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Manual Tascam DS-M7.1

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  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 1

    Prof essional Digital Surround Monitor Con troller O WNER’S MA NU AL CAUTI ON: TO REDUCE T HE RISK OF ELECTR IC SH OCK, DO NO T REM OVE CO VER (OR BACK ). NO USER- SERV ICEABLE PART S INSIDE. REF ER SERVICING TO QUA LIFIED SERVICE PERS ONNEL. The ex clamation poi nt withi n an equi lateral triang le is i ntended to alert t he user to the pr es- e ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 2

    2 TASCAM DS -M7.1 Ow ner’s Man ual Important Safety Pre cautions IMPOR T ANT (for U .K. Customers) DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipme nt. If the plu g fitted is n ot suitable for the power points in your ho me or the cable is too sho rt to reach a power po int, then obtai n an appropriat e safety approve d exte nsion lead or consul t ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 3

    TASCAM DS -M7.1 O wner’s Manual 3 CA UTION: … Read all of these Instructions. … Save these Instructions fo r later use. … Follow all W arnings and Instructions marked on the audio equipme nt. 1) Read Instruction s — All the safety and o perating i nstructions shoul d be read be fore the pro duct is operated . 2) Retain Instructions — Th ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 4

    Table of Contents 4 TASCAM DS-M7 .1 1 – About the unit Installing the DS-M7.1...... .............. ............. 6 2 – Parts of the DS-M 7.1 Front panel.......... .............. .............. ............. 8 Function keys .................................................. 9 Rear panel ........... ..................... .............. ......11 3 ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 5

    TASCAM DS-M7.1 5 1 – About the unit The T ASCAM DS-M7.1 is designe d to help y ou manage the mon itoring of mixe s of surround sound project s. All major s urround f ormats are sup ported, from LCRS to 7.1. Provid ing fl exible s witch ing a nd r outin g facili ties between a d igital r ecording console su ch as the T AS- CAM DM-24 and digital m ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 6

    1 – About the unit 6 TASCAM DS-M7.1 allo wing almost e v ery commo n industr y format to be supporte d by th e DS-M7.1. Full cal ibrati on fac ilitie s are pro vide d, with a b uilt-in pink nois e generat or , to al lo w for quic k, easy and accurat e setup of the unit. Channel del ay is pro vided to compensa te for ac oustic de lay when sur roun ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 7

    1 – About the unit TASCAM DS-M7.1 7 Using the front panel as a r emote control unit When you use the front panel as a remote con - trol un it, you h av e th e choic e of usi ng either the fro nt or rear 9 -pin D-sub conn ector . If the DS- M7.1 is to be in stal led in a mac hine room some dista nce from the mixing location , we suggest usi ng the ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 8

    8 TASCAM DS-M7.1 2 – Parts of the DS-M7.1 Front panel The part o f the fro nt panel o f the unit whi ch houses the disp lay and controls can be remo ve d and con- nected vi a an approp riate ca ble, up to 20 m (60 ft.) in length b y tu rning the capti v e thumbscre ws at the to p of the pa nel counte rclockwis e. Note that the front panel is reta ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 9

    2 – Parts of the DS-M7.1 TASCAM DS-M7.1 9 Function keys These ke ys all ha ve tw o func tions: t he unshif ted function , as sho wn b y the labe l abov e the ke ys, and the co lor -coded (t o match the SHIFT k ey) shifted function , as sho wn b y the lo wer label. The sh ifted function is enable d when the SHIFT indicato r is lit . 4 ST A TUS/INP ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 10

    2 – Parts of the DS-M7.1 10 TASCAM DS-M 7.1 I TEST Used in setup to t urn the i nternal p ink noise gen erator on and of f. See t he Setup Gui de for deta ils. J DO WN MIX/MONO Switches between t he selecte d surr ound format and the cur rently- selecte d do wnmix mode ( the do wnmix mode is selec ted usin g the S YSTEM functi on key). When p res ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 11

    2 – Parts of the DS-M7.1 TASCAM DS-M7.1 11 Rear panel See t he s ecti on on Connecti ons fo r deta ils o f how to make conn ections t o and from t he DS-M7.1. 1 Expansion slots The DS-M 7.1 is fitted with thre e expa nsion slo ts, which ca n take dif ferent types of I /O card. Con sult your T ASCAM dea ler for details concerni ng the a v ailabi l ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 12

    2 – Parts of the DS-M7.1 12 TASCAM DS-M 7.1 8 MASTER RECORDER I/O Th ere are three se ts of conn ectors f or connect ing th e master record er: TDIF -1 (combined i nput and out put), AD A T (separa te input a nd outp ut “lightpi pe” connect ors) and AES/EBU (combined i nput and out put). 9 REMO TE IN 1 Use thi s as an alt ernati ve to the fro ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 13

    TASCAM DS-M7.1 13 3 – Co nnecti ons This sect ion descr ibes not o nly the con nections you make betwee n other equi pment and the DS-M7.1, but also the softwar e steps n ecessary to make t hat other equipment r ecognizab le by and usable with the un it. Read th is secti on carefu lly , espec ially t he sectio n on word clock, as i t is essent ia ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 14

    3 – Conne ctions 14 TASCAM DS-M 7.1 the conso le output s, and may not be monitore d direc tly from the DS -M7. 1. Outputs to the tracking r ecor der T hese connect t o the rec order inp uts. These may be moni- tore d as BUS signa ls from the DS-M7.1. When this c onnection, together with all other con- nections , hav e been made, you should s et ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 15

    3 – Co nnecti ons TASCAM DS-M7.1 15 Consol e and Master Rec (m aster ing record er) . The second and t hird lines of the scr een wil l be automatic ally f illed i n depending on both the sour ce and the setting s made elsewhe re i n the s yst em as desc ribed in “R outi ng an d patching” on page 19. P ossible v alues ar e: NO TE High-speed co ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 16

    3 – Conne ctions 16 TASCAM DS-M 7.1 Insert s Either a nalog or digital insert units ca n be connec ted to op erate afte r the BU S/ RTN switch. These are selecta ble pre- or post- the Input Summing Router . These ins erts can b e pre- or pos t- the in put summing router ( placed be tween the i nputs and t he R TN/BUS selecto r switch) and al ways ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 17

    3 – Co nnecti ons TASCAM DS-M7.1 17 1 Pres s the SYST EM k ey , and use the cu rsor keys u ntil a screen s im ilar to the follow ing appears: 2 Use the VA L U E cont rol to sel ect betw een POST ( the digit al signal s mirr or the anal og signals) and PRE (the paramete rs describ ed above are i gnore d). Other monitoring settings The re ar e othe ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 18

    3 – Conne ctions 18 TASCAM DS-M 7.1 Dimmer and mut e contr ol connections A remote box for mute ( MUTE ALL ) and dimmer control may be made up an d used so t hat the co ntrol of these function s can be car ried out from a locati on in th e lis tenin g environme nt ot her than the m ain m ix- ing locat ion. Use non-la tching pus h-to-mak e swit ch ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 19

    TASCAM DS-M7.1 19 4 – Routing and patchi ng When the p hysical exte rnal connect ions ha ve been mad e, it i s tim e to se t up th e in terna l conn ec tions within th e DS-M7.1 as described he re. Since p roject ne eds and app licatio ns v ary , the DS- M7 .1 prov ides fl exibilit y in the way in whic h in com- ing signals are recei ved and moni ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 20

    4 – Routing and patching 20 TASCAM DS-M 7.1 1 Wit h th e SHIFT indicator lit, pr ess the ST A TUS/I NPUT key so that the scr een di s- plays the f ollo wing: 2 Use the cursor keys to na vigate to the Input parameter , and set the value ( VA L U E control) t o one of tho se liste d abov e. As you sele ct the sur round pat tern, note ho w the green ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 21

    TASCAM DS-M7.1 21 5 – Using the DS-M7.1 Once you ha v e set u p the connec tions, assi gned th e inputs an d outputs, and follo wed the procedu res in the Se tup Guide , yo u can star t using yo ur DS-M7.1. Return or bus? Use the RTN/ BUS key to sel ect betw een re tur n inpu ts (th e sig nal co ming in fro m the master ing recor der)—th e ke y ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 22

    5 – Using the DS-M7.1 22 TASCAM DS-M 7.1 The paramet er to the left on th e second li ne allo ws you to choo se betwe en the tw o types: TYPE1 and TYPE2 . L R C LFE LS RS RC LC -15 / 0 dB ( -15 dB default) L R C SW LS RS RC LC HPF LPF HPF HPF HPF HPF -5/ +10 dB ( -5dB default) 80/100/120 Hz 48dB /oct L R C LFE LS RS RC LC -15 dB L R C SW LS RS RC ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 23

    5 – Using the DS-M7.1 TASCAM DS-M7.1 23 T ype 1 bass management When typ e 1 bass management i s select ed, the s creen looks somet hing lik e this: FRQ The freq uency a t which th e crosso v er occurs: 80, 100 or 12 0 (Hz). MCH>LFE The amount of main channel s ignal (L, C, R, LS, RS) added to the LFE moni tor channel. This is se t togeth er w ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 24

    24 TASCAM DS-M7 .1 6 – Note on DS-M7.1 usage Many pre-mix es for f i lm ar e made that are greater than 8 tr acks. The DS- M7.1 can st ill be u seful in these con ditions, as exp lained he re. If a lar ge format (24 or more ou tput b usses) console is used, a number (8 or 16) of the b usses can be use d to feed t he ste m recorder . The retur ns ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 25

    TASCAM DS-M7.1 25 7 – D ownmixing Downmi xing, as e xplai ned earlier , is the pro cess of folding a surround mi x into a f ormat usin g fe wer channels. This is don e for the purpose of checking com patib ility . Downmi xing is en abled and disa bled on th e DS- M7.1 us ing the DO WN MIX/MONO key un der the SPL readout and contro l. When do wnmi ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 26

    7 – Do wnmixi ng 26 TASCAM DS-M 7.1 7.1 form ats L R C LFE LS RS LC RC L R C LFE LS RS LC RC -4.5 /-6/-7.5/ -9dB -1.5 /-3/-4.5/ -6dB mute mute L R C LFE LS RS LC RC L R C LFE LS RS LC RC mute mute mute mute mute mute -3 /-4.5/ -6dB -0/ -3 /-6/ -1.5 /-3/-4.5/ -6dB -3/-6/-9/ dB -3dB L R C LFE LS RS LC RC L R C LFE LS RS LC RC mute mute mute mute mu ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 27

    7 – D ownmixing TASCAM DS-M7.1 27 7.1 > 5.1 In the 7.1 to 5.1 do wnmix, the attenuati on values ar e: 7.1 > LR In the 7.1 to LR (s tereo ) downmix , the attenuat ion v alues are: 7.1 > mono In the 7 .1 to mono do wnmix, t he attenu ation v alu es are: Sour ce > T arget V alues in dB (default und erscor ed) LC>L, RC>R -1 .5 , – ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 28

    7 – Do wnmixi ng 28 TASCAM DS-M 7.1 6.1 form at L R C LFE LS RS RC L R C LFE LS RS LC RC mute mute mute mute mute mute -3 /-4.5/ -6dB L R C LFE LS RS CS (LC ) RC L R C LFE LS RS LC RC -3 /-4.5/ -6dB mute mute CS (LC ) -3/ -6 /-9/ -0 / -3 /-6/ B -3/-6/-9/ dB L R C LFE LS RS CS (LC ) RC L R C LFE LS RS LC RC mute mute mute mute mute mute -3 /-4.5/ ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 29

    7 – D ownmixing TASCAM DS-M7.1 29 6.1 > 5.1 In the 5.1 to 5.1 do wnmix, the attenuati on values ar e: 6.1 > LR In the 6.1 to LR (s tereo ) downmix , the attenuat ion v alues are: 6.1 > mono In the 6 .1 to mono do wnmix, t he attenu ation v alu es are: Sour ce > T arget V alues in dB (default und erscor ed) CS (LC )>LS,RS -3 , –4. ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 30

    7 – Do wnmixi ng 30 TASCAM DS-M 7.1 5.1 form at L R C LFE LS RS LC RC L R C LFE LS RS LC RC L R C LFE LS RS LC RC L R C LFE LS RS LC RC -3dB -3 /-4.5/ -6dB mute mute mute mute mute mute -3/-6/-9/ dB -3/-6/-9/ dB L R C LFE LS RS RC L R C LFE LS RS LC RC mute mute mute mute mute mute -3 /-4.5/ -6dB LC -0/ -3 /-6/ L R C LFE LS RS RC L R C LFE LS RS ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 31

    7 – D ownmixing TASCAM DS-M7.1 31 5.1 > LCRS In the 5. 1 to LCRS downmix , the at ten- uati on value s are: 5.1 > 4.1 In the 5.1 to 4.1 do wnmix, the attenuati on values ar e: 5.1 > LR In the 5.1 to LR (s ter eo) downm ix, th e attenu ation v alu es are: 5.1 > mono In the 5 .1 to mono do wnmix, t he attenu ation v alu es are: Sour ce ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 32

    7 – Do wnmixi ng 32 TASCAM DS-M 7.1 LCRS form at As mentione d earlie r , ther e are tw o LCRS conf igura- tions. The fi rst is the LCRS (LS, RS) c onfi guration , This all ows a control room set u p for 5.1 or 6. 1 to use an LCRS confi guraiton wit hout repatching the speak- ers. Thi s is pos sible, s ince the Ls and Rs speak ers are assigned th ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 33

    7 – D ownmixing TASCAM DS-M7.1 33 LR for mat LR > mono In t he LR to mono do wnmix, there ar e no para meters (c hangeable atten uation v alue s) -3dB L R C LFE LS RS RC L R C LFE LS RS LC RC mute mute mute mute mute mute LC LR to mono ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 34

    34 TASCAM DS-M7 .1 8 – Specifications The follo wing inform ation is provi ded for r eference when connect ing the DS- M7.1 to other equipment. Alway s take care when maki ng these connectio ns. This sho ws the pinouts whe n vie wing the rear panel of the DS-M7.1 . Analog connections The pinouts fo r the 25-p in D-sub connect ors used for both an ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 35

    8 – Specifications TASCAM DS-M7.1 35 Specificati ons I/O specifica tions The CO NSO LE , MA STER a nd INSERT connect ors may each ha v e an optio nal slot card sele cted as a lter- nati ve I/O sourc es. These slot s may be f ill ed by any of the fo llo wing (b ut only one a nalog IF-AN/DM ca rd may be fitt ed at a time) . Also note t hat when suc ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 36

    8 – Specifications 36 TASCAM DS-M 7.1 Audio performance Analog outputs Analog inputs Master r ecord er input(AES/EBU) -> M onitor output(Analog) T .H. D < 0.004% 1kHz 0dB FSinpu t, Fs= 48kHz S/N > 113d B Fs=48kHz , A- weight Dynam ic range > 113d B 1kHz -60 dBFS inp ut, Fs=48 kHz, A-wei ght F reque ncy resp onse < ±0. 5dB 20Hz -20 ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 37

    8 – Specifications TASCAM DS-M7.1 37 General spec ifications Dimensional drawings Samp ling frequ enci es s uppor ted : 44.1 k Hz, 4 8 k Hz, 88. 2 kHz, 96 kHz (as dete r mined by in comin g word cl ock) all ±6% W ord le ngth 24 bit V olt age r equirem ents USA/ Canad a 120 V A C, 60 H z U .K. 240 V AC , 5 0 Hz Europe 23 0V AC , 50 Hz Australia 2 ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 38

    8 – Specifications 38 TASCAM DS-M 7.1 Making up a re mote contro l cable It is po ssible t o make tw o kinds of remote con trol cable, allo wing th e front pa nel of th e DS-M7.1 to be detached and used as a remote co ntrol unit. The f irst t ype may be up t o 5 m (about 15 feet) l ong (standar d cable) , and may use a general- purpose cable. The ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 39

    8 – Specifications TASCAM DS-M7.1 39 Block diagram Chan ge!! SPL REFERENCE Surround level LFE Gain MUTE SRND/ST ST SRND SRND ST SRND ST SRND ST SRND ST SRND ST SRND ST SRND ST MUTE/SOLO CONTROL MUTE/SOLO MUTE ALL RTN BUS RTN/BUS INSERT PRE SUM/POST SUM PRE POST INSERT DIGIT AL/ANALOG ANA DIG Input summing router 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 34 567 8 ENABLE ...

  • Tascam DS-M7.1 - page 40

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