Wordclock

[nabberigu]

Hi everyone. Looking to set up a word clock 75 Ohm BNC system. I wonder if anybody can give me some advise. I was confused because I thought that ADAT and SPDIF have a locking signal embedded but I cannot seem to get the signal from my SX 1 LE to lock on to the TC Electronics components. The Konnekt 48 interface shows the warning "signal slip" and that I have to select a master.
The components to be locked are the SX 1 LE a TC Electronics Konnekt 48 interface and a TC Electronics X 32 digital patchbay. Unfortunately the Alesis Masterlink 9600 that I also use has no wordclock connection.
Both TC Electronics have BNC in and out and the SX 1 LE has BNC in, out and thru.
I want to use the Konnekt 48 or X 32 as a master since both have a chip on board to generate a very clean word clock signal.
Suggestions are welcome also about the quality of cables to use. I have some 75 Ohm Mogami and HOSA that I could use or are the other (better) choice. The Mogami and HOSA cables have RCA termination and I could use a BNC to RCA adapter.

I welcome your thoughts.

Harrie

 

[Dice]

Check to see that the TC units aren't set to automatically detect and lock to incoming digital signal.I'm locking to Word clock from a MOTU Digital Timepeice.

 

[nabberigu]

Thanks for the tip. I will check that.

 

[Dice]

I don't go nuts over cable quality, once over that threshold where decent cables start. It would be nice to avoid adaptors (any extra connections) in general. But... probably not a biggie either.

 

[nabberigu]

I see lots of views so maybe I should update on my progress. So far I have connected and set the TC Konnekt 48 as master going to the Tascam SX 1 and use the thru output to go to the TC X 32 slave. I have not found the right way to set the SX 1 as slave to the Konnekt 48. The manual isn't really a great help so I am trying some things. Also I have ordered some BNC T-connectors and some 75 Ohm end pieces. As I understand and out on the slave at the end of the chain needs to be terminated to the signal doesn't reflect back.

 

[Dice]

I'm assuming that you are strictly talking clock sync. The TC Konnekt 48 should be set to internal, the SX-1 settings should be referencing Word.

 

[nabberigu]

Everything synced up now and working.