Connection Using Bi-Phase - Akai DD1500 User Manual

4 - CONNECTIONS - SYSTEM
BI-PHASE EQUIPPED FILM EQUIPMENT
(Flatbed, sprocketed tape player, etc.)
This diagram shows a typical setup for post-syncing audio to film. The same basic
connections are used except that, in place of RS422, the DD1500m's Bi-Phase
connection is used. In this case, the DD1500 should be the master and the film
equipment set to slave. Pressing play, rewind, fast forward, stop and jogging will cause the
film equipment to respond accordingly. However, because of the way film equipment
'accelerates' up to speed, it is sometimes necessary to feed the film equipment's bi-phase
output back to the DD1500m so that it can 'report back' its position and keep the two units
in sync after rewind or fast forward. This largely depends on the equipment you are using,
however, so no hard and fast advice can be given here. You may need to experiment to
find the best setup. If you have any doubt, please contact your dealer who will be able to
help.
Of course, in this setup, you may add DD1500a units as appropriate and you may wish to
use a PC keyboard for naming files more easily.
Once the audio has been edited and synced using the system described above, the disk
can be taken to the mixdown room where the DD1500 (or the compatible Akai DR8 or
DR16) would be set to be a slave to a master Bi-Phase controller in sync with other film
playback machines.
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BI-PHASE
TERMINATOR ON
(BNC Ethernet cable)
To S-VGA monitor
TERMINATOR ON
DD1500x
SCSI
Digital inputs
Digital outputs
DD1500m
Special digital
audio monitor link
to DL1500
AKNET
Monitor output
Version 2.00 - March, 1996