2 – Front and rear panels–Rear Panel connectors
TASCAM DA-98HR 17
2.2 Rear Panel connectors
This provides a brief description of the functions of the connectors on the rear panel. For full details of connec-
tions, see 3, “Connections”, and for details of levels, etc., see 13.2, “Specifications”.
l TIME CODE (IN and OUT)
This pair of XLR-type connectors (female for IN and
male for
OUT) provides the timecode connections for
the timecode synchronization functions of the DA-
98HR. See 9, “Operations related to timecode” for
full details.
m RS-422
This connector is used for controlling the DA-98HR
using controllers or editors which conform to the
Sony P2 protocol (RS-422). See 10.3, “Use with 9-
pin external control” for full details of how to use
other equipment connected through this connector.
n VIDEO (IN/THRU)
The VIDEO BNC connectors are used to carry video
frame sync signals when the DA-98HR is used with
video equipment. The self-terminating
THRU con-
nector echoes messages received at the
IN.
See 9.7, “Video resolution” for details of video sync
operation.
o WORD SYNC (IN/OUT/THRU (AUTO
TERM))
These BNC connectors are used to carry the word
clock between the DA-98HR and other types of digi-
tal audio equipment. The
THRU connector is self-ter-
minating. See 3.2.3, “Word sync clock connections”
for full details.
p DIGITAL (AES/EBU)
This 25-pin D-sub connector provides I/O in AES-
EBU format. The pinouts for this are as follows:
Use a cable which provides suitable XLR-type con-
nectors connected to a 25-pin ‘D’-sub connector, to
connect the DA-98HRto the AES/EBU devices.
q MIDI IN/OUT/THRU
These connectors carry MIDI Time Code (MTC) and
MMC (MIDI Machine Control) commands. See
10.5, “MIDI Machine Control” for details of how
these facilities are used when synchronizing to other
units.
r CONTROL I/O
This connector is used for control of the DA-98HR
by external equipment. Consult your TASCAM
dealer for full details of compatibility and the use of
this connector.
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25
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14
+–+–+–+–+–+–+– +–
Dout 4
Dout 3
Dout 2
Dout 1
Din 4
Din 3
Din 1
Din 2