7 - REMOTE (PARALLEL) connector

For details of the timing of the EOM tally signal (pin

 

To connect two units for sequential playback, con-

20), see 3.7, "EOM disc" and 3.8, "EOM track".

 

nect the End of Message Tally (pin 20) of the first

7.1.2 Fader start

 

unit to the PLAY Command pin (pin 1) of the second

 

unit. You should also link together the two ground

Pin 8 is a special case. If this input is brought low

 

 

pins (pin 36).

(for more than 50 ms), playback starts. If it is brought

 

This ensures that when the End of Message tally sig-

back to the high state, playback stops.

 

 

nal is output from the first unit, it will trigger a play

This makes it suitable for connection to any switch-

 

 

action in the second, allowing continuous playback

ing mechanism such as the fader start outputs on a

 

of very long programs.

mixing console, or an edit controller, which connect

 

 

R

To enable continuous sequential recording, connect

this pin to ground when active.

 

together the REMOTE (PARALLEL) connectors of

Note that the Incremental Play function (see 3.10,

 

 

two MD-801R units in the following way:

"Incremental play") can be used to cue the start of the

 

The End of Message Tally (pin 20) of the first unit

next track automatically when the fader play pin goes

 

 

should be connected to both the PLAY Command

high (i.e. playback is stopped).

 

 

(pin 1) and the RECORD Command (pin 6) pins of

7.1.3 Sequential playback and recording

 

 

the second unit’s REMOTE (PARALLEL) connec-

Using the REMOTE (PARALLEL) connectors to

 

tor. The two ground pins (pin 36) should also be con-

“daisy-chain” a number of MD-801 units, it is possi-

 

nected.

ble to use the EOM message (as described in 3.7,

 

It is also possible to connect the End of Message

"EOM disc") to start playback or recording on one

 

Tally pin of the second unit to the appropriate pin(s)

unit automatically when the end of the disc is

 

of a third unit, and so on.

reached on the first unit.

 

Note that if a disc is scratched or damaged, it may not

• Before doing this, you should make sure that the

 

 

be possible to perform the sequential playback or

value in the EOM track menu is set to off (see 3.8,

 

recording operation.

"EOM track"), and that the EOM disc value is set

 

 

to over 60 seconds (see 3.7, "EOM disc").

 

 

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