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Fostex MR-8HD/CD Supplementary Manual

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MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual
How to use the CD-R/RW drive
This manual is supplement of the MR-8HD/CD owner's manual.
It describes how to use the CD-R/RW drive built in the MR-8HD/CD, as well as an
external CD-R/RW drive connected to the [USB HOST] port of the MR-8HD/CD.
Before you use a CD-R/RW drive, read this supplementary manual together with
the MR-8HD/CD owner's manual.
For using the internal CD-R/RW drive, this supplementary manual explains the
following four items.
(1)
How to create an audio CD
(2)
How to import audio data from a CD-DA disc
(3)
How to convert song data to a mono WAV file and export it
(4)
How to import a mono WAV file from a CD-R/RW disc
For using an external CD-R/RW drive, it only explains "how to create an audio CD".
Note that you can only create an audio CD using an external CD-R/RW drive.
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  • Page 1 How to use the CD-R/RW drive This manual is supplement of the MR-8HD/CD owner's manual. It describes how to use the CD-R/RW drive built in the MR-8HD/CD, as well as an external CD-R/RW drive connected to the [USB HOST] port of the MR-8HD/CD.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    MR-8HD/CD 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...

  • Page 3: Please Read Before Using

    CD) but you cannot make recording. <Note>: Using the internal CD-R/RW drive of the MR-8HD/CD (or an external CD-R/RW drive connected to the MR-8HD/CD [USB HOST] port), you cannot play back CD-DA discs you created (or commercially available audio CDs). Handling of CD-R/RW discs •...

  • Page 4: Track Data For Creating An Audio Cd

    See pages 63 through 74 of the MR-8HD/CD owner's manual for details about track bouncing. See pages 90 and 91 of the MR-8HD/CD owner's manual for details about how to convert files on tracks 7 and 8 to a stereo WAV file.

  • Page 5: Before Creating An Audio Cd (Playing Back A Stereo Wav File)

    2mix " and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. The display now shows the list of stereo WAV files available in the "2 MIX folder" of the current song. MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual (playing back a stereo WAV file) <Note>: If no stereo WAV file is available in the "2 MIX folder"...

  • Page 6: Playing Back A Stereo Wav File

    MR-8HD/CD 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.
  • Page 7 [MENU/ENTER] knob. Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select a desired song and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual <Hint>: If you select a desired CUE point in the CUE list and press the [LOCATE A/IN] or [LOCATE B/OUT] key, the recorder quickly locates to the CUE point.
  • Page 8 MR-8HD/CD 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.

  • Page 9: Creating An Audio Cd Using The Internal Cd-R/Rw Drive

    <How to handle the internal CD-R/RW drive> Handle the internal CD-R/RW drive correctly by following the description below. (1) Opening the tray When the MR-8HD/CD is powered on, press the eject switch on the front of the tray. Eject switch By pressing the eject switch, the tray comes out a little.
  • Page 10 MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual About "Track at once" and "Disk at once" The MR-8HD/CD provides two burning modes for creating an audio CD in the CD-DA format. "Track at once" The unit burns a stereo WAV file to a CD-R/RW disc as a track. You can burn an additional track at a later time until the disc is finalized.
  • Page 11 [MENU/ENTER] knob). Change the disc to another one with enough space and carry out the same opera- tion procedure. MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual When writing is completed, "Completed!" is shown and the disc access stops. Now writing in the...
  • Page 12 MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select “[EXECUTE]” and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. The display now shows the status of finalizing. When finalizing is completed, "Completed!" is shown and the disc is automatically ejected from the CD-R/RW drive.

  • Page 13: Viewing The Toc Information

    WAV files by “Track at once”. You can check the playing time of each track as well as the disc remaining time. MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual After viewing TOC, use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select "...

  • Page 14: Viewing The Toc Information After Finalizing

    <Note>: You can also view the TOC of a com- mercially available audio CD, as with an audio CD you create using the MR-8HD/CD. (Note that some commercially available audio CDs may not show the TOC information.) To do this, set an audio CD to the CD-R/RW drive and carry out the same operation as de- scribed above using the "CD-RW"...

  • Page 15: Importing Track Data On A Cd-Da Disc

    Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select "CD-DA Import " and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. The display now shows the screen for selecting the source CD track number and the destination track pair of the MR-8HD/CD. UNDO/REDO DELETE F FWD MR-8HD/CD...
  • Page 16 CD-DA disc. When completed, "Completed!" is shown on the display. <Note>: CD track data is imported from the beginning of each MR-8HD/CD tracks (ABS 0). Flasjing Press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. The display returns to the CD-RW menu screen, where "CD-DA Import " is highlighted.

  • Page 17: Exporting Song Data To A Cd-R/Rw Disc

    Note that you can directly export song data to a personal computer using the WAV Man- ager by Fostex (see page 92 of the original manual for details). The following description assumes that a blank CD-R/RW disc is set to the internal CD-R/ RW drive and a source song is loaded to the MR-8HD/CD.
  • Page 18 MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select "Song Export " and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. The display now shows the screen for setting the start time, end time and exported tracks. The display now highlights “[EXECUTE]”. By default, these items are set as follows.

  • Page 19: Importing A Mono Wav File

    The following description assumes that a CD-R/RW disc which contains one or more mono WAV files is set to the internal CD-R/RW drive, while a "New Song" is loaded to the MR-8HD/CD (see page 31 of the original manual for details about how to create a "New Song").
  • Page 20 MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual <Note>: If you import a WAV file to a recorded song, the imported file overwrites the existing track data. Note that if the time length of the imported file is shorter than the length of the existing track data, the imported file only overwrites the overlapping part.
  • Page 21 In such a case, you can manually set the file by following the procedure below. MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual <How to select a file manually> The following procedure shows how to set a file to be imported to "TR06". To set a file to "TR07"...

  • Page 22: Creating An Audio Cd Using An External Cd-R/Rw Drive

    CUE point, it is burned as a single track.) In the procedure described below, it is assumed that the following preparations are made. • Both the MR-8HD/CD and the CD-R/RW drive are powered, while a CD-R/RW disc is set to the CD-R/ RW drive .
  • Page 23 If "Not Mounted" is shown when you select "USB HOST " using the [MENU/ENTER] knob in step 3) above, an external CD-R/RW drive is not connected to the MR-8HD/CD cor- rectly. If you press the [MENU/ENTER] knob in the above condition, the following message pops...
  • Page 24 Do not turn off the power or press the eject switch of the drive while writing. While writing data to the disc, any operational keys of the MR-8HD/CD are disabled. Now writing in the Track at once mode Now writing in the Disk at once mode <Note>:...
  • Page 25 You can also exit the MENU mode by selecting " Back" and pressing the [MENU/ENTER] knob repeatedly. MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual The following shows how audio CD data is writ- ten to a CD-R/RW disc in the "Track at once" or "Disk at once" mode.

  • Page 26: Viewing The Toc Information

    MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual 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...

  • Page 27: Viewing The Toc Information After Finalizing

    <Note>: You can also view the TOC of a com- mercially available audio CD, as with an audio CD you create using the MR-8HD/CD. (Note that some commercially available audio CDs may not show the TOC information.) To do this, set an audio CD to the CD-R/RW drive and carry out the same operation as de- scribed above using the "USB HOST"...
  • Page 28 MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual FOSTEX CO. 3-2-35 Musashino, Akishima-shi, Tokyo, Japan 196-0021 FOSTEX AMERICA 13701 Cimarron Avenue, Gardena, CA 90249 U.S.A. © PRINTED IN CHINA AUGUST 2006 8588 086 000 (449478)

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