Topic: super noob question concerning a cable....

[heyitsmejess]

i have used an analog recorder for a while, and i know of things concerning analog cables and what not.  digital is rather new to me.

so heres my question......

i recently purchased a dat deck from a kind gentleman here.  he included in the package what appears to be your standard "y" adapter, containing 2 rca type plugs to an 1/8" mini plug.  one of the rca plugs says in, and the other says out.

i am assuming this is a digital signal cable.  the one marked in, obviously, would run from the source, to the recorders digital i/o jack.  i am assuming the other side marked out would be to send the signal somewhere else (someone patching, backup rig, etc etc).

thanks in advance for helping out a new guy!

[boojum]

I cannot understand why cable used for AC have directions indicated on them.  AC runs in both directions.  There are many who disagree.   

[heyitsmejess]

by your response, im assuming my assumption is correct!

thanks!

+T

[Todd R]

It would probably be helpful to know what DAT deck you bought.  There were some DAT decks that used a stereo 1/8" mini connector for the digital in and digital out.  Since most digital coax cables use an RCA connector, you would use the adapter you mention to allow you access to the digital in and digital out while using standard RCA digital coax cables.  This sounds like what you have -- so the incoming digital signal goes on the "in" side, and if you wanted to provide a digital output (patch) to someone, you'd use the output side.

I know the Aiwa HD-S1 deck I had was configured this way, and I think there were some Denons as well that used the stereo 1/8" mini for digi in/out.

[heyitsmejess]

thats exactly what i bought!

(if you have the HD-A1 box that goes on top of it, would you care to sell?)

[Todd R]

thats exactly what i bought!

(if you have the HD-A1 box that goes on top of it, would you care to sell?)

Sorry, I had two of these over the years, but they've been long since sold. Very nice decks though -- enjoy!