Tascam If-da8 Technical Documentation Manual

							Technical Documentation
IF-DA8
TA SCAMs IF-DA8 is an eight channel TDIF to Analog con verter .Two TDIF ports are pro vided on the IF-DA8.  The dual port designallows the box to act as either the end of a chain, pro viding an analog output to a TDIF line, or it can be connected between two TDIF devices, allowing them to communicate to each other freely , yet split off an analog cop y of one devices signal.  The IF-DA8 was built with extremely high qualit y converters for the best sound qualit y possible, and offers multiple 0dB reference lev els for optimal interconnecting with virtually any equipment.  A separate word sync in and thru are pro vided for integration with larger digital chains with centr al clock distributors.
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The IF-DA8 is a high qualit y digital format converter from TDIF to analog,so an y number of applications can be imagined.  Howev er, the two primaryapplications are listed below .
Surround Sound Monitoring of a Digital Console
In just surround mixing is handled on the mix ers busses.  The only place the busses come out of the digital console is the multitr ack I/O slot.  So, tohear the surround mix, a multitr ack I/O (and a multitrack) would have tobe dedicated to con verting the digital multitr ack I/O to analog for monitoring purposes... unless y ou have an IF-DA8.
The IF-DA8and multitr ack, so you maintain y our full track count.  The IF-DA8 willsplit off the buss send from the console and con vert it to analog on the XLRjacks.  The IF-DA8 sa ves the tr ack count, and supplies the high qualit y D/A in an affordable package.
Integration of an Analog Recorder into a Digital Mixer
Users who are trying to maintain their analog recorders in their studios\
 want to tak e advantage of a digital consoles total recall and automationpower can use an IF-DA8 to con vert buss and multitr ack sends to analog for the recorder.  Just add your favorite A/D bo x (such as an MA -AD8) andthe system is ready to go .
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• Con verts TDIF to XLR Balanced Analog
• 24 bit D/A Con verters
• S witchable 0dB R eference Level: -9dB, -16dB, -20dB
  (Maximum Output Lev el of +15dBu, +20dBu, +24dBu)
• W ord S ync In/Thru
• P ass Thru TDIF P ort for Chaining Other Devices
• Single Space R ack Mount Design
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
APPLICATIONS
XLR Line Outputs Lev els:
Signal to Noise Ratio:Crosstalk:Total Harmonic Distortion:Digital I/O F ormat:Sampling Frequency:D/A Resolution:Clock Source:Word Clock I/O
General Specifications:Power R equirements:
Power Consumption:Dimensions:
W eight:
SMPTE Standard    +4dBu Nominal Lev el, (-24dB Full Scale)    +24dBu Maximum Lev elTA SCAM Standard    +4dBu Nominal Lev el, (-16dB Full Scale)    +16dBu Maximum Lev elEBU2 Standard   +6dBu Nominal Level, (-9dB Full Scale)    +15dBu Maximum Lev el>100dB (IHF-A)>70dB (Adjacent Channels @ 10kHz)