Fostex PD-6 operation manual Recording a slate tone/slate mic signal, About overloading

PD-6DVD Location Recorder (Chapter 5: Recording/playback)

• Recording a slate tone/slate mic signal

While sliding and holding the [SLATE] switch to “TONE” or “MIC”, the slate tone (at 1 kHz, reference level) or the slate microphone signal is fed to all tracks and stereo busses, allowing you to record the slate tone or the slate microphone signal during recording.

You can adjust the recording level of the slate tone in the following manners depending on the [DISC FEED] switch setting.

The setting of the [DISC FEED] switch

PRE position	L, R BUS position	POST position
Regardless of the [LEVEL] and	The [STEREO BUS LEVEL] control	The [LEVEL] control can be used to
[STEREO BUS LEVEL] control	can be used to adjust the slate tone	adjust the slate tone recording level.
settings, the slate tone is recorded	recording level.
at the reference level.

If you set the “Tone rec mode” menu in the Setup mode appropriately, the slate tone is automatically recorded at the beginning of an audio file when recording is made to a “Normal” mode disk. (Note that this function is not available when recording to a “Tape” mode disk.)

You can set the duration of the slate tone automatically recorded between 1 and 10 seconds (default: 10 seconds), as well as select between two types; continuous tone or 4 pop tones. For details, see “Tone rec mode” on page 94.

<Notes>

•The slate tone is used for analog level calibration, therefore, it is not recorded when selecting the digital input.

•While sliding and holding the [SLATE] switch to the “TONE” position, the slate tone is output from the [ANALOG LINE OUT] connectors, allowing to calibrate external devices.

•About overloading

While receiving an analog audio signal, if the input amplifier is clipped, the corresponding PEAK indicator is lit in red. The responsibility of the detecting circuit is approximately 10 milliseconds, and the indicator lights for more than 1.5 seconds against momentary clipping.

By setting the “Input clip” item to “On” using the “Error tone” menu in the Setup mode, the error tone is generated from the internal speaker or headphones for warning. See “Chapter 7: Setup mode” on page 96 for details.

<Note>

If the [MONITOR] control is set to “OFF”, you cannot hear the error tone.

[PEAK] indicator

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