User manual FOSTEX PD-6

[. . . ] 8288 498 100 DVD LOCATION RECORDER Model PD-6 Operation Manual <DANGER> VISIBLE OR INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN. AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM. <CAUTION> · Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. · The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. CAUTION About DVD-RAM disks used with the PD-6 With the PD-6, only use DVD-RAM disks which is confirmed by Fostex. Operation confirmed disk model: MAXELL DRMS-V28R (8-centimeter DVD-RAM disk, double sided) *as of March 2003. <Important notice> Fostex does not guarantee the operation of the PD-6 when using a disk which is not recommended by Fostex. About disk formatting Before starting recording, be sure to format the disk in either of the following ways. a · · For a brand-new disk: Carry out the initial format (see page 24 in the operation manual). For a used disk: Carry out the physical format (see page 115 in the operation manual). ******** Caution when formatting a DVD-RAM disk ******** Even when trying to format a used 8 cm DVD-RAM disk on which many alternative sectors exist by the "Normal mode", PD-6 forces to "Physical Format" a disk. [. . . ] To turn off the monitor sound completely, rotate the control fully counterclockwise until it clicks. <Note> While running the PD-6 with the internal battery, we recommend not to raise the monitor volume more than required. Raising the volume consumes more battery power. The monitor signal can be selected by the following switch settings. Monitor mode select switch SOLO monitor select switch [MONITOR] control [PHONES] jack ST/MONO monitor select switch · Monitor mode select switch Selects the monitor mode from among SOLO, ST and MONO. Monitors a mono-mix of tracks/input channels. · ST/MONO monitor select switch When the monitor mode select switch is set to "MONO" or "ST", this switch selects the tracks/input channels to be monitored. · SOLO monitor select switch When the monitor mode select switch is set to "SOLO", this switch selects the track/ input channel to be monitored. Note that, when the monitor mode select switch is not set to "SOLO", this switch is not effective. 64 PD-6 DVD Location Recorder (Chapter 5: Recording/playback) Making recording After making the necessary switch/level settings for recording, you can start recording. <Note> By default, you can make recording of analog input signals of all mixer channels if each channel receives only an analog signal. If a channel receives both an analog and digital signals, the digital signal takes priority and the analog signal of this channel is not recorded. If you want to make recording of analog signals for some channels and digital signals for the other channels simultaneously, use the "Digital in" menu in the Setup mode to select the analog or digital inputs for each two-channel pairs. See "Digital input channel setting" on page 91 for details about the "Digital in" menu. 1. To start recording, slide the [REC] key. With a Normal mode disk, the PD-6 creates a "New File" and starts recording to it. By default, the real-time clock time data is given as the file name when an audio file is created. (Example: "B19h 00m 30s 06jan 2003. wav") <Note> Using the "Default file name" menu in the Setup mode, you can set the default file name given when an audio file is created to "desired scene name + take number" instead of the real-time clock time data. See "Chapter 7: Setup mode" on page 99 for details. 2. To stop recording, press the [STANDBY] key. During recording, only the [STANDBY] key is effective. To stop the recorder completely, press the [STOP] key after pressing the [STANDBY] key. Note that the recorder automatically stops completely after a certain period of time since it enters the pause mode. This period is set to three minutes by default, but can be changed to a desired period between 0. 1 and 9. 9 minutes in 0. 1 minute steps or infinity using the "Pause time" menu in the Setup mode. If you press the [LOCATE] (or [STOP] + [REW]) key after stopping recording, the recorder locates to the beginning of the newly created audio file. Therefore, you can check the recording by pressing the [PLAY] key in this condition. <Note> With a Normal mode disk, every time you start recording after stopping recording, a new audio file is created and recording is made from the beginning of the new file. With a Tape mode disk, every time you start recording after stopping recording, recording is made from the current position. [REC] key [PRE REC] switch [SLATE] switch [STANDBY] ley 65 PD-6 DVD Location Recorder (Chapter 5: Recording/playback) <Note> If you have made recording unsuccessfully, you can cancel the recording and clear the audio file immediately. After recording is made, pressing the [STANDBY] key while holding down the [CLEAR] key brings up the screen as shown below. Then pressing the [ENTER] key cancels the recording you made last time and clears the audio file. After the PD-6 clears the file, the display shows "Completed!" briefly, followed by the screen of the audio file which was loaded before the audio file you have just cleared was made. To cancel clearing the file while the screen above is shown, press the [EXIT] key. The operation described above is effective only for the last recording, and you cannot restore the file once it is cleared. · Recording with the PRE REC mode active If you start recording with the [PRE REC] switch set to "ON", the buffered audio data is also recorded. This function may prevent you from missing the beginning of important recording. The buffered time is set to 10 seconds by default, but this can be changed to desired time between 1 and 10 seconds in 1 second steps using the "Pre rec time" menu in the Setup mode. [. . . ] For details about how to use Pro Tools, see the instructions supplied with the Pro Tools software application. Note that the screen examples below may differ from the screen you actually see. Click "Audio" on the Pro Tools screen to pop up the audio region list menu (indicated by arrow 1). Select and click the "Import Audio" menu from the popup menu (indicated by arrow 2). 2 1 4. Select and click "PD6-DVD" (or "S001") on the desktop (indicated by arrow 3). The disk volume name example shown below is a default tentative name. [. . . ]