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Tascam DS-M7.1 Owner's Manual

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Professional Digital Surround Monitor Controller
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The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert
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the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure
that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
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  • Page 1 Professional Digital Surround Monitor Controller Ü The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert ÿ the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the pres- Ÿ...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Precautions

    PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU’AU FOND. TASCAM DS-M7.1 Owner’s Manual For U.S.A TO THE USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    24) Heat — The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat. TASCAM DS-M7.1 Owner’s Manual ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1 – About the unit Installing the DS-M7.1...6 2 – Parts of the DS-M7.1 Front panel...8 Function keys... 9 Rear panel ...11 3 – Connections Connecting the console ...13 Connecting the tracking recorder ...13 Connecting the mastering (stem) recorder14 A note on the word clock ...14...

  • Page 5: About The Unit

    (the stem recorder), the DS-M7.1 can be used for monitoring of the mix as it comes off the console, as well as the recorded mix from the mastering recorder, with the push of one front panel key.

  • Page 6: Installing The Ds-M7.1

    If any of these is missing, contact your TASCAM distributor. The DS-M7.1 is designed to fit into 3U of standard 19” rack space. Remove the feet before installing it in a rack. We suggest that you leave at least 1U of space above the unit to allow for cooling.
  • Page 7 When you use the front panel as a remote con- trol unit, you have the choice of using either the front or rear 9-pin D-sub connector. If the DS-M7.1 is to be installed in a machine room some distance from the mixing location, we suggest using the rear con- 1 –...

  • Page 8: Parts Of The Ds-M7.1

    1 POWER switch and indicator turn the power on and off. NOTE To avoid possible damage to the DS-M7.1 and to other units or your ears, always make sure that the volume of the amplifier connected to the DS-M7.1 which is driving the monitor speakers is turned down before turning the DS-M7.1 on or off.

  • Page 9: Function Keys

    LR downmix to the LC and RC channels. E SPL REFERENCE indicator and LEVEL control level output by the DS-M7.1 when it is properly cali- brated. See the Setup Guide for full details of its operation and its relationship to the software SPL setting.
  • Page 10 2 – Parts of the DS-M7.1 I TEST Used in setup to turn the internal pink noise generator on and off. See the Setup Guide for details. J DOWN MIX/MONO Switches between the selected surround format and the currently-selected downmix mode (the downmix mode is selected using function key).

  • Page 11: Rear Panel

    TDIF format to and from a suitably-equipped digital mixing console such as the TASCAM DM-24. If a card is fitted in slot 1, it may be used as an alternative to this connector. 3 SLOT 2/TRK RECORDER I/O (TDIF)
  • Page 12 NOTE Always connect and disconnect the power with the power switch on the front panel of the DS-M7.1 turned OFF. If the power cord is connected or disconnected with this switch on, there is a risk of damage to the unit.

  • Page 13: Connections

    TDIF equipment to TDIF connectors, and AES/EBU equipment to AES/EBU connectors, otherwise damage may occur to your equipment. If the use of cables other than TASCAM cables causes or results in damage, the warranty is voided. It is assumed that all necessary optional cards have been fitted to the DS-M7.1.

  • Page 14: Connecting The Mastering (Stem) Recorder14

    When this is done, the inputs and outputs must be routed appropriately, as described later. Since the word clock is important to correct opera- tion, not only of the DS-M7.1, but of the whole audio system, an explanation of how to set up the word clock is given here.

  • Page 15: Inverting The Word Clock

    Appropriate action to take Check the connections between the DS-M7.1 and the clock master, and check the set- tings on the clock master to ensure that it is actually outputting a word sync signal.

  • Page 16: Inserts

    At normal sampling frequencies, the preamble of the AES/EBU signal acting as the clock source cannot be read by the DS-M7.1. Check and correct settings on the clock master. signal acting as the clock source cannot be read by the DS-M7.1. Check and correct settings on the clock master.

  • Page 17: Other Monitoring Settings

    CR analog outputs (your console may give these a different name, but they are the ste- reo outputs used for monitoring in the control room) to the DS-M7.1. Use the VALUE (the digital signals mirror the analog...

  • Page 18: Dimmer And Mute Control Connections

    The detection of the change in level, rather 3.5 mm jack MUTE ALL MUTE ALL status TASCAM DS-M7.1 ) and dimmer than the open/closed status of the switch triggers the change in the unit’s status. A remote box fitted with these switches can operated alongside the appropriate front panel switches (it does not replace them).

  • Page 19: Routing And Patching

    6.1 format LCRS (LS,RS) format LCRS (CS) format keys of the DS-M7.1 (except in the 7.1 CONTROL mode). To set the surround format and the routing of the inputs through the input summing router (you may...

  • Page 20: A Note On Lcrs

    Input Summing Router before sending the signals to an inserted device. The DS-M7.1 allows you to do this, in the following way. On the bottom line of the screen above, move...

  • Page 21: Using The Ds-M7.1

    Once you have set up the connections, assigned the inputs and outputs, and followed the procedures in the Setup Guide, you can start using your DS-M7.1. Return or bus? Use the RTN/BUS between return inputs (the signal coming in from the mastering recorder)—the key lights in this mode—...
  • Page 22 5 – Using the DS-M7.1 The parameter to the left on the second line allows you to choose between the two types: TYPE2 Type 1 -5/ +10 dB (-5dB default) Type 2 -5 dB TASCAM DS-M7.1 TYPE1 80/100/120 Hz 48dB/oct...

  • Page 23: Type 1 Bass Management

    1 2 0 L F E> L F E High speed operation Remember that although the DS-M7.1 is capable of high-speed operation (88.2kHz and 96kHz sampling frequencies) as determined by the frequency of the word clock source (see “A note on the word clock”...

  • Page 24: Note On Ds-M7.1 Usage

    6 – Note on DS-M7.1 usage Many pre-mixes for film are made that are greater than 8 tracks. The DS-M7.1 can still be useful in these conditions, as explained here. If a large format (24 or more output busses) console is used, a number (8 or 16) of the busses can be used to feed the stem recorder.

  • Page 25: Downmixing

    Pressing the ing returns it to its previous status. 7 – Downmixing Available downmix targets MONO LCRS MONO MONO MONO MONO key while it is flash- DOWN MIX/MONO TASCAM DS-M7.1...

  • Page 26: Formats

    7 – Downmixing 7.1 formats -4.5 /-6/-7.5/ -9dB -1.5/-3/-4.5/-6dB 7.1 > 5.1 TASCAM DS-M7.1 -3/-4.5/ -6dB -3/-6/-9/ dB -3dB mute mute 7.1 > LR -3dB mute -3 /-4.5/-6dB mute -3/-6/-9/ mute -0/-3 /-6/ mute -3dB mute -1.5 /-3/-4.5/ -6dB mute 7.1 >...
  • Page 27 In the 7.1 to mono downmix, the attenuation values are: Source > Target Values in dB (default underscored) C > L+R –3, –4.5, –6 LFE>L+R –3, –6, –9, – LS,RS>L+R 0, –3, –6, – LC,RC>L+R –1.5, –3, –4.5, –6 TASCAM DS-M7.1...

  • Page 28: Format

    7 – Downmixing 6.1 format (LC) -3 /-4.5/ -6dB 6.1 > 5.1 (LC) TASCAM DS-M7.1 -3/-4.5/ -6dB -3/-6/-9/ dB mute (LC) mute -3dB mute -3/-4.5/ -6dB mute -3/-6/-9/ mute -0/-3/-6/ mute mute -3/-6/-9/ mute 6.1 > mono mute mute mute...
  • Page 29 In the 6.1 to mono downmix, the attenuation values are: Source > Target Values in dB (default underscored) C > L+R –3, –4.5, –6 LFE>L+R –3, –6, –9, – LS,RS>L+R 0, –3, –6, – CS(LC)>L+R –3, –6, –9, – TASCAM DS-M7.1...

  • Page 30: Format

    7 – Downmixing 5.1 format -3/-6/-9/ -3/-6/-9/ -3dB 5.1 > LCRS -3/-4.5/ -6dB -3/-6/-9/ -0/ - 3/-6/ 5.1 > LR TASCAM DS-M7.1 mute mute mute mute -3/-4.5/ -6dB mute -3/-6/-9/ dB mute mute mute mute mute -3 /-4.5/ -6dB mute mute 5.1 >...
  • Page 31 0, –3, –6, – 5.1 > mono In the 5.1 to mono downmix, the attenuation values are: Source > Target Values in dB (default underscored) C > L+R –3, –4.5, –6 LFE>L+R –3, –6, –9, – LS,RS>L+R 0, –3, –6, – TASCAM DS-M7.1...

  • Page 32: Lcrs Format

    Cs speaker. The second is the LCRS (CS) configuration, where the LS(S) signal is assigned to the CS speaker of a 6.1 configuration. Both configurations use the same downmix settings, as shown here. TASCAM DS-M7.1 mute -3/-4.5/-6dB mute mute (LS)

  • Page 33: Lr Format

    LR format LR > mono In the LR to mono downmix, there are no parameters (changeable attenuation values) 7 – Downmixing -3dB mute mute mute mute mute mute LR to mono TASCAM DS-M7.1...

  • Page 34: Specifications

    8 – Specifications The following information is provided for reference when connecting the DS-M7.1 to other equipment. Always take care when making these connections. Analog connections The pinouts for the 25-pin D-sub connectors used for both analog input and analog output are as follows:...

  • Page 35: Specifications

    AES-1992 (AES/EBU) — can be used with high-speed mode ADAT “lightpipe” interface (SYNC in this card is not available with the DS-M7.1) TDIF card (REMOTE OUT connector not available with DS-M7.1) Analog I/O (use with 20dB headroom) — can be used in high-sampling mode...

  • Page 36: Audio Performance

    D-range > 106dB Frequency response < ±0.5dB < ±0.5dB Crosstalk > 100dB TASCAM DS-M7.1 1kHz 0dBFSinput, Fs=48kHz Fs=48kHz, A-weight 1kHz -60dBFS input, Fs=48kHz, A-weight 20Hz-20kHz, 1kHz 0dBFS input, Fs=48kHz 20Hz-40kHz, 1kHz 0dBFS input, Fs=96kHz 100dB1kHz 0dBFS input, Fs=48kHz 1kHz 0dBFS input, Fs=48kHz...

  • Page 37: General Specifications

    12.4 x 1.5 x 4.5 (in) 8.65 kg (19 lbs) 0.85kg (1.9lbs) 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F) Power cord, warranty card 316 mm (12.4 in) 482 mm (19 in) 8 – Specifications 11mm (0.5 in) 71 mm (2.8 in) TASCAM DS-M7.1...

  • Page 38: Making Up A Remote Control Cable

    Making up a remote control cable It is possible to make two kinds of remote control cable, allowing the front panel of the DS-M7.1 to be detached and used as a remote control unit. The first type may be up to 5 m (about 15 feet) long (standard cable), and may use a general-purpose cable.

  • Page 39: Block Diagram

    8 – Specifications Block diagram POST DOWN MANAGEMENT BASS Change!! TASCAM DS-M7.1...
  • Page 40 Phone: (03) 9672-2400 Facsimile: (03)9672-2249 TEAC ITALIANA S.p.A. Phone: 02-66010500 » DS-M7.1 5939 Wallace Street, Mississauga, Ontario L4Z 1Z8, Canada Campesinos No. 184, Colonia Granjes Esmeralda, Delegaacion Iztapalapa CP 09810, Mexico DF 5 Marlin House, Croxley Business Park, Watford, Hertfordshire. WD1 8TE, U.K.

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