M-Audio SAM [9/17] Installation and typical setup

Installation and Typical Setup

Your SAM box should contain this user manual, a power adapter,

Midiman warranty card and the SAM unit itself. Remove the SAM

and power adapter from the box. Verify that the SAM and any other

devices you plan to connect to it are turned off (devices with ADAT

Optical connections may remain on but their volumes should be

turned down or off). Now, connect your S/PDIF and ADAT Optical

cables to the SAM. Plug one end of the power adapter into the

SAM's power jack and plug the other end of the power adapter into

a live wall socket or power strip -- this will power up the SAM unit.

With all volume controls of non-SAM equipment turned down or off,

power up each of these devices.

Note: The SAM has no Power On/Off switch. However, the SAM

may be safely left on continuously, 24 hours a day. After hours of

operation, it is normal for the SAM metal chassis to become slightly

warm to touch.

A typical configuration in which a SAM would be used includes a

SAM, an ADAT, a computer-based S/PDIF digital I/O card or DAT

recorder with S/PDIF I/O and an amplifier/sound system for monitor-

ing purposes. Such an example configuration could be setup as fol-

lows: 1.) the Optical Out of the ADAT connects to the Optical In of

the SAM, 2.) the S/PDIF Out of the SAM connects to the S/PDIF In

of the digital audio card and DAT, 3.) an analog audio out from the

computer or DAT may connect to an amplifier/sound system.

Typical Setup - Fig. 2

ADAT

sam

DAT

Computer

Sound

System