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Fostex PD204 Owner's Manual (220 pages)
LOCATION RECORDER
Brand:
Fostex
| Category:
DVD Recorder
| Size: 6 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
4
Important Safety Instructions
3
Caution
4
Caution
11
Introduction of this Manual
11
Precautions
11
Cautions for Use
13
Precautions of Installation
13
Chapter-1: Main Features
15
Main Features and Functions
16
What Is in the Box
19
PD204 Options and Related Fostex Products
19
Chapter 2: Preparation before Using the Pd204
21
Chapter-2: Preparation before Using the PD204
21
Preparation of Power Supply
22
Mounting the Battery
23
Important Settings for Using the Battery
24
Battery Priority Setting (Essential When Using more than One Battery)
24
Low Battery Warning Setting
24
Power Supply Priority Setting (Essential When Using both [DC-IN] and a Battery)
25
Protector Adjustment
25
Battery Condition Display
26
Saving the Battery Power
26
Dismounting the Battery
27
Important Settings for Using [DC IN]
28
Low Battery Warning Setting
28
Power Supply Priority Setting (Essential When Using both [DC-IN] and a Battery)
28
Power Supply Priority Setting (Essential When Using both [DC IN] and Battery)
28
Important Settings for Using [DC-IN]
28
Using [DC IN] (Connecting the AC Adaptor)
28
Using [DC-IN] (Connecting the AC Adaptor)
28
Turning on the Power
29
Display Backlight and Contrast
30
Turning on the Display Backlight
30
Adjusting the Display Contrast
30
Turning off the Power
30
Internal Clock Setting
31
Preparation of a DVD-RAM Disk
33
Inserting a Disk
33
Initial Format of a DVD-RAM Disk
34
Replacing the Internal Hard Disk Drive
37
Chapter 3: Names and Functions
39
Chapter-3: Names and Functions
39
Left Side Panel (Inputs/Outputs)
40
Left Side Panel
40
Right Side Panel (Inputs/Outputs)
42
Right Side Panel
42
Front Panel
44
Top Panel
52
Rear Panel
54
LCD Display Details
55
Home Screen
55
Time Display
55
Status Information
56
Current Drive/File Number
57
Disk Remaining
57
File Name/Next File Name
57
Protect Icon
57
BATTERY SETUP Menu Screen
58
DISK UTILITY Menu Screen
58
MENU List Screen
58
Screen Examples
58
SYS SETUP Menu Screen
58
TC SETUP Menu Screen
58
USB to PC Menu Screen
58
Audio File Select Screen
59
Contrast Adjustment Screen
59
CUE LIST Screen
59
Drive Select Screen
59
EDIT EDL FILE Menu Screen
59
Chapter 4: Basic Connections
61
Chapter-4: Basic Connections
61
Input Connection
62
Analog Audio Input Connection
62
Digital Audio Input Connection
63
External Audio Signal Connection for Monitoring
63
Sync Signal Connection
63
Sync Signal Input Connection
63
Output Connection
64
Analog Audio Output Connection
65
Digital Audio Output Connection
65
Time Code Output Connection
65
Word Clock Output Connection
65
Other Connections
66
USB Keyboard Connection
66
Time Code Input Connection
63
Other Connection
66
PC Connection
68
External Controller Connection
68
Power Connection
69
Power Supply Connection
69
Connection Examples
70
Connection Example for Recording (1)
70
Connection Example for Recording (2)
71
Chapter 5: Recording/Playback
73
Chapter-5: Recording/Playback
73
Preparation before Recording
74
Setup for Recording in Quick Setup Mode
74
How to Make Settings in the Quick Setup Mode
74
Frame Rate Selection for LTC (or External Time Code)
75
System Clock Reference Selection
75
Sampling Frequency and Bit Length Selection
76
TC Recording Mode Setting
76
Clock Pull Up/Pull down Setting
76
Power Source Priority Selection
77
Setting in the MENU Mode
77
Default File Name Setting
77
Maximum File Size Setting
77
Partition Link Setting
77
Error Tone Output Setting
78
Mixer Settings
78
Input Signal Selection
79
High-Pass Filter Setting
79
Limiter Setting
79
Adjusting the Input Gain (for Channels 1 through 4)
80
Phase Setting (for Channels 1 through 4)
82
Controlling Signals Sent to the Stereo Bus
82
Monitoring Recording Signals
83
Selecting the Drive for Recording
84
Recording Analog Audio
85
Starting Recording
85
Recording Analog Audio Signals
85
About Overloading During Recording
86
Canceling Recording (False Start)
86
Recording in Pre Rec Mode
87
Recording a Slate Tone/Slate MIC Signal
88
Recording Digital Audio
89
Selecting the Sampling Frequency/Bit Length
89
Selecting the System Clock
89
Recording Digital Audio Signals
89
Recording Time Code
90
Selecting the TC Frame Rate
90
Selecting the TC Generator Mode (TC Recording Mode)
90
Selecting the TC Generate Mode (TC Recording Mode)
90
Automatic Record Start by External Time Code
91
Setting the Time Code Output
91
Force Jam to External Time Code
92
Force Jamming to External Time Code (Jam Function)
92
Cue Point Setting
93
Setting a Cue Point on the Fly During Audio Recording
93
Viewing the Cue Point List
93
Editing a Cue Label
94
Editing a Cue Point
94
Editing Cue Point Data
94
Adding a New Cue Point to the Cue Point List
95
Deleting a Cue Point
95
Basic Playback
96
Normal Audio Playback
96
Cueing Playback
97
Time Code Playback
97
Skip/Locate Functions
98
Skipping by Cue Point
98
Skipping by File
98
Locating to the Beginning (ABS 0) of a File
99
Locating to the End (REC END) of a File
99
Locating to the Previous Locate Point
99
Locating to the Desired Time
100
Locating to the Desired Cue Point
101
Chapter 6: Advanced Operations
103
Chapter-6: Advanced Operations
103
Auto Copy Function
104
Setting a Partition
104
Selecting a Partition
104
Selecting Auto Copy Mode
105
Making Auto Copy
106
Disk Copy Function
107
Selecting Source Drive
107
Making Disk Copy
108
File Copy Function
110
Selecting Source Drive
110
Making File Copy
111
Dual Drive Recording
113
Formatting in the "DDR" Mode
113
Making Dual Drive Recording
115
Data Export to PC
116
Connecting PC to the Unit
117
How to Unmount the PD204 from the PC
117
Example of Copying Data to a Computer Hard Disk
118
Example of Exporting Data to a Computer Application
118
Chapter 7: Creating and Editing Ale Files
121
Chapter-7: Creating and Editing ALE Files (EDIT EDL FILE Menu)
121
Creating a New ALE File
122
Adding Audio File Entries to an ALE File
125
Viewing and Editing Audio File Entries
127
Viewing Audio File Entries
127
Adding an Audio File Entry to an Existing ALE File
128
Deleting an Audio File Entry
128
Editing an ALE File
129
Editing an ALE File Name
129
Remarking an ALE File
130
Remaking an ALE File
130
Deleting an ALE File
131
Chapter 8: Menu Mode
133
Chapter-8: MENU Mode
133
About MENU Mode
134
SYS SETUP Menu
136
Project Name Setting [Set Project Name]
137
ANALOG out Nominal Level Setting [Stereo out Level]
158
ANALOG out Nominal Level Setting
158
Monitor Speaker Mute Setting [Speaker Mute]
159
Monitor Speaker Mute Setting
159
Error Tone Output Setting [Error Tone]
160
Error Tone Output Setting
160
Chain Play Mode Setting [Chain Play]
163
Chain Play Mode Setting
163
ROM Version Checking [Version]
164
ROM Version Checking
164
Project Name Setting
137
Default File Name Setting
138
Default File Name Setting [Default File Name]
138
Default Track Name Setting
140
Default Track Name Setting [Default Trkname]
140
Next Event Number Setting
141
Next Event Number Setting [Next Event No]
141
Recording Fs/Bit Length Setting
142
Recording Fs/Bit Length Setting [Record Fs&Bit]
142
Pull Up/Down Setting
143
Pull Up/Down Setting [Pull Up/Down]
143
Digital Output Setting
144
Digital Output Signal Format Selection [Digital Out]
144
Diagnoses File Setting
145
Diagnoses File Setting [Diagnoses]
145
Peak Hold Time Setting
146
Peak Hold Time Setting [Peak Hold]
146
Slate Tone/Pop Tone Recording Mode Setting
147
Slate Tone/Pop Tone Recording Mode Setting [Tone Rec Mode]
147
Pause Cancel Time Setting
149
Pause Cancel Time Setting [Pause Time]
149
USB Keyboard Type Setting
150
USB Keyboard Type Setting [Keyboard]
150
Pre Rec Time Setting
151
Pre Recording Time Setting [Pre Rec Time]
151
Maximum File Length Setting
152
Maximum File Length Setting [Max File Length]
152
Continuous Recording Function
153
Continuous Recording Function [Auto Part. Link]
153
False Start Mode Setting
155
False Start Mode Setting [False Start]
155
Limiter Parameter Setting
156
Limiter Parameter Setting [Limiter Parameter]
156
BATTERY SETUP Menu
165
Battery Low Voltage Warning Setting [BATT. Warning]
166
Battery Low Voltage Warning Setting
166
DC-IN Low Voltage Warning Setting [DC-IN Warning]
167
DC-IN Low Voltage Warning Setting
167
Power Supply Priority Setting [Power Priority]
168
Power Supply Priority Setting
168
Battery Priority Setting [Active Battery]
169
Battery Priority Setting
169
Battery Setting Examples
170
Battery Remaining Time [BATT. Remain]
172
Battery Remaining Time
172
Battery Status [BATT. Status]
173
Battery Status
173
TC SETUP Menu
174
System Clock Selection [Sync Clock]
175
System Clock Selection
175
TC Frame Rate Selection [Frame Rate]
176
TC Frame Rate Selection
176
Generator Mode Selection [Gen Mode]
177
Generator Mode Selection
177
Internal TC Generator Setting [Set Gen TC]
178
Internal TC Generator Setting
178
User Bit Setting [Set Gen Ubit]
180
User Bit Setting
180
Jam Mode Setting [JAM Mode]
182
Jam Mode Setting
182
Time Code Output Source Selection [Sel. TC Out]
183
Time Code Output Source Setting
183
Default LTC Start Time Setting [Default LTC Start]
184
Default LTC Start Time Setting
184
LTC Start Time Editing [Edit LTC Start]
185
LTC Start Time Editing
185
UBIT Setting of Playback Time Code [Ref TC Ubit]
186
UBIT Setting of Playback Time Code
186
Time Code Output While Paused [Rep Pause TC]
187
Time Code Output While Paused
187
Automatic Recording Start by External TC [Recin Via Exttc]
188
Automatic Recording Start by External TC
188
Internal TC Generator Power-Off Timer Setting [TC PWR Timer]
189
Internal TC Generator Power-Off Timer
189
DISK UTILITY Menu
190
Editing a File Name [Edit File Name]
191
Editing a File Name
191
Viewing a File Information and Editing Descriptor Information [File Info.]
192
Viewing a File Information and Editing Descriptor Information
192
Adding Descriptor Information
194
Deleting Descriptor Information
194
Editing Descriptor Information
194
Editing Ixml Chunk Data Information
195
Viewing Ixml Chunk Data Information
195
Deleting an Unnecessary Audio File [Delete File]
196
Deleting an Unnecessary Audio File
196
Restoring a Deleted Audio File [Restore Del. File]
197
Restoring a Deleted Audio File
197
Formatting a Disk (or a Hard Disk Partition) [Format]
198
Formatting a Disk (or a Hard Disk Partition)
198
Editing the Reel Number (Volume Label) [Reel No]
202
Editing the Reel Number (Volume Label)
202
Record Protection On/Off Setting [Rec Protect]
203
Record Protection On/Off Setting
203
Resume Function On/Off Setting
204
Resume Function On/Off Setting [Resume]
204
Partition Protection On/Off Setting
205
Partition Protection On/Off Setting [Part. Protect]
205
HDD Operating Time Display
206
HDD Operating Time Display [HDD Ope. Time]
206
LOAD SETUP Menu
207
SAVE SETUP Menu
208
Chapter-9: Specifications
209
Inputs/Outputs
210
General
211
Recording/Playback
211
Physical Dimensions
212
Block Diagram
213
Index
214
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Fostex PD204 Brochure & Specs (8 pages)
PD Series Professional DVD / HD Location Recorders, Multitrack DVD Recorder
Brand:
Fostex
| Category:
DVD Recorder
| Size: 3 MB
Fostex PD204 Owner's Manual Supplement (4 pages)
Version 1.01 supplement
Brand:
Fostex
| Category:
Recording Equipment
| Size: 0 MB
Table of Contents
Limiter Parameter Setting
2
Threshold Level Setting
3
Ratio Setting
3
Limiter Level Detection Mode Setting
3
Key Operation for the Disk Copy Function
3
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