Analogue-sequencer

> i try to sync a mc 202 to the p3?s sync out.
> friend of mine soldered me a cable (roland din sync - pin 
> 1,3,5 from a 
> midi cable) , as soon as i plug it in the 202,
> the internal sequencer stops running ...
> are there different types of roland din sync ?
> from the manual it looks as if the sync signal is always transmitted 
> from p3,
> or is there any switch for it ?

First thing to check would be the cable.
For reasons of backward compatibility with 3 pin sockets, the pins in a 5
pin DIN scoket are numbered 1, 4, 2, 3, 5.
DIN Sync uses pins 1, 2 and 3, which are the two outermost and the centre
pin.
Could be a source of confusion.

There are also differences in the P3 sync output depending on which
mainboard revision you have.
The earlier units had a hard-wired choice of DIN or MIDI clock output.
If you have a unit with hardwired MIDI clock output, you'll need a soldering
iron to change it.

Later units had both sync outputs simultaneously, as I had found there were
very few problems with that.
It is however possible to choose whether a late P3 outputs MIDI clock only,
DIN sync only, or both.
You change the setting by holding down step key 1 (both), 2 (MIDI only) or 3
(DIN only) at power on.

Best regards,
Colin Fraser
Sequentix Music Systems Ltd
http://www.sequentix.com