Fostex owner manual Introduction, MR-8 Main features About power supply

MR-8 Owner’s Manual

Introduction

Thank you very much for purchasing the Fostex MR-8 digital multitracker. The MR-8 is a digital multitracker which records and plays back 8-track audio on a CompactFlashTM card. You can record audio at 44.1 kHz/16 bits (in the normal mode) or 22.05 kHz/16 bits (in the extended mode). The MR-8 is also equipped with an 8-channel digital mixer, digital effects including the delay/reverb, mastering effects and insert effects (simula- tion effects). It allows you to carry out all the process for digital multitrack recording including overdubbing, track bounce and mixdown.

Read this manual thoroughly for using all functions the MR-8 provides correctly.

MR-8 Main features About power supply

•Uses compact and reliable CompactFlashTM cards for recording high quality audio. You can also edit recorded audio later.

•User-friendly LCD screen configuration allows you to make recording intuitively.

•A large 128 x 64 dot graphic LCD display allows you to check the recorder status and various settings easily.

•An ASP digital effect processor (delay/reverb) with newly developed algorithm for the MR-8 is built in. In addition, the MR-8 also provides insert effects for microphone and amplifier simulation for coloring sounds.

•A dedicated mastering effect is built in for the stereo buss, allowing you to process a sound during track bouncing or final mixdown.

•The metronome function generates guide clicks according to the tempo map.

•Built-in compact and high quality microphone allows you to record microphone sound without an external microphone.

•Two ways of receiving power. You can drive the MR-8 by batteries (AA-type) or from the supplied AC adaptor (AD-12A).

•Provides a USB terminal. You can exchange WAV file data between your computer and the MR-8 via USB connection. You can not only back up song data recorded by the MR-8 to your computer, but also import data created by a computer music software to the MR-8, or burn CDs by the computer using the CD-RW drive.

•Be sure to connect the MR-8 to the power supply specified in the Specifications section of this owner’s manual. Do not use an AC outlet of any other voltage.

•Do not connect the MR-8 to the same AC outlet to which devices that could generate noise (such as a large motor or dimmer), or the devices that consume a large amount of power (such as an air conditioning system or large electric heater) are connected.

•If you use the MR-8 in an area with a different power voltage, first consult your dealer or the nearest Fostex service station.

•It is very dangerous to use a power cord that is frayed or damage. In such a case, stop using the MR-8 immediately and ask your dealer to repair the cord.

•To avoid possible electric shock and damage to the MR-8, avoid contact with water or other liquids, or do not handle the power plug while your hands are wet.

•To prevent possible electric shock and damage to the MR-8, do not remove the main unit cover or reach the inside the MR-8.

•Do not let water or other liquid, or metal objects such as pins, accidentally enter the inside of the MR-8 because this may lead to electric shock or damage. Should water enter the inside of the MR-8, remove the power plug from AC outlet, and consult your dealer or the nearest Fostex service station.

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