Advanced Taper's Guide | | --------------------- Test Modes -------------------- |
Test Mode Info for the Tascam DA-P1
Test Bench info for the Sony D-100/PCM-M1
Test modes for the Panasonic SV-3800
Test mode data for the Tascam DA302

### Sony TCD-D100/PCM-M1 Test Bench Info

The mic inputs overload at -40db with no attenuation and at -20 db with the -20db switch on.

Unlike the D3/7/8 the D100/M1 WILL switch record inputs after being set to record. The D3/7/8's would stay in analoque in or digital in, after record was engaged, no mater what you did to the 7 pin a/d switch. The D100/M1 , however, will respond to the switch , even after record is engaged. This makes plugging a 7 pin adapter into a D100/M1, running analoque in, risky. The unit may switch out of the analoque mode and give a "no input" message !! BEWARE !!

Here is a list of the compatible digital cables for the D100/M1. They are the POC-DA12P, POC-DA12MP, POC-DA12SP and the RK-DA10P. You cannot use the following: POC-DA12,POC-DA12M, POC-DA12S or RK-DA10. These require 5 volts to operate properly and the D100/M1 only supplies 3.5 volts. There is also a question of damage to the driver IC's and the 3.5 volt regulator that supplies the power for adapters. We have seen many D3/7/8's 5 volt regulators shorted by the use of homemade, unsheilded 7 pin cables, when the pins get bent. The same may happen to the D100/M1 , due to excessive current draw.

Here is what Sony (and all DAT machine manufacturers) say about tapes longer than 120 minutes (124 minutes are okay). "Do not use cassette tapes with playing time of over 120 minutes to record important material since such tapes are subject to the following problems:

Sound distortion
Unstable tape speed after repeated AMS, rewinding, fast-forwarding, cueing or reviewing operations.
Incorrect writing and eraseing of start ID's "

We feel this is VERY GOOD advice, as do all DAT machine manufacturers.