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PD-6DVD Location Recorder (Chapter 8: Utility mode)

How to select a Utility menu

To select a desired Utility menu and make editing or carry out the operation, use the following keys and dial.

[SETUP/UTILITY] key

[SKIP/CURSOR

] key

[SHIFT] key

[CLEAR] key

POWER

ON

OFF

R	1/M	AUX IN
L	2/S	ST BUS

				space	ABC	DEF				CUE	CIRCLE TAKE
CONTRAST	FILE SEL	TIME	LIGHT	EXIT
				1	2	3		-	+
				GHI	JKL	MNO	CLEAR	-	+
TC SETUP UTILITY	EDL SEL	DISC MODE	FILE INFO					PRE REC	JAM	SLATE
TC SETUP UTILITY	EDL SEL	DISC MODE	FILE INFO	4	5	6
				4	5	6
				PQRS	TUV	WXYZ	symbol	ON			TONE
1/3+2/4	(4TR)							OFF			OFF
3/5+2/4/6	(1+5TR)							OFF			MIC
3/5+2/4/6	(1+5TR)	PUSH/ENTER SEL		7	8	9	0
		PUSH/ENTER SEL		7	8	9	0

STANDBY REC

6

3

MS

1/3/5+2/4/6

(5/6TR)

5

4

1+2

3/5+4/6

(2+4TR)

DISC FEED

L BUS

R BUS

L BUS

R BUS

L BUS

R BUS

POST

PRE

POST

PRE

POST

PRE

POST

PRE

POST

PRE

POST

SOLO

MONO

PD-6 DVD LOCATION RECORDER

MONITOR

PFL

PEAK

PFL

PEAK

PFL

PEAK

PFL

PEAK

PFL

PEAK

PFL

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

LEVEL

OFF

MAX

ACCESS

0

10

10

0

10

0

10

0

10

0

10

0

10

1/M

2/S

3

4

5

6

STEREO BUS

LEVEL

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

PHONES

R

C

C

C

C

C

C

Numeric keys

[SEL] dial/[ENTER] key

1.When the [SHIFT] indicator is lit, press the [SETUP/UTILITY] key.

The PD-6 enters the Utility mode and the display shows the primary UTILITY screen on which you can select a menu.

“” tells you that more menus are hidden under the screen currently shown. Some menu has “” on the right. This indicates you can enter the dedicated screen(s) of the menu.

2.Select the desired Utility menu using the [SEL] dial.

Under the “Format” menu, the following menus are hidden.

3.Press the [ENTER] key.

Now you are ready for making editing or carrying out the operation.

For details about the actual procedure for editing or operation, see the following description.

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Fostex PD-6 operation manual How to select a Utility menu, 107, Select the desired Utility menu using the SEL dial

Contents

8288 498 DVD Location Recorder Model PD-6Page For a brand-new disk For a used disk Important noticePage Safety Instructions Table of contents Recording / playback Basic connections Setup mode TC Setup mode 123 105135 141 Precautions on installation Precautions on safety Manual organization Utility mode Setup mode Exporting files using IEEE1394 EDL SEL modeMain specifications Rules of manual description PD-6DVD Location Recorder Introduction Introduction PD-6DVD Location Recorder Introduction Related products OptionsPD-6 Carrying belt Centimeter DVD-RAM disk 2.8 GB Table of contents Before using the PD-6 About battery About power supplyCharging the battery Installing the battery Saving the battery power Removing the battery About AC adaptor Connecting the AC adaptor About power supply voltage Turning on the power About DVD-RAM disk About Realtime ClockSide a Inserting / removing a disk Initial format of a disk Select Reel No using the SEL dial and press the Enter key Format disk side B with the same procedure as above Press the Exit key to exit the Utility modePress the Enter key Two file mode One file modeAbout recording modes Left side panel section Right side panel section Top panel section AUX I/O connector Analog Line OUT connectorsAUX OUT ATT switch Left side panel Inputs/outputs IEEE1394 connector Remote connectorUSB connector Battery compartment DC in 12V connector Analog MIC/LINE Input connectorsPower SEL INT/EXT switch DC OUT connectors Time Code in connector Time Code OUT connectorWord in terminate switch Blank cap for installing the option Shift key/indicator Power switchCONTRAST/TC Setup key Front panel part TIME/DISP Mode key SETUP/UTILITY keyFile SEL/EDL SEL key Light key Solo monitor select switch Access indicatorMonitor mode select switch 16. ST/MONO monitor select switch Locate key Alphanumeric keysClear key SKIP/CURSOR keys REC key/indicator red Standby key/indicator greenSlate switch Circle Take key PRE REC switch JAM switchDisc Feed switches Peak indicators TC GEN switch PAN switchesTop panel part Level controls Clock switch Frame switchFS/24 switch REC TR select switch TC OUT switch Audio File select switchPull UP/DOWN switch Open lever Phase switches Input Mode switchesInput Gain controls Limiter switch HPF switchStop key/indicator green Play key/indicator green LCD display When no disk is setInitial screen Normal screen When you set a disk with recorded data When you set an unused diskTime display mode selection Display mode selection Utility mode screen Setup mode screenTC Setup mode screen Level meter section Contrast adjust screen EDL SEL mode screenCUE List screen File Select screen Basic connections Table of contents Analog audio input connection Input connection Monitor signal input connection Sync signal connectionDigital audio input connection Time code input connection Analog audio output connection Output connection Time code output connection Digital audio output connectionWord clock output connection Monitor output connection Connection example for recording Connection examples For the backup purpose Example of PC connection Other connection examplesExample of USB keyboard connection Enters the TC Setup mode Power supply for external devicesFunction key Shortcuts PD-6DVD Location Recorder Basic connections Selecting the TC frame rate Recording analog audio Line input Mic input Selecting an input source Filter setting Adjusting the input gainLimiter setting Selecting the sampling frequency Selecting recording tracks Selecting a recording source Adjusting the recording level Monitor mode select switch Monitoring recording signalsST/MONO monitor select switch Solo monitor select switch To start recording, slide the REC key Making recordingTo stop recording, press the Standby key Recording with the PRE REC mode active Setting of the Disc Feed switch Recording a slate tone/slate mic signalAbout overloading PRE position BUS position Post position Example B15h 11m 25s 07jan 2003.wav File names of created audio files Selecting digital input channels Recording digital audioSelecting the system master clock Recording time code TC OUT select switchSelecting the TC frame rate Setting the time code output Selecting the TC generate modePage Creating a cue point on-the-fly Creating cue points Editing a cue point Viewing the cue point listEditing a label Editing time data Creating a new cue point using the cue list screenDeleting a cue point Normal audio playback Playback Time code playback Playback of a file recorded in two-file modeCueing playback Skip/locate functions Locating to the desired cue point Locating to the desired time PD-6DVD Location Recorder Recording/playback TC Setup mode Editing the LTC start time How to select the TC Setup menuSelect the Edit LTC start menu and press the Enter key Select the Pause TC *** menu and press the Enter key Time code output while pausedOff Or paused, no time code is output Select the TC Ubit ******** menu and press the Enter key User bit setting of playback time code Select the Set Gen. TC menu and press the Enter key Editing the internal time code generator setting Jam mode setting User bit setting of internal generator time codeSelect the JAM mode **** menu and press the Enter key Select the Gen Ubit ****** menu and press the Enter key Setup mode Setup menu Parameter/options Default Setup menu details Select the desired Setup menu using the SEL dial How to select a Setup menu Adjusting the real-time clock Adjust RTC How to make Setup menu settingSelect the Adjust RTC menu and press the Enter key Press the Exit key to exit the Setup mode Digital input channel setting Digital Setting the digital out format Digital outSelect the Digital out ****** menu and press the Enter key AES/EBU Diagnoses on/off setting Diagnoses Skip mode setting Skip modeOption Comment Peak hold time setting Peak hold Reference level setting Reference levelSets the input reference level to -20 dB default setting 18dB Sets the input reference level to -18 dB Slate tone recording mode Slate tone recording time and mode setting Tone rec modeSlate tone recording time Tone rec time Pause cancel time setting Pause time Auto cue mode on/off setting Auto cueInfinity Write error Error tone output setting Error toneAvailable conditions for generating the error tone Input clip Speaker mute on/off setting Speaker mute Battery warning setting Batt warningOption Comment Off default Monitor speaker is not muted Disk warning Grouping Limiter parameter setting Limiter parameterThreshold Ratio compression ratio File name mode Default file name setting Default file name Next event number setting Next event No Default track name setting Default track name100 Up to 16 Ascii characters can be entered as a track name Pre-record time setting Pre rec time USB keyboard type setting Keyboard101 Options Comment US keyboard can be connected Setup data loading Load user setup Setup data saving Save user setup102 User box selection ROM version checking Version 103 104 105 Utility menu details Setting menu Function Default setting106 Execution menu Function Select the desired Utility menu using the SEL dial How to select a Utility menu107 Editing a file name Edit file name 108Select the Edit file name menu and press the Enter key Enter the desired name Editing a file information editing File info 109Checking file information Checking a description information 110 Line No Display Details of setting/execution Editing a description information 111Adding a description information Deleting a description information 112 Deleting an unnecessary audio file Delete fileSelect the Delete file menu and press the Enter key Press the Enter again Select the Restore Del. file menu and press the Enter key Restoring a deleted audio file Restore Del. file113 114 Optimizing the current disk Optimize diskSelect the Optimize disk menu and press the Enter key Formatting the current disk Format How to enter a reel number volume label115 Select the Format menu and press the Enter key 116 When selecting Normal When selecting TapeSelect the format mode, and press the Enter key Normal Tape 117 118 Editing the reel number volume label Reel NoSelect the Reel No **** menu and press the Enter key 119 Selecting the record protection on or off Rec protectSelect the Rec protect *** menu and press the Enter key 120 Selecting the resume function on or off ResumeSelect the Resume *** menu and press the Enter key 121 Setting IEEE1394 connection IEEE1394Select the IEEE1394 **** menu and press the Enter key 122 124 123127 129 124 Creating a new ALE fileAbout an ALE file While New file is flashing, press the Enter key Menu Function 125Sets the reel number Tape of an ALE file TC frame 126 After making necessary settings, press the Exit keyWhile Video format is highlighted, press the Enter key Menu Options 127 Adding audio files to an ALE fileWhile ALL-TAKE.ale is highlighted, press the Enter key 128 Press the Exit key to exit the EDL SEL modeWhile New entry is highlighted, press the Enter key After adding audio file entries, press the Exit key 129 Viewing and editing audio file entriesViewing audio file entries Adding an audio file entry to an existing ALE file 130Deleting an audio file entry Press the Exit key twice 131 Editing an ALE fileEditing an ALE file name After completing editing the name, press the Enter key Remaking an ALE file 132 Deleting an ALE file 133 134 137 135138 Windows Windows 98SE, ME Read is only possible 136 Connection between the PD-6 and a PC How to disconnect the PD-6137 Example of exporting data to a computer application Example of copying data to an external hard disk138 Click Convert -, followed by Done indicated by arrow 139 140 141 Specifications Line 142Time Code Input Time Code Output 143 144 Affect of Immunity on This Equipment Declaration of EC Directive145 Page Page 15431, Blackburn Ave., Norwalk, CA 90650, U. 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