Slate Tone Function - Fostex DV40 Operation Manual

Slate tone function

During playback or while stopped, you can feed the 1-kHz slate tone from all the outputs, as
well as record the slate tone for a specified duration at the beginning of an audio file or
between songs.
• Feeding the slate tone
1. Press and hold down the [SLATE TONE] key during playback or while stopped (the SLATE TONE
indicator is lit).
While holding down the [SLATE TONE] key, the 1-kHz slate tone is fed from all the (digital and
analog) outputs of the unit.
2. To stop feeding the tone, release the [SLATE TONE] key (the SLATE TONE indicator turns off).
Tips:
During recording, pressing and holding down the [SLATE TONE] key records the slate tone for the
duration.
• Recording the slate tone at the beginning of an audio file or between songs
You can insert the slate tone at the beginning of an audio file or between songs while stopped. This
operation is possible only in the INSERT mode.
The following assumes that the audio file is stopped at the beginning (ABS 0) or at the end of the last
recording.
1. Press the [AUDIO RDY - INSERT] key to turn on the INSERT indicator.
2. Press the [SHIFT] key to turn on the SHIFT indicator.
3. Press the [SLATE TONE] key to turn on the SLATE TONE indicator.
The unit performs slate tone recording for a duration set by the "Slate tone time setting" menu in the
Setup mode. The Slate tone time is initially set to 10 seconds.
After finishing slate tone recording, the unit stops.
See "Chapter 11: Setup mode" for details about the "Slate tone time setting" menu.
Inserting the slate tone at the
beginning of an audio file or
between songs
Recording the slate tone be-
tween songs
ABS 0 Recording start point
SLATE TONE
ABS 0 Recording end point
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Time
Recording start point
SLATE TONE
Time