Fostex D-160 owner manual 135, Setting the DMT-8 Ver Slave

D-160 Owner's Manual (MIDI sync function)

Setting the DMT-8 Ver. 2 (Slave)

# Refer to the DMT-8 User’s Guide for the procedure and additional information.

1.Use the same frame rate as the D-160 for the “MTC frame rate setting” in the Setup mode.

2.Use the D-160’s offset time for the “MTC offset time setting” in the Setup mode.

There is no “MTC offset mode setting” on the D-80, D-80 Ver. 2, DMT-8 Ver. 2, and DMT-8 VL. When you use the D-160’s setting, the MTC offset mode will automatically become “ABS.”

3.Set the “MIDI device ID setting” in Setup mode to “01” on the DMT-8 Ver. 2.

4.Set the Slave mode to “On” for the “Slave mode setting” in the Setup mode.

You can set the Slave mode on the D-80, D-80 Ver. 2, DMT-8 Ver. 2, and DMT-8 VL, but you cannot select a sync signal (SLAVE TYPE). If you use the D-160’s setting, “SP DIF” will be automatically selected.

5.Press the DISP SEL key while holding down the EXECUTE/YES key to select MTC as the Time Base indication.

<Note>

After this setting, check the following items on the DMT-8 Ver. 2:

*“LOCKED” LED is flashing: When the Chase Lock operation is complete, this indicator will light.

*“DIGITAL” lights on the display: The unit is syncing to the external digital signal.

<Note>

Do not connect or remove the optical cable the DATA IN connector while

Slave mode is on. This can generate noise, affecting the connected external devices.

Checking Chase Lock

1.When the master device (D-160) is played, the flashing “PLAY” button lamp will light and Chase Lock will be complete.

Check to make sure the display shows the correct MTC time.

2.When you start recording on the master device, the slave device will start recording after the Chase Lock operation is complete.

3.When you stop the master device, the MTC transmission from the master device will be interrupted and the slave machine will also stop.

The illuminated “PLAY” button's lamp will begin to flash.

4.While the master device is in fast forward or rewind mode, the slave machine will remain stopped.

When you start playing or recording on the master device, the slave machine will start the Chase Lock operation.

<Note>

The re-chase window of the D-90, D-80, D-80 Ver. 2, DMT-8 Ver. 2, and DMT-8 VL is “10 frames” fixed. This is the same as the D-160. When the MTC of the master device and the MTC of the slave machine slip from each other by 10 frames or more, the slave machine will interpret this as being out of sync, and will try to lock with the master device again (this is called a “re-chase” operation). During the re-chase operation, audio output will be muted. If slippage is within 10 frames, the slave machine will continue running while accepting the slippage. Since the master device supplies a digital signal to the slave machine in this system, the slave machine will not perform the re- chase operation after chase lock is complete.

*If the Chase Lock operation or control is incorrect, check all connections, cables, and settings.

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