Fostex FD-8 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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Names and Functions
Currently-selected Time Base indication *1
Currently-selected Time Base REMAIN indication *2
External MTC IN indication *3
ABS time
BAR/BEAT/CLK
MTC time
21. Exit/No key [EXIT/NO/ EJECT ]
This key is the counterpart of the EXECUTE/YES key.
Press this key to cancel an operation. When you use a
removable SCSI disk, pressing this key while holding down
the SHIFT key will eject the disk.
20. Execute/Yes key [EXECUTE/YES]
Press this key to confirm the edit operations, such as Copy
& Paste, Move & Paste, and Erase, and to set the parameters
of SETUP menus.
19. Time Base select key [TIME BASE SEL]
Pressing this key repeatedly will switch Time Base as follows:
Refer to page 97 for more information on SETUP mode.
18. Setup key [SETUP]
Press this key to set the FD-8 in SETUP mode to execute
various menus. This key works only when the FD-8 is
stopped.
*1 The current position in terms of Time Base selected via the TIME
BASE SEL key appears. ABS time, MTC time, or BAR/BEAT/CLK is
used.
*2 Available recording time and space on the current SCSI disk appears.
Time indication uses the currently-selected Time Base (ABS, MTC, or
BAR/BEAT/CLK). The space indication uses MB (Megabyte). (The
values are based on mono track recording.)
*3 MTC being input from an external MIDI device to the FD-8 appears.
If no MTC is input, the display shows “00H 00M 00S 00F.”
17. Display indication select key [DISP SEL]
Pressing this key each time will change the display indication
as follows:
22. Access LED [ACCESS]
This LED lights up or flashes when data is being written to
or read from an external SCSI current drive disk, or optional
2.5-inch internal hard disk.
Note:
Do not turn off the power to the unit when this LED
lights up or flashes. Otherwise you may lose data on the
hard disk connected to the unit.
23. JOG dial [JOG/ SHUTTLE ]
When the FD-8 is stopped, use the JOG dial to perform a jog
operation (forward or reverse) for audio scrubbing without
pitch change. You can also use this dial to increase and
decrease the numeric values or input alphabetical characters
in edit mode.
Rotating the JOG dial while holding down the SHIFT key
will enable you to perform the shuttle operation with
different speeds ranging from normal speed to 64-times
speed.
Refer to page 63 for more information on the cue/review
function and the shuttle function.
24. Fast forward button [F FWD]
Pressing this button while the FD-8 is stopped will start fast
forwarding at low speed at first, then gradually accelerate
to 30-times speed. If you press this button while the FD-8 is
playing, cueing (fast forwarding with sound) starts at three-
time speed. Pressing this button while holding down the
STOP button will activate the “LOCATE REC END” operation,
which will locate the end point of the recording on the Real
track in the current Program. You can also use this button
to locate an edit point in edit mode.
Refer to the “STOP button” section and page 66 for more
information on the “LOCATE ABS 0” operation.
25. Rewind button [REWIND]
Pressing this button while the FD-8 is stopped will start
rewinding at low speed at first, then gradually increase the
speed up to 30-times speed. If you press this button while
the FD-8 is playing, cueing (rewinding with sound) starts at
three-times speed. Pressing this button while holding down
the STOP button will activate the “LOCATE ABS 0” operation,
which will locate the beginning of the current Program (ABS
time: 00m 00s 00f). You can also use this button to locate
an edit point in edit mode.
Refer to the “STOP button” section and page 66 for more
information on the “LOCATE ABS 0” operation.