Fostex PD204 owner manual PC connection, External controller connection, How it works

Chapter 4: Basic connections

PC connection

The PD204 provides the [USB (PC)] connector dedicated for PC connection.

By connecting a personal computer to this connector, you can control the PD204 drive from the personal computer as well as transfer an audio file between the PD204 and personal computer (see page 116 for details).

<Note>: To use the PD204 with a personal computer, make setting of the "USB to PC" menu of the MENU mode to "CONNECT". See page 117 for details.

L	R	IN	OUT
	ANALOG OUT		DIGITAL

ADJUST	DC-OUT		DC-IN	DC-OUT
			1:GND	1:GND
DC-IN 12-24V	12-24V		2:NC	2:NC
	(0.5A MAX)		3:NC	3:NC
		USB	4:12-24V	4:12-24V
				XLR
		HOST		1:GND
	PC	KYBD		2:HOT
				3:COLD

[USB (PC)] connector

External controller connection

The PD204 provides the [PARALLEL] connector (MINI DIN 8-pin) on the right side panel. By connecting an appropriate controller to this connector, you can control the following PD204 operations externally.

1PLAY

4STOP

7REC

2	REWIND	3	PAUSE
5	FAST FORWARD	6
8	CUE point entry	9

<How it works>

Each operation is active by grounding the corresponding terminal (see page 43 for details).

L	R	4	3	2	1
	AUX IN			ANALOG IN
		9P-REMOTE			ADJUST
				TIME CODE
		WORD		IN	OUT
		OUT
P	L	AUTO SEL
		WORD/
		VIDEO	ON	OFF
		IN

External controller

8 7 6

54 3

2 1

PARALLEL

1	PLAY
2	STOP
3	REC
4	GND
5	SHIFT
6	REW
7	DC-OUT
8	FF

68 Location Recorder Model PD204