Fostex VR800 - Manual (Page 22)

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VR800 Quick Operation Guide
Playback using the Vari-pitch function
This section explains how to change the playback speed of the recorder using the Vari Pitch function.
You can set the playback speed in the range of +6.0% in 0.1% increments. The VARI PITCH key turns vari
pitch mode on and off. When the function is turned on, the [VARI PITCH] lights up on the display.
When the function is turned off, the indicates turns off.
1
. Press the PLAY button to play the VR800.
Procedures vari pitch function
2
. Press the VARI PITCH key.
The [VARI PITCH] lights up on the display, indicating that
the vari pitch function is turned on.
3
. Press the VARI PITCH key, press holding down the SHIFT
key.
The current pitch data flashes on the display, indicating
that you can change the pitch data now. (The [0.0] flashes.)
4
. Set the desired pitch data using JOG dial.
7
. To turn off vari pitch mode, press the VARI PITCH key.
The [VARI PITCH] turns off, the vari pitch function is
cancelled, and the VR800 resumes playback at normal
speed.Å@
* Initialize the VR800.
8
. If you wish to play back data at the current vari pitch
again, press the VARI PITCH key to turn the [VARI PITCH]
on.
You can turn the vari pitch function on and off and edit the
pitch data while the VR800 is playing or stopped, but not
during recording. However, if the vari pitch function has
already been turned on and the pitch data was specified
before you started recording, the VR800 will record using
the current vari pitch.
<Note>
* Even if the pitch data is 0.0% (no speed change), pressing
the VARI PITCH key will still turn on the vari pitch function.
The speed is not changed, but the vari pitch is turned on.
* The vari pitch function is automatically turned off under the
following conditions:
1. You have turned off and on the power to the VR800. (The pitch
data will be reset to 0.0%.)
2. You have set “Slave mode setting” in SETUP mode to ON.
The pitch data previously set will be maintained.
3. You have set a clock of digital in “Digital input track setting” in
SETUP mode to [SYnC] (Synchronous mode).
SHIFT P.EDIT LOC MEM
RECORD STOP PLAY REW F FWD
AUTO PUNCH
CLIPBOARD AUTO RTN
OUT IN END OUT IN START
EJECT
ACCESS
5 6 7 8
OL
24 12 6
0
1 2 3 4
RECORD TRACK
4 3 2 1 5 6 7 8
EXECUTE / YES EXIT
/ NO
DISP SEL UNDO / REDO EDIT HOLD/ STORE SETUP
JOG VARI PITCH SCRUB LOCATE AUTO PLAY
PGM SEL
AUTO RTN TIME BASE SEL SHUTTLE
LOCATE REC END LOCATE ABS 0 CLIPBOARD PLAY PUNCH AUTO
OPTICAL
A SYNC
PREVIEW
5
. Adjust the monitor sound level with the mixer.
6
. To continue the playback with the vari pitch function
on, press the EXIT/NO key.
The VR800 exits vari pitch data edit mode, and continues
playing with the vari pitch you just set.
DRIVE
AUTO A.PUNCH
SYNC OUT
CLK SCSI
44.1kHz
S M F
PGM
ABS
VARI PITCH
DIGITAL
Lights up
DRIVE
AUTO A.PUNCH
SYNC OUT
CLK SCSI
44.1kHz
S M
ABS
VARI PITCH
% .
DIGITAL
Flashes
Digital Mixing Console
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4
6
2, 7, 8
3
5