Recorder Functions

Enter a mark title

You can enter or edit a title for each mark.

1While the recorder is stopped, press the [SCENE SEQ./ MAP] key while holding down the [SHIFT] key.

The Mark map screen appears.

2Use the [JOG] dial or [CURSOR / ] keys to high- light the desired mark, and then press the [TIME BASE

SEL/F2] key.

The display shows the screen for editing the chosen mark.

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Adding a mark

You can add a mark to the mark map.

1While the recorder is stopped, press the [SCENE SEQ./ MAP] key while holding down the [SHIFT] key.

The Mark map screen appears.

2Use the [JOG] dial or [CURSOR / ] keys to high- light "New Mark", and then press the [TIME BASE SEL/

F2] key.

You can find "[New Mark]" at the bottom of the mark map.

3Press the [CURSOR / ] keys repeatedly to highlight (and flashes) the leftmost point of the title field.

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Highlight (and flashes) this point.

4Use the [CURSOR / ] keys to move the highlighted point among the title field, and use the [JOG] dial to

select the desired character.

You can use up to 14 characters for each title but be- cause of the screen size, characters displayed at once are limited. You can select a character from among the following.

On the screen for editing the mark, "001" (Bar number field) is flashing, showing that it can be edited.

The mark name is tentatively set to "Mark", while no scene is assigned (indicated by "Non").

3Use the [CURSOR / ] keys to highlight (and flashes) the field you want to edit among BAR, BEAT and CLK,

and then use the [JOG] dial to select the desired value.

When setting the time base to ABS or MTC, you can set the position in the similar way.

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After setting the mark position, press the [ENTER/YES] key.

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Hint

When selecting a character, rotating the [JOG] dial while holding down the [SHIFT] key jumps among characters surrounded with the box above.

After entering/editing the title, press the [ENTER/YES] key.

The entered/edited title is stored to the mark.

Press the [EXIT/NO] key.

The display returns to the Normal screen.

The new mark is added to the mark map and the dis- play returns to the Mark map screen.

5Press the [EXIT/NO] key.

The display returns to the Normal screen.

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When adding a new mark, you can also enter a mark title or assign a scene for the scene sequence function.

See "Enter a mark title" above and "Scene Memory" in "Mixer Functions" for details about operations.

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Fostex VF80 owner manual Enter a mark title, Adding a mark

VF80 specifications

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