User manual FOSTEX 454

[. . . ] The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. "WARNING" "TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. " SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. Heed Warnings - All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. [. . . ] Signals input to [DATA INPUT] 1-8 will be assigned and recorded in tracks 1 and 2. At playback, signals output from track 1-2, 3-4 and 5-6 will be, respectively, assigned and output from [DATA OUTPUT] 1-8, 9-16 and 17-24. TRK 24 TRK 23 TRK 22 TRK 21 DATA OUT 17-24 TRK 20 TRK 19 TRK 18 TRK 17 TRK 16 TRK 15 TRK 14 TRK 13 DATA OUT 17-24 DATA OUT 9-16 DATA OUT 1-8 DATA OUT 9-16 DATA IN 1-8 TRK 12 TRK 11 TRK 10 TRK 9 TRK 8 TRK 7 TRK 6 TRK 5 DATA OUT 1-8 TRK 4 TRK 3 TRK 2 TRK 1 14 Model D2424LVmkII Quick Operation Guide <Hints> · When connecting the recorder to a digital mixing console as shown in the example above, unlike connecting to an analog console, both digital devices must be synchronized with each other. To achieve this, use "word clock, " the signal for synchronization. Normally one digital devices in the system acts as a master of word clock, and the other devices act as slaves. All the slave devices receive the word clock fed from the master device and synchronize to it. In the example above, the recorder acts as a word clock master and the digital mixing console acts as a slave and synchronizes with the recorder. The word clock is fed from the [WORD OUT PUT] terminal of the recorder to the [WORD INPUT] terminal of the digital mixing console. · Note that the master word clock setting of the digital mixing console must match the recorder's sampling frequency. To execute the digital multitrack recording using a digital mixing console, see "Basic digital recording" on page "18" for details about the digital multitrack recording using a digital mixing console. Initial settings You need to reset all the controls on this recorder to their initial settings according to the controls and switches on the mixer before you proceed to the next step. This procedure is called "Initialize" in this Guide and in the Reference Manual. The buttons and switches on this recorder should be reset as shown below. In this case, you may want to lower the signal peak by applying a compressor/limiter using an insertion connector. Playing the recorded tracks 5. Press the [RECORD TRACK] select keys for the ready tracks to set the tracks in the safe status. The flashing track indicators turn off. 6. Hold down the [STOP] button and press the [REWIND] button to locate the top of the Program (ABS 0). The top of the Program is immediately located in LOCATE ABS 0 mode. 7. Press the [PLAY] button. The playback starts from the top of the Program. Adjust the level of input signal at TAPE IN on the mixer and monitor the sound. Repeat the procedure described above to record more tracks (mono track or multiple tracks). You can record eight different sound sources on this recorder simultaneously. <Undo and redo recording> If you make a mistake or you are not satisfied with the recording, you can "undo" recording. Refer to the "Undo and redo recording" section below. 16 Model D2424LVmkII Quick Operation Guide Undo and redo recording (single undo/redo) Everybody makes mistakes. If you make a mistake in recording, you can restore and re-do the data that existed before the mistake occurred. These functions are called "Undo" and "Redo, " and are executed by the [UNDO/REDO] key on the control panel. The Undo function enables you to cancel the latest recording or edit and restore the previous state. Using the Redo function after using the Undo function enables you to cancel the Uno operation and restore the latest recording or edit. These functions have some limitations as described in the <Note> below. [. . . ] Fostex cannot take responsibility in compensation of data which had been "copied" or "pasted" between programs with different FS. * In the section "Digital recording" explained above, be sure to set the external digital equipment sampling frequency the same as that of the program. 1. First, start the program in which the FS is to be changed by using the "program change" menu explained above. Press the [SETUP] key to enter the SETUP mode. The display will change to SETUP mode. 5. Exit from the SETUP mode by pressing the [EXIT/NO] key or [STOP] button. 2. <Note> If you change the FS (44. 1 or 48kHz) of a program in the 24-track mode to 88. 2 or 96kHz, the program automatically changes to the 8-track mode and track numbers 1 through 8 on the display are lit. The following shows display examples when changing the FS of a 48kHz/24bit program to 96kHz. ABS M S F PGM OL 0 3 6 9 12 18 24 30 42 OL 0 3 6 9 12 18 24 30 42 3. Rotate the Jog dial to display the "Sample Rate?" menu and then press the [EXECUTE/YES] key. When the [EXECUTE/YES] key is pressed, the FS figure of the current activated program will flash and the recorder will enter the editing mode. Flashing SETUP OL 0 3 6 9 12 18 24 30 42 OL 0 3 6 9 12 18 24 30 42 BIT 24 FS kHz CLOCK INT BIT 24 FS kHz 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 CLOCK INT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Flashing SETUP OL 0 3 6 9 12 18 24 30 42 OL 0 3 6 9 12 18 24 30 42 BIT 24 FS kHz ABS M S F PGM OL 0 3 6 9 12 18 24 30 42 OL 0 3 6 9 12 18 24 30 42 CLOCK INT BIT 24 FS kHz 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 CLOCK INT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4. Display the desired FS by rotating the Jog dial, an then press the [EXECUTE/YES] key. Either "44. 1" or "48" can be selected in the 16bit current drive, "44. 1, " "48, " "88. 2, " or "96" can be selected in the 24 bit current drive. [. . . ]