Fostex Setting the VM200 as Master or Slave, Recording to a Digital Multitrack Recorder or DAT

Setting the VM200 as Master or Slave

	Select this option to use the VM200 as a word clock slave,
WORD44	syncing to the clock from a connected FOSTEX VR800
	digital multitrack recorder, or a digital device equipped with
	a WORD OUT connector, running at 44.1kHz.
	Select this option to use the VM200 as a word clock slave,
WORD48	syncing to the clock coming from a connected digital
	device equipped with a WORD OUT connector that is run-
	ning at 48kHz.

Caution: Selecting an inappropriate sampling frequency will interfere with normal recording and playback.

Note: If the VM200 is only the digital device in your system, use the default setting of INT44.

3.Press the [ENTER] key to confirm your selection. The VM200 displays the previous function page.

4.If you select any option other than “INT44” in step 2, and the VM200 is the last device in the word clock chain, turn the WORD IN Termination ON/OFF switch to ON on the rear panel.

WORD IN Termination ON/OFF switch

WORD

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ON OFF IN OUT

Setting the VM200 as Master or Slave

The following examples illustrate the VM200 in various recording configurations, being used as both word clock master and word clock slave.

Recording to a Digital Multitrack Recorder or DAT

In this example, a stereo signal is recorded to a DAT recorder. The VM200 is the word clock master; the DAT recorder is the word clock slave. Set the Master Word Clock parameter on the VM200 to “INT44.” The VM200 will generate the word clock and the DAT recorder will slave to it.

VM200 is the word clock MASTER

S/PDIF OUT

VM200

DIGITAL RECORDING MIXER

DIGITAL INPUT

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