Digital Audio Convertors; Cables; Control I/O Connector Pinout - Tascam DA-98 Owner's Manual

Section 15 – Options, specifications and reference
The meter can be rack mounted using the RM-
8824 rack mount angle accessory or mounted on
the RC-848 using the MK-8824 mounting kit.
No settings are necessary on the DA-98 to use this
meter unit.

15.1.4 Digital audio convertors

TASCAM supply two types of convertor which
allow conversion between TDIF-1 and other digi-
tal audio formats.
The IF-88AE converts between eight audio chan-
nels of TDIF-1 and AES/EBU (SPDIF), and the
IF-88SD converts between eight audio channels of
SDIF-2 and TDIF-1.
The cables used to connect the IF88-SD to the
SDIF-2 device are:
Cable Purpose
PW-SD1 IF-88 SDIF-2
PW-SD2 SDIF-2

15.1.5 Cables

As mentioned, TASCAM cannot accept any
responsibility for damage caused by the use of the
wrong cables.
Always consult your TASCAM dealer to see if
there is a ready-made cable to meet your needs.
The TASCAM cables to be used with the DA-98
(at the time of writing this manual) are given in
the table below:
Cable Purpose
PW-88D 1 m (3 ft.) DA-98
bing cable
PW-88DL 5 m (15 ft.) DA-98
bing cable
PW-88S 1 m (3 ft.) DA-98
PW-2D 2m (6 ft.) analog balanced audio I/O cable
(e.g. DA-98
PW-4D 4m (12 ft.) analog balanced audio I/O cable
(e.g. DA-98
PW-10D 10m (30 ft.) analog balanced audio I/O
cable (e.g. DA-98
15-2 – 1.00 – 06/97
IF-88
DTRS digital dub-
DTRS digital dub-
DTRS sync cable
M1600)
M1600)
M1600)
Cable Purpose
PW-1ES 1m (3 ft.) standard 9-pin RS-422 cable
PW-5ES 5m (15 ft) standard 9-pin RS-422 cable
PW-88M External meter connecting cable

15.1.6 CONTROL I/O connector pinout

Pin
Signal
No.
1 PLAY
2 FFWD
3 REW
4 AUX 1
5 STOP
6 REC
7 AUX 2
8 CHASE
9 –
10 SUB GND
11 PLAY TALLLY
12 FFWD TALLY
13 REW TALLY
14 STOP TALLY
15 REC TALLY
16 LOCK TALLY
17 AUX 1 TALLY
18 AUX 2 TALLY
19 ACTIVE SENSE
Pin
Signal
No.
20 SUB GND
21 SERIAL OUT
22 –
23 SERIAL IN
24 –
25 2 FS
26 FLAG 1
27 FLAG 2
28 C2
29 2F SYNC
30 F SYNC
31 –
32 SRCK
33 –
34 LOAD
35 –
36 SUB GND
37 SUB 5 V (max 50mA)