Fostex R8 Owner's Manual page 16

repeat playback
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the auto return zone ( " shuttle play " ). re ­
winding to the start point whenever the end point is reached,
until you press AUT PLAY again to extinguish its LED.
The L CATE ® button can also be used any time in auto
return mode to rewnd/fast forward to the start point
Checking the Auto Return Points
lb call up the start and end port numbers on the MEM RY
display, simply press RCL ®, then the AUT RTN button.
The Zone Limit Function
The R8 lets you speedy a certain zone on the tape to which
all transport movements will be limited. In other words, play ­
back. recording, fast forward, rewind ana locate wi only be
possible within this zone — the tape will automatically stop
when the beginning or the end of the zone is reached Th<s
function is very useful when you are working on a specific
section of the tape
Setting the Zone Limit Points
1 Press recall RCL @. then the Z NE LIMIT button
Both the MEM RY and the TAPE TIME display will show
only zeroes, with the left-most digits blinking and alternate ­
ly displaying "L" and " 0".
2. Next, press the dear button CLR © to clear the two dis ­
plays. which will now show only the flashing "L? symbol
and a period after the last digit. The period on the
MEM RY disp'ay will blink.
• If a zone has already been set before its start pant will
appear on the TAPE TIME display.
3. Use the numeric keys ® to input the zone limit end point.
The time vdue of this pont is shown on the MEM RY
display.
If you make a mistake dunng data entry, press CLR and
input the correct data.
4. lb finalize input of the zone limit end point, press the
period key ¿J •
The period on the TAPE TIME display will start to blink in ­
stead of the MEM RY display period, showing that you
can now enter the zone knit start point.
5 Input the zone limit start point with the numeric keys,
which display the time value on the TAPE TIME counter
• If the previous start point is disp ' a yed. you must first clear
this value by pressing CLR.
Again, mistakes can be corrected with CLR.
6 Press the store button ST ® then the Z NE LIMIT but ­
ton ® to memorize the zone
Using Z NE LIMIT
To activate the zone limit function, press Z NE LIMIT.
Deponding on the current tape position, the Z NE LIMIT
indicator will ether blink or stay lit.
The blinking LED shows the current position is outside the
zone As long as the current tape time value is within the
zone the indicator will remain lit.
• If the Z NE LIMIT button is pressed while the tape is be ­
ing transported outside of the limit zone, tape motion will
stop immediately. The Z NE LIMIT LED will blink.
To cancel the zone limit function, press Z NE LIMIT again,
noting that its LED goes out.
Checking the Zone Limit Points
To call up the zone limit start and end points on the displays,
simpty press RCL @. then the Z NE LIMIT button ®.
Both 0 ' Splays will have a flashing "0 " -"L" symbol as their left ­
most digit, indicating zone limit mode The MEM RY display
shows the zone knit end point (the higher time value), white
the TAPE TIME display indicates the start point
Displaying the Zone Limit Time
To find out how long your zone is (i.e the time arfference be ­
tween the Start point and end point), press the recall button
RCL ®, then H LD ®
The length of the zone is now indicated on the MEM RY
drsplay.
The Tape Reel Zone Function
When rewinding or fast forwarding a tapa you could forget
to slop it on time so that the tape runs
dt
the reel and has
to be threaded aga>n. 1o avoid this sort of accident, the R8
features the ability to automatically calculate and set a tape
reel zone nce this zone is set. the tape will automatically
stop when the tape reaches the border of the zone (With a
standard 22 minute tape the tape reel zone function stops
the tape at a distance of about two minutes from the end or
beginning),
• When a tape reel zone lias been set. the
regular
zone
limit function cannot be used.
Calculating the Tape Reel Zone
The length
d
the tape reel zone ffers depending on the
size
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the reels and whether or not the tape s back-coated
(thickness). It is therefore necessary to input the reel sizes
and the type of tape so that the R8 can automatically calcu ­
late the zone length.
When power s turned on, the R8 is adjusted for AMPEX 457
or equivalent tape on the supply reel and the supplied 7 inch
empty reel on the take-up side If you are using ths standard
set-up, you do not have to input the
ree>
szes as explained
in step 1.. but can start right
away
with step 2.
1. There are eight reel size and tape type combinations to
choose from. To call them up on the MEM RY dispay.
press the recall button RCL ®. then the period key - 7
The first combination displayed is (r b7-7). " r" ts short for
"red", and the two numbers on the right indicate the size
of the reds — the left number showing the supply red, the
right number the take-up reel. The letter " b" means that
the tape used is back-coated. In other words, "r b7-7 " in ­
dicates that two 7 inch reels with back-coated tape wdl be