Fostex MR-8MKII - Manual (Page 22)

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MR-8mkII Owner’s Manual (Preparation)
When turning off the power, make sure that the
MR-8mkII is stopped.
If any peripherals are connected, turn off the power
of each unit in the reverse order of the order for
turning on the power.
: If you turn off the power while the MR-
8mkII is accessing the card, there is a risk for de-
stroying the recorded song or the whole card.
You do not need any shutdown operation before
turning off the MR-8mkII. The MR-8mkII keeps
data recorded just before turning off the power.
So you can concentrate on the recording opera-
tion.
Turn off the power
When peripheral devices are connected to the
MR-8mkII, turn off the power of each device in
the following order.
• Turn off the external monitor device (amplifier,
powered speaker, etc.).
• Turn off the MR-8mkII.
• Turn off the external device which send
signals to the MR-8mkII input(s).
While running the MR-8mkII on batteries, if the
battery voltage is getting low, "Low Battery!" starts
flashing in the song name field. In this case, inter-
rupt the operation and replace batteries with new
ones.
: If you continue operation after "Low Bat-
tery!" starts flashing, batteries are completely ex-
hausted finally and the display shows the screen
below, while the MR-8mkII accepts no operation.
We recommend replacing batteries before they are
completely exhausted.
Flashing
Low battery indication
The MR-8mkII provides a backlight facility, which
allows improving observation in poor lighting con-
ditions. To turn on the backlight, set the [POWER]
switch to the "LIGHT" position.
: Unless really needed, we recommend not
turning on the backlight when running the MR-
8mkII on batteries. Turning on the backlight con-
sumes batteries, making the battery life shorter.
Backlight facility
POWER USB FOOT SW
ON DC IN LIGHT OFF
12V INPUT A SELECT
INT MIC
GUITAR
MIC/LINE
ON
LIGHT OFF
"LIGHT" position
The MR-8mkII also has a facility for adjusting the
display contrast. See page 32 for details.
"OFF" position
POWER USB FOOT SW
ON DC IN LIGHT OFF
12V INPUT A SELECT
INT MIC
GUITAR
MIC/LINE
ON
LIGHT OFF