Setting the chain play mode, Play | Fostex VF80EX manual

Advanced Operations (VF80EX)

Setting the chain play mode

When you have made the chain play list, set the chain play mode. The following procedure shows how to set the chain play mode after making the chain play list as described before.

1While “OFF” which is the current option of the “Chain Play”mode setting is flashing on the screen, rotate the

[JOG] dial to select a desired chain play mode option.

You can select a chain play mode option from among

“Pause” , “A. Play” and “Repeat” , besides “Off” . See page 97 for details about each chain play mode option.

•When the chain play mode is set to any option but “Off” , you cannot make the auto punch mode or loop mode active. If you are going to make either of them active, “[WARNING] Void! Chain Play” is shown and the operation is invalid.

•When setting the chain play mode to “Repeat” and exiting the setup mode, the recorder automatically starts playback from the start point (the ABS 0 or START point) of the first program in the chain list. (When setting the chain play mode to “Pause” or “A. Play” and exiting the setup mode, the recorder moves to the beginning of the first program in the chain list.

•When the chain play mode is set to any option but “Off” , you can change the current program (by [SHIFT] + [TRACK EDIT/PGM]) only from among the programs set to the chain play list (see “Selecting a program from the chain play list” on page 8).

<Notes>

•The chain play mode setting returns to the default setting (“Off” ) when turning off the power or executing play list editing (described later). Therefore, each time you want to carry out chain play after turning on the power or executing play list editing, you must set the chain play mode.

•If you are going to set the chain play mode while the chain play list has not been made, “[WARNING] Illegal Play List!” is shown and the setting is invalid.

2After selecting the desired option, press the [ENTER/ YES] key.

The chain play mode is set to the selected option, while the setup mode exits and the display shows the start point (the ABS 0 or START point) of the program set to step 1 (“C01” ) in the chain play list. The following shows the screen example of setting the chain play mode to

“A. Play” .

When the play mode is set to any option but “Off” , the recorder immediately locates to the start point of the program set to step 1 (C01) in the play list, and then stops. If you move the recorder to a position out of the range between the START and END points (or after the REC END point), “Out of Zone” is shown instead of the step number. In such a condition, the recorder does not correctly execute chain play. The worst case is that you start chain play when the recorder position is after the END point (or the REC END point). The recorder never moves to the next program.

To move the recorder to the start point of a program, reselect a program you want to start chain play from by following the procedure described below.

Selecting a program in the chain play list

If the play mode is set to any option but “Off” , you can select a program only from those set to the chain play list. By selecting a program, you can start chain play from the desired step in the chain play list.

<Note>

If you want to select any program on the disk, as usual, turn off the power and then on, or set the chain play mode to “Off” (see “Setting the chain play mode” ).

In the following procedure, it is assumed that the chain play list has been made, the play mode is set to an option but “Off” , and the program set to the first step of the chain play list is loaded.

This example shows that program 1 (P01) is set to step 1 (C01) and the start point isABS 0. If the START and END points are set, the time at the START point is shown.

Press the [TRACK EDIT/PGM] key while holding down the [SHIFT] key.

The screen changes as below to show the current chain play list.shows that the list continues under the screen you see now.

By pressing the [PLAY] key while the screen above is shown, chain playback starts in the selected chain play mode according to the chain play list.

While this screen is shown, you can select the desired program by using the [JOG] dial (or the [CURSOR] keys).

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VF80EX specifications

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Fostex VF80EX Setting the chain play mode, Selecting a program in the chain play list, Play

Models: VF80EX