Recording Time Code - Fostex PD-4 Owner's Manual

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PD-4 DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDER

If the SETUP mode function 110 is on, a 1 kHz pulsating error tone will be heard from the

built-in loudspeaker or the stereo headphones.

I Note:

If the MONITOR control is sxoitched OFF, the error tone will not be heal'd.

Start record mode

When all the required connections, settings, and monitoring options have been set, start

recording. Slide the REC key to the right. The REC LED illuminates and the PD-4 begins to

record.

Press the PAUSE key to pause the recording. To resume recording, slide the REC key to the

right again. To cancel the recording, press PAUSE to pause the PD-4 and then press any other

Recording time code

To record time code on the PD-4, you must check the settings of three switches:

The TC OUT switch (5).

The TC GEN MODE switch (6).

The FRAME RATE switch (7).

Time code source

The TC OUT switch selects the source of the time code that is to be output through the

TC OUT connector (49). GEN selects the internal clock. REPRO selects the time code

specified by the SETUP mode functions 403 and 408 (see page 49).

TC GEN MODE switch settings

EXT RUN

If there is no external time code present when you select EXT RUN, the EXT TC

indicator (62) on the LCD flashes slowly. If you start recording in this state, no time

code will be recorded.

If there is external time code present, it will be recorded. The EXT TC indicator on the

LCD will be illuminated.

FREE RUN

Internal time code is recorded when you select FREE RUN. The year/month/day/

time (reel number) of the real time clock is recorded in PRO BINARY format. The

INT TC indicator on the LCD will be illuminated.

If external time code is present and you press the JAM switch (40), the PD-4 will

synchronize to the external time code. The year/month/ day/time of the external time

code is copied into the UBIT of the PRO BINARY format. The EXT TC indicator on the

LCD will also be illuminated.

The JAM indicator will be momentarily illuminated after the JAM switch is pressed.

Recording

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