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TASCAM DM-24 Reference Manual
16 – Options
The DM-24 can be expanded by means of cards (one
or two) installed in the expansion slots.
WARNING
Regarding installation, consult your nearest TASCAM
dealer.
Do not install options by yourself which require open-
ing the DM-24 or you will lose your warranty.
You will need a cross-head (Phillips) screwdriver.
1 Turn off the DM-24 and disconnect it from
the power supply. Disconnect all other equip-
ment connected to it.
WARNING
WARNING
The above step is most important. If you do not do this,
there is a risk that you may cause damage to the DM-24
as well as other equipment.
2 Use the screwdriver to remove the blanking
panel from the slot into which you will fit the
interface card. Keep the retaining screws in a
safe place.
We suggest that you start from the top slot
(slot 1) and work downwards. Take care, if
you are removing a previously-fitted inter-
face card, that you are removing the retain-
ing screws, and not the smaller screws which
fix the card to the rear plate. Also, if you are
removing a previously-fitted card, use the
binding posts on the rear plate to help
remove the card.
3 Remove the interface card from the anti-
static protective bag.
4 Hold the card by the edges, and insert it,
component side upwards, into the slot.
5 Locate the card into the connector inside the
DM-24. Push the card firmly, without forc-
ing, so that the connector grips the end of the
card. A new DM-24 and/or new card may be
a little stiff. Make sure that the card is
pushed as far as it will go (so that the card
rear connector plate touches the rear panel
of the DM-24).
The cards available for the DM-24 are:
• Cascade card
• TDIF card
• ADAT card
• AES/EBU card
• Analog I/O card
The setting up of these cards is done using the SLOT
screen of the DIGITAL display.
This screen is split into two: the left half of the screen
represents the card in slot 1 (the top slot) and the
right represents the card in slot 2 (the lower slot). If
either or both of these slots are unoccupied, the
screen shows
No Card for the appropriate slot(s).
Clock sources
Any cards which provide digital audio input facilities
(that is, the cascade card, the TDIF card, the ADAT
card and the AES/EBU card), can be used as clock
sources. The cards are listed in the CLOCK screen when they
are fitted.
In the case of the AES/EBU card, any of the four
inputs (two in the case of high sampling frequency)
can be selected as the word sync source.
Cascade slaves automatically take their clock from
the master (which is free to take it from any other
source).