Fostex PD204 owner manual Turning on the power, Power switch

Chapter 2: Preparation before using the PD204

Turning on the power

After mounting the battery or connecting the power source such as the AC adaptor to the [DC IN] connector, you can turn on the power by setting the [POWER] switch to "ON". The unit starts up and the screen similar to below appears (the screen example below shows the one the first time you turn on the power after purchasing the unit).

[POWER] switch

									ENTER
			QUICK SET	TIME	FILE SEL LIGHT		EXIT		YES
ON
OFF
		SHIFT		TC SET	DRV,PAT CONTRAST		BATT/		MENU
AUX		ST				ACCESS
C2		MONO
C1		L/M				HDD		DVD
MS		R/S
			PD204 LOCATION RECORDER
MONITOR
OFF	MAX
PHONES

space	ABC	DEF	LOCATE	FILE			CUE		CIRCLE TAKE
1	2	3								PAUSE	REC
GHI	JKL	MNO	CLEAR	PREV CUE NEXT
				PRE REC		JAM	SLATE		FALSE START
4	5	6
PQRS	TUV	WXYZ	symbol		ON			TONE
					OFF			OFF
								MIC
7	8	9	0

This screen shows the current drive is partition 01 of the internal hard disk and there is no file recorded in the partition. The screen also shows the next file name and remaining recordable time of the partition.

The next file name is the name of the file which is created when you start recording. By default, "Scene_001.wav" is automatically given to the file. You can specify the desired name instead of this default name using the "Default file name" item in the "SYS SETUP" menu of the MENU mode (see page 138).

The internal hard disk has been formatted when shipped. So you can make recording to the partition in this condition. The hard disk is divided into 16 partitions (approxi- mately 4.5GB per partition). If you want to record a file to another partition, select the desired partition by using the drive selection function (see page 84).

<Note>: If you make recording to a DVD-RAM disk, you must format the disk (see page 34) and select the DVD-RAM drive by using the drive selection function.

<Note>: When the power is being supplied from a battery, the [BATT1] or [BATT2] indicator on the top panel lights, while the "POWER" area on the display shows "BATT1" or "BATT2". These depend on the settings of the "Active battery" and "Power priority" items in the "BATTERY SETUP" menu of the MENU mode.

Battery indicators

When the power is being supplied from the [DC IN] connector, both battery indicators on the top panel are unlit, while the "POWER" area on the display shows "DC-IN".

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