2–System Organization

Settings

The HD-R1 maintains its current settings in non- volatile memory, meaning that they are retained even if the unit is turned off.

Play Settings and Record Settings can be saved as a user preset to internal non-volatile memory or as a file on the CF card, making it simple to switch between various playback and recording scenarios. In addition, there are several factory presets available that can be used to quickly configure the

HD-R1’s play and record settings for some of the most common uses.

System Settings can also be saved as a file on the CF card. This is useful for backing up the system configuration, should it need to be restored in the future. As with the play and record settings, there are several factory presets available that can be used to quickly configure the HD-R1’s system settings for some of the most common uses.

Media considerations

The capabilities and performance of the HD-R1 will vary based on the speed and abilities of the Compact Flash (CF) media used. Older and some less expensive CF cards use slower memory components and little internal buffering which results in poor recording performance. Newer CF cards, especially those tailored for high-resolution digital cameras, not only perform reading and writing faster, but also come in larger storage sizes. The HD-R1 supports Type I and II Compact Flash media. Type I cards are typically based on Flash memory chips and provide higher

performance and durability than hard disk cards, while Type II cards are more commonly used for CF hard disks and can offer greater overall storage capacities. The HD-R1 can test and display the performance

of the CF card being used. (See Main Menu ˘ Utilities ˘ Media Tools ˘ Media Speed Check.)

The following table gives the approximate recording time of four representative recording modes for various sizes of Compact Flash cards.

Compact Flash card

44.1 kHz mono 32

44.1 kHz stereo

44.1 kHz stereo

96 kHz stereo

 

kbps MP3

128 kbps MP3

16-bit WAV

24-bit WAV

512 MB

35 hours

8.75 hours

0.8 hours

0.25 hours

1 GB

70 hours

17.5 hours

1.6 hours

0.5 hours

4 GB

280 hours

70 hours

6.5 hours

2 hours

8 GB

560 hours

140 hours

13 hours

4 hours

16 GB

1120 hours

280 hours

26 hours

8 hours

File system format

When a new CF card is first inserted into the HD-R1, a screen pops up offering to format the media. This is to ensure that the optimal file system is being used with the card. The HD-R1 supports both FAT16 and FAT32 file system formats. FAT32 is required for CF cards 2GB and larger. While either file system can be used on smaller cards, FAT16 is most efficient and, therefore, recommended. The HD-R1 will always format the card with the optimal file system.

Windows, by default, will format all cards using FAT32, so if Windows is used to format cards smaller than 2GB, be sure to select FAT16.

Due to font and screen resolution limitations, only English and Western European characters will be drawn. If a character is not supported, a box will be drawn in its place.

By default, the HD-R1 names new audio files using the “TRACK” name prefix. This prefix can be customized (Main Menu ˘ Record Settings ˘ File Base Name). Files and folders can be renamed at any point using the builtin renaming screen. File and folder names must be unique within their containing folder.

NOTE

•Names of files can be up to 20 characters. When a new track is created, the audio file will have the File Base Name followed by a three-digit number, such as 001. These three digits are included in the total length, so please limit the File Base Name to 17 characters or less. FAT16 and FAT32 formats do allow longer names, but this device does not support editing of more than 20 characters.

•The name must be eight characters or less and not use any special (non-FAT supported) characters. In addition, the name must be unique: projects must be named uniquely on a storage card; audio files must be unique within their project. Non-FAT supported characters include: # , % , & , ‘ , ( ) , * , + , Comma , “ , / , : , ; , < > , ?, = , \ , [ ] , ` , { } , ~.

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