TASCAM DA-3000
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7 – Recording/playback with cascade connections
Connecting and setting the devices
Connect the master and slave devices.
Connect the devices in the following manner according to the
synchronization method.
CAUTION
When installing units on top of each other, leave space
between units to allow good heat dispersal.
When mounting them in a rack, leave at least 1U open
above each unit.
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Synchronizing using S/PDIF with the master unit as
the clock master
Connections
Use a coaxial digital cable to connect the master unit
DIGITAL OUT to the slave unit DIGITAL IN (S/PDIF /
CASCADE).
When connecting a second slave unit, use a coaxial digital
cable to connect the first slave unit DIGITAL OUT to the
second slave unit DIGITAL IN (S/PDIF / CASCADE).
Master unit
Slave unit 1
Slave unit 2
Settings
Press the MENU button to open the
GENERAL
page of the
menu screen. Set the
CLOCK MSTR
and
CASCADE
items as
follows. (See “Setting the master clock” on page 25.) (See
“Setting master and slave units” on page 44.)
GENERAL Page
CLOCK MSTR setting CASCADE setting
Master unit Internal
MASTER
Slave unit
DIN
SLAVE
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Using the master unit as the clock master for word
clock synchronization
Connections
Use a coaxial digital cable to connect the master unit
DIGITAL OUT to the slave unit DIGITAL IN (S/PDIF /
CASCADE) and a BNC cable to connect the WORD SYNC
THRU/OUT to the slave unit WORD SYNC IN.
When connecting a second slave unit, use a coaxial digital
cable to connect the first slave unit DIGITAL OUT to the
second slave unit DIGITAL IN (S/PDIF / CASCADE) and a
BNC cable to connect the first slave unit WORD SYNC THRU/
OUT to the second slave unit WORD SYNC IN.
Master unit
Slave unit 1
Slave unit 2
ON 75Ω/OFF switch
(WORD OUT)
ON 75Ω/OFF switch
(THRU)
In addition, set the 75Ω ON/OFF [THRU/WORD OUT]
switches on the master and slave units as follows.
ON 75Ω/OFF [THRU/WORD OUT] switch
ON 75Ω/OFF
THRU/WORD OUT
Master unit ON
WORD OUT
Slave unit
OFF
THRU
Slave unit
(last)
ON
WORD OUT
Settings
Press the MENU button to open the
GENERAL
page of the
menu screen. Set the
CLOCK MSTR
and
CASCADE
items as
follows. (See “Setting the master clock” on page 25.) (See
“Setting master and slave units” on page 44.)
GENERAL page
CLOCK MSTR setting CASCADE setting
Master
unit
Internal
MASTER
Slave unit WORD
SLAVE