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From the Sound Devices web site:
Although the RS-232 standard allows for cable lengths of up to 50 feet, the recommended maximum length of C.Link cable between any given pair of 7-series recorders is 4 feet. Longer cables lengths introduce the risk of the slave unit losing word clock synchronization with the master unit.
Has anyone had success running long link cables (between 4 and 50 feet)? Or longer?
"The C. Link protocol links carries the following data: • word clock • time code information (744T, 702T only) • RS-232 machine transport data"
Its probably wordclock that you'd want to be most careful with...
from Sound Devices website: http://www.sounddevices.com/notes/recorders/linking-recorders/
Although the RS-232 standard allows for cable lengths of up to 50 feet, the recommended maximum length of C.Link cable between any given pair of 7-series recorders is 4 feet. Longer cables lengths introduce the risk of the slave unit losing word clock synchronization with the master unit.
Aye,
Not recommended to go too far - C.Link definitely won't do ya. And as far as I know, there isn't a signal strength booster/interference guard.
BNC should work for 50 foot runs though. I had referenced an audio-tech sales employee about this for doing gun-range recording. Also, here is an online reference: http://www.ehow.com/decision_6867184_long-can-run-bnc-cable_.html
What are your thoughts?
I dont know if this would work, but you could try transmitting the signal across a radio link?
