Fostex MR-8HD owner manual LCD display, Home screen

MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Names and functions)

LCD display

The following describes details about the LCD display, including screen contents and operation.

Home screen

When turning on the MR-8HD, the display shows the startup screen (showing the startup status of the MR- 8HD), followed by the "home" screen, which is similar to the one below. In this condition, the previously loaded song is loaded and the recorder is located at the beginning of the song.

The home screen provides the following information.

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1.Time counter display

Time information of the current recorder po- sition is shown in ABS or bar/beat mode (by default, bar/beat). Using the [TIME BASE SE- LECT] key, you can select a desired time base mode. When the recorder is moving (playing back, fast forwarding, etc.), the appropriate icon is also shown. While the hard disk drive is in access, " ACC " lights up.

2.Character display

Normally, the name of the song currently loaded is shown (up 16 characters can be shown at a time).

It also shows following information.

•A name of the operation mode currently being executed (such as "BOUNCE 1-6->7/8).

•A (not-so-serious) warning message

•The "Remain" time when at least one track is record-armed (i.e. At least one of the

[REC SELECT] keys is active).

The remain time shows how much time you can further record audio data onto a mono track using the available space left on the hard disk.

3.Track level display

The recording or playback levels of tracks 1 through 8 are shown. When a track is record armed, the track number indication changes to the source input channel (any of A, B, C and D).

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4.Stereo buss (L and R) level display

During recording or playback, the output lev- els of the L/R stereo buss are shown.

5.Song status display

Lights up the following status icons when the appropriate modes (functions) are active.

At least one of the tracks is in the input monitor mode (see pages 36, 38 and 40).

The auto punch mode is active (see page 55).

The auto return mode is active (see page 45).

The loop mode is active (see page 45).

The auto play mode is active (see page 45).

6.Song number display

Shows the song number of the song currently

loaded. Also, "" is lit when the phantom power is on.

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