VR800 Owner’s Manual (Formatting a Disk)
Formatting a current drive disk (SCSI disk)
The VR800 supports SCSI removable and fixed disks and
DIGITAL
ABS
MS
SYNC OUT
AUTO
44.1kHz
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[SCSI] is lights up
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ABS
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SYNC OUT
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AUTO
44.1kHz
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PGM
DRIVE
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[SCSI] is lights up
<The display when no disk is set in the current drive.> | <The display when disk is set in the current drive.> |
Formatting a new disk
The following procedure explains how to format a new SCSI disk, and assumes that a SCSI drive (removable or fixed hard disk) is connected to the VR800 as the current drive.
1. Turn on the power to the VR800 and the current
drive.
The [Initial...] message, then [No Disk] message appears on the display. (If a fixed hard disk is connected, the [Initial...] message, then the [Un Format !] message ap- pears and the VR800 enters SETUP mode. Skip to Step 3 below.)
2. Insert a new removable disk into the current drive.
The VR800 displays the “UnFormat!” message, then au- tomatically enters SETUP mode, and displays the “For- mat ?” menu. At this time, the ID number (e.g.,
3. Make sure that the ID number is correct and the [SURE ?] message appears, then press the EX- ECUTE/YES key.
The VR800 displays [Pls Wait !], then immediately dis- plays the recording mode menu, with [ADAC 8ch] (ADAC 8ch mode) and [SURE ?] flashing.
4. Turn the JOG dial to select the desired recording mode.
Turn the JOG dial to select [ADAC 8ch], [Master 8ch], or [Master 4ch], according to the media or your application.
Note: If you are using a removable MO or Zip disk as the current drive, select [ADAC 8ch] or [Master 4ch].
Note that you cannot save or load data via a DAT or adat if you recorded the data on a disk formatted in [ADAC 8ch] mode.
5. Press and hold the RECORD button and press the EXECUTE/YES key.
The VR800 starts formatting in selected recording mode. [REMAIN] lights up on the display, and a negative value of the unformatted disk area size will count down as the format operation progresses. Please wait a while.
When formatting is complete, [COMPLETED !] lights up on the display, and the VR800 stops spinning the disk.
6. Press the EXIT/NO key or the STOP button to exit SETUP mode.
Formatting will automatically create one Program 1 on the disk. The Time Base will change to ABS 0.
7. Press the DISP SEL key to change to the REMAIN display and check the available recording time.
Press the DISP SEL key again to return to the Time Base display.
Press the EXIT/NO key while holding down the SHIFT key to eject the removable disk from the drive.
If you wish to format another removable disk, insert the disk and repeat the procedure described above.
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