Fostex VR800 owner manual Formatting a Disk, Recording mode

VR800 Owner’s Manual (Formatting a Disk)

Formatting a Disk

The “Quick Operation Guide” and the “Saving and Loading Song Data” chapter of this book describe how to format a disk. This chapter explains how to format an unformatted disk and how to re-format a formatted disk. Formatting a disk refers to both formatting the current drive disk and formatting a backup disk. You will use the [Format ?] and the [Bk Format?] menus in Setup Mode.

Recording mode

There are four recording Modes: “Master 8ch” mode, “Master 4ch” mode, “ADAC 8ch” mode, and “Backup” mode. Master 8ch mode, Master 4ch mode and ADAC 8ch mode are used to format a disk as the current drive disk. Backup mode is used to format a SCSI disk (removable or fixed) for saving and loading song data.

For use Recording mode for current drive Recording mode for backup

Record mode	ADAC 8ch mode	Master 8ch mode	Master 4ch mode	Backup mode
Sampling Rate	44.1kHz	44.1kHz	44.1kHz	44.1kHz
Quantumize	A.D.A.C. (*)	16bit liner	16bit liner
Available recording time	Approx. 67 minutes/100MB	Approx. 17 minutes/100MB	Approx. 17 minutes/100MB
	(converted to one track)	(converted to one track)	(converted to one track)
Compatible media	MO disk, Zip cartridge,	Fixed hard disk,	MO disk, Zip cartridge,	MO disk, Zip cartridge,
	Fixed hard disk,		Fixed hard disk,
		3.5 inch E-IDE hard disk		Fixed hard disk,
	3.5 inch E-IDE hard disk		3.5 inch E-IDE hard disk	DVD RAM disk
	* Simultaneous 8 track recording	* Simultaneous 8 track recording	* Simultaneous 4 track recording	This is a special backup disk
	by adat digital input is possible.	by adat digital input is possible.	by adat digital input is possible.	format for saving and loading
Record function			(ch1~ch4)	data. You cannot use a disk in
				this format for real - time
				recording/playback.
	Note: Simultaneous recording by		Note: Simultaneous recording by
	MO disk is a maximum two tracks.		MO disk is a maximum two tracks.
	Save/load is possible only with	Save/load is possible only with	Save/load is possible only with	You can save and load data
Save/Load function	external SCSI drives.	external SCSI drive, DAT or	external SCSI drive and DAT.	between the backup disk and a
	Save/load is not possible with DAT	adat.	Save/load is not possible with	current drive disk formatted in
	and adat.		adat.	any mode.

(*)A.D.A.C. is the next generation digital audio coding technique maximized for multitrack recording, which has been developed by joint research of Matsushita Electric Industry Corporation and Fostex Corporation.

Note: Available recording time varies depending on the disk capacity and type. For actual available time for a particular disk, please refer to the “List of the drives with guaranteed operation” in the Owner’s Manual.

Note: You cannot save programs in different formats to the same back-up disk. Be aware of this when you are using a fixed disk as the back-up disk.

Note: You can format a fixed disk or a 3.5-inch E-IDE hard disk with any ID number other than “6” in [Master 8ch] mode. If you are using a removable SCSI disk as the current drive, format it in [Master 4ch] mode or [ADAC 8ch] mode. Formatting a removable SCSI disk in [Master 8ch] mode will not provide enough recordable space.

Note that data recorded on a disk formatted in [ADAC 8ch] mode cannot be saved or loaded using a DAT or adat. Only the data recorded on the [Master 8ch] mode disk can be saved or loaded to/from a DAT or adat.

Set the ID number of a SCSI drive (fixed or removable) that will be used as a back-up disk to “6.” When you use the [Format ?] menu in SETUP mode, the VR800 recognizes SCSI drives or 3.5-inch E-IDE hard disks with any ID number other than “6.” When you use the [Bk Format ?] menu, the VR800 automatically recognizes SCSI drives with the ID number “6.”

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