3 – Connections : Cascade configuration
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TASCAM DM-4800
User’s Manual
NOTE
When the cascade connection is established, the slave
unit’s clock source is automatically set to
CASCADE
and
the settings of the slave unit become those of the mas-
ter unit.
Using the cascade
Since the cascade function allows busses, aux sends,
etc. to be shared, and controlled from the master unit,
the two DM-4800s can be used as one large digital
console with twice the number of inputs and chan-
nels, etc.
However, due to internal considerations, if the busses
are cascaded, the return inputs for channels 25
through 48 are unavailable. In order to enable the
cascade function for the busses (and thereby disable
these return inputs), the
BUSS CASCADE INPUT
checkbox
must be checked. When this is unchecked, the
checkboxes for the buss inputs are automatically dis-
abled (grayed out) and return channels 25 through 48
are available.
The
ENABLE
checkboxes allow the selection from the
master unit of which busses and functions will be
shared.
Soloing, and control of the stereo buss on the slave
machine can also be carried out from the master
when the appropriate checkboxes are checked.
Interlocked settings
The following settings are
interlocked between the two DM-4800 units while a
cascade connection is established.
These initial settings on the cascade master listed
below will be reflected on the cascade slave immedi-
ately after the cascade connection has been estab-
lished.
After the cascade connection has been made, when-
ever a setting is changed either on the cascade master
or the cascade slave, the changed setting will be
reflected on the setting of the other unit. However,
the on/off setting of the cascade connection can only
be changed on the cascade master (when the
timecode is not running.
• Layer status
• Flip mode
• Encoder mode
• Surround mode
• Surround 5.1 rear mono
•
DIGITAL CASCADE
screen setup (except for ID and on/
off settings)
•
OPTION SETUP
screen setup (except for
FADER SENSITIV-
ITY
)
•
OPTION PREFERENCE
screen setup
•
OPTION SOLO
screen setup (except for
INPLACE SOLO
DEFEAT
setup)
•
OPTION ENCODER MODE
screen setup
•
METER/FADER METER
screen setup
•
SNAPSHOT RECALL SAFE
setup on the
LIBRARY SNAPSHOT
screen
•
AUTO SETUP
screen setup
• Key setup in
the AUTOMATION
section (
WRITE
,
TRIM
,
ALL SAFE
,
REHEARSE
,
INITIAL EDIT
)
Interlocked operations
The following opera-
tions are interlocked while two DM-4800 units are
connected together as a cascade.
Whenever any of the operations below is executed
either on the cascade master or the cascade slave, the
other will follow, performing the same operation.
Snapshot related operations:
• Recall
• Store
• Delete
Automation key operations:
•
WRITE
key
•
TRIM
key
•
REVERT
key
•
REHEARSE
key
•
ALL SAFE
key
•
INITIAL EDIT
and
INITIAL EDIT DISCARD
keys
