Fostex manual Cascading the VM200, Press the System key

Cascading the VM200

Cascading the VM200

You can connect up to three VM200s together in a cascade configu- ration to enable 36-plus channels of digital mixing. A two-mixer cas- cade is illustrated below.

S/P DIF OUT

VM200

DIGITAL RECORDING MIXER

S/P DIF IN

VM200

DIGITAL RECORDING MIXER

VM200-A VM200-B

In this figure, the stereo buss signal flows from the VM200-A S/P DIF OUT to the VM200-B S/P DIF IN. (S/P DIF OUT outputs the stereo buss signal in digital form.)

VM200-A serves as word clock master. Its Clock parameter is set to INT44.

(You can access the Clock parameter by pressing the [SYSTEM] key to display the 1:CLOCK/MON function page as shown below.)

The other VM200 serves as word clock slave. Its Clock parameters is set to SPDIF44. Refer to “Setting the Master Word Clock” on page 162 for more information on word clock.

To configure multiple VM200s in a cascade, follow these steps:

1.Press the [SYSTEM] key.

The VM200 displays the Setup:System 1:CLOCK/MON function page.

2.Rotate the EQ/LO Freq rotary control to select one of the fol- lowing options:

OFF	This is the default setting. The VM200s will not cascade.
ON-A	The Cascade function is turned on. Channels 7 and 8 are
	disabled.
ON-B	The Cascade function is turned on. Channels 15 and 16
	are disabled.
ON-C	The Cascade function is turned on. Channels 19 and 20
	are disabled.

3.Press the [EXIT] key or [CHANNEL/METER] key.

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