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MMR-8 TASCAM MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Table of Contents
TASCAM MMR-8 Owner’s Manual
Chapter 1 General Information .........................................................................12
MMR-8 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 12
Hardware Overview ........................................................................................................................ 13
Internal Boards for Units with Serial Numbers up to 01608........................................................................... 13
Internal Boards for Units with Serial Numbers of 01609 and above............................................................... 13
Front Panel .................................................................................................................................................. 14
Rear Panel ................................................................................................................................................... 14
Accessory Products ...................................................................................................................................... 15
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Functional Overview........................................................................................................................ 17
System Specifications....................................................................................................................... 20
Chapter 2 Installation ........................................................................................22
MMR-8 Materials Kit Box .............................................................................................................. 22
General Guidelines .......................................................................................................................... 23
Mounting Rack Ears .................................................................................................................................... 23
Installing Multiple MMR Units .................................................................................................................... 24
AC Mains and Grounding (Earthing) Considerations .................................................................................... 25
Audio Cables.................................................................................................................................... 25
MMR-8 Back Panel Connections For Serial # Up To 01608 .......................................................... 26
MMR-8 Back Panel Connections For Serial # 01609 And Above .................................................. 27
Audio Connections ...................................................................................................................................... 28
Analog In/Out Connections...................................................................................................................... 28
Digital In/Out Connections ...................................................................................................................... 28
Monitoring Connections........................................................................................................................... 28
Timecode and Video Reference Signals........................................................................................................ 29
Video In/Out............................................................................................................................................ 29
SMPTE/EBU Time Code In/Out .............................................................................................................. 29
Biphase Connections................................................................................................................................ 30
Digital Audio Sample Reference Connections .............................................................................................. 30
Word Clock ............................................................................................................................................. 30
AES/EBU Sample Rate............................................................................................................................ 30
MIDI Connections ....................................................................................................................................... 31
External Controllers & Bus Connections ...................................................................................................... 31
Lynx Bus / KCU Connection ................................................................................................................... 31
MMR Sync Bus Connections ................................................................................................................... 31
Serial Transport Connection..................................................................................................................... 32
Serial Editor Connection .......................................................................................................................... 32
Parallel Transport .................................................................................................................................... 32
Parallel Tracks ......................................................................................................................................... 32
Connecting External SCSI Media ................................................................................................... 33
SCSI Cables ..................................................................................................................................... 33
Cable Quality............................................................................................................................................... 33
Cable Length and Device Support ................................................................................................................ 33
Cabling Wide and Narrow Devices in a System ............................................................................................ 34
SCSI Termination............................................................................................................................ 34
Kingston Frame Configuration ....................................................................................................... 34