Fostex D2424 manual Formatting a current drive disk, Detailed formatting parameters

Model D2424 Reference Manual (Formatting and Optimizing Disks)

Formatting and Optimizing Disks

This section describes how to format and optimize a current drive disk and a backup disk.

You can also find information regarding formatting and optimizing the disks in the Quick Operation Guide and in the “Saving and Loading Song Data” section of this manual.

Formatting a current drive disk

Before you format a current drive disk, specify the sampling frequency and bit (data) resolution, Multiple Undo on/off, and format type parameters. Refer to the table below for more information on these settings.

<Detailed formatting parameters>

Sampling Frequency		44.1kHz				48kHz		88.2kHz	96kHz
Quantization		16 bits		24 bits	16 bits		24 bits	24 bits	24 bits
		Turn this function on to use the Multiple Undo function for all takes (recordings and edits).
	On	This function consumes more disk space. If you are using a small capacity disk, turn this
Multiple Undo		function off.
Function		Turn this function off to use the undo/redo function only for the current take (recording or edit).
	Off
		If the capacity of the current drive disk is small, turn this function off.
	Standard Format	The recorder formats a disk while evaluating the integrity of the disk, including the access time
		for each block on the disk. Time required for formatting is longer, but you can be sure of a
	(Default Setting)	highly reliable format. Ordinarily, this format type is selected. This option is displayed and
		accessible whether you format a new disk or reformat an old disk.
		With this simple format type, the recorder assumes that all sectors on the hard disk are of
Format Type		good quality. Time required for formatting is shorter, but any bad sectors would not be detected.
	Quick Format	Select this format type when you format a brand new disk for which Fostex has confirmed
		quality operation. You can select this format type only when you format a new disk or reformat
		a disk previously formatted with Quick Format.
		You can select this format type only when you reformat a disk previously formatted with Standard
	Erase Format	Format. Use of this format will erase all data on the disk while keeping the Standard Format.
		Time required for formatting is shorter than when using Standard Format.
								8 real tracks
Track architecture			24 real tracks + 32 additional tracks					+
								48 additional tracks
		• 8-track simultaneous analog recording						• 8-track simultaneous analog
		• 8-track simultaneous analog (6 tracks) and digital (2 tracks						recording
Recording		-S/P DIF) recording						• 8-track simultaneous analog (6
		• 16-track simultaneous analog (8 tracks) and digital (8 tracks						tracks) and digital (2 tracks - S/
		- adat) recording						P DIF) recording
		• 24-track simultaneous adat digital recording
		• Saving and loading data via adat or S/P DIF digital signal						• Saving and loading data via
		• Saving and loading data via SCSI (FDMS-3 or WAVE)						SCSI (FDMS-3 or WAVE)
Save/Load		• Saving and loading data via E-IDE hard disk or optional						• Saving and loading data via E-
		Model 9046 DVD-RAM drive (FDMS-3 or WAVE)						IDE hard disk or optional Model
								9046 DVD-RAM drive (FDMS-3
								or WAVE)

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