Fostex VR800 - Manual (Page 27)

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VR800 Owner’s Manual (Formatting a Disk)
ADAC 8ch mode Master 8ch mode
44.1kHz 44.1kHz
Quantumize A.D.A.C. (*) 16bit liner
Available recording time
Approx. 67 minutes/100MB
(converted to one track)
Compatible media
Record function
Sampling Rate
Save/Load function
Record mode Backup mode
44.1kHz
For use Recording mode for current drive Recording mode for backup
Formatting a Disk
The “Quick Operation Guide” and the “Saving and Loading Song Data” chapter of this book describe how to
format a disk. This chapter explains how to format an unformatted disk and how to re-format a formatted disk.
Formatting a disk refers to both formatting the current drive disk and formatting a backup disk. You will use the
[Format ?] and the [Bk Format?] menus in Setup Mode.
Recording mode
There are four recording Modes: “Master 8ch” mode, “Master 4ch” mode, “ADAC 8ch” mode, and “Backup”
mode. Master 8ch mode, Master 4ch mode and ADAC 8ch mode are used to format a disk as the current drive
disk. Backup mode is used to format a SCSI disk (removable or fixed) for saving and loading song data.
Approx. 17 minutes/100MB
(converted to one track)
MO disk, Zip cartridge,
Fixed hard disk,
3.5 inch E-IDE hard disk
Fixed hard disk,
3.5 inch E-IDE hard disk
MO disk, Zip cartridge,
Fixed hard disk,
DVD RAM disk
* Simultaneous 8 track recording
by adat digital input is possible. * Simultaneous 4 track recording
by adat digital input is possible.
(ch1~ch4)
Note: Simultaneous recording by
MO disk is a maximum two tracks.
Save/load is possible only with
external SCSI drives.
Save/load is not possible with DAT
and adat. Save/load is possible only with
external SCSI drive, DAT or
adat.
Note: You can format a fixed disk or a 3.5-inch E-IDE hard disk with any ID number other than “6” in [Master 8ch] mode. If
you are using a removable SCSI disk as the current drive, format it in [Master 4ch] mode or [ADAC 8ch] mode. Formatting
a removable SCSI disk in [Master 8ch] mode will not provide enough recordable space.
Note that data recorded on a disk formatted in [ADAC 8ch] mode cannot be saved or loaded using a DAT or adat. Only the
data recorded on the [Master 8ch] mode disk can be saved or loaded to/from a DAT or adat.
Set the ID number of a SCSI drive (fixed or removable) that will be used as a back-up disk to “6.” When you use the [Format
?] menu in SETUP mode, the VR800 recognizes SCSI drives or 3.5-inch E-IDE hard disks with any ID number other than
“6.” When you use the [Bk Format ?] menu, the VR800 automatically recognizes SCSI drives with the ID number “6.”
This is a special backup disk
format for saving and loading
data. You cannot use a disk in
t h i s f o r m a t f o r r e a l - t i m e
recording/playback.
You can save and load data
between the backup disk and a
current drive disk formatted in
any mode.
Note: Available recording time varies depending on the disk capacity and type. For actual available time for a particular disk,
please refer to the “List of the drives with guaranteed operation” in the Owner’s Manual.
(*) A.D.A.C. is the next generation digital audio coding technique maximized for multitrack recording, which has been developed by joint research of Matsushita Electric
Industry Corporation and Fostex Corporation.
Master 4ch mode
44.1kHz
16bit liner
Approx. 17 minutes/100MB
(converted to one track)
MO disk, Zip cartridge,
Fixed hard disk,
3.5 inch E-IDE hard disk
Save/load is possible only with
external SCSI drive and DAT.
Save/load is not possible with
adat.
* Simultaneous 8 track recording
by adat digital input is possible.
Note: Simultaneous recording by
MO disk is a maximum two tracks.
Note: You cannot save programs in different formats to the same back-up disk. Be aware of this when you are using a fixed
disk as the back-up disk.