Digigram ES8MIC Manuel D’Utilisation

 

EtherSound ES8in, ES8mic & ES8out

 

 

Connect a standard Ethernet cable between an ES8in/ES8mic “OUT” (“TO”) port to the “IN” (“FROM”) port of 
an ES8out device. Select the ES8in/ES8mic and ES8out channels accordingly (see “Setting the EtherSound 
channels” chapter). 

You can easily insert further ES8 devices to build a simple daisy chain. There are only two rules to follow: 

1.  The first device in the chain is necessarily the Primary Master, typically an ES8in/ES8mic. 
2.  Install the devices in the chain starting from the Primary Master; connect its “OUT” (“TO”) port to the 

“IN” (“FROM”) port of the next device, connect its “OUT” (“TO”) port to the “IN” (“FROM”) port of 
the following device, and so on. 

System topology may be daisy chain, star, or a combination of both. The first device in a network, such as an 
EtherSound ES8in/ES8mic, provides the master clock for the entire network. 
Connect the one device's “OUT” (“TO”) port to the “IN” (“FROM”) port of the following device (EtherSound 
ES8in/ES8mic for inserting additional channels or EtherSound ES8out for extracting existing channels). 
Repeat this step for each device in the network. The maximum distance between two devices is 100 meters 
(328 feet). Intermediate switches or fiber optic links may be used to considerably increase this distance. 
All EtherSound devices “downstream” from an audio source can play the corresponding network channel. 

To connect a PC directly to ES8in/ES8mic, it must be equipped with a network card. Use 

a 

crossover Ethernet cable to connect the network card to the “IN” (“FROM”) port of the 
Primary Master. 
You can also access the Primary Master through a conventional Ethernet network; in this case, use a standard 
Ethernet cable (e. g. connected to a switch) 

Depending on the ES8 model purchased, balanced inputs and outputs are available either on eight XLRs or on 
a terminal block on the rear panel. The pinout used on the XLRs is standard: pin 1 carries the signal ground, 
pin 2 carries the positive signal (“hot”, +) and pin 3 carries the negative signal (“cold”, -). 
The pinout of the terminal block is depicted beneath the strip: 

These balanced connections are 
compatible with unbalanced audio 
sources and destinations: just wire 
both cold pin and ground pin on ES8  
to the ground of the unbalanced signal, 
and the ES8 hot pin to the signal. 

By default, ES8in/ES8mic nominal input level is set to +4 dBu; for details, see Appendix B. 
By default, ES8out nominal output level is +4 dBu. The value can be adjusted for each channel through 
management software and stored in the ES8out device. 

ES8in/ES8mic and ES8out are shipped with four GPIs and four GPOs on terminal blocks, counterparts are 
supplied. For details see Appendix A. 

 

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