User manual FOSTEX A-4

[. . . ] See page 9 for details. 7) The "Set Gen. TC" menu item in the TC Setup menu is enhanced. When the TC GEN mode is set to "Free Run", the "Set Gen. TC" menu item now allows you to jam the internal realtime clock time data, in addition to the TC value editing capability. Also, the user bit setting capability when the TC GEN mode is set to "Free Run" has been deleted from the "Set Gen. TC" menu item (the user bit setting now can be done via the newly added "Set Gen Ubit" menu item in the TC Setup menu). See page 10 for details. Other keys Right/Left/Down/Up key ESC key ENTER key BS key DEL key HOME key These keys can be used to enter characters or move the cursor position when editing the name for a label or file name. Returns to the Home screen directly. 8) The "Set Gen Ubit" menu item is added to the TC Setup menu. The "Gen Ubit" menu item has been deleted from the TC Setup menu. [. . . ] When the shift mode is inactive, press the [SETUP] key to enter the Setup menu and select the "Select drive" menu item, then press the [ENTER] key. Change in the "Pull Up/Down" function With the earlier version, the TC frame rate always changes in sync with +/- 0. 1% speed change. With the new version, the TC frame rate does not always change, as shown in the table below. [FRAME] SW setting 23. 976 0% 23. 97 FPS 24 FPS 25 FPS 29. 97 FPS 30 FPS +0. 1% 24 FPS 24 FPS 25. 025FPS 30 FPS 30 FPS -0. 1% 23. 97 FPS 23. 97 FPS 24. 97 FPS 29. 97 FPS The TC frame changes only when the clock is pulled up. The TC frame changes only when the clock is pulled down. The "drive select" function has been added from V2. 00. See the "Version 2. 00 supplementary manual" for details about this function. Before V2. 20 From V2. 20 24 25 The "Select drive" screen when no drive option is installed 29. 97DF / ND 30DF / ND 29. 976 The "Select drive" screen when no drive option is installed. A "Select drive" screen example when the Model 9056 (Internal hard disk) is installed and the A-4 DVD-RAM is selected You can select from among the A-4 DVD-RAM drive (iDVD) and HDD partitions (iP01 through iP27). A "Select drive" screen example when the EX-12 is connected and the EX-12 DVD-RAM is selected You can select from among the A-4 DVD-RAM drive (iDVD), EX-12 DVD-RAM drive (eDVD) and EX-12 hard disk partitions (iP01 through iP08). When the Model 9056 optional hard disk drive in installed and the EX-12 is connected to the A-4, you can select from among the A-4 DVD-RAM drive (iDVD), internal hard disk partitions (iP01 through iP27), the EX-12 DVD-RAM drive (eDVD) and EX-12 hard disk partitions (eP01 through eP08). 4 213 Model A-4 operation manual (Supplement for V2. 20) Model A-4 operation manual (Supplement for V2. 20) Enhancement of the "Format" menu item in the UTILITY menu The "Format" menu item is used for formatting a DVD-RAM disk set to the A-4 or the optional EX-12, or a partition of the optional internal hard disk or the optional EX-12. In this menu item, the following three changes has been made. Ubit information display capability on the Normal screen The new "Repro Ubit" option is added to the time display modes on the Normal screen. You can switch the time display mode among the following using the [TIME/DISP MODE] key. LTC <Before V2. 20> LTC IN GEN ABS · You can now select on or off of the physical format when "Mirror" is selected as the Format mode. With the earlier software version, you can select on or off of the physical format only when "Normal" is selected as the Format mode. With the new version, you can select on or off of the physical format even when "Mirror" is selected as the Format mode. Note that you can select the "Mirror" mode when formatting a partition of the optional hard disk, a DVD-RAM disk on the optional EX-12 or a partition of the EX-12 (you cannot format a DVD-RAM disk on the A-4 in the "Mirror" mode). TC" screen on which you can see the generator time code value in realtime. Enhancement of the "Default file name" menu item in the Setup menu The "Default file name" menu item in the Setup menu is enhanced by adding the "Reel mode" option to the default file name mode. Therefore, there are now three options for file name mode selection: "Date", "Scene name + Take No. " and "Reel No. See also "Default file name setting (Default file name)" on page 99 in the A-4 operation manual. Press the [SETUP] key to enter the Setup menu, and use the [SEL] dial to select the "Default file name", then press the [ENTER] key. · Setting the file name mode By pressing the [ENTER] key when the screen above right is shown, the currently selected mode starts flashing and you can now select the desired mode (the default mode is "Take"). Use the [SEL] dial to select the desired mode and press the [ENTER] key to confirm your selection. · Editing the generator time code value, : While this screen is shown, press the [ENTER] key. The frame field starts flashing and you can now edit the displayed time code. Flashing Flashing Take (Default) "<SCENE NAME>_<TAKE NUMBER>. wav" is the default file name. The TAKE NUMBER is incremented automatically each time recording is made. The internal realtime clock data (with ". wav", the file extension) is the default file name. The reel number of a drive (or a partition of the optional hard disk drive) currently selected for recording with the file number is the default file name. Example: S001_005. wav, S002_008. wav, etc. Date Editing to the desired time value: Use the numeric keys (or the [SEL] dial) to enter the desired value in the flashing field. After completing entry of the desired time code value, press the [ENTER] key to confirm your entry. Reel Jamming to the realtime clock: If you press the [TIME] key, the internal realtime clock time value is set to the generator time code value. [. . . ] With V2. 20, the A-4 can also pause at the beginning of the next audio file when an audio file is played back to the end, or play back all audio files on the current disk (or partition when the optional hard disk drive is installed) continuously in the numeric order of file numbers. The following shows how to select the desired chain play option. <Note>: All audio files on the current drive (a DVD-RAM disk or partition when the optional hard disk drive is installed), regardless of the recording mode, Fs, etc. , are the targets of the chain play function. 1) While the unit is stopped, press the [SETUP] key to enter the Setup menu. The display now shows the Setup menu screen. 2) Use the [SEL] dial to highlight "False start" and press the [ENTER] key. The currently selected mode starts flashing (by default, "Rename" is selected). You can now select the desired mode. Flashing 2) Use the [SEL] dial to highlight "Chain Play" and press the [ENTER] key. The currently selected mode starts flashing (by default, "Off" is selected). You can now select the desired mode. 3) Use the [SEL] dial to select the desired mode and press the [ENTER] key. You can select between "Rename" (default) and "Delete". [. . . ]