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User's Guide MADI Bridge © RME

6.2 Operation

The Lock section allows both locking the keys on the device and locking the MIDI remote. This

way the device can be secured against accidental operating errors.

The front panel has eight output

fields. This clarifies the way the

MADI Bridge operates. An output

can be fed by any input, multiple

outputs can be fed even from the

same input. This way the device can

be used as distributor.

But it's not possible to route more than one input to one output. This would equal the functional-

ity of a digital mixing desk, requiring the ability of mixing digital signals.

Eight alphanumerical LED displays separately show the current

signal source for each output. Using two keys, the Up/Down keys,

the input source can be changed quickly. Besides input 1 to 8, input

0 (no input) can be chosen as well.

Above each configuration field, an empty label area allows to

attach a tape to each output, with the name of the connected

device. With this, the routing stays clear and easy to understand,

even when all I/Os are in use.

The device stores the last settings when being switched off. The

current setting can also be stored as Preset. The section Presets

offers 9 free memories. Memory 0 is pre-configured as panic

button, it cancels all connection points.

A preset is pre-selected first. The matrix field shows the

configuration of the pre-selected preset. The desired preset is then

loaded with the Recall key. As soon as one of the routings is being

changed, both the changed output and the preset number show a

dot in the display.

The 64 LED matrix field displays all routings in classical matrix

view, a configuration can be viewed and understood in a glance.

The matrix field is especially valuable for pre-selection of the

presets, because the preset's routing is displayed in the matrix

before recall. The preset NONE (no number displayed) switches

the matrix into real-time display, showing the current routing.

The crosspoints of identical inputs/outputs are marked by red warning LEDs. A routing of an

output to the same input causes a feedback when connecting external devices. Therefore, in

most cases this kind of connection makes no sense. As such a connection might be desired in

specific cases (see chapter 9.1), it is still available in the MADI Bridge.

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