Fostex CR500 owner manual Selecting the input, Adjusting recording levels for analog input only

CD-R/RW MASTER RECORDER CR500 (Recording)

Selecting the input

According to the sound source, select the "Select Input" menu item of the "SYS SETUP" menu in the MENU mode appropriately to "Analog" or "Digital". See page 76 for details about the "Select Input" menu item.

If you record an analog audio source,	If you record a digital audio source,
select "Analog".	select "Digital".

<Note>: You must set the "Select Input" menu item appropriately. Otherwise, the con- nected audio source is not fed to the recorder.

Adjusting recording levels (for analog input only)

You can adjust recording levels only when you record analog audio.

When you record digital audio, recording is always made at the same level as the digital source level.

[PHONES] control

[REC RDY] key

ACCESS

DISPLAY

MEMORY MEMORY SET

LOCATE

SHIFT

EXIT/NO

1

2

3

CONTRAST

space

ABC

DEF

EDIT TIME

PUSH

PLAY MODE

CLEAR

MENU/ENTER/YES

FILE SEL

4

5

6

+10

PROGRAM SET

DIR SEL

GHI

JKL

MNO

REPEAT

REC RDY

SKIP/CURSOR

7

8

9

0

L

R

PQRS

TUV

WXYZ

symbol

OPEN/CLOSE

REC END

ABS 0

POWER

USB

MIN

MAX MIN

MAX MIN

MAX

(KYBD ONLY)

PHONES

INPUT LEVEL

RECORD

STOP/HOME

PLAY

REWIND

F FWD

[INPUT LEVEL] control

•To adjust the input levels, press the [REC RDY] key to enter the record ready mode ([REC RDY] indicator flashes).

The display changes to the input monitor screen, which shows the format type, input selection, etc. In the record ready mode, the L and R level meters show input levels and you can now check and adjust the input levels.

The following shows input monitor screen examples for a BWF formatted disc and a CD- DA formatted disc. In these examples, the analog input is selected.

Input monitor screen for a BWF formatted disc Input monitor screen for a CD-DA formatted disc

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