Maintenance, Specifications, 153, Input/Output | Fostex VF160EX

Maintenance

Cleaning the exterior

* For normal cleaning, use a soft dry cloth.

For stubborn dirt, moisten a cloth in diluted detergent, wring it out firmly, and wipe the dirt off. Then polish with a dry cloth. Never use solvents such as alcohol, thinner or benzene, since these will damage the printing and finish of the exterior.

Specifications

Recording/Reproducing

Recording Medium	: 3.5 inch, hard disk (E-IDE type)
Recording Format	:	FDMS-3 (*)
Save/Load Format	:	FDIO-1 (**)
Sampling Frequency	:	44.1kHz
Quantization	: 16-bit linear (Non expanded)
A/D Converter	: 20-bit 64 times, over sampling, Delta-Sigma
D/A Converter	: 24-bit 128 times, over sampling, Delta-Sigma
No. of Recording Track	: 16 real tracks + 8 additional tracks
		*16 tracks for simultaneous recording
Vari Pitch Control	:	+/- 6%
Crossfade	:	10msec.
Recording/Reproducing Frequency	:	20Hz ~ 20kHz

Input/Output

Input 1 ~ 6
Connector	:	ø6mm Phone jack (Unbalanced)
Input Impedance	:	50kΩ or more (Unbalanced)
Standard Input Level	:	-50dBV ~ 2dBV
Input 7 and 8
Connector	:	ø6mm Phone jack (Unbalanced)
	:	XLR-3-31 type (Balanced)
Input Impedance	:	50kΩ or more (Unbalanced), 10kΩ or more (Balanced)
Standard Input Level	:	-50dBV ~ 2dBV
Phantom Power (XLR only)	:	+48VDC (Setting of ON/OFF with SETUP mode)
Output (Tip)
Load Impedance	:	10kΩ or more
Input Level	:	-10dBV
INSERT Input/Output
Connector	:	ø6mm TRS Phone jack
Output (Tip)
Load Impedance	:	10kΩ or more
Input Level	:	-10dBV
Input (Ring)
Load Impedance	:	10kΩ or more
Output Level	:	-10dBV
MONITOR Output
Connector	:	ø6mm Phone jack (Unbalanced)
Load Impedance	:	10kΩ or more
Output Level	:	-10dBV
HEADPHONE
Connector	:	ø6mm TRS Phone jack
Load Impedance	:	10Ω ~ 50Ω
Output Level	:	20mW or more (at 16Ω )
AUX SEND 1 and 2
Connector	:	ø6mm TRS Phone jack (Tip: SEND1, Ring: SEND2)
Load Impedance	:	10kΩ or more

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Fostex VF160EX operation manual Maintenance, Specifications, 153, Recording/Reproducing, Input/Output

Contents

10/B 11/C 12/D 13/E 14/F 15/G 16/H Digital Multitracker Safety Instructions About power supply About copyrightsAbout damage Want to simultaneously record analog and digital signals Want to make a backup of the song dataWant to store and recall the mixing setting Want to send a signal to an external effector Want to operate the audio CD playback mode Want to operate the Chain play modeWant to setup PAN Want to mixdown without using external equipment Table of Contents Variable Pitch Control Cueing/Digital ScrubbingAuto Function Program Mixer Section Recorder SectionOthers Two Recording Modes Direct RecordingBuss Recording For Buss recording For Direct recording Remain Indicator Recording SystemBUSS-REC TRK key Input Monitoring and Playback Monitoring Channel and Track CH STATUS/CH SEL Key Trim Time Base LIN OUT Names and Functions Analog Input/Output Section Top Panel CH STATUS/CH SEL Key channels Mixer SectionChannel Fader channels SCENE-RECALL/DIRECT RCL Key EFF EDIT-EFF2/MUTE Key EFF EDIT-EFF1/MUTE KeyCH Param EDIT-EFF1/EFF2/PRE/POST Key CH Param EDIT-EQ/COMP-HI/G/F/Q/COMP Key Recorder Section Auto PUNCH-IN/MARK2 Key Auto RTN-START/MARK1 KeyAuto PUNCH-OUT/MARK3 Key Auto RTN-END/MARK4 Key SCRUB/CD Play Key Fader ADJUST/LEVEL Adjust KeyRECORD/AUTO Punch Key Stop Key Rear Panel Front PanelDisplay Section Turn on the VF160EX Press the Setup key About the hard disk storage deviceReformatting the hard disk Precautions Upon Replacement Operation Confirmed HD & Backup Media List for the VF160EXPrecautions Upon Handling the Hard Disk Replacing a hard disk Cushion Hard disk unit Connector Connector Hard disk unitPut back the new hard disk into the VF160EX main unit Disk and the case Press the ENTER/YES key where the Standard is flashed Formatting the new hard diskPress the ENTER/YES key If the level meters move Demonstration song is recorded To check whether a demonstration song is recorded or not Connections of Peripheral Equipment Microphone Monitor Amplifier Balanced output Headphones Menu shown when turning power on Switching the Time BaseNormal display Normal Display of Current Time Base Switching with Disp SEL KeyRemain Display of Current Time Base MTC Time Display Input Direct Recording Instructions for Direct RecordRecording to One Track Hint Preparing to Record Connect the stereo sound source to record to Input Recording to 2 TracksPress the EXIT/NO key Press the Stop key to stop recording Tips Changing the recording mode Locating a mark point using a Memory Key and Mark KeyLocate Function ABS Locate Saving on the Memory key and Mark key Changing the Time Saved in the Memory key and Mark keyDirect Location of Memory key or Mark key Creating an event memory Locating an event memoryLocate by specifying the event memory Viewing the event memories Tips Foot Switch Punch IN/OUT with Foot switchPunch In/Out Manual Punch IN/OUT Programming the Punch IN/OUT points Auto Punch IN/OUTAuto Punch IN/OUT rehearsal Auto Punch IN/OUT take Track Exchange InstructionsTurn the JOG dial to select the track to exchange from Equalizer Adjustment Level AdjustmentPAN Adjustment Mixing Modifying Effect Type Effect Send Level Adjustment Mix Down Analog Mix DownDigital Mix Down Description of Buss Record Instructions for recording with Buss Record Press the CH STATUS/CH SEL key for ch16 so the key Recording the H Input Signal to TrackStarts flashing Orange =INPUT Flashing Press the CH STATUS/CH SEL key of ch16 Orange Press the CH STATUS/CH SEL key of ch 1 RED Flashing Press the BUSS-REC TRK key RED Flashing Recording Recording 8 INPUTs to Tracks 7Play Hint Ch9-16 is ready to start signals of input a to H Tips Applying an Effect on the Source Channel Operation while the Normal display is shown Initial condition when the power is turned onFader Channel mute and Solo function Adjusting Pan Channel Parameter EditHints Adjusting EQ Selecting pre/post of Effect sends Controlling Effect send level Controlling AUX Send level Selecting pre/post of AUX sendsTo set another channels send level, repeat steps 2 Key Controlling fader levels Setting the compressor To turn off the channel view screen, press the EXIT/NO key Channel view P. Fostex Advanced Signal Processing Technology Effect Edit ModeA. Harmonic Feedback Algorithm L. P. Hi-Density Logarithmic Processing About the effect types Effect types preset for EFF When the EFF 1 key is pressed When the EFF 2 key is pressedSelecting the effect type Use the JOG dial to select the effect type To cancel muting Effect parameter settingsMuting an effect To mute the effect sound TipsTo reflect the tempo map setting to parameters BPM delay effect parameters parameter type BPM DelayShort delay effect parameters parameter type Short Delay Doubling effect parameters parameter type Doubling Scene Memory Delay pitch effect parameters parameter type Delay PitchStoring to a scene memory Flanger effect parameters parameter type Flange Level adjust Fader adjustRecalling a scene memory Clearing a scene memory Direct recall of a scene memoryPress the SCENE-RECALL key while holding down the Shift key Press the Scene Recall and Scene Store keys simultaneously Creating an event memory Scene Event MapOn the fly By specifying a desired time To create other event memories, repeat through 3 above Creating the scene event map Deleting an event memory Scene sequence mode on/off selection Executing the scene sequenceScreen appearances during playback Cueing with the F FWD/REWIND key Cueing/Digital ScrubbingShuttle Cueing Digital scrubbing with the Scrub key Setting the Speed Variable Pitch ControlVariable Pitch Control ON/OFF Auto Play Auto FunctionAuto Return Set Store START/END Point Creating a New Program Program Selecting a Program Press the Setup key in the Stop stateErasing a Program Editing a Program Title Copy & Paste and Move & Paste Editing theTrackCopy & Paste Move & Paste To execute the Move & Paste feature select Move Clip? To execute the Copy & Paste feature select Copy Clip?Copy & Paste and Move & Paste Executing Copy or Move and Clip UNDO/REDO Paste Turn the JOG dial to choose the paste repeat frequencyPlease note Erasing Data EraseErasing a selected section between ABS REC END Erasing from a voluntarily specified point to REC END UNDO/REDO Erase Press the ENTER/YES key once againNext press the ENTER/YES key Exchange in 8-track units Exchange in mono or 2-track unitsTurn the JOG dial while 1-8 is flashing Applications of Direct Record Direct Record while listening to the input signal Playback Internal Mixdown Mode Hint Internal mixdown mode displaySelect the program to be mixed down Normal display Press the Play key while holding down the Record key Select the desired program to be mixed down At ABS 06M 00S 00F Hint Then carry out the move & paste operation When mixdown starts from ABS When the unit stopped, press the Clipboard in key When mixdown starts from non-ABSChange the Clipboard OUT point Change the Clipboard in point Preparations to record Tips How to adjust the REC Buss Master LevelConnect the sound sources to record to Input a to D Press the CH STATUS/CH SEL key of ch7 and ch8 Press the CH STATUS/CH SEL key of ch1-ch14 Ping-Pong Record Setting metronome output Setting the tempo mapMetronome Function Set the time base to the BAR/BEAT Digital Recording Setting the digital inputDigital recording from an external digital device Selecting the program to record Recording 16Tracks at the SameTime Connecting a Sound Source or External DeviceSelecting a track to record Starting to record Midi Clock Sync System Setup of the VF160EX Connecting external equipmentMTC Sync/MIDI Machine Control System Confirming the Midi clock sync Setup of external equipment Connecting to external equipmentSetup the following in the sequence software Confirming MTC sync/MMC External Midi Equipment Sync System by the Slave mode Sequence software is setup as followsConnection to external equipment One Point Advice Sync signal Vari of the Slave mode setting menuConfirming chase lock Midi OUT Application example of Adat Mixer Mode Pause Chain play functionPlay Repeat While the VF160EX is stopped, press the Setup key Making the chain play list by selecting all the programsPnn Making the chain play list by selecting desired programs As with procedure above, END of C02 END starts flashing Setting the chain play mode Selecting a program in the chain play list 100Deleting or replacing a program in the chain play list While the recorder is stopped, press the PGM SEL key Deleting all programs from the chain play list 101 Inserting a program to the chain play list 102Use the JOG dial to selectINSand press the ENTER/ YES key After inserting all desired programs,press the EXIT/NO key 103 Audio CD playback modeSCRUB/CD Play key Shift key 104 105 Display in the audio CD playback mode 106 Save/Load of song data Items that can be saved or loaded as song data Setup modeItems that cannot be saved or loaded as song data 107 Setting the external device Connecting to an external device108 Saving data To edit the save length 109Select tracks to be saved After selecting tracks, press the ENTER/YES key again 110 Locate the beginning of the pilot signal for the song dataLoading data Details about Load PGM menu 111 Select tracks to be loadedStart playback of the player Care and handling of CD-RW/CD-R discs Save/Load using CD-RW/CD-RAbout data writing and reading speeds for data save/load 112 To open the tray, press the eject switch lightly 113Place the disc with the label side up Save 114Load Creating an audio CD 115 116 To erase the existing recorded dataTo eject the disc While the recorder is stopped, press the Setup key How to full erase another discCarrying out full erasure 117 While IDE is flashing, press the ENTER/YES key 118 About load error 119While New PGM is shown, press the ENTER/YES key Important notes for using a WAV file Save/load of WAV files using a CD-RW/CD-R driveAbout directory of a backup disc 120 About the Clipboard Export function 121While Off is flashing, press the ENTER/YES key While WAV is flashing, press the ENTER/YES key To specify the desired tracks to From ** To 122After entering the file name, press the ENTER/YES key After selecting the tracks, press the ENTER/YES key About WAV files saved 123WAV file structure WAV file structure which is saved over more than one disc 124 After selecting the desired tracks, press the ENTER/YES keyOverwrite? and Sure? appear Copy protection setting Save/load operation in the CD-DA format125 126 Event Enable settingVoid In!, Void Out!, or Void Data While CD-DA is flashing, press the ENTER/YES key 127 If you erase recorded dataIf you eject the disc Event Enable should also be set to OFF in such a case Details of Event Enable settingEvent Enable should be set to on in such a case 128 While IED is flashing, press the ENTER/YES key 129 When selecting All When selecting One or Select130 Select the desired load type and press the ENTER/YES key Press the EXIT/NO key to exit the setup mode 131Hint 132 Changing the initial settings menuCheck menu Execution menu Time signature setting Signature Set To enter the Setup mode133 New Registering of Time Signature Correcting the Registered Time Signature 134Deleting a Time Signature Clearing All Time Signature/Tempo Data Setting a tempo Tempo Set 135New Registering of Tempo 136 Setting the Metronome function ClickCorrection of the Registered Tempo Erasing of the Registered Tempo Setting Midi sync output signal Midi Sync Out Setting a preroll value PrerollTimeSetup mode 137 Setting an MTC frame rate Frame Rate Setting an MTC offset value Mtc Offset Set138 Setting MTC Offset mode Offset Mode Setting the Slave mode Slave Mode139 Setting the SlaveType SlaveType Setting the Record Protect function Rec Protect140 141 Setting Digital Input DigitalSelect the desired digital in and press the ENTER/YES key Select the desired digital in with the JOG dial Setting BAR/BEAT Resolution mode Resolution Setting Digital Output Digital Out142 Select the desired digital out with the JOG dial Setting the Midi device number Device ID Checking the number of track events Number Of Event143 Fader Fix Mode Setting Fader Fix Drive Format Information Drive Information144 Initial setting Fader Recall Mode Setting Fader Recall145 CH Channel 146 Pair Fader setting Pair Fader Set Do the following before using the phantom power On/Off of phantom power setting Phantom PowerPhantom power cannot be used with the following equipment 147 148 Compressor Channel Setting Comp. ChannelSelect Comp. Channel in the menu selection display 13-14 149 Troubles at Recording? 150 Having trouble Editing?Correctly register the Clipboard in and OUT points Use the Align SEL function Midi Implementation Chart Midi Implementation Chart151 Transmitted Recognized Remarks Command list Movement Recorder MMC Command ListMMC Response/Information Field List Command Inquiry Message List Specifications Maintenance153 Recording/Reproducing Accessories 154General 155 Block Diagram Affect of Immunity on This Equipment Declaration of EC DirectivePage Fostex CO