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HARD DISK RECORDER

Operator’s Manual

WARNING

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not
expose this appliance to rain or moisture.

000306  Printed in Japan

Version 3.11 Addendum

Summary of Contents for DR16 pro

Page 1: ...HARD DISK RECORDER Operator s Manual WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture 000306 Printed in Japan Version 3 11 Addendum...

Page 2: ...particular purpose In no event will AKAI professional M I Corp be liable for direct or indirect damages arising from any defect in the software or its documentation Further AKAI professional M I Corp...

Page 3: ...3 Akainet Ethernet Connections 3 Sync Connections 4 MULTI MACHINE SETUP 7 Set Machine IDs 7 Master Slave Selection 8 Save Settings To Flash 9 MULTI MACHINE OPERATION 10 Parameter settings 10 Using Di...

Page 4: ...function allows multiple DR16pro machines to be accurately synchronised for playback and recording The system uses a combination of the AKAINET connections on each machine to pass synchronisation mes...

Page 5: ...used Akainet Ethernet Connections The AKAINET connectors on each DR16pro should be connected together to allow multi machine synchronisation messages to be passed from one machine to another This sho...

Page 6: ...imum of 185m of cable in the system between the first and last nodes There should be at least 0 5m of cable between each connection Sync Connections The SYNC IN OUT connectors on each DR16pro should b...

Page 7: ...nised multi machine system comprising 4 machines would therefore be connected as follows The AKAINET chain provides the necessary transport control etc whilst the SYNC IN OUT connection maintains accu...

Page 8: ...in the chain it should have termination switched on Of course you may have more or less machines in your system however many you have remember that termination must be switched ON on the first and la...

Page 9: ...play will show SUB MENU 2 Press the 3 SETUP key on the numeric keypad 3 Use the JOG SHUTTLE control to select the AKAINET menu You will see a display similar to the following 4 Press the STORE ENT key...

Page 10: ...select the AKAINET menu You will see a display similar to the following 4 Press the STORE ENT key A message such as MACHINE 01 will appear on the display showing the currently selected Machine ID numb...

Page 11: ...settings on each machine The following procedure should be repeated on each DR16pro in the system 1 Press the SUB MENU key 2 Press the 3 SETUP key 3 Use the JOG SHUTTLE control to select the FLASH SA...

Page 12: ...e Clock Source When operating with multi machine synchronisation the SYNC IN OUT connection on the DR16pro is used to transmit a special signal from the MASTER machine which is used as a sample clock...

Page 13: ...a multi machine setup however the following configuration would be appropriate Here the MASTER DR16pro Machine ID1 is used as the clock master and all other devices in the system are slaved to it Mach...

Page 14: ...The following is likely to be the most appropriate configuration if you are using an external digital mixer In this setup the master DR16Pro ID1 receives sample clock from the mixer s digital outputs...

Page 15: ...m Check the MACHINE IDs to ensure that each DR16pro has been assigned a unique ID number from 1 to the number of machines in the system This message indicates there has been a problem synchronising th...

Page 16: ...ess the 3 SETUP key on the numeric keypad 3 Use the JOG SHUTTLE control to select the O S LOAD function You will see a display similar to the following 4 Press the STORE ENT key The message SCSI ID 0...

Page 17: ...y from 0 to 100 as the new operating system is being programmed WARNING Do not switch off the DR16pro while the Flash ROM is being erased or programmed If you do the DR16pro may not reboot when next p...

Page 18: ...the TASCAM meter unit supplied with the IB D8TIF can not be installed in the DR16pro Selecting TDIF Audio Inputs 1 Press the DIGI key The DIGI key will light to show that the inputs from the IB D8TIF...

Page 19: ...wing 3 Use the JOG wheel to select TDIF NORM 4 Use the SHUTTLE control to move the cursor to the right hand field Turn the JOG wheel to select SWAP This will assign tracks 9 16 to the 8 outputs from t...

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