Fostex PD204 owner manual Error tone output setting Error tone, Write error On or Off setting

Chapter 8: MENU mode/SYS SETUP menu

Error tone output setting [Error tone]

The “Error tone” menu item selects whether generating the error tone (warning tone) or not for each of four kinds of troubles (see below) independently.

1.A write error happens during recording. [Write error]

2.The peak indicator lights due to input overload during analog recording or clipping of the stereo buss. [Input clip]

3.The battery voltage drops below the threshold voltage set by the "BATT. warning" menu item. [BATT warning]

4.The remaining recording time of a disk (or a partition) gets under the specified time. [Disk warning]

1)While the unit is stopped, press the [SHIFT] key to light the SHIFT indicator, followed by the [ENTER/YES] key.

2)While “SYS SETUP” is highlighted, press the [ENTER/YES] key.

The display now shows the SYS SETUP menu screen.

3)Use the [MENU] dial to select the “Error tone” menu item and press the [ENTER/YES] key.

You can select “On” or “Off” of the error tone for “Write error”, “Input clip” and “BATT warning”, as well as can set the time for “Disk warning”.

• Write error On or Off setting

Use the [MENU] dial to select the “Write error” and press the [ENTER/YES] key. The current setting starts flashing and you can now select the desired option.

Flashing

Use the [MENU] dial to select the desired option and press the [ENTER/YES] key to confirm your setting.

Options

You can select between “On” and “Off” (the default is “On”).

If a write error occurs while you set "Write error" to "On", the warning tone is output by the pattern on the right.

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