Fostex VR800 owner manual Digital Recording, Digital recording from an external digital device

VR800 Owner’s Manual (Digital Recording)

Digital Recording

Digital recording from an external digital device

This section explains how to record digital data from a device equipped with S/P DIF digital in/out (CD, MD, DAT, etc.) or a device equipped with adat digital in/out.

To record S/P DIF digital signal or adat digital signal, use the “Setting input tracks” menu in SETUP mode to assign the input track. You can record digital data to the current program. The digital input track setting is applied to all programs.

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Input a digital source with a sampling frequency of 44.1kHz to the VR800.

		DATA			MIDI
WORD OUT SCSI	OPTICAL	OUT	IN	OUT	IN	AC IN	POWER

VR800

DATA INPUT

OPTICAL OUT (or adat OUT) OPTICAL OUT (or adat OUT)

OPTICAL OUT (or adat OUT)

External Digital Device (CD, MD, DAT, adat etc.)

Connecting an external digital device

*Connect the DATA IN jack of the VR800 with the OPTICAL OUT jack of an external digital device using an optical cable.

If the digital device has only the COAXIAL (RCA pin) jack as a digital output, use a Fostex COP-1 (an optional optical/coaxial converter).

Note: To avoid digital looping, remove the optical cable connected to the DATA OUT connector on the VR800.

Selecting a Program to record

*If multiple Programs exist, first select the desired Program using the Program Change function.

•See page 33 for more information on Program Change.

Assigning tracks and setting the digital-in clock

* Use the “Setting a digital input track” menu to assign tracks and set the digital-in clock.

To record adat signals, set the digital input track to [AdAt] and set the digital-in clock to [SYnC] (synchronous mode). To record S/P DIF signals, set the digital input track to any two tracks other than [AdAt], and set the digital-in clock to [SYnC] (synchronous mode).

• See page 101 for more information on Digital input track setting.

When you finish setting the parameters in SETUP mode, be sure to press the EXIT/NO key or the STOP key to exit SETUP mode.

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