Fostex VF160EX Locate Function, ABS Locate, Locating a mark point using a Memory Key and Mark Key

Tips: Changing the recording mode

To change the DIRECT recording mode to the BUSS re- cording mode, press the [BUSS-RECTRK]key while the tracks to be directly recorded are selected using the step above. "Rec Mode Change!" appears and "Sure?" flashes on the screen.

Pressing the [ENTER/YES] key cancels the selection of tracks for the DIRECT recording and changes the dis- play to the track selection screen for the BUSS record- ing.

Tips: UNDO/REDO

Press the [UNDO/REDO] key after recording to return to the prerecording state (UNDO). Press the [UNDO/ REDO] key again to return to the original state of the recording on two tracks (REDO).

PLAY

1.Locate the time to playback.

2.Press the [PLAY] key to start playback.

Ch1, ch15 and ch16 faders can be used to adjust the play level of each track.

After recording, put the “READY” track in the “SAFE” mode, as described earlier.

Tips: MUTE

Press the [CH STATUS/CH SEL] key in the Normal Display to MUTE (silence) that channel ([CH STATUS/CH SEL] key: Light OFF).

Locate Function

The VF160EX provides sophisticated locate functions, which allow quick locate to the desired point.

ABS Locate

There are 3 types of ABS Locate procedures. The instructions are described below.

•Press the [REWIND] key while the [STOP] key is depressed to locate ABS 0 which is the head of the program.

That head is located for all time bases.

•Press the [F FWD] key while the [STOP] key is depressed to locate the REC end time of the last recording (REC END).

This is a convenient feature to search the end of a song or to find out how long a song is.

•Press the [RECORD] key while the [STOP] key is depressed to locate the start time of the last recording.

It will locate to “ABS 0” if recording had not been executed even once after switch on of power.

Locating a mark point using a Memory Key and Mark Key

The VF160EX provides seven keys for registering time information. These are called “memory keys”.

You can register two time data for each memory key. One is “mark memory” point data, used for locate functions. The other is time data, which is used for track editing functions such as auto return, auto punch in/out and copy/ paste. However, you can also use the latter one for locate functions, when you do not use track editing functions.

Therefore, when you do not use track editing functions, you can store up to 14 locate memory points, while you can store up to 7 memory points when using track editing functions.

The table on the next page shows the data stored for each memory key. You can do this operation in any time base.

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