Fostex PD-6 operation manual Turning on the power, About power supply voltage

PD-6DVD Location Recorder (Chapter 2: Before using the PD-6)

Turning on the power

When switch the [POWER] switch to “ON” after fitting the internal battery or connecting the AC adaptor (AD-15C), the PD-6 works as follows.

If you turn on the power while no disk is inserted, the PD-6 releases the door lock after recognizing that no disk is inserted, and shows “— Unlock door — ” is shown in the file name field on the LCD screen.

<Note>

The level, TC and Fs fields of the LCD screen show the settings according to the switch positions when turning off the power last time. See “Display section” in “Chapter 3: Names and Functions” for details.

About power supply voltage

The output voltage of the power supply for the PD-6 must be within the range between DC 12 to 18 volts. Never use the PD-6 at more than 18 volts or less than 12 volts. You can check the internal battery voltage on the display (indicated by the arrow in the screen example below).

The current battery voltage is shown in the dotted bar meter.

Each dot corresponds to approximately 0.2 V. When the battery voltage is less than 10.4 V, all dots are unlit. When it is 14.0 V or more, all dots are lit. Note that the battery life depends on the battery.The Also note that it fully lights when the AC adaptor is used.

The PD-6 has the facility for sounding the warning tone from the internal monitor speaker (or headphones) when the supplied voltage of the battery or the external power supply voltage becomes improper.

<Notes>

•You can make the setting for generating the warning tone by the “Error tone” menu in the Setup mode. See “Setup mode” on page 96 for details.

•If the power supply voltage exceeds 18 bolts, the PD-6 may be damaged. Never supply more than 18 volts to the PD-6.

•If the battery is dead or the power supply section has a trouble by surge current, etc., the protection circuit works and the power is shut off. In such a case, set the [POWER] switch to “OFF”, replace the battery with a charged one, then set the [POWER] switch to “ON” again.

If the PD-6 does not return to the normal condition after the operation above, there may be some trouble in the circuit.

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