Tascam DA-3000 Owner's Manual

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TASCAM DA-3000 437 – Recording/playback with cascade connectionsConnecting and setting the devicesConnect the master and slave devices.Connect the devices in the following manner according to thesynchronization method.CAUTIONWhen installing units on top of each other, leave spacebetween units to allow good heat dispersal.When mounting them in a rack, leave at least 1U openabove each unit.8 Synchronizing using S/PDIF with the master unit asthe clock masterConnectionsUse a coaxial digital cable to connect the master unitDIGITAL OUT to the slave unit DIGITAL IN (S/PDIF /CASCADE).When connecting a second slave unit, use a coaxial digitalcable to connect the first slave unit DIGITAL OUT to thesecond slave unit DIGITAL IN (S/PDIF / CASCADE).Master unitSlave unit 1Slave unit 2SettingsPress the MENU button to open the GENERAL page of themenu screen. Set the CLOCK MSTRand CASCADE items asfollows. (See “Setting the master clock” on page 25.) (See“Setting master and slave units” on page 44.)GENERAL PageCLOCK MSTR setting CASCADE settingMaster unit Internal MASTERSlave unit DIN SLAVE8 Using the master unit as the clock master for wordclock synchronizationConnectionsUse a coaxial digital cable to connect the master unitDIGITAL OUT to the slave unit DIGITAL IN (S/PDIF /CASCADE) and a BNC cable to connect the WORD SYNCTHRU/OUT to the slave unit WORD SYNC IN.When connecting a second slave unit, use a coaxial digitalcable to connect the first slave unit DIGITAL OUT to thesecond slave unit DIGITAL IN (S/PDIF / CASCADE) and aBNC cable to connect the first slave unit WORD SYNC THRU/OUT to the second slave unit WORD SYNC IN.Master unitSlave unit 1Slave unit 2ON 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] switchON 75Ω/OFF THRU/WORD OUTMaster unit ON WORD OUTSlave unit OFF THRUSlave unit(last) ON WORD OUTSettingsPress the MENU button to open the GENERAL page of themenu screen. Set the CLOCK MSTRand CASCADE items asfollows. (See “Setting the master clock” on page 25.) (See“Setting master and slave units” on page 44.)GENERAL pageCLOCK MSTR setting CASCADE settingMasterunit Internal MASTERSlave unit WORD SLAVE