HELIX V EIGHT DSP - Initial Start-up and Functions; Core Input Interfaces; Status Indicators and Controls

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USB Input
Connect your personal computer to the
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be downloaded from the Audiotec Fischer website
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Please note: It is not possible to connect any USB
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Control Input
This multi-functional input is designed for HELIX
V EIGHT DSP accessory products like a remote
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software.
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Control pushbutton
The Control pushbutton allows the user to switch
between the two setup memory positions. To switch
between the setups the button has to be pressed
and held for 1 second. Switching is indicated by
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button for 5 seconds completely eras es the internal
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the Status LED.
Attention: After erasing the setups from memory
the HELIX V EIGHT DSP will not reproduce any au-
dio output.
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Status LED
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setup. Green means that setup 1 is load ed, orange
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the LED starts blinking orange, the internal tem-
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er will be reduced to lower the temperature of the
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shut down until it has reached a safe temperature
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Optical Input
Optical input in SPDIF format for connecting signal
sources with a digital audio output. The sampling
rate of this input must be between 12 and 96 kHz.
The input signal is automatically adapted to the in-
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this input, we recommend to use an optional remote
control.
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signals and no Dolby-coded digital audio stream.
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Highlevel Input
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range can be changed to 10 - 20 Volts.
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the HELIX accessory assortment!
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Line Input
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Clipping LED
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Initial start-up and functions