Fostex D2424 manual Setting a preroll value Preroll Time ? menu, 112, Setting a preroll time

Model D2424 Reference Manual (Changing the Initial Settings <SETUP mode>)

Setting a preroll value (“Preroll Time ?” menu)

The recorder features the Preroll function that enables you to locate a position a few seconds prior to a specified locate point. The “Setting a preroll value” menu allows you to set the preroll time (in seconds). The Preroll function is convenient when you wish to monitor the audio data from a point slightly before the locate point.

• Initial setting: [00] second

•Setting range of preroll time: [00]-[10] seconds in one second steps * You can set the value for each Program individually.

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

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

Preroll time (before the locate point) can be set between 00 and 10 seconds.

This point is located if the current position is before the locate point.

	This point is located if the current position is after the locate point.
This point is actually located.	Locate point (stored in the memory key).

Setting a preroll time

1.While the recorder is stopped, press the [SETUP] key to enter SETUP mode.

2.Turn the [JOG] dial to select “Preroll Time ?” (“?” flashes.), then press the [EXECUTE/YES] key.

The current preroll time setting appears on the display. Pressing the [EXECUTE/YES] key lights up the flashing “?” character steadily; the current setting flashes.

The initial setting is “00” as shown below.

SETUP

S

OL																							OL	BIT	24
0																							0
3																							3		FS
6																							6
9																							9		kHz
12																							12		CLOCK
18																							18
24																							24		INT
30																							30
42																							42
∞																							∞
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24

4.Press the [EXECUTE/YES] key.

The display shows the value, then returns to the indication that appeared in step 2.

To cancel the setting 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 recorder returns to the previous hierarchy level of the menu, and finally exits SETUP mode and displays the previous Time Base.

Flashing

SETUP

OL 0 3 6 9 12 18 24 30

42

∞

S

OL	BIT	24
0
3		FS
6

9kHz

12

18CLOCK

24INT

42

∞

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

3.Turn the [JOG] dial to enter a desired preroll time value.

You can set a value in one-second increments. Rotating the [JOG] dial clockwise increases the value, and rotating it counter-clockwise decreases the value.

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