DAT Recorder Setup Guide
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1. 12 If the DAT recorder is to be connected to the 328 for use with AES EBU I O the svstem should be configured thus ca ca ce eO eI oa o Cle PO e 328 AES EBU OUT 4 DAT RECORDER AES EBU IN DAT RECORDER AES EBU OUT 328 AES EBU IN 328 BNC WORDCLOCK OUT DAT RECORDER BNC WORDCLOCK INI The digital audio connections and the BNC wordclock connection must both be made SPIRIT DIGITAL 328 v2 LfidNI ING HLIM S il3daeoa3as IVA 6 DIGITAL 328 SETUP WORDCLOCK The DAT recorder should be set to slave to the clock present at the BNC wordclock input The manual supplied with the DAT recorder should be consulted on how this should be done The same clock source should then be used for both playback and record of the DAT recorder To set the sample rate of the Digital 328 internal clock press lt MENU gt and use the PARAM encoder to scroll down until Clock Source Sel is the highlighted menu Press ENTER and set the 328 to run on its internal clock at the sample rate at which you wish to record or playback a DAT S PDIF INPUT AND OUTPUT GONFIGURATION Press lt MENU gt and use the PARAM encoder to scroll down until SPDIF I P Setup is the highlighted menu Press lt ENTER gt and route the S PDIF input as required from a choice of stereo inputs 1 and 2 FX returns 1 and 2 or as a dedicated 2 Track input The SP DIF input can also be route2. three two eight V 2 0 DAT RECORDER SETUP GUIDE Revised 04 12 00 DIGITAL 328 VZ AND DAT REGORDER SETUP GUIDE GONTENTS DAT RECORDERS WITHOUT BNG WORDCLOCK INPUT 1 CONNECTING THE SYSTEM 2 2 DIGITAL 328 SETUP 4 3 DAT RECORDER SETUP 7 4 NOTES ON SPECIFIC DAT RECORDERS 8 FOSTEX D5 TASCAM DA 302 TASCAM DA 20 MKII TASCAM DA 30 MKII PANASONIC SV 3800 DAT RECORDERS WITH BNC WORDCLOCK INPUT 5 CONNECTING THE SYSTEM 11 6 DIGITAL 328 SETUP 13 7 DAT RECORDER SETUP 16 DAT RECORDER SETUP GUIDE DAT RECORDERS WITHOUT BNO WORDCLOCK INPUT 1 CONNECTING THE SYSTEM AUDIO CONNECTIONS In order to connect the DAT recorder digitally to the 328 it must have either a coaxial S PDIF Input and Output or AES EBU input and output The Auxiliary Optical Output on the 328 transmits a signal in ADAT format not optical S PDIF format If the DAT recorder has S PDIF I O the system should be configured thus EEB 0 23 Ue IDEK s a e LC DAT RECORDER S PDIF 328 S PDIF Out Our 328 S PDIF IN DAT RECORDER S PDIF IN SPIRIT DIGITAL 328 v2 If the DAT recorder has AES EBU I O the system should be configured thus DAT RECORDER AES EBU Out 328 AES EBU IN 328 AES EBU OUT Dat RECORDER AES EBU IN sess sa GCOOOOCACOOOOOCGED rn A 0 OO gt a eessssseves he s MI e salt C L SEL gt DC ing ie KO KO 1 i E lt b
3. DAT recorder models may require different settings Consult the DAT Recorder Setup section of this setup guide and documentation specific to the DAT recorder model DAT RECORDER SETUP GUIDE 15 16 DAT RECORDER SETUP The DAT recorder will have to be set up to record from the digital AES EBU or S PDIF input Consult your DAT recorder manual for precise details of how this should be done The DAT recorder must be set to slave to the clock present at the BNC wordclock input Consult your DAT recorder manual for precise details of how this should be done SPIRIT DIGITAL 328 v2 LfidNI ING H LIAA S il3daeoa3as IVA
4. SPIRIT DIGITAL 328 v2 S PDIF INPUT AND OUTPUT CONFIGURATION S PDIF Input Press lt MENU gt and use the PARAM encoder to scroll down until SPDIF I P Setup is the highlighted menu Press lt ENTER gt and route the S PDIF input as reguired from a choice of stereo inputs 1 and 2 FX returns 1 and 2 or as a dedicated 2 Track input The SP DIF input can also be routed to NOWHERE which is the default setting in which case the signal is muted Assigning the S PDIF input will override any analogue signal present at the selected input The S PDIF and AES EBU inputs cannot be routed to the same input simultaneously S PDIF Output Press lt MENU gt and use the PARAM encoder to scroll down until SPDIF O P Setup is the highlighted menu Press ENTER and route the S PDIF output as required from a choice of the mix bus aux outputs 1 2 or 3 4 or FX sends 1 2 To set the wordlength of the S PDIF output press the down cursor from the above menu page The wordlength options are 16 20 or 24 bit Note that 16 and 20 bit settings are dithered and 24 bit is undithered To set the status bits within the S PDIF output stream press the down cursor By default the S PDIF output status bits setting of AUTO sets the sample rate flag to 44 1kHz and the pro flag to off To set these manually you should use the PARAM encoder to set the status bits to MAN Press the down cursor again to set the sample rate flag a
5. U output status bits setting of AUTO sets the sample rate flag to 48kHz and the pro flag to on To set these manually you should use the PARAM encoder to set the status bits to MAN Press the down cursor again to set the sample rate flag and again to set the pro flag on or off Individual DAT recorder models may require different settings Consult the DAT Recorder Setup section of this setup guide and documentation specific to the DAT recorder model SPIRIT DIGITAL 328 v2 DAT RECORDER SETUP Generally the DAT recorder will have to be set up to record from the digital AES EBU or S PDIF input rather than the analogue input Consult your DAT recorder manual for precise details of how this should be done No clock settings should need to be made to the DAT recorder as as outlined on page 3 it should slave automatically to the incoming signal when recording and on playback act only as a clock master Notes on individual DAT recorder operation with the 328 are included in section 4 of this guide again the DAT recorder user manual should be consulted for further information DAT RECORDER SETUP GUIDE LMIANI JNA LNOHLIM SHU4HQGUDJHda LVA NOTES ON SPEGIFIG DAT Fostex D5 The Fostex D5 detects clock frequency from the 328 AES EBU output sample rate flag setting and not the 328 internal clock frequency see page 5 Consequently the sample rate flag setting should be set to the same as the 328 internal clock or if th
6. d to NOWHERE which is the default setting in which case the signal is muted Assigning the S PDIF input will override any analogue signal present at the selected input The S PDIF and AES EBU inputs cannot be routed to the same input simultaneously S PDIF Output Press lt MENU gt and use the PARAM encoder to scroll down until SPDIF O P Setup is the highlighted menu Press ENTER and route the S PDIF output as required from a choice of the mix bus aux outputs 1 2 or 3 4 or FX sends 1 2 DAT RECORDER SETUP GUIDE 13 To set the wordlength of the S PDIF output press the down cursor from the above menu page The wordlength options are 16 20 or 24 bit Note that 16 and 20 bit settings are dithered and 24 bit is undithered To set the status bits within the S PDIF output stream press the down cursor By default the S PDIF output status bits setting of AUTO sets the sample rate flag to 44 1kHz and the pro flag to off To set these manually you should use the PARAM encoder to set the status bits to MAN Press the down cursor again to set the sample rate flag and again to set the pro flag on or off Individual DAT recorder models may require different settings Consult the DAT Recorder Setup section of this setup guide and documentation specific to the DAT recorder model AES EBU INPUT AND OUTPUT CONFIGURATION 14 AES EBU Input Press lt MENU gt and use the PARAM encoder t
7. e 328 is slaving to another external source to the sample rate of that source When slaving to the Fostex D5 output a change of sample rate on the DAT tape will cause the 328 to lose wordclock Enter the 328 Clock Source Select menu to set the 328 back to slave to the AES EBU input When slaving to the Fostex D5 output changing the DAT tape to a tape with a different sample rate from the previous tape will cause the 328 to lose wordclock Enter the 328 Clock Source Select menu to set the 328 back to slave to the AES EBU input Pro Flag may be set to on or off in the 328 AES EBU or S PDIF output setup menus The D5 input should be set to Digital XLR with the input select switch Input select switch Tascam DA 302 The DA 302 detects clock frequency from the 328 AES EBU output sample rate flag setting and not the 328 internal clock frequency see page 5 Consequently the sample rate flag setting should be set to the same as the 328 internal clock or if the 328 is slaving to another external source to the sample rate of that source Pro Flag may be set to on or off in the 328 AES EBU or S PDIF output setup menus A momentary click may be heard when adjusting 328 S PDIF output status bits until the DA 302 syncs again and MARGIN may register on the DA 302 display use the MARGIN RESET switch to clear DA 302 manual p 9 10 Adjusting status bit settings or the 328 sample rate wh
8. e flag setting and not the 328 internal clock frequency see page 5 Consequently the sample rate flag setting should be set to the same as the 328 internal clock or if the 328 is slaving to another external source to the sample rate of that source When slaving to the Tascam DA 30 MkII output a change of sample rate on the DAT tape will cause the 328 to lose wordclock Enter the 328 Clock Source Select menu to set the 328 back to slave to the S PDIF input When slaving to the Tascam DA 30 MkII output changing the DAT tape to a tape with a different sample rate from the previous tape will cause the 328 to lose wordclock Enter the 328 Clock Source Select menu to set the 328 back to slave to the S PDIF input Pro Flag may be set to on or off in the 328 S PDIF output setup menu The DA 30 MkII INPUT switch should be set to DIGITAL and the DIGITAL INPUT switch set to AES EBU or COAXIAL S PDIF as required TASCAM DA 30mki CIL Input select switch Digital Input select switch o ELEELLIL DAT RECORDER SETUP GUIDE 10 Panasonic SV 3800 The SV 3800 will auto detect the sample rate at AES EBU and S PDIF inputs from the wordclock imbedded in the 328 outputs regardless of the sample rate flag setting in the 328 AES EBU or S PDIF output setup menus Clicks mav be heard when the SV 3800 plavback sample rate changes and the 328 is set to slave to the SV 3800 AES EBU or S PDIF output Pro Flag mav be set to o
9. ile recording or in record ready mode will result in momentary clicks in the audio stream and a temporary dropout on the DA 302 input indicated on the DA 302 input meters Digital must be selected as input source on input selection switch Input source select switch MARGIN RESET switch SPIRIT DIGITAL 328 v2 Tascam DA 20 MKII The Tascam DA 20 MkII detects clock frequency from the 328 S PDIF output sample rate flag setting and not the 328 internal clock frequency see page 5 Consequently the sample rate flag setting should be set to the same as the 328 internal clock or if the 328 is slaving to another external source to the sample rate of that source When slaving to the Tascam DA 20 output a change of sample rate on the DAT tape will cause the 328 to lose wordclock Enter the 328 Clock Source Select menu to set the 328 back to slave to the S PDIF input When slaving to the Tascam DA 20 output changing the DAT tape to a tape with a different sample rate from the previous tape will cause the 328 to lose wordclock Enter the 328 Clock Source Select menu to set the 328 back to slave to the S PDIF input Pro Flag may be set to on or off in the 328 S PDIF output setup menu The DA 20 input should be set to COAX digital with the input select switch Input select switch Tascam DA 30 MkII The Tascam DA 30 MkII detects clock frequency from the 328 S PDIF output sample rat
10. n or off in the 328 AES EBU or S PDIF output setup menus Adjusting status bit settings or the 328 sample rate while recording or in record readv mode will result in momentarv clicks in the audio stream and a temporarv dropout on the SV 3800 input indicated on the SV 3800 input meters When playing back a DAT from the SV 3800 it is important to note that clock is only present at the selected SV 3800 digital output at any one time By pressing the counter MODE counter RESET and PAUSE keys simultaneously and selecting menu 0 with the counter MODE switch the active output can be selected with the skip key This should be set to AES for the AES EBU output or IEC C for the coaxial S PDIF output This must also be set for the SV 3800 input Press counter RESET to return PAUSE Skip Counter MODE and counter RESET SPIRIT DIGITAL 328 v2 LMIANI JNA LNOHLIM SHU4HQGUDJHda LVA DAT RECORDERS WITH BNO WORDCLOCK INPUT 5 CONNECTING THE SYSTEM If the DAT recorder is to be connected to the 328 for use with S PDIF I O the system should be configured thus ESB 0 122 2 EO OI o le el aa o CO 00 e 328 S PDIF Out DAT RECORDER S PDIF IN DAT RECORDER S PDIF OUT 328 S PDIF IN 328 BNC WorocLock Out DAT RECORDER BNC WORDCLOCK Ini The digital audio connections and the BNC wordclock connection must both be made DAT RECORDER SETUP GUIDE 11
11. nd again to set the pro flag on or off Individual DAT recorder models may require different settings Consult the DAT Recorder Setup section of this setup guide and documentation specific to the DAT recorder model DAT RECORDER SETUP GUIDE LMdNI ING LAOHLIM se adeoaa3es Lva AES EBU INPUT AND OUTPUT CONFIGURATION AES EBU Input Press lt MENU gt and use the PARAM encoder to scroll down until AES EBU I P Set is the highlighted menu Press ENTER and route the AES EBU input as required from a choice of stereo inputs 1 and 2 FX returns 1 and 2 or as a dedicated 2 Track input The AES EBU input can also be routed to NOWHERE which is the default setting in which case the signal is muted Assigning the S PDIF input will override any analogue signal present at the selected input The S PDIF and AES EBU inputs cannot be routed AES EBU Output Press lt MENU gt and use the PARAM encoder to scroll down until AES EBU O P Set is the highlighted menu Press ENTER and route the AES EBU output as required from a choice of the mix bus aux outputs 1 2 or 3 4 or FX sends 1 2 To set the wordlength of the AES EBU output press the down cursor from the above menu page The wordlength options are 16 20 or 24 bit Note that 16 and 20 bit settings are dithered and 24 bit is undithered To set the status bits within the AES EBU output stream press the down cursor By default the AES EB
12. o scroll down until AES EBU I P Set is the highlighted menu Press ENTER and route the AES EBU input as required from a choice of stereo inputs 1 and 2 FX returns 1 and 2 or as a dedicated 2 Track input The AES EBU input can also be routed to NOWHERE which is the default setting in which case the signal is muted Assigning the S PDIF input will override any analogue signal present at the selected input The S PDIF and AES EBU inputs cannot be routed to the same input simultaneously SPIRIT DIGITAL 328 v2 LfridNI ING H LIAA S i3daeHoa23as IVA AES EBU Output Press lt MENU gt and use the PARAM encoder to scroll down until AES EBU O P Set is the highlighted menu Press ENTER and route the AES EBU output as required from a choice of the mix bus aux outputs 1 2 or 3 4 or FX sends 1 2 To set the wordlength of the AES EBU output press the down cursor from the above menu page The wordlength options are 16 20 or 24 bit Note that 16 and 20 bit settings are dithered and 24 bit is undithered To set the status bits within the AES EBU output stream press the down cursor By default the AES EBU output status bits setting of AUTO sets the sample rate flag to 48kHz and the pro flag to on To set these manually you should use the PARAM encoder to set the status bits to MAN Press the down cursor again to set the sample rate flag and again to set the pro flag on or off Individual
13. p m v Soto rd t hd aj ne 19 oo ko Lil DAT RECORDER SETUP GUIDE LMidNI JNA LNOHLIM SHHQGU0DJda LVA 2 DIGITAL 328 SETUP WORDCLOCK DAT recorders without a wordclock input will automatically slave to the S PDIF or AES EBU digital input when set to record digitally Consequently the 328 must be configured as a wordclock master when recording to DAT However when playing back from the DAT recorder the 328 must slave either to the S PDIF or AES EBU input depending on which is connected As a result two wordclock settings must be switched between on the 328 when using a DAT recorder one for recording to DAT and one for playback As the 328 will be changed between two different clock settings for playback from and recording to DAT it is advisable not to slave the 328 to another external unit Subsequently changing the 328 clock source to External S PDIF or External AES EBU for DAT playback would result in clock issues RECORDING TO DAT Press lt MENU gt and use the PARAM encoder to scroll down until Clock Source Sel is the highlighted menu Press ENTER and set the 328 to run on its internal clock at the sample rate at which you wish to record PLAYING BACK FROM DAT Press lt MENU gt and use the PARAM encoder to scroll down until Clock Source Sel is the highlighted menu Press ENTER and set the 328 to slave to the clock at the AES EBU or S PDIF input
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