Specifications
88 ADAT LX20 Reference Manual
SPECIFICATIONS
Transport
Recording Format: ADAT Rotary head digital recording
Type I (16-bit) and Type II (20-bit)
Tape Format: S-VHS cartridge
Heads: 4 (2 Read, 2 Write); Read before Write
Approximate Recording Times:
ST-60: 22 minutes
ST-120/SE-180: 40 minutes
ST-160/SE-240: 54 minutes
ST-180/SE-260: 62 minutes
Fast Wind Rate: 40 x play speed (Threaded)
Audio
Number of Audio Channels: Eight
Audio Conversion:
Record (A/D): 20-bit linear codec, 64 times oversampling, single
converter per chan.
Playback (D/A): 20-bit linear codec, 64 times oversampling, single
converter per chan.
Sample Rate: 44.1 /48kHz, Selectable
Vari Speed Range: +100/-300 cents (48kHz), ±200 cents (44.1kHz)
Frequency Response: 20Hz– 20 kHz, ± 0.5dB
Dynamic Range: 97 dB, A weighted in 20-bit mode
Distortion: <.009% THD+N @-1 dBFS in 20-bit mode
Channel Crosstalk: Better than -90 dB @ 1kHz
Wow and Flutter: Unmeasurable
Reference Level: -15dBFS
Analog Inputs/Outputs
Connectors: Sixteen RCA jacks (8 input, 8 output)
Input Impedance: 12.6kΩ
Output Impedance: 440Ω
Nominal Input levels: -10 dBV (.317V)
Maximum Input levels: +5 dBV (1.78V)