2 - Rear panel
2–9
TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II
The wiring is, as marked on the rear panel:
1=ground, 2=hot (+), 3=cold (–).
The nominal impedance is 11
Ω
.
The trimmer potentiometers by each connector may
be turned counterclockwise or clockwise to cut or
boost respectively the level of the signal sent from
these connectors. The maximum cut achievable (rela-
tive to nominal) is –7 dB and the maximum boost is
+4 dB.
As shipped, the trimmers are set to the standard
+4 dBu level.
[41] WORD SYNC IN
This BNC connector accepts a 44.1 kHz word clock
(impedance 75
Ω
) at 44.1 kHz (±6%).
[42] WORD SYNC THRU
This self-terminating BNC connector echoes the
word clock signal received at
[41]
.
[43] MODE SET DIP switch bank
This switch bank allows the setting of various local
parameters.
[44] KEYBOARD connector
This connector is used to connect a PS/2-type com-
puter keyboard which can be used for the direct
alphanumeric entry of titles, etc. as well as for con-
trolling playback operations.
Depending on the setting of
MODE SET
bank DIP
switch 1
[43]
, either a US-type or a Japanese-type
keyboard can be used. See 6, "Use of a keyboard
with the MD-801" for details of keyboard-based
operations.
[45] REMOTE (SERIAL) connector
This RS-232 interface allows control by a computer
or by other serial controllers.
Consult your TASCAM dealer for details of this port
if you wish to use it.
[46] REMOTE CONTROL connector
Use this connector to attach either an optional RC-
801 remote contoller or an optional RC-FS10/20
remote controller. Consult your TASCAM dealer for
details of availability.
[47] REMOTE (PARALLEL) connector
Use this connector to attach an optional RC-8 remote
control unit or to control the deck from a controlling
device using parallel protocol.
[48] ~ IN (power in connector)
Connect the supplied power cord to this inlet. Make
sure that your AC voltage matches the voltage
expected by the MD-801, as printed on the rear
panel.
No
OFF
(up)
ON
(down)
1
J
A
P
AN KBD
US KBD
Allows the selection of a Japanese
(106-key) keyboard (
JA PA N
K Y B D
) or an American-style (101-
key) keyboard (
U S K B D
) to be
connected to
[44]
for titling, etc.
2
F
AIL SAFE OFF
F
AIL SAFE ON
When set
O F F
, all front panel oper-
ational controls are enabled.
When set
O N
, only the
S TO P
key
on the front panel are enabled when
the MD-801 is playing as the result
of e command received from an
external controller (RC-801, etc.).
3
EXT CLK INTERNAL
EXT CLK EXTERNAL
When
O F F
, any word clock signals
received at
[41]
are not used, and
the unit uses its own internal
clocking.
When set to
O N
, the unit clocks to
the signal received at the
WO R D
S Y N C I N
[41]
.
4
D-IN NORMAL
D-IN THR
U
When
O F F
, digital signals received
at either
[32]
or
[34]
are not
directly retransmitted.
When the switch is set to
O N
,
received digital signals are retrans-
mitted directly from the digital out-
puts
[33]
and
[35]
. This allows
autonumbering, etc. to take place
using multiple MD-801 units
“daisy-chained” together.
No
OFF
(up)
ON
(down)
