Fostex VC-8 Example at operating it as the S/P DIF-ANALOG converter, Other application examples

Model VC-8 Owner’s Manual

Example at operating it as the S/P DIF-ANALOG converter

The following is a connecting example of using the VC-8 as a S/P DIF-ANALOG converter which makes it possible to extract sound from CD and DVD with the sound card contained in the computer with S/P DIF digital output. By separating the analog circuit from the computer, this system can playback (or record) a clear sound free of noise created in the computer.

Computer/with

sound card

8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	IN	OUT
IN
AD-12A ONLY
OUT									OPTICAL
12V
8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
DC IN				ANALOG			WORD IN		DIGITAL
VC-8

Monitor amplifier

S/P DIF OUT or recorder

Setup of the VC-8

Note: Be sure to switch off power to the VC-8 at setup of the various selector switches. Should the switches be manipulated with power switched on, noise could be created and the VC-8 may not function correctly.

Note: The ANALOG INPUT MODE switch will not function when the DIGITAL MODE switch is used for [S/P DIF].

							ADAT/ANALOG CONVERTER			OPTICAL
	CLOCK			ANALOG INPUT MODE			DIGITAL MODE		POWER
	75	WORD
ON	OFF	OPTICAL	INT(44.1k)	1-2	1-4	1-8	ADAT	S/P DIF	STBY	ON
	LOCKED

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1.Set the DIGITAL MODE switch to [S/P DIF].

2.Set the CLOCK switch to [OPTICAL].

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3.Switch on power to the VC-8.

<Other application examples>

When using the Fostex Mode D-160 16 track digital recorder, it can simultaneously record 16 tracks of analog signals by connecting the VC-8 as shown below.

D-160 DATA IN 9-16

ADAT	VC-8
DATA OUT

ANALOG IN 1~8

ANALOG IN 1~8

ANALOG MIXER

ANALOG MIXER

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