User manual ROLAND ADA-7000

[. . . ] 8-Channel AD/DA Converter ADA-7000 Owner's Manual Thank you for purchasing the Roland ADA-7000 8-Channel AD/DA Converter. By connecting the ADA-7000 to a Roland digital mixer or Roland digital recorder that has an R-BUS connector, you can expand to an additional 8 channels of analog input/output. Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: "IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS" (p. These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, Owner's Manual should be read in its entirety. [. . . ] This is in order to support 96 kHz compatible equipment that will become available in the future. At present (December 1999), no devices with a 96 kHz compatible R-BUS connector are available. For details, please contact your nearest Roland Service Center, authorized Roland distributor, or your dealer. 8 POWER Switch This turns the power of the ADA-7000 on/off. 8 Front and Rear Panels Rear Panel fig. 2 3 5 1 1 AC IN 2 4 6 Connect the included power cable here. To avoid malfunction, connect only the power supply cord that was supplied with the unit. 2 WORD CLOCK IN/OUT Connectors IN: When supplying a sampling clock from an external device to the ADA-7000, input the WORDCLOCK signal here. Use this when you want the reference clock to be another device that outputs a high-precision sampling clock, or when synchronizing to a device that has only a WORDCLOCK OUT. fig. 3. e Sampling Clock Master Digtal Tape Recorder WORD CLOCK OUT TERMINATOR SWITCH: ON WORD CLOCK IN ADA-7000 CLOCK SOURCE: WORD CLOCK · If you have selected "WORD CLOCK" as the sampling clock of the ADA-7000, you must set the master clock of the connected device to the R-BUS to which that ADA-7000 is connected. · If the master clock of the device connected to the R-BUS connector is the word clock signal, you must select "R-BUS" as the sampling clock of the ADA-7000. 9 Front and Rear Panels TERMINATOR Switch: Turn this on if the ADA-7000 is the last device in the word clock signal chain. Turn this off only if you are using a relay connector to distribute the word signal to other devices. fig. 3a. e Sampling Clock Master Digtal Tape Recorder Connector TERMINATOR SWITCH: OFF WORD CLOCK IN WORD CLOCK IN ADA-7000 CLOCK SOURCE: WORD CLOCK WORD CLOCK SLAVE OUT: This outputs the sampling clock on which the ADA-7000 is operating. Use this when you want another device to synchronize to the sampling clock on which the ADA-7000 is operating. 3 R-BUS (RMDB2) Connector This is an 8-in/8-out 24 bit digital audio connector. Connect it to another device that has an R-BUS connector (e. g. , Roland digital mixer or Roland digital recorder). To avoid malfunctions, never connect it to a SCSI connector, an RS-232C connector, or a parallel connector, even if the connector has the same shape. RMDB II, RMDB2 and R-BUS are the same standard of Roland corporation. 4 RCA OUTPUT Connectors 1­8 (-10 dBu) Connect an RCA phono type plug here to output the same analog signal (+4 dBu) as from the XLR output (converted to consumer level). 5 XLR/TRS INPUT Connectors 1­8 Connect either an XLR type or TRS phone plug (not both) here to input an analog signal. To turn the phantom power on/ off, use the front panel PHANTOM buttons. * Always turn the phantom power off when connecting any device other than condenser microphones that require phantom power. You risk causing damage if you mistakenly supply phantom power to dynamic microphones, audio playback devices, or other devices that don't require such power. Be sure to check the specifications of any microphone you intend to use by referring to the manual that came with it. (This instrument's phantom power: 48 V DC, 14 mA/ch Max) 6 XLR OUTPUT Connectors 1­8 Connect an XLR type plug here to output the analog signal (+4 dBu). 10 An Example of Connection As an example, we will explain how to connect a Roland VM-7200 mixing processor. * To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other devices, always turn down the volume, and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections. Make connections after first checking the wiring diagrams of other equipment you intend to connect. fig. XLRJack * Howling could be produced depending on the location of microphones relative to speakers. Lowering volume levels. fig. 4. e VM-C7200 VM-LINK Microphone Synthesizer VM-7200 R-BUS Output R L ADA-7000 Multi Track Recorder 11 Turning the Power On * Once the connections have been completed (p. By turning on devices in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to speakers and other devices. A brief interval (a few seconds) after power up is required before the unit will operate normally. 1. 5. Make sure that the volume of the audio devices have been turned down. [. . . ] Box 180 295400 Munkachevo, UKRAINE TEL: (03131) 414-40 INDIA Rivera Digitec (India) Pvt. Edwin Moses Road, Mumbai-400011, INDIA TEL: (022) 498 3079 BRAZIL Roland Brasil Ltda Rua San Jose, 780 Sala B Parque Industrial San Jose Cotia - Sao Paulo - SP, BRAZIL TEL: (011) 4615 5666 FINLAND Roland Scandinavia As, Filial Finland Lauttasaarentie 54 B Fin-00201 Helsinki, FINLAND TEL: (9) 682 4020 UNITED KINGDOM Roland (U. K. ) Ltd. Atlantic Close, Swansea Enterprise Park, SWANSEA SA7 9FJ, UNITED KINGDOM TEL: (01792) 700139 NORTH AMERICA CANADA Roland Canada Music Ltd. C. , V6V 2M4 CANADA TEL: (0604) 270 6626 INDONESIA PT Citra IntiRama J1. 15J-150 Jakarta Pusat INDONESIA TEL: (021) 6324170 COSTA RICA JUAN Bansbach Instrumentos Musicales Ave. 1. [. . . ]