Fostex VR800 owner manual Formatting a current drive disk Scsi disk, Formatting a new disk

VR800 Owner’s Manual (Formatting a Disk)

Formatting a current drive disk (SCSI disk)

The VR800 supports SCSI removable and fixed disks and 3.5-inch E-IDE hard disks as the current drive. This section explains how to format a SCSI removable (or fixed) disk. To format a SCSI disk, the [SCSI] indicator in the [DRIVE] section of the display should be lit. If a 3.5-inch E-IDE hard disk is also connected, make sure that the [SCSI] indicator is lit as shown below.

DIGITAL

ABS

MS

SYNC OUT

AUTO

44.1kHz

F

PGM

DRIVE

SCSI

A.PUNCH

[SCSI] is lights up

DIGITAL

ABS

MS

SYNC OUT

CLK

AUTO

44.1kHz

F

PGM

DRIVE

SCSI

A.PUNCH

[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., [ID-2]) of the connected SCSI drive (or fixed disk) will appear and [SURE ?] will blink on the display.

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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