M-Audio CO3 [3/8] Back panel

Front Panel

1. Source selection LEDs. These LEDs indicate which one of the three input

jacks is selected as the source of incoming digital audio. Only one of the

LEDs is lit at a time.

2. Source selection button. This pushbutton selects one of the three input

jacks to be the source of incoming digital audio. Repeatedly pressing this

button will cycle through the three available selections.

3. Source Valid LED. This LED indicates the state of the currently selected

source input. When lit, the LED indicates the input data is recognizable

and has valid format. When not lit, the LED indicates invalid or no data

at the selected input.

4. SCMS Mode Select button. Repeatedly pressing this button will cycle

through the four SCMS mode selections. Some SCMS modes may not be

available, depending on which input format is currently selected as the

source.

5. SCMS Mode selection LEDs. These LEDs indicate which one of the four

of the SCMS modes is selected. Only one of the LEDs is lit at a time.

6. Power button. Pressing this button to the "in" position will turn the CO3

on. Pressing and releasing to the "out" position will turn the CO3 off.

Back Panel

1. 9V DC input jack. The CO3’s power adapter plugs in here.

2. Digital Audio Input jacks. These jacks accept three different formats of

digital audio data input. Whichever jack is selected as the CO3’s source

will be converted to one or more of the available output formats.

3. Digital Audio Output jacks. These jacks output converted data from the

CO3, in the three formats supported by the CO3.

Basic Operation

The CO3 Digital Audio Format Converter has three digital audio inputs:

1. Optical S/PDIF, labeled "TOSlink," is input via the TOSlink connector.

This is the default setting when the CO3 powers up.

2. Coaxial S/PDIF, labeled "S/PDIF," is input via the RCA jack.

3. AES/EBU, labeled "AES/EBU," is input via the female XLR jack.

Only one of the inputs to the CO3 is active at any time and the user selects

this input, called the "Source" input, from the front panel. Once selected as

the source, the input is constantly analyzed by the CO3 to determine if its

digital audio stream is present and has a valid format. The status of this

input is displayed by the CO3’s "Source Valid" LED.