Fostex VF160EX operation manual Variable Pitch Control ON/OFF, Setting the Speed

3.Turn the [JOG] dial left and right to hear the playback sound of only the track selected.

The center line indicates the current location. Scrub takes place in the FORWARD or REWIND direction from this point. Either “<Scrub” or “Scrub>” appears when turning the [JOG] dial, which moves the cursor forward or reverse. The time value (or BAR/BEAT) also appears in realtime while scrubbing.

4.Press the [STOP] key to return to the normal display.

The time display when ending the scrub process appears.

Variable Pitch Control

This section describes the Variable Pitch Control feature to play or record programs at variable recorder speeds. The VF160EX can change the speed in 0.1% units within a +/-6.0% range. Note that the key changes when changing the variable pitch speed.

Variable Pitch Control ON/OFF

			REC ASSIGN
			BUSS	DIRECT
	INPUT SEL	SOURCE	REC TRK	REC TRK		DISP SEL	PGM SEL	SETUP
					INT
					MIXDOWN
		AUTO RTN				TIME BASE
		AUTO PUNCH				CLIPBOARD		A RTN
	START	IN	OUT	END	IN	ALIGN SEL	OUT	A PLAY
1	2		3	4	5	6	7
				MARK				SCENE SEQ.
	HOLD/	STORE	EDIT	UNDO		VARI	LOCATE	SCRUB
				/REDO		PITCH
						P.EDIT	EVT MEM	When the vari pitch
								function is active, the
	RECORD		STOP		PLAY	REWIND		F FWD
								key is illuminated.
	AUTO PUNCH		CLIPBOARD PLAY			PREV		NEXT
			LOCATE ABS 0
			LOCATE REC END
	FADER
	ADJUST			EXIT/NO
	LEVEL			EJECT
	ADJUST
				ENTER/YES
	SHIFT
							JOG
						SHUTTLE

*Press the [VARI PITCH] key.

The key lights up GREEN. This means the feature is ON.

*Press the [VARI PITCH] key once again.

The key lights OFF. This means that the feature is OFF.

<Precaution>

The variable pitch control can be turned ON/OFF when the recorder is in the STOP/PLAY modes. Variable pitch control is not available when the recorder is recording, even though the key is pressed.

Setting the Speed

Note that the speed can be set only in the recorder STOP or PLAY mode. It cannot be changed when the recorder is recording. By playing back a program with the variable pitch control ON it is possible to adjust the speech while monitoring the changes.

1.Put the recorder in the STOP or PLAY mode. Press the [VARI PITCH/P.EDIT] key while the [SHIFT] key is depressed.

The current setting appears on the LCD and “%” flashes. This means that the recorder is ready to edit with the variable pitch control feature.

Flashing

Variable pitch control ON/OFF alternates between ON and OFF each time the [VARI PITCH] key is pressed in this state.

“ ” or “ ” lights up.

2.Turn the [JOG] dial to set the setting.

3.Press the [EXIT/NO] key to return to the normal display.

<Precaution>

•You can turn ON the variable pitch function by pressing the [VARI PITCH] key, even when the current pitch data is 0.0% (state where there is no change in speed). However, this does not mean that there is any change in speed in this state. It simply means that the variable pitch function is ON.

•The variable pitch is automatically turned OFF in the following cases:

1. When the power is turned ON again. (the pitch data is reset to 0.0% at this time)

2. When the “Slave Mode On/Off Setting” of the SETUP mode is turned “On”. (previously set pitch data are saved)

3. When “ ” and “ ” lights up on the display while the [Digital Input Setting] in the SETUP mode is set to “S/P DIF” or “adat”.

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