Fostex PD-6 operation manual Frame switch, Clock switch, FS/24 switch, REC TR select switch

PD-6DVD Location Recorder (Chapter 3: Names and functions)

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See “Recording/playback” on page 70 for details about time code recording/ playback.

2.[FRAME] switch

Selects the time code frame rate for recording, playback and generation by the internal TC generator.

23.976	American motion picture -0.1%
24	American motion picture
25	European film/PAL-SECAM video EBU
29.97DF	NTSC color with real time adjust
29.97	NTSC color
30DF	NTSC video/film
30	NTSC video/film

3.[CLOCK] switch

Selects the system master clock.

INT	The internal clock is the master. “INT” is lit on the display.
	The external word or video clock is the master. “EXT” is lit on the display.
EXT	The PD-6 automatically detects the clock type (word or video). When the PD-6 locks to a
	word clock, “WORD” is lit. When it locks to a video clock, “VIDEO” is lit. When it does not
	lock to the clock, “WORD” or “VIDEO” flashes and it runs with the internal clock reference.
	The external clock available in the external digital signal is the master. “DIGI” is lit on the
DIGITAL	display. When the PD-6 locks to a clock, “DIGITAL” is also lit on the display. When it does
	not lock to the clock, “DIGITAL” flashes and it runs with the internal clock reference.

4.[FS/24] switch

Selects the Fs (sampling frequency) and Bit (quantization bit) for recording. Depending on the setting, the available recording track modes change as follows.

					REC TR
		2	4	5		6	2+4	1+5
	44.1/16	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
	48/16	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
FS/24	44.1/24	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
SW	48/24	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
	88.2/24	Yes	No	No		No	No	No
	96/24	Yes	No	No		No	No	No

5.[REC TR] select switch

Selects the recording track mode from among the following.

2TR	You can record to a stereo-track file.
4TR	You can record to a four-track file.
5TR	You can record to a five-track file.
6TR	You can record to a six-track file.
2+4TR	You can record to a two-track file and a four-track file simultaneously.
1+5TR	You can record to a mono-track file and a five-track file simultaneously.

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