Kramer Electronics 6420N User Manual
Kramer Electronics, Ltd.
USER MANUAL
Models:
6410N,
6420N,
Digital to Analog Audio Converter
Analog to Digital Audio Converter
Contents
Contents
1
Introduction 1
2
Getting Started 1
2.1 Quick Start 1
3
Overview 3
3.1 Digital Audio Inputs/Outputs on the 6410N and 6420N 3
3.2 About the 6410N 4
3.3 About the 6420N 5
3.4 Recommendations for Achieving the Best Performance 5
4
Your Audio Converters 5
4.1 Your 6410N Digital to Analog Audio Converter 6
4.1.1 The 6410N Underside 7
4.2 Your 6420N Analog to Digital Audio Converter 8
4.2.1 The 6420N Underside 9
5
Using the Audio Converters 10
5.1 Connecting the 6410N Digital to Analog Audio Converter 10
5.1.1 Using the INPUT SELECTOR Switches 11
5.2 Connecting the 6420N Analog to Digital Audio Converter 12
6
Technical Specifications 14
Figures
Figure 1: Professional and Consumer Inputs/Outputs on the 6410N / 6420N 3
Figure 2: 6410N Digital to Analog Audio Converter 6
Figure 3: 6410N Digital to Analog Audio Converter Underside 7
Figure 4: 6420N Analog to Digital Audio Converter 8
Figure 5: 6420N Analog to Digital Audio Converter Underside 9
Figure 6: Connecting the 6410N Digital to Analog Audio Converter 11
Figure 7: Connecting the 6420N Analog to Digital Audio Converter 13
Tables
Table 1: 6410N Digital to Analog Audio Converter Features 6
Table 2: Selecting the Input on the 6410N 6
Table 3: 6410N Digital to Analog Audio Converter Underside Features 7
Table 4: 6410N Input Signal and Gain 8
Table 5: 6420N Analog to Digital Audio Converter Features 8
Table 6: 6420N Analog to Digital Audio Converter Underside Features 9
Table 7: 6410N Digital to Analog Audio Converter Technical Specifications 14
Table 8: 6420N Analog to Digital Audio Converter Technical Specifications 14
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Introduction
1 Introduction
Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kramer Electronics has been
providing a world of unique, creative, and affordable solutions to the vast
range of problems that confront the video, audio, presentation, and
broadcasting professional on a daily basis. In recent years, we have
redesigned and upgraded most of our line, making the best even better! Our
500-plus different models now appear in eight groups1 that are clearly defined
by function.
Congratulations on purchasing your Kramer DigiTOOLS 6410N Digital to
Analog Audio Converter and/or 6420N Analog to Digital Audio Converter.
These products are ideal for:
Audio broadcast and production studios
Non-linear editing studios
Multimedia and presentation format conversion
Diagnostics of audio equipment during field operation
The package includes the following items:
6410N Digital to Analog Audio Converter and/or 6420N Analog to
Digital Audio Converter
Power adapter(s)
This user manual
2 Getting Started
We recommend that you:
Unpack the equipment carefully and save the original box and packaging
materials for possible future shipment
Review the contents of this user manual2
Use Kramer high performance high resolution cables3
2.1 Quick Start
This quick start chart summarizes the basic setup and operation steps.
1 GROUP 1: Distribution Amplifiers; GROUP 2: Video and Audio Switchers, Matrix Switchers and Controllers; GROUP 3:
Video, Audio, VGA/XGA Processors; GROUP 4: Interfaces and Sync Processors; GROUP 5: Twisted Pair Interfaces;
GROUP 6: Accessories and Rack Adapters; GROUP 7: Scan Converters and Scalers; and GROUP 8: Cables and Connectors
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Overview
AES / EBU
Digital Audio Transmission Inputs/Outputs
3 Overview
Both the 6410N Digital to Analog Audio Converter and the 6420N Analog to
Digital Audio Converter use digital audio transmission standards, as section
3.1 describes.
This section summarizes:
The 6410N (see section 3.2)
The 6420N (see section 3.3)
Recommendations for achieving the best performance (see section 3.4)
3.1 Digital Audio Inputs/Outputs on the 6410N and 6420N
Figure 1 illustrates the transmission standards for professional and consumer
formats, which can be translated via the 6410N/6420N.
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Figure 1: Professional and Consumer Inputs/Outputs on the 6410N / 6420N
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Overview
3.2 About the 6410N
The 6410N is a high performance format converter for digital audio signals. It
converts AES/EBU, AES-ID3, S/PDIF or Toslink® optical digital audio
signals simultaneously1 to:
Analog balanced stereo on detachable terminal block connectors
Unbalanced stereo on a 3.5” jack, capable of driving a 32 load
(headphones)
In particular, the 6410N:
Supports multi-standards - AES/EBU, IEC 958, S/PDIF and EIAJ
CP340/1201 professional and consumer formats with sampling
frequencies up to 96kHz
Provides automatic equalization and reclocking of the digital audio stream
coming from any digital input
Automatically detects the sample rate of the digital input, ranging from
32kHz to 96kHz
Features selectable conversion ratio (D/A) settings: 0dBFS to +12dB,
+16dB, +20dB or +24dB
Has an S/N Ratio of over 88dB
Has AES/EBU and AES-ID3 transformer coupled inputs
The 6410N is 12VDC fed and is housed in a DigiTOOLS enclosure.
1 As Figure 6 illustrates, the sound outputs from both the amplifier and the headphones simultaneously
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