M-AUDIO Mac Syncman - Manual (Page 19)

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Trouble Shooting
If you have any problems using Mac Syncman you should first check the
following:
1. Are all of your cables working and plugged in properly?
2. Are you using a high quality tape deck and tape? Have you tried
using high quality Metal Tape?
3. Have you discovered the best Input and Output level settings on
your tape deck. You may need to spend some time playing with dif-
ferent playback and record levels to find the most reliable settings. If
the level of the signal is too high or too low you may encounter
problems. You should play with the record and playback levels until
the Tape Read/Write Light does not blink, indicating tape drop out,
at all during playback.
4. Is a dip-switch in the wrong position for your application? See the
“Dip-Switch Descriptions” section of this manual.
5. Mac Syncman records information to tape as data. If your recorder
uses noise reduction, such as DBX or Dolby, when writing or read-
ing Mac Syncman Sync tracks, the data may be corrupted and the
results may be unacceptable. We recommend that you NOT use
noise reduction when writing or reading Mac Syncman Sync tracks.
6. If you are recording any kind of a sync stripe and going through a
board to set levels make sure any EQ is off or flat.
Should you continue to encounter any difficulties after checking all of
the above items AND after reading this manual thoroughly, we suggest
you contact us directly.