/O, Audio monitoring, reference, and machine control
cables. (Refer to Cabling the System following.)
5. Turn on Io XT using the front power switch.
Figure 3. Io XT Connections
Cabling the System
Typical System
Your system may differ depending on VTRs, audio monitoring, and video monitoring.
1. If desired, connect your house reference sync to the Io XT Ref/LTC connector (BNC).
The second Io XT Ref Loop connector (if used in Pass through mode) can be
connected to the VTR or terminated with a 75-ohm terminator. If instead using LTC
timecode input, connect to the Ref/LTC input.
2. Connect an HDMI Video Monitor to the Io XT HDMI Out connector. Or instead, use the
Component Analog Video Out BNC connectors to go to an analog monitor.
3. Connect a 9-pin DE-9 machine control cable between your VTR’s RS422 control port
and the Io XT RS-422 machine control connector.
4. Connect two SDI cables between Io XT and your digital VTR (Digital Betacam etc.):
one from Io XT SDI In to the VTR SDI Out, and one from Io XT SDI Out to the VTR SDI In.
The Io XT SDI connections have embedded audio so the VTR must be configured
accordingly.