Fostex VR800 Press the EXIT/NO key to quit the setup mode, IDE will light For details, refer to

VR800 Quick Operation Guide

5 Press and hold down the RECORD button and press the EXECUTE/YES key.

When the VR800 starts formatting, it displays the size of the unformatted area on the disk, and counts down as formatting progresses. Wait a moment. When the VR800 finishes formatting, it displays [COMPLETED !] and stops accessing the disk (The access LED turns off.).

6 Press the EXIT/NO key to quit the setup mode.

One Program (*1) is automatically set up after the disk format operation, and “ABS 00M 00S 00F” (ABS time base- *2) appears, indicating that the top of the program is located.

Now, you can start recording, playback, and editing on the VR800 using the SCSI disk, or E-IDE hard disk.

Temporary title of program 1

Displays sampling frequency.

This section indicates the status of digital input

signals. It continues to flash until you connect a

automatically set up after formatting.

digital mixing console.

Program number.

Program 1 is set up after formatting.

Top of the program expressed in ABS time base.

VR800’s MIDI sync out signal setting (Default: MIDI clock [CLK])

	DIGITAL	44.1kHz
ABS			Indicates that the current drive is the
M	S	F
		PGM	SCSI type. If the 3.5-inch E-IDE hard
	SYNC OUT	DRIVE	disk is used for the current drive,
	CLK	SCSI
	AUTO	A.PUNCH	[IDE] will light (For details, refer to
			the owner’s manual)

This indicator lights up to indicate that the VR800’s digital-in clock is set to [ASYnC] (asynchronous). It also lights up after you for- mat the disk. (Refer to the “SETUP mode” section in the main User’s Guide for more information.)

(*1) Program:

You can set up a maximum of 99 Programs, limited by the available space on your hard disk. You can select any Program to perform recording, playback, and edit (Program Select function). You may also name the Programs to facilitate managing individual songs (Program Title Edit function). You can delete unnecessary Programs (Program Delete function). For more information, refer to the Owner’s Manual.

(*2) Time Base:

This document and the Owner’s Manual use the word “Time Base” frequently. This refers to the units to indicate the current transport position of the recorder, in other words, Absolute Time.

The VR800 also uses MTC (MIDI time code) and BAR/BEAT/CLK (bar/beat/clock). An MTC value is a relative time value calculated by adding an MTC offset value to the ABS time value. BAR/BEAT/CLK indicates a position within a song of VR800’s tempo map based on the MIDI clock position pointer. You can switch to any of these units as follows. For more information on the Time Base, refer to the Owner’s Manual.

• When ABS Time Base appears on the display, hold down the TIME BASE SEL key repeatedly to switch among these units.

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