User`s manual
Super8 Sound Recorders
Sync Socket
PIN
5: The output of the photosensor, a 1/F signal
Outputs
that swings between OV and approximately
5V, is supplied on this pin, for use by an ex-
ternal frame counter or catch-up correction
circuitry.
PIN 7: No Connection.
PIN
2: Ground.
Crystal Sync
With SYNC REFERENCE switch set to
XTAL,
the
S8SRII will run at 24fps ± one frame in 13 minutes,
—10 to 40
°
C. (accuracy 0.005%-50ppm).
Sync Function
SYNC REFERENCE SWITCH (3 position): 1/F,
Switches and
Pilotone, XTAL
Controls
SYNC MODE SWITCH (Incorporated in Speed
Tuning Control)
PUSH-Automatic Speed Control
PULL-Manual Speed Control
SPEED TUNING CONTROL Knob
SPEED SELECTOR SWITCH (4 position): 24fps,
1
8fps, and split-sixteen 24fps.
Audio Section
Speeds
24fps (4ips), and 18fps (3ips) using Super 8 fullcoat
magnetic film. Each speed is variable plus or minus
1
5%. Export model (S8SR50-1) is 25fps and 18fps
and can synchronize also at 24fps.
Frequency
24fps: 35-16,000Hz, 18fps: 35-1 2,000Hz
Response
Split-sixteen: 35-19,000 Hz
Signal/Noise
24fps: 63dB; 18fps: 61dB
Ratio
Split-sixteen: 64dB
Wow and
24fps: 0.18% (rms); 18fps: 0.25% (rms)
Flutter
Split-sixteen: 0.15% (rms)
Track
NAB standard half-track monophonic (.082 inches
Location
wide opposite sprocket holes). Proposed SMPTE
standard for Super 8 magnetic film
Recording
5 inch reel, 24fps standard sound speed: 19 min-
Time
utes on polyester base Super 8 mag film (380 feet)
Audio
Microphone Input
Inputs
Unbalanced
I
mpedance: 2002
Sensitivity: 0.12mV-40mV
Plug Type: DIN 5-pin, 3-pin, or
7-pin
(
with
lock-ring)
Auxiliary Input (Radio)
I
mpedance: 47K2
Sensitivity: 2.4mV-700mV
Plug Type: DIN 5-pin
Auxiliary Input (Phono)
I
mpedance: 1 MO
Sensitivity: 45mV-20V
Plug Type: DIN 5-pin
7C
Super 8 Sound, Inc.
95 Harvey Street. Cambridge.
Mass.
02140
Audio
Speaker Output
Outputs
I
mpedance: 42
Level: 2 Volts
Plug
Type:
DIN
2-pin
Auxiliary Output:
I
mpedance: 15K2
Level: 1 Volt
Plug Type:
DIN
5-pin
Audio Function
PLAYBACK VOLUME Control Knob
Switches and
STOP, START, PAUSE, FAST FORWARD
and
Controls
REWIND
Keyboard
RECORD INTERLOCK
Key
RECORD LEVEL
Control Knob
AUTOMATIC GAIN
Control Switch
(3 positions):
MUSIC/SPEECH/MANUAL
Power
DC 6-7.5V,
5 size "D" cells (15 hours recording
Requirements
ti
me with alkaline cells) AC60Hz, 120 Volts, 12V
car battery adapter available.
(220V-240V, AC 50Hz)
Battery
VU Meter reads battery condition by pulling
Check
RECORD LEVEL
Control Knob, with recorder
in the playback mode
Size
28.5
x 22.7 x 9.5 cm (11 x 9 x 3% inches)
Weight
3.6 Kg (8 lbs. without batteries)
AC Adapter/Sync Preamp Section (ACPAC)
Sync Input
PIN
2: GROUND
Socket
PIN 1: With SYNC REFERENCE Switch set to
1/F
HIGH LEVEL
or PILOTONE, this pin is
connected directly to PIN 1 of the S8SRII.
PIN 4: With SYNC
REFERENCE
Switch set to
1/F
LOW LEVEL,
this pin accepts signals as low
as 500μV
. They are preamplified and fed to
PIN 1 of the S8SRI I, which must be set to
1/F. Input impedance 10002.
PIN 3: This pin is connected directly to Pin 3 of the
S8SRII, and accepts 1/F switch signals.
PIN
5:
Connected to pin 5 of S8SRII SYNC
SOCKET, this pin provides a 1/F sync out-
put from the photosensor assembly.
Start Input
PIN 1:
BeepStart Input — accepts nominal 1000 Hz
Socket
burst to start recorder.
PIN
2: Ground
PIN 3: No Connection
PINS 4, 5: PhotoStart Input
Sync/Start
PIN 1:
BeepStart Output will start other S8SRI I's
Output
si
multaneously).
Socket
PIN
3: With the ACPAC plugged into an AC line
source, this pin provides a standard pilotone
signal - 60Hz, 1V rms.
PIN 2:GROUND
PIN
4: No Connection
PIN 5: A supply voltage of minus 6 volts is
provided to power future accessories.
Connections
Two integral cables with DIN connectors, to the
to S8SRII
SYNC
SOCKET and
POWER (A) SOCKET
of the
Super8 Sound Recorder
H.
Function
SYNC REFERENCE SWITCH
Switches
(3 positions)
LOW-LEVEL 1/F
HIGH-LEVEL
1/F
and
EXTERNAL PILOTONE,
AC LINE PILOTONE
REMOTE START SWITCH
(3 positions): 1/F
PIL
OTONE
OFF
REMOTE START READY
SWITCH
(
Momentary action)
PUSH-STOP
RELEASE-READY
Power
1
20V, 60 Hz AC
Requirements
(
Export model 220-250V, 50 Hz)
Fuse
1
20V, 1A (250V, .5A — Export Model )
Size
4" x 2%" x 7%"
Weight
3 lbs.
Technical Specifications of Super8 Sound Recorder
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Sync Section
Sync Socket
PIN 1:With
SYNC REFERENCE switch set to
Inputs
1/F, this pin accepts an external 1/F pulse at
a rate between 21-27fps (nominal 24fps) or
between 16-20fps (nominal 18fps). Voltage
swing must be 500mV minimum, 5V max-
i
mum. Virtually any wave form with a 1/F
repetition rate is acceptable.
With SYNC
REFERENCE
switch set to
PILOTONE,
this pin will accept the standard
pilotone 60Hz sine wave, 1 volt rms, or any
60Hz signal between 0.7 volts rms and 4
volts rms. Input impedance at PIN 1 is
1
5K ohms.
PIN
3: With SYNC
REFERENCE
s
witch set to 1/F,
this pin accepts a 1/F switch closure, at the
frame rates described above. Maximum "on"
resistance of the switch and cable connec-
tions that will produce a guaranteed sync is
1
00 ohms.
PIN 4: This pin is prepared to accept an external
speed control input, to be used in the future
for catch-up sync circuitry.
PIN 6: This pin accepts a switching signal to ground
(PIN 2) that starts and stops the S8SRI I by
remote control (from a camera, for example)










