Behringer TDF1616 User Manual

Installation manual

Dear Customer!
Welcome to the team of TDF1616 users and thank you very much for expressing your confidence

in BEHRINGER products by purchasing this interface. Although it is really easy to install and operate
the TDF1616, we would like to give you a concise introduction to the features of this TDIF-compatible
interface for our digital mixing console BEHRINGER DDX3216. The TDF1616 has two TDIF­compliant D-Sub inputs and outputs (each with 8 inputs/8 outputs), which can be connected to any
TDIF-compatible multi-track machine using a 25-pin D-Sub cable. The upper connector carries
channels 9 through 16, the lower one channels 1 through 8.

Your BEHRINGER TDF1616 was carefully packed in the factory and the packaging is designed to
protect the unit from rough handling. Nevertheless, we recommend that you carefully examine the
packaging and its contents for any signs of physical damage, which may have occurred during
transit.

+ If the unit is damaged, please do not return it to BEHRINGER, but notify your dealer

and the shipping company immediately, otherwise claims for damage or replacement
may not be granted. Shipping claims must be made by the consignee.

+ Static electricity can severely damage electronic components. Before you touch

any electronic component, please be sure to discharge any static electricity by
touching the metal frame of your DDX3216. Hold the interface on its edges or the
two little handles, but never touch the components themselves!

s Switch off the mixing console.
s To install the interface slacken the screws holding the cover over one of the two expansion

slots on your digital mixing console BEHRINGER DDX3216. Keep the cover for later re-use!

s Hold the interface on its two handles of the connecting panel, and insert it completely into the

expansion slot. Then, fasten the interface with the screws that held the expansion slot cover
before.

s Switch on the mixing console. Now, the TDF1616 is ready for operation.

Version 1.0 April 2001

ENGLISH

+ Routing issues are described in the user’s manual accompanying your digital mixing

console BEHRINGER DDX3216.

TDIF INTERFACE TDF1616

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Jumper settings:

The DDX3216 TDIF interface features a 2 x 3 plug-in contact strip that can be bridged via two jumpers,
allowing word clock synchronization to be adapted to any external equipment acting as a word clock
slave to the DDX3216. The contact strips are located approximately in the middle of the circuit board.

1. If the left pair of contacts are bridged via two jumpers (factory default), any
equipment connected to the TDIF interface receives the word clock signal
generated by the DDX3216. We recommend this setting for most TDIF-compatible
units. Please select external word clock synchronization on the external unit
connected to the TDIF interface.

2. If the right pair of contacts are bridged, any equipment connected to the TDIF

interface receives its own word clock signal, i.e. the word clock signal generated
by the external equipment is looped through the TDIF interface back to the external
unit. This allows the use of TDIF-compatible units that cannot be synchronized via
external word clock signals transmitted through the TDIF interface. Position 2
should be used with first-generation TASCAM® DA88® recorders or if you should
experience synchronization problems with position 1.

+ In jumper position 2, any external TDIF-compatible equipment must be synchronized

via the external word clock connection.

WARRANTY

+ For our current warranty terms, please refer to our website at

http://www.behringer.com, or send us a request via e-mail at [e-mail],
fax at [phone], or telephone at [phone].

Specifications:
Digital Input/Output

Typ e 25 Pol D-Sub
Standard TDIF-compatible

BEHRINGER is constantly striving to maintain the highest professional standards. As a result of these efforts, modifications may be made
from time to time to existing products without prior notice. Specifications and appearance may differ from those listed or illustrated.

Installing the TDF1616