Fostex PD606 - Manual (Page 26)

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Location Recorder Model PD606
Chapter 2: Preparation before using the PD606
LOCATE CIRCLE TAKE CUE
OFF
SLATE JAM
MIC
TONE
PRE REC
OFF
ON symbol
0 9
WXYZ
8
TUV
7
PQRS
GHI
4
JKL
5
MNO
6
space
1
ABC
2
DEF
3
CLEAR
LIGHT EXIT
MONO
ST
SOLO
C2
C3
C4
MS
FILE SEL TIME QUICK SET
PHONES
MONITOR
MAX MIN
4
3
2
1
5
6
L
R
ON
OFF
POWER
DVD HDD
ACCESS
PD606 LOCATION RECORDER
FILE
SHIFT CONTRAST MENU DRV/PAT. TC SET FALSE START
CUE NEXT PREV
BATT
1 / 3 / 5 + 2 / 4 / 6
L+R
READY TRK
C1
REC PAUSE
ENTER / YES
LINK MASTER
EXIT
BATT
You can check the battery remaining amount in realtime from the [ST BUS] bar-graph
meters beside the LCD display on the front panel.
By pressing and holding down the [EXIT/BATT] key when you use a BMS battery and
the display shows the Home screen (in stop, playback or record mode), the [ST BUS]
bargraph meters show the battery remaining amount in % and the display pops up the
battery power voltage in V. Releasing the [EXIT/BATT] key returns the meters to the
stereo buss level monitoring and dismiss the popup window).
When you use a non-BMS battery, only the display pops up the battery power voltage.
[ST BUS] bar-graph meters
Battery condition display
[EXIT / BATT] key
Shows the
BATT1
remaining
amount
Shows the
BATT2
remaining
amount
Saving the battery power
The PD606 offers the following measures for saving the battery power to extend the
battery life.
• Pressing the [STOP] key stops the disk rotation to save the power consumption.
It is also possible to set the desired pause release time using the "Pause time" item in
the SYS SETUP menu of the MENU mode (the default pause time is three minutes).
• When the internal monitor speaker is not used or when a headphone plug is inserted
to the [PHONES] jack, no power is supplied to the amplifier for the speaker.
The following describes some tips for saving the battery power, as well as some notes on
using the battery.
• When you do not operate the unit on battery power for a long period of time, remove
the battery. Even if the [POWER] switch is set to "OFF", a small amount of electric
power is consumed.
• Set the monitor level as lower as possible (regardless of whether using headphones
or the internal monitor speaker).
• You should use the display backlight only when needed.
• When you do not use a DVD-RAM disk, remove the disk.
• The load impedance connected to PD606 output connectors should be greater than
10k ohm.
• When converting a balanced output to an unbalanced output, you should not
connect the unused pin to the ground pin and leave it open. Though it lowers the
output level by 6dB, it does not influence to the audio characteristics.
You can check the current battery remaining amount in realtime by following the proce-
dure described below.