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Professional Digital Surround Monitor Controller

OWNER’S MANUAL

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT
REMOVE  COVER (OR BACK).  NO  USER-SERVICEABLE  PARTS
INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the pres-
ence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature
accompanying  the  appliance.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert
the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure
that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

This appliance has a serial number
located on the rear panel. Please record
the model number and serial number
and retain them for your records.
Model number
Serial number

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Summary of Contents for DS-M7.1

Page 1: ...the literature accompanying the appliance The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage withi...

Page 2: ...evice pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equip...

Page 3: ...upporting structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit con nection to grounding electrodes and requirements for...

Page 4: ...LCRS 20 Configuring the Input Summing Router 20 Matching output channels to surround channels 20 5 Using the DS M7 1 Muting and soloing 21 Soloing 21 Bass management 21 Type 1 bass management 23 Type...

Page 5: ...d ana log format and either can be selected as best suits the needs of the facility in which the DS M7 1 is installed Downmixing is an important part of the surround mix process and the DS M7 1 allows...

Page 6: ...in the machine room allowing full control to be maintained from the listening position The unit itself is simple and easy to use taking advantage of a menu driven 20x4 alphanumeric dis play and rotary...

Page 7: ...the DS M7 1 is to be installed in a machine room some distance from the mixing location we suggest using the rear con nector where the cable may be routed more conve niently Follow the instructions g...

Page 8: ...able on page 38 regarding the production of a suitable cable 1 POWER switch and indicator Press to turn the power on and off NOTE To avoid possible damage to the DS M7 1 and to other units or your ear...

Page 9: ...hift key alters the behavior of the function keys listed above It also is used with the DOWN MIX key for mono downmixing A VALUE Use this rotary encoder to set the val ues shown on the display B CURSO...

Page 10: ...ownmix mode is selected using the SYSTEM function key When pressed together with the SHIFT key this key downmixes directly to mono from any surround for mat K BASS MGT Turns the bass management functi...

Page 11: ...AES EBU format It can be used for inserting a surround encoder decoder in the monitoring path If a card is fitted in slot 3 it may be used as an alternative to this connector NOTE When making connect...

Page 12: ...et is used to connect switches which can be used for remote MUTE ALL DIM operation Con nect tip to sleeve for the mute control and ring to sleeve for the dimmer Switches used in this way are active wh...

Page 13: ...thin the DS M7 1 Consult your TASCAM dealer for details of suitable approved cables that may be used when using your DS M7 1 with other equipment If you need an extension to the front panel cable to a...

Page 14: ...rce TDIF AES EBU or ADAT optical as described here 1 Press the SYSTEM key and press the cursor keys until the cursor highlights the MasterSel parameter 2 Use the VALUE control to select between TDIF A...

Page 15: ...Press the SYSTEM key and use the cursor keys until a screen similar to the following appears 2 Switch the WordIN parameter between Normal and Reverse Word clock errors In the event of a word clock err...

Page 16: ...i tor outputs is the input frequency If you are mixing a high sampling frequency project you must therefore make sure that your digital monitoring setup can han dle these frequencies or use the DS M7...

Page 17: ...B in 5dB steps Surround level This sets the amount by which the surround rear speaker level is attenuated 1 Press the SYSTEM key and use the cursor keys until a screen similar to the following appears...

Page 18: ...and the mute to the tip of a standard 3 5mm ste reo plug The detection of the change in level rather than the open closed status of the switch triggers the change in the unit s status A remote box fi...

Page 19: ...esented in the follow ing way LR stereo is not shown as it is assumed the reader is familiar with this format Consult one of the standard reference works on the subject if you are unsure under which c...

Page 20: ...signals to an inserted device The DS M7 1 allows you to do this in the following way 1 On the bottom line of the screen above move the cursor to the Output field and use the Value control to pick the...

Page 21: ...E key can be pressed so that it lights In this case the MUTE CONTROL keys act as solo keys and flash when they are active soloing their channel There are two methods of soloing exclusive soloing only...

Page 22: ...he two types TYPE1 and TYPE2 L R C LFE LS RS RC LC 15 0 dB 15dBdefault L R C SW LS RS RC LC HPF LPF HPF HPF HPF HPF 5 10 dB 5dBdefault 80 100 120 Hz 48dB oct L R C LFE LS RS RC LC 15 dB L R C SW LS RS...

Page 23: ...rovided for information only High speed operation Remember that although the DS M7 1 is capable of high speed operation 88 2kHz and 96kHz sampling frequencies as determined by the frequency of the wor...

Page 24: ...fed back through the console inputs and routed to a dif ferent set of eight busses which are then used to feed the DS M7 1 for monitoring Although this does not allow BUS RTN switching the DS M7 1 s...

Page 25: ...e amount by which the source busses are attenuated before they are folded into the target bus ses will change Note that some busses may pass through more than one attenuator before reaching their dest...

Page 26: ...7 5 9dB 1 5 3 4 5 6dB mute mute L R C LFE LS RS LC RC L R C LFE LS RS LC RC mute mute mute mute mute mute 3 4 5 6dB 0 3 6 1 5 3 4 5 6dB 3 6 9 dB 3dB L R C LFE LS RS LC RC L R C LFE LS RS LC RC mute mu...

Page 27: ...the 7 1 to mono downmix the attenuation values are Source Target Values in dB default underscored LC L RC R 1 5 3 4 5 6 LC RC C 4 5 6 7 5 9 Source Target Values in dB default underscored C L R 3 4 5...

Page 28: ...LC RC mute mute mute mute mute mute 3 4 5 6dB L R C LFE LS RS CS LC RC L R C LFE LS RS LC RC 3 4 5 6dB mute mute CS LC 3 6 9 0 3 6 B 3 6 9 dB L R C LFE LS RS CS LC RC L R C LFE LS RS LC RC mute mute m...

Page 29: ...es are 6 1 mono In the 6 1 to mono downmix the attenuation values are Source Target Values in dB default underscored CS LC LS RS 3 4 5 6 Source Target Values in dB default underscored C L R 3 4 5 6 LF...

Page 30: ...LFE LS RS LC RC 3dB 3 4 5 6dB mute mute mute mute mute mute 3 6 9 dB 3 6 9 dB L R C LFE LS RS RC L R C LFE LS RS LC RC mute mute mute mute mute mute 3 4 5 6dB LC 0 3 6 L R C LFE LS RS RC L R C LFE LS...

Page 31: ...ttenuation values are 5 1 mono In the 5 1 to mono downmix the attenuation values are Source Target Values in dB default underscored LFE C 3 6 9 LFE L R 3 6 9 Source Target Values in dB default undersc...

Page 32: ...S signal is assigned to the CS speaker of a 6 1 configuration Both configurations use the same downmix settings as shown here LCRS LR In the LCRS to LR stereo downmix the attenuation values are LCRS...

Page 33: ...ing TASCAM DS M7 1 33 LR format LR mono In the LR to mono downmix there are no parameters changeable attenuation values 3dB L R C LFE LS RS RC L R C LFE LS RS LC RC mute mute mute mute mute mute LC LR...

Page 34: ...n D sub con nectors used for AES EBU I O insert and monitor as well as are as follows 13 1 14 25 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 CH 8 2 CH 8 Gnd 3 CH 7 4 Ch 6 5 CH 6 Gnd 6 CH 5 7 CH 4 8 CH 4 Gnd 9 CH 3 10 CH...

Page 35: ...TOSLINK lightpipe format x 2 built in 8 channels each of input and output INSERT I O AES EBU 25 pin D sub balanced analog 25 pin D sub x 2 8 channels each of input and output or slot 3 MONITOR OUTPUTS...

Page 36: ...A weight Frequency response 0 5dB 20Hz 20kHz 1kHz 0dBFS input Fs 48kHz 1 0dB 20Hz 40kHz 1kHz 0dBFS input Fs 96kHz Crosstalk 100dB 1kHz 0dBFS input Fs 48kHz Stereo CR input analog Monitor output AES EB...

Page 37: ...eak inrush current 1 9A Dimensions main unit w x h x d 482 x 148 x 330 mm 19 x 5 8 x 13 in Dimensions main unit with remote control and cable w x h x d 482 x 148 x 401 mm 19 x 5 8 x 15 8 in Dimensions...

Page 38: ...32C extension cable of up to 5 m in length may be purchased from a com puter supply outlet and used This cable should be a straight shielded cable with a male 9 pin D sub connector on one end and a fe...

Page 39: ...nsole I O Master recorder I O in out in out ADAT AES Digital insert I O AES EBU Analog insert I O RCV DRV DRV out DAC MONITOR OUTPUTS AES ANALOG RCV DRV DIM DIMMER CONTROL Mix Exclusive SOLO L R C LFE...

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