Fostex PD204 File name/Next file name, Disk remaining, Current drive/file number, Protect icon

Chapter 3: Names and Functions

File name/Next file name

During playback or recording, this area shows the name of the current audio file.

In record pause (or stop) mode, it shows the name of the next audio file to be created.

During recording, this area shows the name of the current audio file, as well as the remaining time.

While in record pause (or stop) mode, this area shows the name of the next audio file to be created, as well as the remaining time.

During playback, this area shows the name of the current audio file.

A file name is automatically given and shown according to the setting of the "Default file name" item in the "SYS SETUP" menu of the MENU mode, as follows.

(By default, the "Default file name" item is set to "Take". See page 138 for details about the "Default file name" item.)

When "Take" is selected	The file name is given as "<Scene name> + <Take number>". You can
	specify the Scene name and the starting take number via the MENU mode.
	The Take number is incremented automatically each time a file is created.
When "Date" is selected	The file name is given as the internal realtime clock data when you start
	recording.
When "Reel" is selected	The file name is given as "<Disk (or partition) volume label> + <File num-
	ber>".

Disk remaining

This area shows the remaining recordable space of a disk or partition in time.

The remaining time is shown during recording or while stopped. As the recording goes on, the remaining time decreases (see "File name/Next file name" above).

Current drive/file number

This area shows the current drive name and the audio file number.

The following shows the examples when an audio file recorded on a DVD-RAM disk or hard disk partition is loaded.

The DVD drive is selected as the current drive and the audio file "002" is currently loaded.

Partition 1 is selected as the current drive and the audio file "001" is currently loaded.

Protect icon

When a hard disk partition is protected, "" is shown.

You can protect or unprotect a hard disk partition via the "DISK UTILITY" menu of the MENU mode (see page 205).

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