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TASCAM TEAC Professional Division D00000000A MMR-8 Modular Multitrack Recorder MMP-16 Modular Multitrack Player MMR-8/MMP-16 SCSI Tips for MMR/MMP Users...
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SCSI Tips for MMR/MMP Users Table of Contents SCSI C ... 3 ABLES Cable Quality ... 3 Cable Length and Device Support ... 3 Cabling Wide and Narrow Devices in a System ... 3 SCSI T ... 4 ERMINATION INGSTON RAME ONFIGURATION SCSI C...
SCSI Tips for MMR/MMP Users We have found that the quality of materials and attention to detail in setting up external SCSI devices for use with the MMR/MMP system can have a profound effect on the reliability and performance of the system. This document provides details on some of the issues that have been found to impact a successful and trouble-free installation.
Active negation terminators are most optimized for FAST and Ultra-SCSI speeds. Active negation termination is currently not under testing and thus is not supported by TASCAM. Kingston Frame Configuration When configuring a Kingston receiving frame the settings in Figure 1 must be used.
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Reconnect the 26-pin ribbon cable to J2 on the MMR Biphase Operations Board. Wide Kingston Drive Frames The Kingston SCSI drive frame in the MMR is normally configured for narrow SCSI. TASCAM can also provide MMR/MMP units configured with wide Kingston frames and carriers, and can perform a service upgrade to remove the existing narrow Kinston frame and carrier and replace it with a wide Kingston frame and carrier.
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ST39173W Manufacturers frequently release new drive models and obsolete other drive models. The most current list of approved drives can be found on the TASCAM web site at http://www.tascam.com . * Users should be aware these drives do not perform as well as hard drives. Test results with the NIKON Beluga drive with 1K/sector media show 8 tracks of record and playback in 16- or 24-bit TapeMode is generally reliable.
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