Fostex VR800 - Manual (Page 3)

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VR800 Quick Operation Guide
Table of Contents
Recording media........................................................................................................................................................4
Using an E-IDE hard disk..........................................................................................................................................4
Notes on handling a E-IDE hard disk...................................................................................................................................4
Installing an E-IDE hard disk in the VR800........................................................................................................................................5
Using a SCSI drive......................................................................................................................................................6
Notes on handling SCSI drive and disk................................................................................................................................6
Connecting a SCSI drive to the VR800..............................................................................................................................................6
Note on connection................................................................................................................................................................7
Formatting (initializing) a disk.................................................................................................................................8
Checking available recording time on a formatted disk..................................................................................................................11
Checking the record mode of the formatted disk............................................................................................................................11
Formatting the disk again..................................................................................................................................................................11
Ejecting a removable disk from the SCSI drive...............................................................................................................................12
Before turning off the power to the VR800.......................................................................................................................................12
Turning on the power again with a removable disk loaded in the SCSI drive...............................................................................12
Notes on using two current drive.........................................................................................................................13
Connecting a mixer..................................................................................................................................................14
Connecting a digital mixer equipped with adat I/O..........................................................................................................................14
Notes for using a digital mixer.............................................................................................................................................14
About changing the digital-in clock setting.........................................................................................................................15
Connecting an analog mixing console............................................................................................................................................15
Basic recording........................................................................................................................................................16
Initial settings......................................................................................................................................................................................16
About sampling frequency................................................................................................................................................................16
Basic recording procedure...............................................................................................................................................................17
Undo and redo recording..................................................................................................................................................................18
Multitrack recording using overdubbing...........................................................................................................19
Ping-pong recording...............................................................................................................................................19
Mixdown............................................................................................................................................................................20
Recording in a new program.................................................................................................................................20
Basic Locate function.............................................................................................................................................21
Playback using the Vari-pitch function...............................................................................................................22
Owner’s manual reference pages........................................................................................................................23
Notes on operating the VR800
Fostex is not responsible for any direct or consequential
damages caused by operating the VR800 and/ or a
connected E-IDE or SCSI drive and/ or disk.
It is prohibited by law to use materials recorded on the
VR800 from music CDs and/ or video tapes for which
copyrights belong to a third party for commercial concerts,
broadcasts, sales, and/ or distribution, except for your
personal entertainment.
The VR800 is not equipped with recording media for
recording and playback. Please read the section from
page 4 to prepare the recording media to record, playback,
and edit data on the VR800. For more information on a
recording media supported by the VR800, refer to the
“List of the drives with operation guaranteed” in the main
Owner’s Manual.