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CD-R/RW drive which only can be powered by USB connection. Also note that the models which can be used with the MR16 may change. Check the update information of the currently available CD-R/RW drives from Fostex website (http:// www.fostex.com) before purchasing a drive unit.
MR16 Supplementary manual Please read before using ...3 Usable discs ...3 Handling of discs ...3 Track data for creating an audio CD ...4 Before creating an audio CD (playing back a stereo WAV file) ...5 Selecting a stereo WAV file for playback ...5 Playing back a stereo WAV file ...6 Storing CUE points ...6 Creating an audio CD using an external CD-R/RW drive ...9...
Please read before using Before using an external CD-R/RW drive, read the following. Usable discs Only discs with any of the following logos can be used with an external CD-R/RW drive connected to the MR16 [USB HOST] port. <CD-R disc> You can make additional recording to a CD-R disc until it is finalized if it is brand new and still has enough recordable area (additional recording is possible only in Recordable...
MR16 Supplementary manual Track data which can be recorded to a CD-R/RW disc You can record a stereo WAV file converted from two mono files on tracks 15 and 16 (final mixed-down files) to a CD-R/RW disc in the CD-DA format. Mixed-down files on tracks 15 and 16 can be created by in either of the following track bouncing methods.
Before creating an audio CD The unit provides the "2 MIX file playback mode". In this mode, you can playback a stereo WAV file converted for creating an audio CD in the CD-DA format. You can not only check the file but also set CUE points for track division. <Note>: To activate the "2 MIX file playback mode", the current song has a stereo WAV file in the "2 MIX folder".
MR16 Supplementary manual Playing back a stereo WAV file While the Home screen of the "2 MIX file playback mode" is shown, pressing the [PLAY] key plays back the stereo WAV file. The L and R channels of the stereo WAV file are assigned to tracks 1 and 2 respectively.
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<Note>: The distance between two adjacent CUE points must be over four seconds. If you attempt to set a new CUE point within four sec- onds after or before another existing CUE point, "Error Overlap Position!" is popped up and you cannot store the CUE point.
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MR16 Supplementary manual Use the alphanumeric keys to enter the desired CUE label. When you press a different alphanu- meric key, the cursor automatically moves right. If you enter a character using the same key as the previous character, use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to move the cursor right.
Creating an audio CD using an external CD-R/RW drive You can create an audio CD using an external CD-R/RW drive. Connect an external CD-R/RW drive to the [USB HOST] port on the rear panel of the MR16 using a USB cable as show below (a USB cable is not supplied with the MR16). USB 1.1 A type standard compatible About "Track at once"...
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MR16 Supplementary manual Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select "CD Burn " and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. The display now shows the Burning mode selection screen. You can select between "Track at once" and "Disk at once" (see the previous page). <Note>: If "Not Mounted"...
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<Note>: If the selected stereo WAV file is larger than the available disc space of the current CD- R/RW disc, the following message pops up and you cannot start writing (you can dismiss the message by pressing the [MENU/ENTER] knob). Change the disc to another one with enough space and carry out the same opera- tion procedure.
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MR16 Supplementary manual <Note>: Once you finalize a disc written in the "Track at once" mode, you cannot make addi- tional writing any more. If you reload the finalized disc and attempt to write a file, "Already Finalized" is popped up and operation is cancelled.
Viewing the TOC information You can view the TOC information of a burned disc both before finalizing and after finalizing (for a disc burned by "Disk at once", you can view the TOC only after finalizing, of course). It is recommended to check the remaining time (the recordable time left) from the TOC information whenever you write an additional stereo WAV file in the "Track at once"...
MR16 Supplementary manual Viewing the TOC information after finalizing The following assumes that a disc automatically finalized after "Disk at once" writing or a disc finalized after "Track at once" writing is ejected from an external CD-R/RW drive, while the display shows the CD-RW menu screen where "CD Finalize "...
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MR16 Supplementary manual (for the MR16 without a CD-R/RW drive)