Fostex FD-8 Quick Operation Guide

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Checking available recording time on a formatted disk
It is a good idea to check the available recording time after you format the disk. The following procedure
assumes that the FD-8 has exited Setup mode and is displaying the ABS time, with disk access stopped.
1 P ress the DISP SEL key to change from the ABS time indication to the REMAIN time indication.
The FD-8 displays the available recording time and recording space in ABS time base. This time value
indicates how many minutes of data can be recorded on the formatted disk, and how much of the space on
the disk can be used for recording. The REMAIN time values are based on mono track recording. If you wish
to record on all eight tracks, you can find out how many minutes of a song you can record by dividing the
REMAIN time value by “8.”
The example at left is the REMAIN display
immediately after formatting a removable
type disk in the [Normal] mode.
The numbers in the display indicate a re¬
main time of 1 hour 31 minutes 13 sec¬
onds or, in disk capacity, 134 MB that can
be recorded in mono track format. For ex¬
ample, if this disk is used to record on all 8
tracks, about 11 minutes can be recorded.
2
Press the DISP SEL key to return to the previous time base display.
Formatting the disk again
If you wish to change the recording mode of a formatted disk or to reformat a used disk, you need to set the
FD-8 to SETUP mode and use the [Format ?] menu. The procedure assumes that the formatted disk is in the
SCSI drive and the FD-8 is stopped, with the ABS time base displayed.
1 Press the SETUP key to change to setup mode.
The FD-8 will enter the setup mode, and display the first hierarchy of the setup menu. If this is the first time
you access this menu, the FD-8 displays the [Sign. Set ?] (Time signature setting) menu.
Sign.Set?
44.1kHz
SETUP
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2 T urn the JOG dial to select [Format ?] and press the EXECUTE/YES key.
The FD-8 displays the ID number of the connected SCSI drive and flashes [SURE ?].
3 U se the JOG dial to select the desired record mode.
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Fostex FD-8 Specifications

General

Type	Digital Multitrack Recorder
Number of Tracks	8
Sample Rate	44.1kHz
Bit Depth	16-bit
EQ	3-band EQ per channel
Display	LCD
Inputs	8 x XLR/TRS combo
Outputs	8 x TRS
Effects	Built-in effects
Connectivity	MIDI In/Out
Dimensions	420 x 380 x 100 mm