Fostex PD204 Sampling frequency and bit length selection, Clock pull up/pull down setting

Chapter 5: Recording/Playback

<Note>: When the system clock is set to "DIGI" or "WORD", the FS of a file to be played back must match the FS setting of the unit. Otherwise, you cannot play back the file.

In such a case, make the FS setting of the unit to match the FS of the file.

Sampling frequency and bit length selection [ ]

You can select a sampling frequency and bit length combination.

Available FS/BIT options (default: 48/24)

44.1/16, 44.1/24, 48/16, 48/24, 88.2/24, 96/24, 176.4/24, 192/24

You can select a sampling frequency and bit length combination also via the "Record FS&Bit" menu item in the "SYS SETUP" menu of the MENU mode (see page 142 for details).

<Note>: The sampling frequency of the digital input signal must match the Fs/Bit setting of the PD204.

<Note>: If you change the FS/BIT setting during recording, the new setting is not valid until recording stops.

TC generator mode setting (TC recording mode) [ ]

You can select the recording mode of the LTC generated by the internal TC generator or external time code.

Available TC recording mode options (default: Rec-Run)

FREE (Free Run), Rec-R (Rec-Run), 24H-R (24H-Run), EXT (Ext Run)

You can also select the TC recording mode via the "Gen mode" menu item in the "TC SETUP" menu of the MENU mode (see page 177).

<Note>: You can set the default LTC start time via the "Default LTC Start" menu item in the "TC SETUP" menu of the MENU mode (see page 184).

Clock pull up/pull down setting [ ]

You can make the pull up/pull down setting of the sampling clock/internal TC frame rate when the clock reference is set to "INT".

Available pull up/pull down options (default: 0.0%)

+0.1%, 0.0%, -0.1%

You can also make the pull up/pull down setting via the "Pull up/down" menu item in the "SYS SETUP" menu of the MENU mode (see page 143 for details).

<Note>: You cannot make pull up or down setting when the time code frame rate is set to 25 fps. If you select "+0.1%" or "-0.1%" when the frame rate is set to 25 fps, "+0.1%" or "-0.1%" is shown in the "UP/DW" field.

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