Fostex D-160 owner manual Saving and loading data, 102, About saved and loaded data

D-160 Owner's Manual (Saving and loading data)

Saving and loading data

The D-160 allows you to select the data (audio data and Setup data) from a current Program and save it to a DAT machine as an S/PDIF digital signal or to an adat machine as an adat digital signal, or save it to a SCSI device.

You can also re-load the saved data to the D-160. In particular, using a SCSI device enables you to save and load the data of all Programs (up to 99 Programs), as well as an individual Program. These save and load functions are convenient when you wish to store Programs (complete or in progress) temporarily to a DAT, adat, or SCSI device to clear enough space on the internal hard disk to make new recordings.

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The data format and time taken to save or load data varies depending on how you save or load the data as follows:

S/PDIF digital signal (You can save and load each Program individually.):

Audio data will be output following a pilot signal of about five seconds.

In the S/PDIF digital signal format, two tracks of audio data (the black part in the diagram) are input/output at a time (total of eight times, or twelve times if additional tracks are included). Therefore, saving/loading one Program takes eight times longer (or twelve times including the additional tracks) than the Program’s actual recording time (time duration from ABS 0 to ABS END). When a pilot signal and Setup data (the grey part in the diagram) are output or input, you will hear the beep sound, which enables you to confirm the position of those signals.

Tr 1&2

Tr 3&4

Tr 21&22

Tr 23&24

adat digital signal (You can save and load each Program individually.):

Audio data will be output following a pilot signal of about five seconds.

In the adat digital signal format, eight tracks of audio data (the black part in the diagram) are input/output at a time. Therefore, saving/loading one Program takes twice long (or three times including the additional tracks) as the Program’s actual recording time (time duration from ABS 0 to ABS END). When a pilot signal and Setup data (the grey part in the diagram) are output or input, you will hear a beep sound, which enables you to confirm the position of those signals.

Tr 1 & 2 &	Tr 9 & 10	Tr 17 & 18
3 & 4 & 5	& 11 & 12	& 19 & 20
& 6 & 7 &	& 13 & 14	& 21 & 22
8	& 15 & 16	& 23 & 24

SCSI (You can save and load each Program individually or all Programs at once.):

Only SCSI devices allow you to save the song data of all setup Programs. All sixteen tracks (24 tracks including the additional tracks) of audio data (the black part in the diagram) will be input/output at a time. Therefore, the time taken to save or load one Program is much shorter than an operation using a DAT or adat. No pilot signal or beep sound will be recorded during the operation.

Tr 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7

&8 & 9 & 10 & 11 & 12 & 13

&14 & 15 & 16 & 17 & 18 & 19 & 20 & 21 & 22 & 23 & 24

Program 1 (P01)

Program 2 (P02)

Program 99 (P99)

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