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Names and functions (VF80EX)
OFF
ON MIDI
OUTPUT INPUT OUTPUT
INPUT
POWER PHANTOM S/P DIF / DATA

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Rear panelSide panel

56. CD-R/RW drive

•After turning the power on, pressing the eject key in the
front of the drive opens the tray. To close the tray, push
the front of the tray lightly by your hand.

49. [AC IN] connector

•Connects the supplied AC power cord. Make sure that
the voltage of your AC outlet matches the specified
voltage.

50. [POWER] switch

•Turns on or off the power of the unit.

51. [PHANTOM] ON/OFF switch

•When the switch is set to ON, the phantom power is
supplied to the condenser microphone(s) connected to
the [INPUT A/BAL] and/or the [INPUT B/BAL] connector(s).

52. [S/P DIF / DATA OUTPUT] connector

•Outputs the S/P DIF digital signal. Used to connect to
the coaxial (S/P DIF) digital input of an external digital
device.
If the external device only provides the optical digital
input, use the Fostex COP-1 coaxial/optical converter.
•Connector: RCA pin jack

53. [S/P DIF / DA T A INPUT] connector

•Accepts the S/P DIF digital signal. Used to connect to the
coaxial (S/P DIF) digital output of an external digital
device. If the external device only provides the optical
digital output, use the Fostex COP-1 coaxial/optical
converter.
•Connector: RCA pin jack

54. [MIDI OUTPUT] connector

•Connects to the MIDI IN connector of an external MIDI
device.
•Mainly transmits MIDI information for synchronization
such as MTC (MIDI Time Code) and MIDI clock with song
position pointer.
•Connector: DIN 5-pin type

55. [MIDI INPUT] connector

•Connects to the MIDI OUT connector of an external MIDI
device.
•Mainly receives MIDI control information such as MMC
(MIDI Machine Control).
•Connector: DIN 5-pin type
See an appropriate section for the detailed information of
each operation or function.
Using the CD-R/RW drive, you can also save/load song data
to/from a CD-R or CD-RW disc, or burn an original audio CD.