Page 2 - Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty:; The author, Audio Video Systems Division of; TRADEMARKS
Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: The author, Audio Video Systems Division of Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd has used its best efforts in preparing this book.However, Audio/Video Systems Division of Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd makesno representation or warrant...
Page 3 - Table of Contents; Example of systems with Two WR-DA7 in tandem
3 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 4 2. Notes for connections with peripheral equipment ............................. 5 2.1 Wordclock ..............................................................................
Page 5 - The WR-DA7 as wordclock master; Set the
5 2. Notes for connections with peripheral equipment 2.1 Wordclock The WR-DA7 as wordclock master The DA7 has an internal wordclock generator that provides a timing reference for the external(digital) audio devices connected to it. This is neither MIDI nor SMPTE timecode. You can set theinternal gen...
Page 6 - instructions in the owner’s manual.; Wordclock; DA7 is transmitted as a through output.; MIDI
6 WR-AESS: Select the switch (AES/EBU, S/PDIF) on the card, according to the devices being connected. It is possible to select settings for each pair of channels 1/2, 3/4, 5/6,and 7/8. This switch is used for switching the electrical signal not for formatchange. WR-TNDM: The Tandem card is for use i...
Page 7 - Tandem connection; Make all connections with the mixers turned OFF.
7 Tandem connection Make all connections with the mixers turned OFF. You will need the following cables and cards: (2) WR-TNDM cards, (1) Tandem cable (part # DA/DB-DB: Available in the USA), (1) MINI DIN 8-Pin Serial cable (Macintosh Printer Cable), or (2) MIDI cables, (1) 75 ohm BNC-BNC wordclock ...
Page 8 - switch the DIGITAL I/O button on the BRC to
8 2.3 ADAT, BRC Connections To connect an ADAT with the WR-DA7 digitally, the WR-ADAT option card is needed to connect theoptical cables. Install the card (with the mixer turned OFF) and screw the option card securelyinto place to ensure proper grounding. To use the ADAT’s DIGITAL INPUT press the DI...
Page 10 - When Connecting a DA-88 the WR-DA7 must function as the slave unit.
10 SYNC OUT terminal of the DA-88 to the WCK IN terminal of the WR-DA7. Then press the D-I/Oswitch of the WR-DA7 several times in order to display the INPUT SET screen of the D-I/O window.Then, select the SOURCE SELECT to ‘WCK IN.’ When the DA-98 or 38 is the wordclock master, the slot where the WR-...
Page 11 - Digital timepiece; Connection
11 2.5 DAT (with AES/EBU or S/PDIF I/O) To record and playback using the DAT Recorder as the wordclock master and the WR-DA7 as aslave, connect the DAT to the REC OUT and 2TR IN terminals of the WR-DA7. Press the D-I/Oswitch on the WR-DA7 to display the INPUT SET screen on the D-I/O so that synchron...
Page 13 - Caution in setting Macintosh Computers
13 Set the OMS as follows: Start the OMS setup application. If the OMS is not installed, it can be downloaded from themanufactures web-site. Select [OMS MIDI Setup] in the Edit menu. Select the port (normally, the printer port) in which there's no WR-DA7 connected. (In thiscase, de-select [Modem] an...
Page 14 - (When a timecode is recorded on a tape track); Method of connection; Set the ADAT to the wordclock master and the WR-DA7 to the slave.; ADAT setting
15 3. WR-DA7 system applications 3.1 Example of systems for ADAT (1 unit) (When a timecode is recorded on a tape track) This system is used to record the SMPTE timecode on track # 8 of an ADAT. This timecode will beused as the timecode reference for automation. Method of connection With the mixer po...
Page 15 - System configuration-1; ADAT
16 System configuration-1 WCK MASTER WR-ADAT ADAT DIGITALOUT TRACK8 ANALOG OUT (RCA) IN IN OUT Optical Cable WR-SMPT SMPTE IN SLOT 1(17-24ch) (XLR) SP AES/EBU SP Power AMP RECOUT 2TRA IN AUXSEND AUXRTN INPUT 1-16 DAT WR-DA7 Mic Effector Sampler Keyboard A B R SR MONITOR A
Page 17 - BRC setting
18 During ADAT playback there will be no playback while ALL INPUT is ON. ALL INPUT must beturned OFF. BRC setting Select the Fixed Mode when the BRC is used as a word clock master and the sampling rate is set at48kHz. Select the Variable Mode when the sampling rate is set at 44.1kHz. Press the PITCH...
Page 18 - System configuration-2
19 System configuration-2 WCK MASTER WR-ADAT ADAT ADAT ID1 BRC WR-DA7 DIGITALOUT IN MIDI IN MTC MMC MIDI OUT WCK OUT(48kHz OUT) REMOTE OUT TO ADAT Sync Cable WORD CLOCK IN (75 Ω =ON) IN IN OUT Optical Cable WR-ADAT ID2 DIGITALOUT IN SYNC OUT Sync Cable IN IN OUT Optical Cable WR-ADAT ADAT ID3 DIGITA...
Page 19 - Example of systems with Two WR-DA7 in tandem with 4 ADATs and BRC
20 3.3 Example of systems with Two WR-DA7 in tandem with 4 ADATs and BRC This is a 32-track digital recording system utilizing two WR-DA7’s connected in tandem along withfour ADAT units a BRC and ADAT Sync cable connections. The four ADAT units can be controlledfrom the BRC. It is also possible to p...
Page 22 - System configuration-3
23 WCK MASTER WR-ADAT ADAT ID1 ADAT ID2 BRC WR-DA7 DIGITALOUT IN MIDI IN MMC MTC MIDI OUT WCK OUT(48kHz OUT) REMOTE OUTTO ADAT SyncCable WORD CLOCK IN (75 Ω =OFF) IN IN OUT Optical Cable WR-ADAT DIGITALOUT IN SYNC OUT SyncCable IN IN OUT Optical Cable WR-TANDM SYNC OUT SLOT 1(17-24ch) (MASTER) (MAST...
Page 25 - System configuration-4
26 System configuration-4 WCK MASTER WR-TDIF DA-88 DA-88 DA-88 with SY-88 ID0 WR-DA7 TDIF-1 TDIF-1 WORD SYNC OUT(BNC) (BNC) MIDI IN MTC MMC MIDI OUT WORD CLOCK IN (75 Ω =ON) PW-88DL WR-TDIF TDIF-1 TDIF-1 PW-88DL WR-TDIF TDIF-1 TDIF-1 PW-88DL IN SYNC OUT PW-88S IN SYNC OUT PW-88S Terminator SLOT 1(17...
Page 28 - System configuration -5
29 WR-DA7 MIDI IN MMC MTC MIDI OUT WR-TANDM SYNC OUT SLOT 1(17-24ch) (MASTER) (MASTER) (SLAVE) SLOT 2(25-32ch) SLOT 3 INPUT 1-16 WORD CLOCKOUT (75 Ω =OFF) To PC WORD CLOCK IN (75 Ω =ON) To PC MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI OUT MIDI IN WR-DA7 IN SLOT 1(17-24ch) (SLAVE) SLOT 2(25-32ch) SLOT 3 INPUT 1-16 WR-TAN...
Page 30 - System configuration -6
31 System configuration -6 WCK MASTER WR-ADDA 16Track AnalogMultitrack Recorder Track16 Analog Out OUT 8 8 WR-SMPT SMPTE IN SLOT 1(17-24ch) (XLR) INPUT 1-16 WR-ADDA OUT IN 8 8 SLOT 2(25-32ch) R SR Mic Sampler WR-DA7 Keyboard MTR SP AES/EBU SP Power AMP RECOUT 2TRA IN AUXSEND AUXRTN DAT Effector A B ...
Page 32 - System configuration -7
33 System configuration -7 WR-SMPT WR-DA7 SW-OFF REFOUT SMPTE OUT(XLR) DIGITALIN/OUT DIGITAL I/O (XLR) (D-sub 25pin) (BNC) REF IN V-SYNC IN(BNC) SMPTE IN(XLR) House Video Sync SLOT 1(17-24ch) WCK MASTER INPUT 1-16 Digital Video Recorder WR-AESS SW=AES/EBU R SR Mic Sampler Keyboard SP AES/EBU SP Powe...
Page 35 - System configuration -8; BRC
36 System configuration -8 WCK MASTER BRC WR-DA7 SYNC IN SMPTE IN SMPTE Timecode MIDI IN MTC MIDI IN REC OUT VIDEO OUT MMC MIDI OUT MIDI OUT WCK OUT(48kHz OUT) REMOTE OUT TO ADAT SyncCable WORD CLOCK IN (75 Ω =ON) WR-SMPT SMPTE OUT (Phone) SMPTE IN (XLR) WR-ADAT ADAT ID1 VTR TV Monitor DIGITALOUT IN...
Page 37 - Set the dipswitch 8 at ON the SY-88 board.
38 To enable the DA-98 to receive digital input from the TDIF-1, press the DIGITAL IN button on thefront panel. When the timecode output of the video recorder is generated after being converted to MTC, theMODE dip switch 6 on the SY-88 rear side is set to OFF. (If this switch is set to ON, the timec...
Page 38 - System configuration-9; VTR
39 System configuration-9 VIDEO IN WORD SYNC OUT (BNC) SMPTETimecode MIDI IN MTC MIDI IN MMC MIDI OUT MIDI OUT TIMECODE IN DA-98 ID1 House Video Sync WCK MASTER WR-TDIF TDIF-1 TDIF-1 PW-88DL (BNC) WORD CLOCK IN (75 Ω =ON) WR-DA7 REC OUT VIDEO OUT VTR TV Monitor INPUT 1-16 R SR Mic Sampler Keyboard S...
Page 39 - System Example of Pro Tools; Connecting Procedures; setup screen that is displayed after the simplified setup.
40 3.10 System Example of Pro Tools This example illustrates using the WR-DA7 in a Pro Tools system. Editing can be performed usingAutomation, etc. after synchronizing Pro Tools with the WR-DA7 in reference to the timecode froman ADAT (BRC). It then becomes possible to control Pro Tools, ADAT and BR...
Page 40 - as in Remote 1 are necessary for using Remote 2.); Pro Tools Setup
41 To display MTC timecode on the LCD screen set the [Time Base] to [MTC] in the AutomationExecute screen of the WR-DA7. To use MMC set the [MMC Port] to [MIDI] in the MIDI Setup screen. To control the various parameters of Pro Tools using the MIDI remote function of the WR-DA7, ProTools exchanges m...
Page 41 - System Configuration-10
42 System Configuration-10 WCK MASTER WR-ADAT ADAT 888 I/O Pro Tools ID1 ADAT ID2 BRC WR-DA7 DIGITALOUT IN MIDI IN MIDIOUT WCK OUT SYNC OUT SyncCable WORD CLOCK IN PORT 2 OUT IN PORT 1 IN MMC MTC MTC MMC IN IN OUT Optical Cable WR-ADAT DIGITALOUT IN SYNC OUT SyncCable IN IN OUT Optical Cable SLOT 1(...
Page 44 - System Configuration-11
45 System Configuration-11 WCK MASTER WR-ADAT ADAT ADAT ID1 BRC WR-DA7 DIGITALOUT IN MIDIOUT IN OUT MIDI IN WCK OUT SYNC OUT SyncCable WORD CLOCK IN IN IN OUT Optical Cable WR-ADAT ID2 DIGITALOUT IN SYNC OUT SyncCable IN IN OUT Optical Cable WR-ADAT ADAT ID3 DIGITALOUT IN SYNC OUT SyncCable IN IN OU...
Page 45 - System Example of WR-DA7 Tandem-Connection to a MIDI Sequencer
46 3.12 System Example of WR-DA7 Tandem-Connection to a MIDI Sequencer (Performer) This example refers to the configuration a mixing automation system using two WR-DA7s and aMIDI sequencer (Performer) in a personal computer. By using the MIDI sequencer, the Faders,EQ, PAN, and channel ON/OFF of the ...
Page 48 - System Configuration-12
49 System Configuration-12 WCK MASTER WR-ADAT ADAT ID1 ADAT ID2 BRC WR-DA7 DIGITALOUT IN IN WCK OUT(48kHz OUT) REMOTE OUTTO ADAT SyncCable WORD CLOCK IN (75 Ω =OFF) IN IN OUT Optical Cable WR-ADAT DIGITALOUT SYNC OUT SyncCable IN IN OUT Optical Cable SYNC OUT SLOT 1(17-24ch) (MASTER) SLOT 2(25-32ch)...
Page 50 - System Configuration-13
51 System Configuration-13 WCK MASTER WR-ADAT DR8 DIGITALOUT IN with IB-804A (IB-803M) IN OUT Optical Cable WR-SMPT SMPTE OUT MIDIOUT MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI IN MTC MMC SMPTEIN SLOT 1(17-24ch) (XLR) SP MONITOR A AES/EBU SP Power AMP RECOUT 2TRA IN AUXSEND AUXRTN INPUT 1-16 DAT S/PDIF WR-DA7 Mic Effect...
Page 52 - System Configuration-14
53 System Configuration-14 MIDI IN MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI OUT DA-98 WR-TDIF WR-DA7 INPUT 1-16 R SR Mic Sampler Keyboard SP MONITOR A AES/EBU SP Power AMP RECOUT 2TRA IN DAT A B To PC Printer Port ExpansionSoftware (Mac) WCK MASTER SLOT 1(17-24ch) TDIF-1 TDIF-1 PW-88DL
Page 53 - Other Sequence Software
54 3.15 Connection to MAX (Macintosh) expansion software and Other Sequence Software This example illustrates a recording and mixing automation system using one WR-DA7, PC expan-sion software, and sequencing software such as Digital Performer. The combined use of theexpansion software and Digital Pe...
Page 55 - System Configuration-15
56 System Configuration-15 WR-DA7 MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI IN MIDIOUT MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI OUT MIDI IN INPUT 1-16 R SR Sampler Keyboard SP MONITOR A To PC AES/EBU SP Power AMP RECOUT 2TRA IN DAT A B Modem Port Mac MIDI Timepiece MIDISequencer(Performer)Expansion Software (Mac) Printer Port WR-TDIF DA-...
Page 57 - Select [Preference] from the Edit menu and open the dialog box.
58 MIDI Timepiece A/V Setup For tandem communication between the two WR-DA7s, establish connections from Port 1 OUT toPort 2 IN and from Port 2 OUT to Port 1 IN. To have the two WR-DA7s receive MTC from the DA-98, establish connections from Port 3 OUT toPort 1 IN and to Port 2 IN. For MMC control of...
Page 58 - System Configuration-16
59 System Configuration-16 WR-DA7 MIDI IN MIDIOUT WR-TANDM SYNC OUT SLOT 1(17-24ch) (MASTER) SLOT 2(25-32ch) INPUT 1-16 WORD CLOCKOUT (75 Ω =ON) To PC WORD CLOCK IN (75 Ω =ON) To PC WR-DA7 IN SLOT 1(17-24ch) (SLAVE) SLOT 2(25-32ch) INPUT 1-16 WR-TANDM WCK MASTER WR-TDIF DA-98 WR-TDIF DA-38 IN SYNC O...
Page 59 - Other Sequencing Software
60 3.17 Tandem-Connection to MAX (Macintosh) expansion software and Other Sequencing Software This example refers to the building of a recording or mixing automation system using two WR-DA7s, PC expansion software, and other sequence software such as Digital Performer. Combineduse of the expansion s...
Page 62 - System Configuration-17
63 System Configuration-17 WR-DA7 MIDI IN MIDIOUT MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI OUT WR-TANDM SYNC OUT SLOT 1(17-24ch) (MASTER) SLOT 2(25-32ch) INPUT 1-16 WORDCLOCK OUT (75 Ω =ON) To PC WORDCLOCK IN(75 Ω =ON) To PC WR-DA7 IN SLOT 1(17-24ch) (SLAVE) SLOT 2(25-32ch) INPUT 1-16 WR-TANDM WCK MASTER WR-TD...
