Fostex DV824 owner manual About recommended disks, Inserting/removing a disk

DVD Multitrack Recorder DV824

About recommended disks

DVD-RAM disks used with the DV824

4.7GB Type 2 single-sided or 9.4GB Type 4 double-sided DVD-RAM disks can be used with the unit. When the unit is shipped, a 34.7GB Type 2 single-sided disk is supplied as standard.

4.7GB	9.4GB
SINGLE SIDED TYPE 2	DOUBLE SIDED TYPE 4
3X	3X
REWRITABLE	REWRITABLE
PROTECT	PROTECT

<Note>: Use only DVD-RAM disks recommended by Fostex.

For details about handling a disk, see the instructions of the disk.

<Note>: This unit also can use the optional hard disk drive as a recording/playback medium, as well as DVD-RAM disks.

By installing the optional hard disk drive, you can not only make recording to a hard disk partition in realtime, but also make file copy/disk copy between a DVD-RAM disk and a partition, etc. For details about the optional hard disk drive, contact your local Fostex distributor.

See "Advanced operations" on pages 83 ~ 91 for details about dual drive recording, file copy, disk copy, etc. which are possible by installing the optional hard disk drive.

Inserting/removing a disk

After turning on the power, pressing the [OPEN/CLOSE] key opens the disk tray. After placing a disk on the disk tray, pressing the [OPEN/CLOSE] key again closes the tray.

<Note>: When placing a disk on the tray, make sure that the recording side is down.

	0L
	0
ACCESS	4	LTC

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HD		TC IN
	12
DVD	16
	18	ABS
	20

30 GEN

40

1	2	3	4	60	6	7	8			DF
				5
				-dB			H	M	S	F
					ABS 0					REC END

When loading the unused disk supplied with the unit, the disk is scanned and the display shows "Unformat!", followed by the second level screen of the "Format" menu item in the "DISK UTILITY" menu of the MENU mode. You can now execute the "initial formatting" by follow- ing the procedure described on page 20.

RECORD STOP/HOME PLAY REWIND F FWD

[OPEN/CLOSE] key

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