• DTA2000
• DAT Errormonitor
• CD Errormonitor

DTA2000

• How difficult is it to modify my DTA2000 processor:

It is very easy. You only have to remove some flatcable connectors and add our board to it. The board is designed to fit in an open space inside the DTA2000. No soldering required! The connection to the PC is made via a DB9 connector which you can mounted on the backpanel.

• Which PQ-list can be used by the system.

Support for the 'Philips'-format PQ-list is standard. Other formats on request.

• What kind of PC is needed to run the control program.

A simple 386 with 1Mb memory and at least DOS 4.0 will do. When there is enough interest the program can be ported to the Windows environment. At the moment most of our customers use the system with a simple PC dedicated to only running the DTA2000 control program.

• Can I still operate the DTA2000 from its own keyboard.

Yes, but the control program can disable the DTA2000 keyboard. The time will be shown on the display of the DTA2000.

• How about the powersupply

The power for our hardware is taken from the DTA2000 powersupply, so no extra's needed.

• What happens when something goes wrong, can I still operate the DTA2000 by hand.

Yes, you can connect an override switch to our hardware which will always enable the DTA2000 internal keyboard.

• What kind of interface to the PC is used.

A RS232 interface running on 9600 baud is used. We use a DB9 connector. The RS232 interface is optically isolated up to 1500Vrms, this prevents any kind of interference between the DTA2000 and the PC.

• Can I still connect my parallel printer to the DTA2000

No, the output is transmitted through the RS232 interface to the PC. The PC will store the output into a diskfile.

DAT Errormonitor

• How difficult is it to build the DAT Errormonitor into my DAT recorder.

It depends on the type of machine. For a 2 head machine you have to connect a 10 wire flatcable and 15 wires from another flatcable. A 4 head machine will have an extra 10 wire flatcable.On most machines there is a testconnector available which can be used for connecting the 10 wire flatcable. The 15 wire cable has to be connected to the Errorprocessor chip (6 wires for a 2 head machine, 9 wires to a 4 head machine) and to the powersupply (5Volt and Ground).

• Which type of DAT recorders can be used.

All DAT recorders using the Sony CXD2601 Errorcorrecting chip can be used. If your recorder uses another type of Errorcorrecting chip please inform us about the type and we can investigate if that chip can be used.

• Do you have detailed mounting instructions available

We have mounting instructions available for the Sony: DTC 55/57/75/77/700 and the PCM2300/2700(A). For all other machines we have generic mounting instructions available.

• What kind of PC is needed to run the datacollectionprogram.

A simple 386 with 1Mb memory and at least DOS 4.0 will do. When there is enough interest the program can be ported to the Windows environment. At the moment most of our customers use the system with a simple PC dedicated to only running the DATERLOG program.

• How about the powersupply

The power for our hardware is taken from the DAT recorder powersupply, so no extra's needed.

• What kind of interface to the PC/printer is used.

A RS232 interface running on 9600 baud is used. We use a DB9 connector. The RS232 interface is optically isolated up to 1500Vrms, this prevents any kind of interference between the DAT recorder and the PC or printer.

CD Errormonitor

• How difficult is it to build the CD Errormonitor into my CD player.

The CD Errormonitor is connected to the CD electronics by means of 1 ribbon cable. All connections (9 wires) are made to the CD errorcorrecting processor. There are also 2 connections made to the powersupply and 1 connection to the remote control receiver. To facilitate the mounting of the wires to the chip a small adapterboard is used which will be mounted on top of the errorcorrecting processor.

It is not complicated but it needs some good soldering skills.
 

• Which type of CD players can be used.

All CD players using the Sony CXD1125/1130/1135/2500/2506/2510/2515/2545 Errorcorrecting chip can be used. If your player uses another type of Errorcorrecting chip please inform us about the type and we can investigate if that chip can be used. The Sony professional CD-player CDP2700 has been succesfully used with the CD Errormonitor.Also the Sony CDP XA5ES has been used. This player has an ultra stable player mechanism. The newest professional model CDP-D500 has also been used.
 

• Do you have detailed mounting instructions available

We have detailed mounting instructions available for various Sony models. Please Email for full details. For all other players we have generic mounting instructions available.
 

• What kind of PC is needed to run the controlprogram

You need a PC running Windows 3.1/95 or better. We advise at least a 486DX2-66 with 8Mb of memory. A high resolution screen (800 x 600 or better) will improve display quality of the graphics, but standard VGA (640x480) can also be used. For printing the reports a laserprinter or inktjet printer is advised, you can better not use an impact matrixprinter.
 

• We only use Mac's!

You can use a Windows emulator program like 'SoftWindows' from 'Insignia'. SoftWindows 3.0 is suitable to run on any PowerMac computer with 16MB of RAM and System 7.1. or later.
 

• How about the powersupply

The power for our hardware is taken from the CD player powersupply, so no extra's needed.
 

• What kind of interface to the PC is used.

A RS232 interface running on 9600 baud is used. We use a DB9 connector. The RS232 interface is optically isolated up to 1500Vrms, this prevents any kind of interference between the CD player and the PC.
 

• Is software available for Windows 95/NT.

Native 32 bit software for Windows 95/NT is available.

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