Tascam TM-D4000 Owner's Manual

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9 - Machine Control—Notes on individual devices9–8the MIDI OUT port, is controlled using theAutomation Setup screen.1 Move the cursor to the SYNC SOURCEpanel, and select the timecode type(30fps, 25fps, etc.),2 Select the INT (internal generator) option.3 While this screen is displayed, and the cursoris pointing to this bottom section of thescreen, the PODs can be used to set the starttime of the internal generator.Alternatively, the numeric keypad can beused for direct entry of the time value, if thememory location functions are not beingused (and taking over the use of the numerickeypad).9.4.2 DTRS devicesDepending on the functionality of the DTRS unit(DA-88, DA-38 or DA-98), different options, such astrack delay, dither setting, etc. are available, allowingthese menu operations to be carried out easily fromthe TM-D4000. Consult the documentation of yourDTRS unit for full details of these operations.It is essential that only one unit is connected directlyusing the REMOTE OUT connection from the TM-D4000 and this should be is ID 1 (0 in the case ofDA-88). It is suggested that the other units in thechain are numbered in order following this (but thisis not essential). Remember that all chains of DTRSunits should be terminated.If the DTRS units are to be word clock slaves of theTM-D4000, the dedicated word clock input of theDTRS unit connected directly to the TM-D4000should be connected to the word clock sync output([76]) of the TM-D4000, and the clock source set toWORD. Subsequent units in the chain will receivetheir word clock information directly through theREMOTE connections, and do not require dedicatedword clock connections.9.4.3 8mm DTRSThis setting allows the control of a DTRS unitthrough the RS-422 connection, using the P2 proto-col. This may be useful in certain setups where theP2 protocol is being used extensively.9.4.4 ADAT devicesThe SYNC OUT connector on the IF-LP4000 is usedfor controlling ADAT recorders (as selected from thelist of available units). No matter how many ADATsare connected, only one SYNC connection should bemade from the TM-D4000 to the ADAT chain.In addition to control information, this also providesa word clock to the ADAT recorder. This is particu-larly useful when using the TM-D4000 with ADATmodels which do not have a dedicated word clockinput.It may take a little experimentation before the bestway of providing a word clock to the system is dis-covered. ADAT models LX20 and XT20 have a“LOCK” indicator which can help determine themost stable configuration.However, we suggest that ADAT recorders are notused as clock masters.In addition, the SYNC word source should be usedwhen more than one ADAT recorder is connected(the “lightpipe” clock can cause noise in some chainsof ADATs).Some models of ADAT recorder (e.g. the LX20 andXT20 models) will echo the status of their RECFUNCTION keys on the TM-D4000’s REC indica-tors. However, other models will not echo the statusof their REC FUNCTION keys on the TM-D4000.In addition, other ADAT settings, such as "all input",auto monitor, input source, etc. cannot be read by theTM-D4000.Also note that it is not possible to add ADAT unitswhile the TM-D4000 is powered on (it is never agood idea to connect and disconnect equipmentwhich is powered on in any case). When adding orremoving ADAT units from a chain, we suggest thatthe ADATs are turned on first, in order to establishtheir IDs, before turning on the TM-D4000 (and thenthe monitoring system).9.4.5 MIDI Controllers and MIDI FadersThese are covered in the section on MIDI, but basi-cally, these two settings (MIDI Controllers and MIDI