FOOT SW Items on "Preparation of the current drive," "Formatting the disk" and "Set up of the internal clock," which must be carried out upon purchasing D2424LV, are explained in this Quick Operation Guide. Before operating D2424LV, please read this manual and carry out preparations by carefully following the explanations.
9. Heat - The appliance should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other appliances (including amplifiers) that produce heat. Model D2424LV Quick Operation Guide CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT.
Playback using the Vari-pitch function...24 <Recording media> The D2424LV is not equipped with recording media for recording and playback. Please read the section from page 5 to prepare the recording media to record, playback, and edit data on the recorder.
The updated information on the operation-confirmed HD and backup media for D2424LV is men- tioned in the following Fostex international web site. <http://www.fostex.co.jp/int/index.htm> For those who are not able to check our web site, please contact Fostex distributor in your territory. Model D2424LV Quick Operation Guide Package contents...
Model D2424LV Quick Operation Guide Preparation for the current drive The D2424LV has a slot for an optional hard disk. First you need to install a hard disk into the caddy included in this recorder package before you install it into the slot.
(included in the package) to protect the hard disk from building up static electricity and dust. Do not touch the connectors with your fingers to avoid static electricity. Model D2424LV Quick Operation Guide Tighten four screws (two on each side).
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Model D2424LV Quick Operation Guide • Installing the removable case in the recorder . Install the caddy (containing a hard disk inside) into the slot. Push in the case with the correct side facing toward you. (Use both hands to push it in so that the surface of the case and the front panel become flush.)
<Note> You cannot save audio data recorded in a 88.2kHz/24bit or 96kHz/24bit program using an adat digital signal. See the Reference manual for details about the save/load operations. Model D2424LV Quick Operation Guide SETUP 4. Select desired sampling frequency/quantization with the Jog dial (or [PREV] key/[NEXT] key).
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Model D2424LV Quick Operation Guide 5. Select the desired sampling frequency using the Jog dial and press the [EXECUTE/YES] key. By pressing the [EXECUTE/YES] key after selecting the sampling frequency, the screen for the multiple undo On/Off setting will appear.
Check the REMAIN value each time before you make a new recording. Space remaining Model D2424LV Quick Operation Guide • When ABS Time Base appears on the display, hold down the [SHIFT] key and press the [DISP SEL] key repeatedly to switch among these units.
Model D2424LV Quick Operation Guide Setup of the Internal Clock This recorder contains an internal clock function. Upon finishing format of the current drive, set internal clock to the present time by procedure explained below. Procedures below is explained on the assumption that current drive has been formatted, the program head (ABS 0) is displayed and this recorder is on standby.
• At making connections with the mixer, switch off power to this unit and the mixer. • Analog input/output ports of D2424LV are set to " unbalanced input/output " in the initial state. These can be changed to "balanced input/output" by the "BAL (+4dBu)/UNBAL (-10dBV) setup menu" in the SETUP mode in accordance to the application.
Model D2424LV Quick Operation Guide Connecting a digital mixer When making connections with a digital recording mixer, refer to the connecting example below. <CAUTION> • When connecting the recorder to a digital mixing console, make sure that the power of both units are off.
In this recorder, the program to be complied in the current drive after formatting can be changed to any sampling frequency. When several programs recorded using different sampling frequencies are in the cur- rent drive, sampling frequencies must be confirmed at each change of the program. Model D2424LV Quick Operation Guide Initial settings Turn off AUTO PUNCH mode.
The following explanation assumes that this recorder has been connected to an external mixing console (as explained in the “Connecting a Mixer” section). Because the D2424LV can accept 24 channel analog signals, you can record up to 24 audio sources simultaneously. POWER...
2.To cancel the undo operation, press the [UNDO/ REDO] key again. The recorder displays “Redo!”, then “COMPLETED !”, and displays the previous Time Base indication. Model D2424LV Quick Operation Guide <Note> You can repeatedly use the Undo/Redo functions until you perform one of the following operations: •...
In the following, basic multi-recording of adat digital signals will be carried out on the assumption that a digital mixer is connected to D2424LV (To output adat digital signals from the digital mixer, refer to the Operating Manual of the digital mixer you are using). Prior to operation, D2424LV must be set to the “Initial state.”...
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D.in!” (indicating that the clock is set to Digital In!) and the recorder ignores your opera- received from WORD IN tion. Model D2424LV Quick Operation Guide 6. Select the “Clock Sel?” menu via using the Jog dial, and press the [EXECUTE/YES] key. The current reference clock is displayed together with CLOCK "Clock Sel?".
Model D2424LV Quick Operation Guide Multitrack recording using overdubbing Multitrack recording is a term for the series of processes in which you record various sound sources to different tracks and combine them into two mixes (L and R). This recording involves an important process called “overdubbing,”...
(ABS 0), regardless of the current position of the Program. 1.Press and hold down the [STOP] button, and press the [REWIND] button. Model D2424LV Quick Operation Guide Mixdown 5. Locate the top of the Program. 6. Start recording on the master recorder. (Take) 7.
Model D2424LV Quick Operation Guide Recording in a new Program The explanation so far has been based on one Program set up when you format a current drive (E-IDE hard disk or SCSI disk). You may create up to 99 Programs, depending on the available disk space.
• Please remember the following points should there be programs with a different FS in the current drive. * Do not copy or paste between programs with different FS. Fostex cannot take responsibility in compensation of data which had been “copied” or “pasted” between programs with different FS.
Model D2424LV Quick Operation Guide Playback using the Vari-pitch function This section explains how to change the playback speed of the recorder using the Vari Pitch function. You can set the playback speed in the range of +6.0% to -6.0% in 0.1% increments.
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Model D2424LV Quick Operation Guide **************Reference manual reference pages************* Names and functions...9 Before starting...24 Formatting and optimizing disks...31 Handling programs...35 Punch in/out...40 Digital recording...45 Recording to a Metronome sound...49 Storing a locate points (=edit points)...51 Locate function...55 Chain Play function...58 Envelope function (Cue &...
Model D2424LV Quick Operation Guide Declaration of EC Directive This equipment is compatible with the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) - Directive on approximation of member nation's ordinance concerning the electromagnetic compatibility and with the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) - Directive on approximation of member nation's ordinance concerning electric equipment designed to be used within the specified voltage range.
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