Fostex owner manual Setup of the VR800, Setup of the VC-8

Model VC-8 Owner’s Manual

Setup of the VR800

1.Set the VR800 digital input track to [AdAt] and the digital in clock to [ASYnC](Asynchronous mode).

2.Set the VR800 digital output track to [AdAt].

Note: Refer to the VR800 Owner’s Manual for setups of the VR800 “Digital input track” and “Digital output track” settings.

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.

					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

4 3 2 1 5

1.Set the DIGITAL MODE switch to [ADAT].

2.Set the ANALOG INPUT switch to [1-8].

If it is to be connected to a 4 BUS or 2 BUS mixer, refer to next page.

3.Set the CLOCK switch to [WORD].

4.Switch ON the terminating switch.

5.Switch on power to the VC-8.

At this stage, as signals are being input to both DATA IN and WORD IN, the LOCKED LED will be lit in orange color.

<The CLOCK switch and LOCKED LED>

The CLOCK switch is for selecting the required clock frequency and is selected in accordance to the application as lited below. Depending on the application, the LOCKED LED indicates the type of digital signal that is input and setting of the CLOCK switch.

CLOCK SW

OPTICAL

WORD

INT (44.1k)

WORD IN

OPTICAL IN

LOCKED LED

Lit in

Lit in

Extin-

Extin-

Lit in

Lit in

Extin-

Extin-

Lit in

Lit in

Extin-

Extin-

green

green

guished

guished

orange

green

guished

guished

green

green

guished

guished

If the LOCKED LED is lit in green,

If the LOCKED LED is lit in red or

Regardless to the LOCKED LED

the VC-8 will operate in sync with

orange, the VC-8 will operate in

indication, the VC-8 will operate

the digital signal input to the VC-8

sync with the word clock that is in-

by its internal 44.1 kHz crystal.

DATAIN connector. If the LOCKED

put to the VC-8 WORD IN connec-

LED is extinguished, it indicates that

tor. If the LOCKED LED is lit in

FUNCTIONS

no digital signal is being input and

green or is extinguished, it is an in-

it will not operate correctly even

dication that word clock is not be-

though switched to OPTICAL. In

ing input and thus will not operate

such case, set the CLOCK switch

correctly even though the CLOCK

to INT.

switch is set to WORD. In such

case, set the CLOCK switch to

OPTICAL or INT.

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