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2. INSTRUCTIONS/PRECAUTIONS FOR SETTING UP
* All connections should be made only after you have made sure that the power is turned off on all units.
* Should the DM BUSS cable be disconnected while the DM-80 System is operating, the system will go
into a halt. In order to restart the system, you will need to turn the power to the DM-80-8/4 off then on
again. You should always try to be careful, since if the above situation occurs, you will lose all data that
was not yet saved.
[1] Connections to Make When Syncing with an Analog Tape Recorder or SMPTE
Device
The following explains how to make the connections when you wish to have either an analog tape recorder
capable of playback SMPTE Time Code, or a SMPTE device act as the master while the DM-80 System is
made the slave and placed in sync.
SMPTE Time Code should be recorded beforehand onto the analog tape recorder. The playback of this
code should then be fed into the DM-80-L. With a SMPTE device that is equipped with a SMPTE Time Code
generator (such as the Roland SBX-1000), connect the SMPTE Time Code output to the input on the DM-
80-L.
* MTR: Multi-Track Recorder
* SMPTE: Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.
* LTC: Longitudinal Time Code
e Making the Connections for the Synchronization Signals (SMPTE and SYNC Signals)
SMPTE Signal Connection
Connect a cable so the SMPTE LTC signals produced by the tape recorder during playback are input to the
SMPTE LTC IN jack on the DM-80-L.
If the SMPTE device being used directly provides output of SMPTE LTC signals, run a cable between its
SMPTE LTC output jack and the SMPTE LTC IN jack on the DM-80-L.
Additionally, connect a cable between any one of the four SMPTE LTC OUT jacks on the DM-80-L and
the SMPTE LTC IN jack on the DM-80-8/4.
SYNC Signal Connection
Use the supplied SYNC connecting cable to make the connection between any one of the four FOR DM-
80 SYNC OUT jacks on the DM-80-L and the VIDEO SYNC jack on the DM-80-8/4.
* The signals output from the DM-80-L's FOR DM-80 SYNC OUT jacks are completely different from
ordinary video signals. Never connect the FOR DM-80 SYNC OUT jacks to anything other than the VIDEO
SYNC jack on the DM-80-8/4.
e Connecting to the DM-BUSS
Connecting with the DM-80-8/4
Use the supplied DM BUSS connecting cable to make the connection between the DM BUSS OUT jack
on the DM-80-L and the DM BUSS IN jack on the DM-80-8/4.
Connecting with the DM-80-R/DM-80-F
When employing a DM-80-F
Run the cable between the DM BUSS IN jack on the DM-80-L and the DM BUSS OUT jack on the DM-
80-F. Additionally, connect a cable between the DM BUSS IN jack on the DM-80-F and the DM BUSS OUT
jack on the DM-80-R.
When NOT employing a DM-80-F
Run the cable between the DM BUSS IN jack on the DM-80-L and the DM BUSS OUT jack on the DM-
80-R.
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