Fostex MR16 Phones jacks 1 Effect Send controls, Phones VOL control, LCD display, Power switch

MR16 Owner’s Manual (Names and functions)

6. [PHONES] jacks (1, 2) 15. [EFFECT SEND] controls

Two jacks (1 and 2) are provided. You can use two pairs of stereo headphones with the MR16 (see page 31).

Control the amount of signals from tracks 1 through 8 sent to the internal effect (reverb or delay) (see page 72).

7.[PHONES VOL] control

Adjusts the headphone output level.

8.LCD display

This 132 x 64 dot LCD display shows vari- ous information (see page 26).

9.[POWER] switch

Turn on or off the power of the unit (see page 30). To turn off the power when the power is on, press and hold down the [POWER] switch for a few seconds.

<Note>: If you do not use the MR16 for a long time, we recommend unplugging the power cord from the AC outlet.

10.[MENU/ENTER] rotary / push knob

Pressing this knob enters the menu mode (see page 28).

In the menu mode, rotating this knob se- lects the item or numeric value, while press- ing this knob confirm the setting/selection.

11.[MASTER] fader

Adjusts the stereo (L and R) buss output level (see pages 37 through 45).

12.Track faders

Each fader adjusts the track playback level. Each of track faders 9/10, 11/12, 13/14 and 15/16 controls the stereo signal (see pages 37 through 45).

13.[REC SELECT] keys

Used to select the recording track(s). You can record onto up to four tracks simultaneously. Pressing a key arms or unarms the corre- sponding track(s).

Tracks 9/10, 11/12, 13/14 or 15/16 are armed or unarmed simultaneously (see pages 36).

In the menu mode, these keys are used for entering or deleting characters .

14.[PAN] controls

Control panning for tracks 1 through 8.

16.[INPUT EQ] keys

Each key selects whether or not applying the internal input EQ to the corresponding in- put signal.

Each press of the key alternates ON and OFF of the EQ (see page 66).

You can select a desired EQ setting from among 33 EQ presets available in the EQ li- brary (see page 67).

A long press of the key enters the menu mode for selecting the desired EQ library entry (see page 66).

17.[TO STEREO BUSS] keys

[TO STEREO BUSS LEVEL] control

Each of the [TO STEREO BUSS] key selects whether or not sending the corresponding input signal to the stereo L/R busses (see page 85). Each press of the key alternates ON and OFF. When ON, the key illuminates in green. When OFF, it is unlit. When the corresponding input is assigned to a record- ing track, the key flashes in green.

A long press of the key enters the input menu of the MENU mode, in which you can set phantom power on/off, panning, etc. (see pages 86 and 144).

The [TO STEREO BUSS LEVEL] control adjusts the level of the signal sent to the stereo L/R buss.

18.[PEAK] indicators

Each indicator lights when the input signal is overloaded (see page 16). You should ad- just the input gain using the [TRIM] control so that the [PEAK] indicator does not light.

19.[DISTORTION] control

Controls the amount of the distortion effect for a guitar connected to the [XLR] connec- tor or [UNBAL/GUITAR] jack (phone type) on the [INPUT A] channel.

This control is effective only when the [IN- PUT A SELECT] switch is set to "GTR/DIST" (see pages 35 and 68).

20.[TRIM] controls

Each control adjusts the input gain of the corresponding input channel (see page 16, and 37 through 42).

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