Fostex VF-16 Recording Equipment User Manual


 
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Drive Setting [“Drive Sel”]
The selected drive will be set.
"IDE" indicates the 3.5-inch E-IDE hard disk and, "SCSI"
the backup SCSI drive
3. Press the [EXIT/NO] key (or [STOP] key) to exit from the
SETUP mode.
1. Select “Drive Sel” in the menu selecting display and press the
[ENTER/YES] key.
The present setting will flashes. "IDE" will be flashed in
the initial setting.
In this “Drive Setting,” a switch is made between the current drive (E-IDE hard disk) and the backup drive
(Removable SCSI drive). The saved song data can be played back by switching to the backup drive (SCSI).
However, this will be only to the extent of confirming the saved data and should all 16 channels be played
back, it may create drop out of sound, and in some SCSI equipment, the channel possible for playback could
be changed.
<Note>
The following operations cannot be executed when the drive is switched to “backup drive.”
* Save/load of song data * Recording * Creating a new program * Deleting a program * Copy & paste and Move & paste
* Erase * Track exchange * Setup of tempo * ON/OFF of metronome function * Setup of permission or denial of recording
* Setup of time signature * Editing a title
If power to the VF-16 is switched again, the drive will automatically switch to current drive (E-IDE).
In order to take out the removable disk when set to backup drive, press the [EXIT/NO] key while holding down the
[SHIFT] key.
Initial setting: [IDE]
Options: [IDE] or [SCSI]
* You can set the value for each Program individually.
* The settings cannot be saved and loaded as part of
the song data.
The Drive Format Information [“Drive Information”]
1. Select “Drive Information” in the menu selection display and
press the [ENTER/YES] key.
It will change to the "Drive Information" second level
and the current drive information currently in use will
be displayed (The symbol indicates there is data
below).
2. As the [JOG] dial is rotated, information will be displayed one
by one.
3. Press the [EXIT/NO] key (or [STOP] key) to exit from the
SETUP mode.
Format information of the current drive currently installed can be checked by using the “Drive Format
Information” menu. Should any trouble occur in the VF-16, providing the information obtained here to our
nearest Fostex Service Station will be of great help in giving quick service.
The following items will be displayed and can be confirmed.
1. Manufacture / Model of the currently installed hard
disk.
2. Format method
3. Format type
4. Simultaneously recordable number of tracks
5. Number of bits at formatting
6. Sampling frequency at formatting
7. Present number of programs
8. Present number of free blocks
9. Audio file / maximum number of events and its
program No.
10. Specific capacity of the drive
11. Remaining capacity of the drive
12. Present software version
flashing
When the drive is changed, the program number in the
normal display will shown as indicated below.
2. Press the [REWIND] key/[F FWD] key, select "IDE" or
"SCSI" and press the [ENTER/YES] key.
When the current drive is E-IDE (program display “P”).
When the current drive is SCSI (program display “B”).