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Chapter 1: Main features

Chapter 1: Main features

Location Recorder Model PD606

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Fostex PD606 owner manual Main features

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Model PD606 Safety Instructions Important Safety Instructions Table of contents Basic connections Names and functions Recording/playback Basic playback Force jam to external time code Cue point settingAdvanced operations 101 Menu mode 171 180196 Specifications Introduction of this manual About replacing the lithium battery Precautions on installation Introduction Location Recorder Model PD606 Main features Main features and functions Time Code IN/OUT connectors Stereo bus output connector PD606 Shoulder belt Driver software CD What is in the box? Main features Location Recorder Model PD606 Table of contents Preparation before using the PD606 Preparation of power supply Mounting the battery Low battery warning setting Important settings for using the battery Protector adjustment Battery condition display Saving the battery power Dismounting the battery Using DC-IN Connecting the AC adaptor Important settings for using DCLow battery warning setting Power switch Turning on the power Display backlight and contrast Turning off the powerUse the Menu dial to adjust the display contrast Press the ENTER/YES key to confirm the setting While SYS Setup is highlighted, press the ENTER/YES key Internal clock setting Enter the desired date/time data Use the Menu dial to select Edit and press the ENTER/YES key Insert a disk to the drive slot Preparation of a DVD-RAM diskInserting a disk Slide the Open lever to the right Format Initial format of a DVD-RAM diskDrive Reel No While Are you sure? flashes, press the ENTER/YES key Press the ENTER/YES key How to set the desired reel number After formatting, press the Exit key to exit the Menu modeWhile Reel No S001 is highlighted, press the ENTER/YES key Replacing the internal hard disk drive Cover the slot with the panel and fix it with four screws Insert the optional hard disk drive to the slot Names and Functions Angle adjustment arm HandleInternal monitor speaker DC in 12-24V connector XLR-4-32 type/male ST BUS OUT connector XLR-5-32 type/balancedUSB Kybd connector Series a Receptacle/USB USB PC connector Series B Receptacle Right side panel Analog Input connectors XLR-3-31 type/balancedTime Code OUT connector XLR-3-32 type/balanced Time Code in connector XLR-3-31 type/balanced Angle adjustment arm 9P-REMOTE connector D-sub 9-pin/female Word in termination switchWORD/VIDEO in and Word OUT connectors BNC type Digital I/O connector D-sub 25-pin/female Operation Front panel Power switchShift key/indicator About Non-shift mode and Shift mode Light / Contrast key Quick SET keyTime / TC SET key File SEL / DRV, PAT key Clear key Access indicator HDD, DVDMENU/LINK Master dial / ENTER/YES key Locate key 14. / Prev and / Next keys PRE REC switchJAM switch Slate TONE, OFF, MIC switch Slate microphone Pause key/indicator greenREC key/indicator red Circle Take / False Start key Ready key for each track Mixer sectionST BUS Ready key for stereo tracks ST BUS Master control Ready indicator PEAK/LINK indicatorREV. indicator LIM. indicator Monitor mode select switch Monitor sectionMonitor select dial Phones jack BATT1 indicatorBATT2 indicator Monitor control Stop key/indicator green Input SEL switchesMicrophone power supply switches HPF switches Protectors Battery mountRear panel Open lever Ubit ABS LCD display detailsHome screen Time display Status information Protect icon File name/Next file nameDisk remaining Current drive/file number Menu list screen Screen examples Edit EDL File menu screen Input connection Output connectionOther connection Analog audio input connection Analog audio signals mic/lineDigital audio signals External time code Sync signal Input connection Sync signal connection Digital audio input connectionTime code input connection Digital audio devices External device Output connectionAnalog audio devices External analog Device External device Word clock output connection Analog audio output connectionDigital audio output connection Time code output connection USB keyboard Other connectionsUSB keyboard connection Function keys CTRL+ L key Acts the same as the Locate key on the panel ShortcutsControl key Other keys CUE point entry PC connectionExternal controller connection How it works Optional AC adaptor, etc Power connection Camera Connection examplesConnection example for recording External TC generator VTR For backup purpose Basic connections Location Recorder Model PD606 Recording analog audio signals Recording digital audio signalsPlayback Setup for recording in quick setup mode How to make settings in the quick setup modePreparation before recording Frame rate selection for LTC or external time code System clock reference selection23 23.97, 24, 25, 29.97DF, 29.97ND, 30DF, 30ND Free Free Run, Rec-R Rec-Run, 24H-R 24H-Run, EXT Ext Run TC generator mode setting TC recording modeClock pull up/pull down setting Sampling frequency and bit length selection Pre/post fader selection Settings in the Menu modePower source priority selection Recording source setting Error tone output setting Default file name settingMaximum file size setting Partition link setting Input signal selection Mixer settings Limiter setting High-pass filter setting Zero-crossing control function Adjusting the input gain for channels 1 throughAbout gain adjustment Limiter function Input channel link Controlling signals sent to the stereo bus Phase setting for channels 1 through Monitors a solo track/input channel Monitoring recording signals Arming tracks safe/ready setting 44.1kHz/24Bit , 48kHz/24Bit Selecting the drive for recording When the DVD drive is selected When partition 2 is selected Slide the REC key Recording analog audioStarting recording Press the Ready key to arm the desired track for recording About overloading during recording Canceling recording False Start Recording in Pre rec mode Hints Recording a slate tone/slate mic signal Selecting the system clock Recording digital audioSelecting recording source Selecting the sampling frequency/bit length Time code starts from the internal RTC real-time clock data Selecting the TC generate mode TC recording modeRecording time code Selecting the TC frame rate Repro Setting the time code outputAutomatic record start by external time code Off Force jam to external time code Set the JAM switch to on Cue point setting Setting a cue point on the fly during audio recordingViewing the cue point list Editing a cue label Editing a cue point Deleting a cue point Adding a new cue point to the cue point list Basic playback Normal audio playbackSelecting a file from the File SEL screen 100 Cueing playbackTime code playback Skipping by cue point Skip / locate functions101 Skipping by file Locating to the previous locate point 102Locating to the beginning ABS 0 of a file Locating to the end REC END of a file 103 Locating to the desired timeAfter entering desired time value, press the Locate key Locating to the desired cue point 104 105 Back ground mode 106Selecting a partition 107 Selecting auto copy mode Slide the REC key to start recording to the partition Pressing the Exit key repeatedly to exit the Menu mode108 Making auto copy 109 Selecting source driveDVD-RAM disk Hard disk partition Rec area 110Making disk copy While DVD is flashing, press the ENTER/YES key If you are sure, press the ENTER/YES key 111 112 File copy function Making file copy 113 After making audio file selection, press the ENTER/YES key When a recorded DVD-R or CD-R disk is setWhen a recorded DVD-RW or CD-RW is set 114 Formatting in the DDR mode 115About mirror disk Use the Menu dial to select DDR and press the ENTER/YES key 116 Making dual drive recording 117 118 Macintosh OSMacintosh OSX Connecting PC to the unit How to unmount the PD606 from the PC119 120 Example of copying data to a computer hard diskExample of exporting data to a computer application Click on Convert -, followed by Done indicated by an arrow 121 122 123 Creating and editing ALE files Edit EDL File menu About an ALE file Creating a new ALE file While New file is highlighted, press the ENTER/YES key 125 You can select from among 23.97, 30, 24, 29.97 After making necessary settings, press the Exit keyYou can select between On and Off the default is Off While Video format is highlighted, press the ENTER/YES key While New entry is highlighted, press the ENTER/YES key Adding audio file entries to an ALE file127 While ALL-TAKE.ale is highlighted, press the ENTER/YES key After adding audio file entries, press the Exit key How to set Circle Take to a file Viewing and editing audio file entries 129Viewing audio file entries Press the ENTER/YES key to resave the ALE file Adding an audio file entry to an existing ALE fileDeleting an audio file entry Press the Exit key twice After completing editing the name, press the ENTER/YES key Editing an ALE file131 Editing an ALE file name Audio file entry list in the ALE file is not Remaking an ALE fileWhile Remake ALE is highlighted, press the ENTER/YES key Select the desired type and press the ENTER/YES key Press the ENTER/YES key to delete the file 133Deleting an ALE file After Remake ALE completes, press the Exit keyPage 135 Menu mode Menu list screen Whole Menu list Shift key 137 Menu name Contents SYS Setup menu Characters you can enter using the alphanumeric keys Project name setting Set project namePress the Exit key repeatedly until you exit the Menu mode Characters you can enter using the Menu dial Reel Default file name setting Default file nameDate Take 141 After entering the scene name, press the ENTER/YES keyAny number between 001 and 999 can be entered Default track name setting Default TrkName 143 Next event number setting Next event No Recording FS/bit length setting Record FS&Bit 145 Pull up/down setting Pull up/down Recording source setting Rec source sel DigitalAnalog 147 Digital output signal format selection Digital out Diagnoses file setting Diagnoses You can select from among On and Off the default is OnOff Does not create a diagnoses file 149 Peak hold time setting Peak hold Slate tone/pop tone recording mode setting Tone rec mode Tone rec time settingTone rec On/Off setting 151 End pop tone setting Pause cancel time setting Pause time 153 USB keyboard type setting Keyboard Sel Pre recording time setting Pre rec time Maximum file length setting Max file length Selectable between 2GB and 4GB the default is 2GB155 Continues recording on the next partition Selectable between On and Off the default is OffContinuous recording function Auto part. link Ends 157 When Max file length is set to 4GB Examples False start mode setting False start 159 Limiter parameter setting Limiter parameter Selectable between -12dBFS and -6dBFS the default is -6dBFS Ratio settingSelectable between 1 3 and 1 5 the default is 1 161 ST BUS OUT nominal level setting Stereo out level Custom settings for monitoring Monitor custom 163 You can select between On and Off the default is On Monitor speaker mute setting Speaker mute Error tone output setting Error tone Write error On or Off setting165 Options Input clip On/Off setting 167 Disk warning time setting AutoPly Chain play mode setting Chain playUnit stops when an audio file is played back to the end Back to the end 169 You can select from among Pre or Post the default is PreSignal unaffected by the Send Level control is recorded Pre/post fader selection Disk Feed ROM version checking Version Active battery 171DC-IN warning While BATT. warning is highlighted, press the ENTER/YES key Battery low voltage warning setting BATT. warning 173 DC-IN low voltage warning setting DC-IN warning DC-IN and Batt the default is DC-IN Power supply priority setting Power priority Battery priority setting Active battery BATT1 and BATT2 the default is BATT1175 Battery setting examples Power priority DC-IN, Active battery BATT1Power priority BATT., Active battery BATT1 BATT2 177 Battery remaining time BATT. Remain Age in one minute steps Battery status BATT. statusCurrently used battery is highlighted 179 180 Video System clock selection Sync clock181 While Sync Clock is highlighted, press the ENTER/YES key 182 TC frame rate selection Frame rate 183 Generator mode selection Gen mode Internal TC generator setting Set Gen TC When Rec Run is selected When Free Run is selected184 Editing the time code value in Rec run mode Editing the time code value in Free run mode185 User bit setting Set Gen Ubit Jamming the time code value in Free run mode186 Editing the user bit 187 Is used Jam mode setting JAM mode188 Used Gen Time code output source selection Sel. TC Out189 Repro Default LTC start time setting Default LTC start 190Press the ENTER/YES key again 191 LTC start time editing Edit LTC start DDMMYYff Ubit setting of playback time code RepTC Ubit192 MMDDYYff Off You can select from among On and Off the default is OffTime code output while paused Rep pause TC 193 Unit, the unit does not automatically start recording Automatic recording start by external TC Recin via ExtTC194 Unit, the unit automatically starts recording 195 Internal TC generator power-off timer TC PWR Timer 196 Editing a file name Edit file name 197Enter the desired name 198 199 Line No Contents Details Deleting descriptor information 200Editing descriptor information Adding descriptor information Select iXML descriptor and press the ENTER/YES key 201Viewing iXML Chunk data information Editing iXML Chunk data information 202 Deleting an unnecessary audio file Delete file 203 Restoring a deleted audio file Restore Del. file Drive Format ModeFormatting a disk or a hard disk partition Format 204 205 Volume label settingFormat mode selection Make settings of the items Physical format on/off setting 206Normal While Execute is highlighted, press the ENTER/YES key 207 208 Editing the reel number Volume label Reel No 209 Record protection On/Off setting Rec protect 210 Resume function On/Off setting Resume 211 Partition protection On/Off setting Part. protect 212 HDD operating time display HDD Ope. Time 213 Load Setup menu User box selection You can select between Box No0 and Box No6User box name entry 215 Specifications Inputs/outputs Recording/playback General217 Physical dimensions Block Diagram Index 221 Affect of Immunity on This Equipment Declaration of EC Directive For the US Customers only Fostex America Limited Warranty Shipping Page 465333