Specifications

Applications - Chapter 11
58 ADAT LX20 Reference Manual
To properly extend a format, the master and slaves should be locked before
punching into format record.
Format
Mode
Master
format
ind.
Slave
format
ind.
Slave
formatted?
Result What you see
Complete Lit Lit No Rewinds to tape start,
formats along with master
Slave FORMAT
indicator lit
solid
Complete Lit Off No Rewinds to tape start and
plays along with master
TIME counter
reads noFO (no
format)
Complete Lit Lit Yes Rewinds to tape start,
formats along with master
Slave FORMAT
indicator lit
solid
Complete Lit Off Yes Rewinds to tape start and
plays along with master
TIME counter
shows current
time
Extend Lit Off No Slave plays TIME counter
reads noFO (no
format)
Extend Lit Lit Yes Autolocates to same time as
master and begins format
extension
TIME counter
shows current
time
Extend Lit Off Yes Autolocates to same time as
master and plays or records
in sync
TIME counter
shows current
time
Extend Off Yes Yes Slave autolocates to
master, then format
extension begins at the
slave
TIME counter
shows current
time
Extend Off Yes No Slave plays TIME counter
reads noFO (no
format)
RECORDING DIGITAL AUDIO
B
OUNCING TRACKS BETWEEN ADATS
Use the ADAT Optical Interface to bounce between machines in a multiple ADAT
system. The digital bus connects similarly to the sync cables, and the machines
should be patched together in the same order (e.g., digital output 1 goes to digital
input 2, digital output 2 to digital input 3, etc.). Refer to Chapter 8 for more
information on connecting the digital bus.
If DIGITAL IN is selected and there is no optical input, the DIGITAL indicator
(located in the Clock Block) will flash.
With DIGITAL INPUT selected, the LX20 will record from the DIGITAL IN
connector, and ignore the analog inputs. The optical bus carries the 8 tracks, with
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