Tascam 8p Dyna Series, Owner'S Manual

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TASCAM SERIES 8p Dyna
Connecting two of these units to
synchronize them
Increasing the number of input channels to 16 is possible by
connecting two of these units and synchronizing their clocks.
Connection example when using the word
clock of this unit as the clock master
TASCAM SERIES 8p Dyna unit 1
TASCAM SERIES 8p Dyna unit 2
TASCAM SERIES 208i
Cable connections
o
Use optical cables to connect OPTICAL OUT (S/MUX)
connectors of two of these units to the OPTICAL IN (S/
MUX) connectors of a TASCAM SERIES 208i.
o
Use a BNC cable to connect the WORD OUT connector of
the first of these units (TASCAM SERIES 8p Dyna unit 1)
to the WORD IN connector of the second unit (TASCAM
SERIES 8p Dyna unit 2).
o
Use a BNC cable to connect the WORD OUT connector of
the second of these units (TASCAM SERIES 8p Dyna unit 2)
to the WORD IN connector of a TASCAM SERIES 208i.
Setting the switch
o
Set the 75Ω ON/OFF/THRU/WORD OUT switch on the
second unit (TASCAM SERIES 8p Dyna unit 2) to THRU.
o
Set the TASCAM SERIES 208i 75Ω ON/OFF switch to ON.
Setting the sample clock source
o
Use the sample clock switch to set the clock source of the
first of these units (SERIES 8p Dyna unit 1). (see “Switching
the sample clock” on page 12)
o
Use the sample clock switch to set the clock source of the
second unit (slave unit) to EXT. (see “Switching the sample
clock” on page 12)
o
To set the clock source of the TASCAM SERIES 208i, set the
Settings Panel INFORMATION screen Sample Clock Source
item to “WORD”.
Connection example when using the word
clock of a TASCAM SERIES 208i unit as the
clock master
TASCAM SERIES 208i
TASCAM SERIES 8p Dyna unit 1
TASCAM SERIES 8p Dyna unit 2
Cable connections
o
Use optical cables to connect OPTICAL OUT (S/MUX)
connectors of two of these units to the OPTICAL IN (S/
MUX) connectors of a TASCAM SERIES 208i.
o
Use a BNC cable to connect the WORD OUT connector of a
TASCAM SERIES 208i to the WORD IN connector of the first
unit (TASCAM SERIES 8p Dyna unit 1).
o
Use a BNC cable to connect the WORD OUT connector of
the first of these units (TASCAM SERIES 8p Dyna unit 1)
to the WORD IN connector of the second unit (TASCAM
SERIES 8p Dyna unit 2).
Setting the switch
o
Set the 75Ω ON/OFF/THRU/WORD OUT switch on the first
unit (TASCAM SERIES 8p Dyna unit 1) to THRU.
o
Set the 75Ω ON/OFF/THRU/WORD OUT switch on the
second unit (TASCAM SERIES 8p Dyna unit 2) to ON.
Setting the sample clock source
o
Use the sample clock switches to set the clock sources on
these two units to EXT. (see “Switching the sample clock”
on page 12)
o
To set the clock source of the TASCAM SERIES 208i, set the
Settings Panel INFORMATION screen Sample Clock Source
item to “INTERNAL”.