Setting up Digi 002 to External Clock source?????

[SmoTools]

I recently was given an older Lucid Genx6 from the studio I work at.

Knowing the 002 doesn't have a word clock input, I bought at BNC to S/DIF adapter.

I'm running the Lucid at superclock and taking its BNC out to my Digi 002's S/PDIF input.

When I try to set my clock source in the Hardware menu to "S/PDIF" it says "Your External Clock Source is Invalid. Reverting to Internal".

What's going on here? Can someone help me out?

[TVPostSound]

You most likely bought a simple BNC/RCA adapter, you need an impedance transformer, like the Canare.
Check their website.

[SmoTools]

yeah...you're right... I did just buy a BNC to RCA adapter, wasn't really thinking on that one I guess. And they only make BNC to XLR and AES impedence adapters, but if that was the case I would have to search for adapters to those. By the time I go through these adapters the clock isn't going to be worth anything. Im screwed.

Any other ideas???

[Chief Technician]

Any other ideas???

Convert the AES output of the Lucid to S/PDIF and connect that to your 002. What you are trying to do at the moment is connect a word clock signal to a S/PDIF input, and that is not going to work. Those are two entirely different types of protocols.

[T Marks]

Just an idea. You mentioned that you was running the unit at superclock (x256), not word clock. The 002 cannot clock to superclock. That was for Mix systems.

Tom

[SmoTools]

I thought since S/PDIF carried L mono R mono and clock along the cable it might work. But I do suppose that would just be wordclock and not superclock. So, yeah... Tom just gave me the answer I needed, it just doesn't work. I suppose I'll just use the lucid for outboard gear, since I don't think I'll be buying an HD or old mix system anytime soon... or ever.

And there's no AES output on the LUCID, so no luck with that Chief.