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13 CONNECTING V1 TO AUDIO WORKSTATIONS & EDIT
CONTROLLERS
13.1 Connection to the DAWN workstation (v 4.3c or later)
1. Feed house sync to the V1 and the DAWN,
2. Connect the time code out of the DAWN to the time code in of the V1,
3. Connect the RS422 port 1 of the V1 to one of the serial ports on the Macintosh,
4. Make sure the V1 is in Chase Off mode,
5. Make sure the V1 Sync source is “Auto”,
6. Run the DAWN software,
7. You should see a V1 track at the bottom of the mix view,
8. Make sure House Sync is checked,
9. Toggle Master/Slave and then make sure you end up in master mode,
10. Hit play, both units should play in sync,
11. Hit Stop, both unit should stop.
The DAWN should always be in master mode.
13.2 Connection to the Akai DD-1500 with RS422 control (recommended)
1. Use the standard RS422 direct cable male-male 9 pins (Master to Slave).,
2. Feed House Sync to the V1 and to the DD1500,
3. Connect the serial cable between the V1 RS422 port 1 and the DD1500,
4. Set the DD1500 Word Sync to Video A (29.97 for NTSC, 25fps for PAL),
5. Set the Ext M/C of the DD1500 to Master,
6. Make sure the V1 is in Chase Off mode.
Please contact Akai to get the best connection with the DD-1500 and the DD-8.
13.3 Connection to the Akai DD-1500 in CHASE RS422 Mode
1. If you did not receive a special serial cable that is DB9 Male to Male specific to the DD1500, you
need to make one with the following pin-out (This is a twisted Slave to Slave cable) :
pin 1 -> pin 1
pin 2 -> pin 8
pin 3 -> pin 7
pin 4 -> pin 6
pin 5 -> pin 5
pin 6 -> pin 4
pin 7 -> pin 3
pin 8 -> pin 2
pin 9 -> pin 9
2. Feed house sync to the V1 and to the DD1500
3. Connect the serial cable between the V1 RS422 port 1 and the DD1500
4. Set the DD1500 Word Sync to Video A (29.97 for NTSC, 25 fps for PAL),
5. Set the Ext M/C of the DD1500 to Full Slave,
6. Set the Chase mode of the V1 to RS422.
Use the DD1500 as if it is standalone, the V1 will chase to it at any speed.