Peripheral Equipment Connection. Fostex VM08

Model VM08 Owner’s Manual

Peripheral Equipment Connection

The schematic below is an example of external equipment connected to the VM08.

To avoid possible speaker damage, please be sure to unplug the AC adaptor when connecting external equipment to the IN/OUT connectors of the Fostex VM08.

Monitor Speaker

External Effect Unit/External Mixer etc.

Guitar & Guitar Processer

Amplifier

Monitor headphone

Digital Master Recorder

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6

1

2

4

9V

AD-9B

ONLY

DC IN

OUT

DIGITAL FOOT SW

RESET

AUX SEND

8/7

5

6/5 4 TRIM

-10 -50

3

TRIM

-10 -50

INPUT

R

2

ST OUT L

TRIM

-10 -50

1

PHONES

TRIM

-10 -50

3 2

Microphone

AC Adaptor

Footswitch

Synthesizer

1) ST.OUT L, R jack

These are unbalanced phone jacks where an external monitor (amplifier+ speaker) or analog master recorder can be connected. The standard output level is -10dBV.

2) INPUT 1 ~ 4 jacks

These are unbalanced phone jacks for microphones and sound sources such as a guitar. TRIM knobs are provided for each jack by so input levels can be adjusted to match the sound source, from microphone input to line level signals.

3) INPUT 5/6 (INPUT 7/8) jacks

TRS type phone jacks for connecting line level sound sources.

As shown in the schematic, both stereo and mono output sound sources can be connected. For either type signals, the input mode can be selected using the VM08’s setup mode. Refer to [Setup mode] on page 27 for setup of the input mode. Refer to next page for details in preparing and wiring the TRS phone plug.

The standard input level is -6dBV.

4) AUX SEND 1/2 jack

TRS type phone jacks where external effects and mixers can be connected. Two channels, namely, AUX

SEND 1 and 2 are output here. One or two external units can be connected. See the next page for details in preparing and wiring a TRS phone plug. The standard output level is -10dBV.

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5) FOOT SW jack

This is an unbalanced type phone jack. An unlatch type foot switch (Fostex Model 8051) can be plugged in here. Operations using the foot switch are selectable in the [Setup mode]. Refer to [Setup mode] on page

27 for details.

6) DC IN connector

Plug-in the tip of the power cord of the exclusive AC adaptor (AD-9B) here and plug the adaptor into a household AC wall outlet. Since the VM08 does not have a power switch, ON/OFF of power is done by plugging and unplugging the AC adaptor from the AC wall outlet. If you don’t plan on using the VM08 for some length of time, the AC adaptor must be unplugged from the AC wall outlet.

7) S/P DIF OUT connector

The same signals output from ST OUT L, R are output here as digital (S/P DIF) signals.

Signals mixed in an external digital master recorder connected here can be recorded in digital as shown in the schematic. If external digital equipment to be connected is provided with only COAXIAL (RCA pin jack) type IN/OUT connectors, use the optional Fostex COP-1/96k optical-coaxial converting adaptor sold separately.

* INPUT 5/6 (7/8) and AUX SEND 1/2 jacks

TRS type jacks used at INPUT 5/6, TRS type jacks used at INPUT 5/6 (7/8) and AUX SEND 1/2, and

TRS phone plugs or unbalanced phone plugs can be connected here, as shown below. The phone plug should be wired as shown below.

TRS Phone plug Phone plug

INPUT 5/6, INPUT 7/8 jacks:

* How to input a stereo signal:

In order to input a stereo output signal to channels 5/6 or 7/8, a stereo cable with a STEREO phone plug wired as shown in the schematic should be used. Set the INPUT 5/6 input mode or

INPUT 7/8 input mode in the setup mode to [Stereo]. The L signal of the stereo input signal will be applied to channel 5 (or 7) and the R signal to channel 6 (or 8). Refer to [Setup mode] on page

27 to setup the input mode.

AUX SEND OUT 1/2 jack:

* Connecting two external equipment:

Wire the TRS phone plug to two phone plugs as shown in the schematic to connect two separate pieces of equipment to AUX SEND 1/2.

By doing so, the AUX SEND 1 signal and AUX SEND

2 signal will be separately output to the two.

VM08 side

External Equipment

VM08 side

Music source side

* How to input a monaural signal:

In order to input a monaural output signal to channels 5/6 or 7/8, an unbalanced phone plug, as shown in the schematic, is used for the connection and the INPUT 5/6 input mode or IN-

PUT 7/8 input mode in the "setup mode" is set to [In 5 > Mono] (or [In 7 > Mono]).

The monaural signal will be simultaneously input to channels 5 and 6 (or 7 and 8). When setting the input mode, refer to [Setup mode] on page 27 for details.

* Connecting a single external equipment:

In order to connect a single external piece of equipment to the AUX SEND 1/2 jack, the unbalanced phone plug is connected as shown in the schematic.

This will output only the AUX SEND 1 signal.

VM08 side

External Equipment

VM08 side Music source side

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