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Author Topic: DMA 8 plus wiring Phil Ranucci Expert Film Handler Posts: 236 From: Carpinteria,CA, United States Registered: May 2006 posted 01-18-2010 03:24 AM                     I will be hooking up various Sony decks to a Barco ACS2048 & Dp100 combo. Does the DMA8+ follow the Tascam wiring convention for its DB-25 analog input? Thanks.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 01-18-2010 05:49 AM                     I don't know the Tascam DB25 wiring but I highly doubt it. The DMA8 DB25 wiring is based, like all other cinema unbalanced DB25s, on the Dolby CP200 JM11/JM21 pinout if you were to squeeze the ribbon cable onto a DB25 rather than a 2x10 HDR connector. The Only thing the DMA8 PLUS added to that was make it a balanced connector and thus assigned specific "-" pins. For Teac/Tascam to follow a bizarre cinema convention would be very surprising, indeed. Steve  |  IP: Logged Mike Olpin Chop Chop! Posts: 1852 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Jan 2002 posted 01-20-2010 09:55 AM                     I didn't know it had balanced pins - I've been using this...  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 01-20-2010 11:13 AM                     Shoulda read the manual (note this only applies to the DMA8 PLUS, not the original DMA8). Note too, if you use a 25-pin straight cable with a CP650 or CP500...all will be good since they ground all of the non-signal pins and thus, the "-" terminals will be grounded. If you make your own cables and you are using other processors...you have to pay attention. Steve  |  IP: Logged

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