• Login name/password settings

You can check or/and set a login name and pass- word, which are used for logging in from the FTP client.

In the initial condition, you can log in if both the login name and password are not entered. If you want to restrict logging in, set the login name and password of Administrator or User 01 through 15.

Showing the login name/password

1. Select "Login Name Admin?" and press the [ENTER/YES] key.

The current login name for the administrator is shown (the default is "DV40"). The leftmost character of the name is flashing.

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2. Press the [ENTER/YES] key again.

The current password is shown (the default is "fostex").

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Tips:

To check the user login name and password, first select a desired user number (between "Usr01" and "Usr15") by rotating the jog dial (or pressing the [SKIP/CURSOR >>] key) when the display shows "Login Name Admin?".

The display shows something like the example below.

When the desired user number is shown, press the [ENTER/YES] key once or twice to check the login name or password of the selected user menu.

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Setting the log-in names and passwords

1. While the login name is shown, enter the desired login name.

You can enter up to 8 characters for a login name.

Press the [MARGIN RESET/CLR] key repeatedly to erase the current login name completely.

Enter characters using the jog dial or numeric keys.

2.After entering the name, press the [ENTER/YES] key.

The entered login name is now valid, while the display shows the password (the default is "fostex").

3. Enter the desired password using the same method as step 1 above.

You can enter up to 8 characters for a passwords.

4. After entering the password, press the [ENTER/ YES] key.

"Wait!" flashes on the display for a while until the new login name and password are valid, and the display returns to show "Login Name Admin?".

5.Press the [EXIT/NO] or [STOP] key to exit the Setup mode.

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Fostex DV40 Login name/password settings, 15-12, Showing the login name/password, Setting the log-in names and passwords

DV40 specifications

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