Protecting A Partition; Selecting Maximum Recording Size Of A File - Fostex PD-6 Owner's Manual

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When the Model 9056 or/and Model EX12 is/are fitted to the PD-6, you can provide software protec-

tion to each hard disk partition. Note that you can make protection setting only for a partition

selected as the current drive.

Select a partition to be protected as the current drive.

See "Selecting the current drive" described earlier for details about how to select the current

drive.

While the recorder is stopped, press the [SHIFT] key to turn on the [SHIFT] indicator, followed

by the [SETUP] key.

The PD-6 enters the Utility mode.

Use the [SEL] dial to highlight the "Part. protect" menu item and press the [ENTER] key.

The current protection setting (by default, "Off") flashes.

Use the [SEL] dial to select "On" (or "Off") and press the [ENTER] key.

The selected option is fixed.

Press the [EXIT] key to exit the Utility mode.

The selected option is fixed.

You can select the maximum recording size (between 2 GB and 4 GB) of an audio file recorded to a

DVD-RAM disk or partition on the Model EX12. Note that this function is only available when the

Model EX12 is fitted to the PD-6.

<Note>: Depending on the maximum recording size, the PD-6 creates audio file(s) differently

when the EX12 DVD-RAM disk (or partition) is formatted as the "Tape" mode. If "2G" (default) is

selected, two 2-GB files are created. If "4G" is selected, a single 4-GB file is created.

Select the EX12 DVD-RAM drive or a partition as the current drive.

See "Selecting the current drive" described earlier for details about how to select the current

drive.

While the recorder is stopped, press the [SETUP] key.

The PD-6 enters the Setup mode.

Use the [SEL] dial to highlight the "Max File Length" menu item and press the [ENTER] key.

The current file size (by default, "2" of "2G") flashes.

Use the [SEL] dial to select "2G" or "4G" and press the [ENTER] key.

The selected maximum recording size is fixed. The setting is stored to the PD-6 flash ROM.

Press the [EXIT] key to exit the Setup mode.

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