Fostex VM200 manual Digital I/Os, Using Adat

Digital I/Os

Digital I/Os

The VM200 features two types of digital ins and outs: ADAT IN/OUT and S/PDIF IN/OUT.

ADAT IN/OUT

ADAT

INOUT

ADAT is a digital audio format developed by the Alesis Corporation that enables eight channels of digital audio to flow through a single optical cable.

It includes eight digital inputs and eight assignable digital outputs and can be directly connected to digital multitrack recorders.

You can connect any ADAT-compatible recorder to these connectors, including an Alesis ADAT, Alesis ADAT-XT, Fostex VR-800, and others.

Using ADAT IN

You can use an optical cable to connect the ADAT IN connector on the VM200 to the ADAT Out connector on an Alesis ADAT or other ADAT-compatible device, such as the Fostex VR800.

The signal, which carries eight-channel data from the ADAT IN con- nector, will be assigned to input channels 9 through 16 on the VM200.

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VM200

DIGITAL RECORDING MIXER

ADAT IN

DATA OUT

WORD IN	VR800
	WORD OUT

In this example, a Fostex VR800 is connected to the ADAT IN con- nector on the VM200 to mix from a digital source.

The VR800 serves as the word clock master; the VM200 is the word clock slave. The VR800 WORD OUT connector transmits the word clock to the WORD IN connector on the VM200.

Set the Word Clock parameter on the VM200 to “WORD44,” and make sure that the WORD IN switch on the rear panel is turned on.

If a connected ADAT-compatible device does not have a WORD OUT connector, set the Word Clock parameter on the VM200 to “ADAT44” or “ADAT48” depending on the sampling frequency of the source.

For more information on the master word clock setup, refer to “Setting the Master Word Clock” on page 162.

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