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Chapter 2
Operation
3. Using MMC to control
the D8 from a MIDI
sequencer
MMC (MIDI Machine Control) messages transmit-
ted from a MIDI sequencer can control stop, play-
back, fast-forward, rewind, rewind and locate
operations on the D8.
To do this, your MIDI sequencer must support
MMC. If your MIDI sequencer does not support
MMC, this type of control will not be available.
1 Use a MIDI cable to connect the D8’s MIDI IN con-
nector to the MIDI OUT connector of the MIDI
sequencer.
2 Make settings on the MIDI sequencer so that it will
transmit MMC to control an external device. (Refer
to the owner’s manual for your MIDI sequencer.)
3 Press the [EDIT] key, and then press the [SYSTEM]
key several times to make the display read “MIDI/
Sync”.
4 Press the [ ] key, and then press the [SYSTEM] key
several times to make the display read “RcvMMC”.
5 Rotate the [VALUE] dial to select o (On).
6 Press the [ ] key to move the cursor to “Rvc-
MMC”, and press the [SYSTEM] key to make the
display read “DevID”.
7 Rotate the [VALUE] dial to set the Device ID of the
D8 to the same setting as the MMC Device ID of
your MIDI sequencer.
8 When you stop, playback, fast-forward, rewind,
record or locate on your MIDI sequencer, the D8
will be controlled accordingly. (For details refer to
the owner’s manual for your MIDI sequencer.)
✧ In this setup, MTC (or MIDI Clock) messages can
be transmitted from the D8 to synchronize the
MIDI sequencer, so that stop, playback, fast-for-
ward, rewind, record and locate operations on the
MIDI sequencer will cause the D8 to synchronize
with the MIDI sequencer. (Refer to “2. Using MTC
to synchronize a MIDI sequencer to the D8” and
“1. Using MIDI Clock to synchronize a MIDI
sequencer to the D8”.)
Using external
drives
This section explains how an external
drive such as a hard disk or removable
disk can be connected and initialized, and how you can
backup/restore songs using a removable disk drive.
1. Connecting an external
drive
Up to 7 external drives such as hard disks or
removable disks* can be connected to the D8. The
maximum capacity of each external drive is 4
Gbytes. Use a D-sub 25 pin SCSI cable to make con-
nections.
* In this manual, the term “removable disk drive” is
used to refer collectively to all types of drives from
which the disk can be removed.
1 Turn off the power of the D8 and of the external
drive.
You must turn off the power of the D8 and of the
drive before connecting or disconnecting SCSI
cables or changing the SCSI ID number of a drive.
2 Set the SCSI ID (0–6) of the external drive.
Select as low a SCSI ID number as possible. If more
than one external drive is connected, adjust the set-
tings so that the numbers do not overlap. (For
details on setting the SCSI ID of an external drive,
refer to the owner’s manual for the external drive.)
If two or more drives are set to the same ID num-
ber, malfunctions and/or loss of data can occur.
3 Connect the D8’s SCSI connector to the SCSI con-
nector of the external drive.
Be sure to attach (or switch on) the terminator for
the last drive in the chain. If more than one exter-
nal drive is connected, make sure that the total
length of the cable does not exceed 6 meters. (For
details on connections, refer to the owner’s manual
for your external drive.)
MIDI/Syncœ
EDIT
SYSTEM
E
RcvMMC:o œ
DevID: 01œ
STEP12
Hard Disk
Removable Disk
SCSI
Hard Disk
Removable Disk
Hard Disk
Removable Disk
ID2ID1ID0
SCSI
SCSI
SCSI SCSI
Terminate the en
d
of the chain
Total length of the SCSI cables
must be less than 6 meters.
Using
external
drives