Tascam TM-D4000 Operation Manual

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Setup2.5 Computer Software Installation1. Inside the MOXA folder on your computer run the program “Setup95” to install thedevice driver for the Moxa card. After the driver has been installed the “MoxaConfiguration Panel” is displayed.2. Click the “Add” button and the “Property” Window will appear. Set the parametersas shown below.Board Type: CI-132 SeriesINT Vector: 1C0 (Check Box = Checked)Interrupt No: 10Base I/I Port Address: 1803. Leave everything else unchanged and click OK to close the Property window. Thenclick OK to close the Moxa Configuration Panel and display a window asking if youwant to restart the computer. Click on the Yes box to restart.4. When the computer has restarted insert diskette #1 of the TM-D4000 automationsoftware and run setup to install. Insert diskette #2 when prompted.5. The installation software will prompt you when the installation is finished. It is notnecessary to restart the computer after installation of the TM-D4000 automationsoftware.2.6 TM-D4000 Connection and Configuration1. Connect the special 9-pin cable supplied with the TM-D4000 to either port on theMOXA card on one end and connect the other end to the TO HOST port on the backof the mixer. You must use this supplied cable, a regular 9-pin cable will not work.2. Connect a cable from the SMPTE time code output of your recording device to theTC In connector on the back of the TM-D4000.3. In the Automation Setup screen of the TM-D4000 set Communication Speed to HIGH4and SYNC SOURCE to TC IN.If you are using external time code with the TM-D4000, especially if the time codesource is unstable, you may want to increase the FLYWHEEL setting to allow the auto-mation to proceed even when there is a timecode dropout of up to one second.Alternatively, the internal timecodegenerator of the TM-D4000 may be used asthe timecode source for the system.In this case MTC will be output from theMIDI OUT port on the back of the mixerwhich could be used by a sequencer orhard disk recorder without SMPTE capability.It will be necessary to select both the desiredframe rate and start time.MTC as a SYNC SOURCE is not supported in this version of the automation software.