Fostex VF160EX operation manual 111, Select tracks to be loaded, Start playback of the player

4.Use the [REWIND] or [F FWD] key to select "SPDIF" (or "adat") and press the [ENTER/YES] key.

The display shows the screen for selecting a load destination program to which data is loaded.

A program number currently selected flashes, followed by its program name. The data size of the current program is also shown. When a program number is flashing, you can select the desired load destination program.

<Note>

In the above step, if the VF160EX does not lock to the digital signal from the external digital device, the following warning message appears on the display.

This indicates that the VF160EX does not receive a correct digital signal (S/PDIF or adat signal). So check the cable connection and the digital output settings of the external digital device.

Flashing

You can select a load destination program from existing programs on the current drive as well as "New PGM". When selecting "New PGM", a new program is created.

*If you load data to a program in which data is already recorded, the newly loaded data overwrites the current data track by track.

Consequently, on each overwritten track, the loaded data becomes valid while the current data is erased.

8.When the VF160EX is locking to the digital input signal, press the [ENTER/YES] key.

The display shows "Play Start Player!".

5.Use the [JOG] dial to select the program to which data is loaded and press the [ENTER/YES] key.

The display shows the screen for selecting tracks to be loaded.

Flashing

6.Select tracks to be loaded.

Press the [REWIND] or [F FWD] key to move the flashing field between "From" and "To".

Use the [JOG] dial to set the track number for the flashing field. For the "From" field, you can select from 1, 9 and 17. For the "To" field, you can select from 8, 16 and 24. For example, if you select "From 1 to 24", data for all tracks (1 to 24) will be loaded.

7.After selecting tracks, press the [ENTER/YES] key again.

The display shows something like the one below. A load destination program (existing or new program) to which the data is loaded and tracks to be loaded are shown, while "Sure?" flashes.

Flashing

9.Start playback of the player.

After reading the pilot signal recorded when saving the data, the data starts loading automatically.

When starts loading, the display shows something like the one below, in which "Wait time" starts counting down.

Using the "S/PDIF" signal, data is loaded in 2-track unit. While loading, the indicators on [CH STATUS/CH SEL] keys for channels 1 and 2 flash, while the input levels are displayed by level meters 1 and 2.

Using the "adat" signal, data is loaded in 8-track unit. While loading, the indicators on [CH STATUS/CH SEL] keys for channels 1 through 8 flash, while the input levels are displayed by level meters 1 and 8.

When the data loading is completed, "Completed!" appears on the screen.

<Note>

If you quit loading before completing, the loaded data is invalid.

10.Stop the external DAT (or adat) machine.

11.Press the [EXIT/NO] key (or the [STOP] key) repeatedly until exiting the Setup mode.

To cancel each operation or to return to the previous screen before pressing the [ENTER/YES] key, press the [EXIT/NO] key (or the [STOP] key). Each press of the key returns to the previous screen and finally exits the Setup mode.

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