About Recommended Disks; Inserting/Removing A Disk - Fostex DV824 Owner's Manual

DVD Multitrack Recorder DV824 DVD Multitrack Recorder DV824
DVD Multitrack Recorder DV824 DVD Multitrack Recorder DV824 DVD Multitrack Recorder DV824
4.7GB Type 2 single-sided or 9.4GB Type 4 double-sided DVD-RAM disks can be
used with the unit. When the unit is shipped, a 34.7GB Type 2 single-sided disk is
supplied as standard.
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<Note>: Use only DVD-RAM disks recommended by Fostex.
For details about handling a disk, see the instructions of the disk.
<Note>: This unit also can use the optional hard disk drive as a recording/playback
medium, as well as DVD-RAM disks.
By installing the optional hard disk drive, you can not only make recording to a hard
disk partition in realtime, but also make file copy/disk copy between a DVD-RAM disk
and a partition, etc. For details about the optional hard disk drive, contact your local
Fostex distributor.
See " Advanced operations " on pages 83 ~ 91 for details about dual drive recording, file
copy, disk copy, etc. which are possible by installing the optional hard disk drive.

Inserting/removing a disk

After turning on the power, pressing the [OPEN/CLOSE] key opens the disk tray.
After placing a disk on the disk tray, pressing the [OPEN/CLOSE] key again closes the
tray.
<Note>: When placing a disk on the tray, make sure that the recording side is down.
0L
0
4
ACCESS
8
HD
12
16
DVD
18
20
30
40
60
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
-dB
ABS 0
RECORD STOP/HOME
OPEN/CLOSE
[OPEN/CLOSE] key

About recommended disks

DVD-RAM disks used with the DV824
4.7
GB
SINGLE SIDED 2
TYPE
3
X
REWRITABLE
When loading the unused disk supplied with
the unit, the disk is scanned and the display
shows "Unformat!", followed by the second level
LTC
TC IN
screen of the "Format" menu item in the "DISK
ABS
UTILITY" menu of the MENU mode. You can
GEN
now execute the "initial formatting" by follow-
DF
H M S F
ing the procedure described on page 20.
REC END
PLAY REWIND F FWD
9.4
GB
4
DOUBLE SIDED TYPE
3
X
REWRITABLE
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18