CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER - SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. "WARNING" "TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE."...
"MR16" hereafter in this manual. If a distinction is required between the two, the model number "MR16HD" and "MR16HD/CD" are described. * The following accessories are supplied with MR-16HD, MR-16HD/CD as the standard accessories. Owner’s manual, MR-16HD, ENG Owner’s manual, MR-16HD, JPN...
& Service Manual 1. SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATION UNIT REFERENCE LEVEL < INPUT & OUTPUT > ANALOG IN (A ~ D) Connector Input Level Input Impedance Reference Input Level LINE Phantom INSERT (A) Connector Load Impedance Reference Output Level Input Impedance Reference Input Level STEREO OUT (L, R) Connector Reference Output Level...
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Device Connector Device Format < MAJOR SPECS. > Record & Playback Medium Sampling Frequency Resolution File System Number of Track A/D & D/A Converter Fader CD-R/RW Drive Accession No. < CHARACTERISTICS > Maximum Output Level ST OUT AUX OUT PHONES Reference Output Level ST OUT AUX OUT...
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± 5 % or less + 5 °C ~ + 45 °C 85 % or less ± 10 % or less Comply to Fostex Company technical standards IEC60065 EN55011 Group 1 Class B EN61000-3-2 & 3-3 EN61000-6-1 (Year 2001 version)
2. CONTROLS, INDICATORS & CONNECTORS < Top Panel Section 1 > INPUT A INPUT B INPUT C UNBAL /GUITAR INSERT UNBAL UNBAL TRIM TRIM TRIM PEAK DISTORTION PEAK PEAK LINE LINE LINE GUITAR INPUT A INPUT B INPUT C SIMULATION SIMULATION DYNAMIC BRIT STACK...
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& Service Manual < Top Panel Section 2 > INPUT A INPUT B UNBAL /GUITAR INSERT UNBAL TRIM TRIM PEAK DISTORTION PEAK LINE LINE GUITAR INPUT A INPUT B SIMULATION SIMULATION DYNAMIC BRIT STACK ABC1 CONDENSER US METAL TUBE 60'S COMBO [REVERB/DELAY TIME] control [EFFECT] keys [BOUNCE MODE] key...
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< Rear Panel Section > [INPUT A SELECT] switch [FOOT SW] jack [DIGITAL OUT] connector [MIDI OUT] jack [USB HOST] connector [USB] port [AC IN] conector < Side Panel Section > Internal CD-R/RW drive & INPUT A SEL GTR CLEAN MIC/LINE GTR DIST USB HOST...
& Service Manual 3. SOFTWARE UPDATE 1) Connect the AC power cable to the AC IN connector. 2) Press the MR16 power switch. 3) Press the [MENU/ENTER] dial to enter the MENU mode. 4) Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] dial and select the “USB” menu. 5) Press the [MENU/ENTER] dial.
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12) PC or Macintosh recognizes MR16 as an external removable disk. (a) Windows XP/2000 The example on the right indicates that MR16 is recognized as a removable disk (E) in the My Computer on Windows XP PC. Unzip the software update fi le with “zip”...
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& Service Manual After transferring the software update fi le is com- pleted, do not tun off the USB connection by pressing the MR16 STOP key. First, you need to safely remove the MR16 from PC side by opening the “Safety Removable Hardware” in the tool bar and pressing the “Stop”...
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After transferring the software update file is completed, do not tun off the USB connection by pressing the MR16 STOP key. First, as shown on the right, you need to press the EJECT button on Macintosh. Then, you can turn off the USB connection from the MR16 side.
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& Service Manual 21) The selected software fi le is displayed together with the software version number. To go on, press the [MENU/ENTER] dial while holding down the [REC] key. 22) The software updating procedures begin. “File loading...”, “Flash ROM Erasing...” and “Flash ROM Writing...” will appear in order. It will take about one minute to complete the procedures.
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Select the “Version” menu and press the [MENU/ENTER] dial. The display on the right will appear on the LCD. It indicates that the programming date is February 5th, 2007, the version number is V1.02 and the CPU revision number is E2. To get back to the normal display, press the [STOP] key.
& Service Manual 4. SERVICE MENU In addition to various MENU modes, SERVICE menus are available to check and maintain the MR16 condition. Please utilize them when servicing MR16. 4-1. Entering Service Menu 1) Connect the AC cable and power on MR16. After the bootup proce- dure is completed, the display on the right will appear on the MR16 LCD.
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4-4. Advanced Format MR16 checks the remaining capacity / partition information written on the internal HD in the bootup process after powering on. In case this informa- tion does not match the current HD condition, the “Advanced Format” service menu can be used. For example, even if no song has been created (recorded) but the remaining capacity indicates only 10MB, execute the “Advanced Format”...
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& Service Manual 4-6. Display Test This menu checks if the EFFECT SEND / PAN / REVERB/DELAY pots & faders / self-illuminating tact switches are working properly. 1) After selecting the “Display Test” menu, press the [MENU/ENTER] dial. 2) Press the [MENU/ENTER] dial again. If you do so, the display on the right will appear on the MR16 LCD.
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3) After checking, press the [MENU/ENTER] dial to proceed the next Display Test. The next test is to check if the self-illuminating tact switches are lit in red. Check if the self-illuminating tact switches are properly lit in red as indicated in the drawing below.
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& Service Manual 5) After checking, press the [MENU/ENTER] dial to proceed the next Display Test. The next test is to check if the self-illuminating tact switches are lit in umber. Check if the self-illuminating tact switches are properly lit in orange as indicated in the drawing below.
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4-6. Bus Check This menu checks if various bus signals connected to the CPU are cor- rectly working or not. 1) After selecting the “Bus Check” menu, connect the foot SW to the foot SW jack and the USB cable between the USB and USB HOST ports.
& Service Manual 5. MR16HD & MR16HD/CD PCB CONNECTION • MR16HD POWER PCB MAIN PCB Connect 40-pin connector cable from W8 on MAIN PCB to HARD DISK 40-pin connector. Connect 4-pin connector cable from W2 on POWER PCB to HARD DISK 4-pin connector. Connect 6-pin connector cable from W3 on POWER PCB to J11 on MAIN PCB.
• MR16HD/CD POWER PCB Connect 4-pin connector cable from W1 on JOINT PCB to J21 on POWER PCB. MAIN PCB JOINT PCB CD-RW DRIVE Connect 40-pin connector cable from W8 on MAIN PCB to J2 on JOINT PCB and then to HARD DISK 40-pin connector. Connect 4-pin connector cable from W2 on POWER PCB to HARD DISK 4-pin connector.
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& Service Manual • Parts side of MAIN PCB PROGRAM (from S-ROM) R116 C105 R54 R56 R173 R174 R175 R176 R171 R172 R101 C107 R31 R37 C101 DRIVE POWER (MR-8HD) JTAG R107 R106 R100 SPDIF OUT MIDI OUT USB HOST USB DEVICE PROGRAM (from PC)
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• Foil side of MAIN PCB & Service Manual...
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& Service Manual • Parts side of POWER PCB FUSIBLE. TYPE MEME AVEC REMPLACER CONTRE CONTINUELLE ANALOG D'INCENDIE, RISQUES PROTECTION PRECAUTION...
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• Foil side of POWER PCB & Service Manual...
& Service Manual 8. ERROR CODE ERROR CODE FILE ERR: 05 Access error to the MR16 internal HD. FILE ERR: 08 The MBR (Master Boot Record) region, BPB (Boot Parameter Block) region or the cluster chain might be in a bad condition. FILE ERR: 02 The file format is illegal.