Sound Devices 970 - Manual (Page 10)

970 User Guide
v. 2.10 Features and specifications are subject to change. Visit www.sounddevices.com for the latest documentation.
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4) MADI I/O (BNC)
Input (top) accepts MADI (AES10) digital
audio. Output (bottom) provides MADI
(AES10) digital audio. 64 channels.
5) Timecode I/O (BNC)
Input (top) accepts SMPTE timecode.
Output (bottom) provides SMPTE time-
code.
6) SYNC I/O (BNC)
Wordclock input (top) and output (bot-
tom).
7) AES3 I/O (DB-25)
8 channels of AES digital audio input
and 8 channels of AES digital output. ( See
“Connector Pin Assignments”, page 58 )
8) Analog Audio Output (DB-25)
8 channels of balanced, line-level analog
audio output. Configured with Setup
Menu option [Audio - Line Output]. ( See
“Connector Pin Assignments”, page 58 )
9) Analog Audio Input (DB-25)
8 channels of balanced, line-level ana-
log audio input. If both XLR and DB-25
signals are connected, the signal will be
combined. ( See “Connector Pin Assign-
ments”, page 58 )
10) Analog Audio Input (XLR)
2 channels of balanced, line-level analog
audio inputs. Same signal as DB-25 Ana-
log Audio outputs channels 1 and 2.
11) Analog Audio Output (XLR)
2 channels of balanced, line-level analog
audio outputs.
12) Ethernet (RJ-45)
Attaches to 1G or 100M Ethernet net-
works. Provides Dante connectivity ( See
“Dante Audio Inputs”, page 14 ), Network
Grouping ( See “Network Grouping”, page
29 ), web access for remote control ( See
“Web Interface - PIXNET”, page 31 ), and
network file service. ( See “Storage and File
Management”, page 39 )
13) RS-422 Control (DB-9)
Connects to RS-422 Controllers for exter-
nal control of the 970. ( See “RS422”, page
31 )
14) External Drive Connections (eSATAp)
Connector for approved external drives.
Sound Devices maintains a list of tested
and approved media. Visit www.soundde-
vices.com/approved for an up-to-date list of
tested and approved media.
15) GPIO Remote (Phoenix 10-pin)
Logic contact points for remote control.
( See “GPIO (General Purpose Input / Out-
put)”, page 37 )
16) USB Connection
Connect to a Windows computer to load
firmware with PIX Loader software
(Available on the Sound Devices website).
( See “Setup Management and Firmware
Upgrades”, page 68 )