Fostex FD-8 Setting digital input tracks Digi. In ? menu, 109, JOG dial to specify a track

Changing the initial setting (SETUP mode)

Setting digital input tracks (“Digi. In ?” menu)

The “Setting digital input tracks [Digi.in ?]” menu allows you to assign digital signals input at the DATA IN connector of the FD-8 to the tracks. You can perform digital recording from an external digital device (CD, MD, DAT, adat, digital mixer, etc.) using this function.

You can assign any two tracks, and route L/R output from an external digital device to these tracks. If you are using an external digital device with an adat output, selecting “AdAt” on the “Setting digital input tracks” menu enables you to record all eight track data digitally.

• Initial setting: [L-], [r-] (No assign for L and R)

• Assignable tracks: L channel = [1]~ [8], [—] (no assign), or [AdAt] (track 1 ~8) R channel = [1] ~ [8], or [—] (no assign)

*This setting is shared by all Programs in the same disk.

*The settings cannot be saved and loaded as part of the song data.

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

Setting digital input tracks

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

2.Turn the JOG dial to select [Digi. in ?] ([?] flash

alternately), then press the EXECUTE/YES key. The current digital input track assignment appears on the display. Pressing the EXECUTE/YES key turns off the flashing [?] character, and the L channel setting of the digital input track flashes.

With the initial setting, [L-] and [r-] appear and [L-] flashes as shown below. You can select a flashing channel to assign a track.

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

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

3.Press the HOLD/> key, the REWIND button, or the F FWD button to select a channel (L or r) and use

the JOG dial to specify a track.

To select tracks 1–8, no assign (–), or AdAt, turn the JOG dial while [L] (Channel L) is flashing.

To select tracks 1–8 or no assign (–), move the cursor to flashing [r] (Channel R) turn the JOG dial.

Note: You cannot assign L channel and R channel to the same track. If you assign the same track and press the EXECUTE/YES key, the last channel you set will have priority, and the first channel will be automatically set to [-]. For example, if you assign L channel to [2], then assign R channel to [2], and press the EXECUTE/YES key, L channel will be set to [L-], and R channel will be set to [r-2].

4. Press the EXECUTE/YES key.

The selected track assignment is stored, and [?] flashes. When the FD-8 receives a correct digital signal, [DIGITAL] lights up on the display.

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.

Note: If [DIGITAL] flashes on the display, check the connection with the external device, and the settings on the FD-8 and the external device.

Note: While a track is assigned for digital input, you cannot use the same track for analog recording via the corresponding input jack. When you finish digital recording, set the “Setting digital input tracks” menu to [L-, r-] (no assign).

However, in other tracks not assigned for digital input, it is possible to record analog signals. For example, if tracks 1 and 2 (L-1, r-2) are selected for digital inputs, then digital signals in tracks 1 and 2, and analog signals in other tracks can be recorded, thus making it possible to simultaneously record digital and analog signals on all four tracks (If an MO disc is used for the current drive, only two tracks can be recorded simultaneously.).

When the "Setup of the digital input track" is set to "AdAt," please note that tracks 1 ~ 8 will all be assigned to digital input and thus, analog signals cannot be recorded in any of the tracks.

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