Tascam TM-D4000 Owner's Manual

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1 - Introduction—Expansion cards1–44 Hold the card by the edges, and insert it,component side upwards, into the slot.5 Locate the card into the connector inside theTM-D4000. Push the card firmly, withoutforcing, so that the connector grips the end ofthe card. A new TM-D4000 and/or new cardmay be a little stiff. Make sure that the cardis pushed as far as it will go (so that the cardrear connector plate touches the rear panelof the TM-D4000).6 Use the three blanking plate screws to attachthe rear panel of the interface card to therear panel of the TM-D4000.Repeat this process for all the interface cardsthat you are fitting.When removing a card, unscrew the three retainingscrews and use the “pull posts” on the rear panel ofthe card to remove it from the TM-D4000.There are no rules governing which interface cardsmay be fitted in any of the three slots—any interfacecard may be fitted in any expansion slot. However,the following points should be noted.1.3.2 Input channel numberingRegardless of the type of interface card fitted, and theexpansion slots in which any cards are fitted, thenumbering of the input channels is always as follows:These assignments are fixed, and cannot be changed,except that channels 5 through 8 and 13 through 16can be assigned to the digital inputs (SPDIF or AES/EBU).It is important to note that there are no dedicated tapereturn channels. Furthermore, because of this, everychannel, no matter what its current signal source, isprovided with the same full facilities of equalization,dynamic processing, etc., and all channels may berouted to the output busses in an identical manner(direct outs are only possible for input channels 1through 16, though).1.3.3 Output bussesAll eight output busses are routed simultaneously inparallel to the appropriately-numbered outputs of allthree slots (or as many as are filled with expansioncards). If all three slots are filled, output buss 1 istherefore output to output channel 1 of the cards inslot 1, slot 2 and slot 3.It is therefore possible to record up to 24 trackssimultaneously, but when the output busses only areused, only eight different signals are output. If, forinstance, a 24-track recorder is connected to the TM-D4000 using three IF-AE4000 cards, the signal ofoutput buss 3 will be recorded on tracks 3, 11 and 19,for example.However, you can use the “direct out” function ofinput channels 1 through 16, which will allow simul-taneous recording of these sixteen inputs to outputbusses 17 through 32 (slots 2 and 3), overriding anysignals which have been taken from the output bus-ses.At the same time, any inputs from slots 2 and 3(channels 17 through 32) can be routed through theoutput busses, which will be output through slot 1(outputs 1 through 8).Before you start recording, make sure that you havethe correct interface cards for your setup, so that youcan interface the TM-D4000 to the other equipmentin your setup.1.3.4 Direct outAs explained later in this manual, the signals frominput channels 1 through 8 (the integral analoginputs) and channels 9 through 16 (the first expan-sion slot) can be assigned to be sent as direct out,rather than to an output buss.In this case, to determine the number of the outputchannel, add 16 to the input channel. Input channel 1is therefore routed to output channel 17 (the firstchannel in the second interface slot), input channel 9to output channel 25 (the first channel in the thirdinterface slot) etc. If no interface cards are fitted inChannel number Slot1 – 8 Integral analog inputs9 – 16 Slot 1 inputs17 – 24 Slot 2 inputs25 – 32 Slot 3 inputs