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ADAT XT Reference Manual
Contents
Main
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H OW T O U SE T HIS M
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HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL
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1: SETTING UP7
2: YOUR FIRST SESSION WITH THE ADAT XT 13
3: CONNECTIONS 23
4: BASIC OPERATIONS 29
5: MULTIPLE ADAT-XT OPERATION 55
6: APPLICATIONS 67
APPENDIX A: DIGITAL RECORDING CONCEPTS 73
APPENDIX B: TROUBLESHOOTING 75
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CHAPTER 1
SETTING UP
any
UNPACKING AND INSPECTION
AC POWER H OOKUP
AVOIDING GROUND LOOPS
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LINE CONDITIONERS AND PROTECTORS
ABOUT AUDIO CABLES
BASIC AUDIO HOOKUP
INPUT NORMALING
THREADED VS. UNTHREADED
bandwidth
Making Backups
premium quality, name brand
A WORD ON ADATS S-VHS CASSETTE TAPE
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
THERMAL CONSIDERATIONS IN RACK MOUNTING
MOUNTING ON A SHELF OR NON-R ACK ENCLOSURE
AVOIDING ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE
YOUR FIRST SESSION WITH THE ADAT-XT
FORMATTING A TAPE A MUST!
SAMPLE RATE SELECTION
F ORMATTING A N
RECORDING WHILE FORMATTING
MAKING A RECORDING
TRACK SELECTION AND SETTING LEVELS
TIME COUNTER
TRANSPORT BUTTONS
R
P
REVIEWING AND CUEING
L
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CREATING A LOOP
D
AUTOMATED RECORDING
D
R
1 70. 0 mS
D
TRACK COPY
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
C
ANALOG AUDIO UNBALANCED INPUTS
ANALOG AUDIO UNBALANCED OUTPUTS
ANALOG AUDIO BALANCED INPUTS AND OUTPUTS
Larger Key Notch
Note:
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
ANALOG AUDIO INPUT MODE
SYNC IN/OUT
DIGITAL AUDIO IN/OUT
F
THE XT REMOTE
CHAPTER 4
BASIC OPERATIONS
T APE F
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FORMATTING CONSIDERATIONS
COMPLETE FORMAT
RECORDING WHILE FORMATTING
FORMAT EXTEND
WRITE PROTECT OVERRIDE
READING THE DISPLAY
DISPLAY ICONS
format extend
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TIME COUNTER & ABS/REL BUTTON
The Locate Points addresses are displayed in the format of the display mode youve selected.
0 : 03 : 28 : 15
Autolocation
minutes seconds 100ths-of-seconds
BASIC EDITING
EDIT V
Examples:
s AND t BUTTONS
ENTERING NUMERIC VALUES
INPUT SELECT
ANALOG INPUT
TRACK COPY
Digital In/Out
DIGITAL INPUT
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INPUT MONITOR
AUTO INPUT MONITOR
ALL INPUT MONITOR
Transport Function Auto = Off
All = Off Auto = On All = Off Auto = Off/On
M
PEAK MODE B UTTON
PEAK CLEAR BUTTON
FINE METER MODE
RECORDING A B ENCHMARK TAPE
RECORD ENABLE
Transport Controls
SETTING LEVELS
Be sure the output level of your mixer matches the inputs connected to the XT (+4 or -10).
TRANSPORT CONTROLS
E
The
button will not operate while recording or formatting to avoid interrupting these processes.
REWIND/R EVIEW
RECORD/PUNCH IN OR OUT
S
SAMPLE RATE (CLOCK)
before
, and
,
Each time the
DISPLAYING FRAMES VS. 100THS/SECONDS
PITCH CONTROL
The
icon should be off.
Note: This is not possible while recording.
TRACK DELAY
D
Repeat steps through D
AUTOLOCATION CONTROLS
Each Locate Points address can be displayed and set using either Absolute or Relative Time.
ABSOLUTE (ABS) TIME VS. R ELATIVE TIME
LOCATE 0
SETTING LOCATE POINTS
L
AUTO LOOPING
AUTO RETURN
only
AUTO PLAY
LOOP LIMIT
AUTO RECORD
LOOPED RECORDING
R
FOOTSWITCH CONTROLS
FOOTSWITCH CONTROLLED PUNCHING
FOOTSWITCH CONTROLLED AUTOLOCATING
USING THE XT REMOTE
CHAPTER 5
M O
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SYNCHRONIZING MACHINES
Combining XTs and ADATs
Sync In/Out
MASTER/SLAVE INTERACTION
but do not have any master tracks record-enabled
A CHIEVING L
INDEPENDENT SLAVE MODE
F ORMATTING MULTIPLE T
MASTER FORMAT ENABLED, COMPLETE FORMAT
MASTER FORMAT ENABLED, FORMAT EXTEND
MASTER FORMAT DISABLED
MASTER FORMAT DISABLED, FORMAT EXTEND
RECORDING DIGITAL AUDIO
B
MAKING DIGITAL BACKUPS
is selected and there is no optical input, the
If
RECORDING DIGITAL AUDIO FROM OTHER SOURCES
clock
DIGITAL CLOCK CONSIDERATIONS
TAPE OFFSET
D
COMBINING XTS AND ADATS
XT T
after
S
INPUT MONITORING
POLARITY DIFFERENCES
Possible problem:
C
Here are some possible solutions:
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CHAPTER 6
A
O
COMBINED MULTITRACK/M ASTERING DECK
LIVE/LONG-TERM RECORDING
continuous recording
Note:
and
,
LOCKING TO VIDEO: CODE ONLY MASTER
C OMPUTER C
MIDI SYSTEMS: VIRTUAL TRACKING
MIDI MACHINE CONTROL: VIRTUAL REMOTE CONTROL
LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES
MODULAR RECORDING
USING TRACK COPY AS A DIGITAL ROUTER
CALCULATING TAPE OFFSET USING THE LOCATES
D
APPENDIX A
D IGITAL R ECORDING C
ANALOG RECORDING BASICS
DIGITAL RECORDING BASICS
A/D
WHY S-VHS?
APPENDIX B
T
TROUBLE-S HOOTING INDEX
Symptom Cause Solution
RE-INITIALIZING
CHECKING SOFTWARE VERSION
E RROR RATE D
error rate
The TIME counter will briefly read:
ADAT HEAD MAINTENANCE
D RUM TIME D
The number of drum hours will briefly appear in the TIME counter.
TAPE MAINTENANCE: SAFE TAPE
MAINTENANCE/SERVICE
C
M
R EFER ALL SERVICING TO A
OBTAINING REPAIR SERVICE
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APPENDIX C
ERROR CODES
Automatic Brake Calibration Procedure
STEPS TO TAKE BEFORE CALLING FOR HELP
APPENDIX D
S
Transport
Audio
Analog Inputs/Outputs
Digital Inputs/Outputs
General
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A
B
C
D
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Q R
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INDEX