Names and Functions

Names and Functions

Rear panel

L

R

OUT

 

 

IN

IN/OUT

OUT

IN

 

 

SCSI

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER

IN RECORDER

MIDI

 

 

MIDI

PUNCH

DATA

DATA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

INSERT

4

MONO/L

R

 

MONO/L

R

1

SEND AUX

2

L

OUT ST

R

L

OUT MON

R

 

 

 

 

 

1 RTN AUX

 

2 RTN AUX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 INPUT

 

4 INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control panel

AUX

AUX

AUX

 

AUX

 

AUX RTN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUX1

AUX2

AUX1

AUX2

AUX1

AUX2

 

AUX1

AUX2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQ

 

EQ

 

EQ

 

EQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIGH

0

HIGH

0

HIGH

0

HIGH

0

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

+

-

+

-

+

 

-

+

0

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MID

 

MID

 

MID

 

MID

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAIN

0

GAIN

0

GAIN

0

GAIN

0

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

+

-

+

-

+

 

-

+

0

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MID

 

MID

 

MID

 

MID

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHIFT

900

SHIFT

900

SHIFT

900

SHIFT

900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

300

2k

300

2k

300

2k

300

2k

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

5k

200

5k

200

5k

 

200

5k

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOW

 

LOW

 

LOW

 

LOW

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECORD TRACK

 

 

 

 

 

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

1/L

2/R

3/L

4/R

L

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

+

-

+

-

+

 

-

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADD. TRACK

 

 

 

MON

MON

MON

 

MON

MON SECTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

PREVIEW

 

 

 

SETUP

TIME BASE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

START

IN

OUT

END

IN

OUT

DISP SEL

SEL

INPUT

TRK1

INPUT

TRK2

INPUT

TRK3

 

INPUT

TRK4

 

 

 

AUTO PUNCH

 

CLIPBOARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MASTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAN

 

PAN

 

PAN

 

PAN

 

 

 

 

AUTO RTN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOLD/

STORE

 

UNDO/

 

 

 

EXECUTE

EXIT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDIT

REDO

 

 

 

/YES

/NO

MON L

MON R

MON L

MON R

MON L

MON R

MON L

MON R

0

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAN

 

PAN

 

PAN

 

PAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PGM SEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELECT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VARI

AUTO RTN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PITCH

AUTO PLAY

LOCATE

 

 

 

 

ACCESS

L

R

L

R

L

R

 

L

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT SEL

INPUT SEL

INPUT SEL

 

INPUT SEL

SELECTOR

 

SHIFT

P. EDIT

 

LOC MEM

 

 

JOG

SHUTTLE

 

 

INPUT

 

INPUT

 

INPUT

 

INPUT

 

L/R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

 

OFF

 

OFF

 

 

OFF

 

L/R+MON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRK 1

 

TRK 2

 

TRK 3

 

TRK 4

 

MON

 

 

CLIPBOARD PLAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO

 

LOCATE ABS 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUNCH

 

LOCATE REC END

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

2

 

3

 

4

 

L/R

 

 

RECORD

 

STOP

PLAY

REWIND

F FWD

 

 

 

10

 

10

 

10

 

10

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

5

 

5

 

 

5

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H

 

 

H

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M

 

 

M

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL MULTITRACKER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEVEL

 

 

LEVEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Front panel

1

2

3

4

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Fostex FD-4 owner manual Names and Functions, Rear panel, Control panel, Front panel

FD-4 specifications

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