3 – Connections
14 TASCAM DS-M7.1
the console outputs, and may not be monitored
directly from the DS-M7.1.
Outputs to the tracking recorder These
connect to the recorder inputs. These may be moni-
tored as
BUS signals from the DS-M7.1.
When this connection, together with all other con-
nections, have been made, you should set up the DS-
M7.1 to recognize the appropriate tracking recorder
source (TDIF or slot), as described here.
1 Press the
SYSTEM key and press the cursor
keys until the cursor highlights the
TrkRecSel parameter:
2 Use the
VALUE control to select between
TDIF and SLOT2.
When this is done, the inputs and outputs must be
routed appropriately, as described later.
Connecting the mastering (stem) recorder
The mastering recorder can be connected to any of
the following: the built-in
TDIF, ADAT “lightpipe” or
AES/EBU connector.
Inputs from the mastering recorder These
are the outputs from the master recorder. They can be
passed through the insert device (described below) if
desired, and then monitored from the DS-M7.1 as the
RTN signals.
Outputs to the mastering recorder These
are the signals output from the console. They can be
passed through the insert device (described below) if
desired, and then monitored from the DS-M7.1 as the
BUS signals.
When this connection, together with all other con-
nections, have been made, you should set up the DS-
M7.1 to recognize the appropriate the tracking
recorder source (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, AES/EBU and ADAT.
When this is done, the inputs and outputs must be
routed appropriately, as described later.
A note on the word clock
Note that the DS-M7.1 cannot act as the word clock
master in a digital system. It must therefore receive
its word clock from a master clock elsewhere in the
system, and this must be the only clock in the system.
Use of more than one master clock in the system can
lead to serious sound degradation, and possible dam-
age to speakers and equipment.
The word clock can be taken from either the dedi-
cated
WORD IN BNC connector, the console input
(or the equivalent slot) or the master recorder (any of
the three possible inputs).
If the dedicated
WORD IN connector is used, be sure
to set the termination switch as determined by the
needs of the rest of your system.
Since the word clock is important to correct opera-
tion, not only of the DS-M7.1, but of the whole audio
system, an explanation of how to set up the word
clock is given here.
1 If the word clock setting in memory does not
correspond to the actual word clock connec-
tion physically present, the display will flash.
2 Press the
SYSTEM key and press the cursor
keys until the screen shows something like:
3 With the cursor at the top field, use the
VALUE control to select between Word IN,
[SYSTEM] >
MasterSel TDIF
ConsSel TDIF
TrkRecSel TDIF
[SYSTEM] >
MasterSel TDIF
ConsSel TDIF
TrkRecSel TDIF
[SYSTEM] <>
ClockSel Console
TDIF
48kHz
