Fostex FD-8 owner manual Setting the Slave mode Slave Mode ? menu, Setting MTC Offset mode, 106

Changing the initial setting (SETUP mode)

Setting MTC Offset mode

1.While the FD-8 is stopped, press the SETUP key to enter SETUP mode.

2.Turn the JOG dial to select [Offset Mode (?)] ([e] and [?] flash alternately.), then press the EXECUTE/

YES key.

The current offset mode appears on the display. Pressing the EXECUTE/YES key to turn off the flashing [?] character. The Offset mode indicator flashes.

With the initial setting, [ABS 00H 00M 00S 00F] flashes as shown below.

			44.1kHz
		SETUP
ABS
H	M	S	F
		SYNC OUT	DRIVE
		CLK	SCSI
		AUTO	A.PUNCH

			44.1kHz
		SETUP
ABS
H	M	S	F
		SYNC OUT	DRIVE
		CLK	SCSI
		AUTO	A.PUNCH

3. Use the JOG dial to select the desired Offset mode.

Rotating the JOG dial clockwise or counter-clockwise will alternately show a flashing [ABS 00H 00M 00S 00F] and [001BAR 1 ].

If you select [ABS 00H 00M 00S 00F], the specified MTC offset time is output at ABS 00H 00M 00S 00F.

If you select [001BAR 1 ], the specified MTC offset time is output at 001 BAR 1 00 CLK of the Tempo Map.

			44.1kHz	SETUP	44.1kHz
		SETUP
ABS				BAR
H	M	S	F
		SYNC OUT	DRIVE	SYNC OUT	DRIVE
		CLK	SCSI	CLK	SCSI
		AUTO	A.PUNCH	AUTO	A.PUNCH

4. Press the EXECUTE/YES key.

The selected offset mode is stored and the display returns to the indication with flashing [e] and [?].

To cancel the operation, or to restore the setting obtained prior to the EXECUTE/YES key press, press the STOP button or the EXIT/NO key. Each time you press one of these keys, the FD-8 returns to the previous hierarchy level of the menu, and finally exits SETUP mode and displays the previous Time Base.

Setting the Slave mode (“Slave Mode ?” menu)

The “Setting the Slave mode” menu allows you to set Slave mode of the FD-8 to on and off.

When Slave mode is turned on, the FD-8 will lock to MTC input from the master device. The FD-8 can also sync to the selected external sync signal if you select an appropriate Slave type.

With this menu setting, you can set up a system in which multiple FD-8s operate in sync or an FD-8 synchronizes to a Fostex digital multitrack recorder, as well as the FD-8 locking to MTC output from the sequence software.

•Initial setting: [o FF]

•Option: [on] or [o FF]

*You can set the mode for each Program individually.

*The settings can be saved and loaded as part of song data.

*The settings are maintained after you turn off the power to the unit.

*The Program is automatically checked before the operation.

*The sampling rate is automatically checked before the operation.

Turning Slave mode on and off

1.While the FD-8 is stopped, press the SETUP key to enter SETUP mode.

2.Turn the JOG dial to select [Slave Mode (?)] ([e] and

[?]flash alternately), then press the EXECUTE/YES

key.

The current slave mode appears on the display. Pressing the EXECUTE/YES key turns off the flashing [?] character, and the Slave mode indicator flashes.

With the initial setting, [o FF] flashes as shown below.

	SETUP	44.1kHz
SYNC OUT		DRIVE
CLK			SCSI
AUTO		A.PUNCH
		44.1kHz
	SETUP
SYNC OUT		DRIVE
CLK			SCSI
AUTO		A.PUNCH

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