Fostex FD-4 owner manual Setting digital output tracks, Setting BAR/BEAT resolution mode

Changing the Initial setting (SETUP mode)

Setting digital output tracks

The “Setting digital output tracks” menu enables you to assign the track that outputs digital signals from the DATA OUT connector of the FD-4 to an external digital device. You can send the recorded audio data on the FD-4 to an external digital device (MD, DAT, digital mixer, etc.) in the digital format. Assignable tracks are tracks 1–4 and s-t (STE- REO OUT L, R outputs).

•Initial setting: L , r (STEREO OUT L, R output) = s

•Assignable tracks: L channel = 1–4, (STEREO OUT L) R channel = 1–4, (STEREO OUT R)

*This setting is shared by all Programs in the same disk.

*The settings cannot be saved and loaded as part of the song data.

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

<IMPORTANT>

Match the sampling rate of the digital input on the external device with the sampling rate of the FD-4 to send digital signals from the FD-4 to the external device.

Setting digital output tracks

1.While the FD-4 is stopped, press the SETUP key to enter SETUP mode.

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

The current digital output track assignment appears on the display.

Pressing the EXECUTE/YES key turns off the flashing [?] character, and the L channel setting of the digital output

track flashes.	With the initial setting, L	and r
appear, and [L	] flashes as shown below. You can select
a flashing channel to assign a track.
	SETUP
	SYNC OUT	DRIVE
	CLK	SCSI
	AUTO	A.PUNCH
	SETUP
	SYNC OUT	DRIVE
	CLK	SCSI
	AUTO	A.PUNCH

3.Press the HOLD/> key, the REWIND button, or the F FWD button to select a channel (L or r) and use the JOG dial to specify a track.

4.Press the EXECUTE/YES key.

The selected track assignment is stored, and “?” flashes. When the FD-4 receives a correct digital signal, [DIGITAL] lights up on the display.

<Note>

If [DIGITAL] flashes on the display, check the connection with the external device, and the settings on the FD-4 and the external de- vice.

To cancel the 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 FD-4 returns to the previous hierarchy level of the menu, and finally exits SETUP mode and displays the previous Time Base.

Setting BAR/BEAT resolution mode

The “Setting BAR/BEAT resolution mode” menu enables you to turn BAR/BEAT resolution mode on and off. The initial setting is “off.” When you turn this mode on, the CLK (clock) digits will be always round off to 00 and be stored in the memory key while the FD-4 is using the BAR/BEAT/CLK Time Base. That is, beat resolution is used.

Using this function allows you to automatically store a beat- resolution value of the CLIPBOARD IN/OUT points and other points in real-time. (Press the STORE key, then the corre- sponding memory key while playing the FD-4.)

Therefore, it is very convenient when you perform the Copy & Paste or Move & Paste operation in beat-resolution.

For example, assume that you have stored the value for 001BAR1

46 CLK as the CLIPBOARD IN point, and the value for 002BAR 4

51 CLK as the CLIPBOARD OUT point.

These values will be used as they are if BAR/BEAT resolution mode is turned off. However, the mode is turned on, the following values will be stored instead. The following example has a time signature setting of 4/4.

001 BAR 1 46 CLK -> 001 BAR 1 00 CLK

(A CLK value of 46 will be rounded off.)

002 BAR 4 51 CLK -> 003 BAR 1 00 CLK

(A CLK value of 51 will be rounded up.)

•Initial setting: oFF

•Options: on, oFF

*This setting is shared by all Programs in the same disk.

*The settings cannot be saved and loaded as part of the song data.

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

Setting BAR/BEAT resolution mode

1.While the FD-4 is stopped, press the SETUP key to enter SETUP mode.

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

The current BAR/BEAT resolution mode setting appears on the display.

Pressing the EXECUTE/YES key turns off the flashing [?] character, and the BAR/BEAT resolution mode setting flashes.

With the initial setting, [oFF] flashes as shown below.

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