Fostex PD204 owner manual Recording a slate tone/slate mic signal, Hints

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 1kHz, reference level) or the slate microphone signal is fed to all tracks, allowing you to record the slate tone or the slate microphone signal during recording.

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

[SLATE] switch

Slate microphone

If you set the "Tone rec mode" item in the "SYS SETUP" menu of the MENU mode appropri- ately, the slate tone is automatically recorded at the beginning of an audio file which is created when recording is made.

You can select the slate tone type between continuous tone and 4 pop tones. For details about "Tone rec mode" menu item, see page 147.

<Notes>

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

•If you keep holding the [SLATE] switch for more than three seconds, the display shows "--Slate tone hold--" and the slate tone is continuously output even if you release the switch. In this condition, sliding up the [SLATE] switch again stops slate tone output.

<Hints>

Besides recording capability to a DVD-RAM disk or hard disk partition, the PD204 has the following recording capabilities.

(1)While you make recording to a hard disk partition, you can automatically record the same materials to a DVD-RAM, DVD-R/RW or CD-R/RW disk (auto copy function). See page 104.

(2)You can copy all recorded files between a DVD-RAM disk and a hard disk partition or between hard disk partitions (disk copy function). See page 107.

(3)You can copy a desired file between a DVD-RAM disk and a hard disk partition or between hard disk partitions (file copy function). See page 110.

(4)While making recording to a hard disk partition formatted in the DDR mode, you can simultaneously make recording to the mirror disk of DDR (dual drive recording). See page 113.

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