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On 16 Oct 2004 11:37:29 -0700, (Dave) wrote:

Appreciate any help on this topic.

I have a few DAT tapes I want to record onto my computer. I recently
purchased an Edirol UA-1D and an optical cable. I'm borrowing a
Panasonic SV-3800 DAT player from a friend. I hooked up the optical
cable to the DAT player and the Edirol and plugged the Edirol into my
Mac (I've tried on both my iBook and my G4 desktop) using USB. I
opened system preferences, set the audio input to Edirol and see
nothing on the meter with I play a tape. I know the Panasonic works
because I can plug in headphones and hear the audio.

I don't know the SV-3800 DAT recorder, but there is some chance
that you need to activate the optical output on that machine. The
deck supports both the pro and the consumer format on transfering
digital data. Optical output is consumer format and may be the deck
needs to be told the format it has to send.

Another reason for getting no data to the Edirol is a week optical
signal. Do you see red light coming off the cable when you disconnect
it from the Edirol? How bright is it compared with the Sony. Btw, you
don't need to load a tape into the Sony to test its output, the
digital outputs of a (consumer) Sony DAT is always transmitting
data. Without loading a tape you can press the record key and the
deck should digitize the analog input (when selected) and send the
digital stream to its outputs.

Another test: connect the SV-3800 to the optical input of the Sony
DAT, set the input selector to optical in, hit record (without a tape
loaded) and watch the meters. If that works you are sure that the
SV-3800 is sending correctly. You may listen to the music with
headphone at both the Panasonic and the Sony recorder and
you shouldn't head any difference.

Norbert