Fostex R8 - Memory and Locate Operations; Memory Point Management; Using the LOCATE Function

Checking Memory Points
You can easly check ary currenily stored memory point lo-
cation. To do so, simply press the recall bution RCL &2, then
input the number of the point you want to check with the cor
responding numeric кој
The location time cf the desired memory point wil appear on
the MEMORY display, and the LOCATE LED (D starts to
blink. (f you do not want to use the locate function, press
CLR © to turn off ths LED)
Clearing Memory Points
Individual memory років are automatically cleared when
you input a new location time
‘You can also erase memory peints by pressing CLR €), then
‘STO @ end finally entering the number of ће point to be
cleared
T clear all curently stored memory points at once, Fold
gown tne numeric keys O and 9 and simultaneously pressthe.
CLR button 9).
All memory pois are also automatically cleared when
the power to the RB е turned of.
Using LOCATE
Once a memory point l'as been set, you can have пе RE
automaticaly locate it by caling t up on the MEMORY cis:
play and using the LOCATE button
4. Prase the recall bution RCL @.
ts LED @ wil ight.
2. Inpul the number of the desired memory point wth the
corresponding numeric кеу
The red RCL LED goes out, and the green LOCATE LED.
® begnsio flash instead. The time postion of the select-
ед memory point is shown on the MEMORY display.
3 To automatically fast forward/rewind the tape to the select-
еа memory point, press пе LOCATE buton @ as long as
is LED is fleshing.
This cen be done in any transport mode—stop, play, re-
vind, oto.
The LOCATE LED remains lit during the search proce-
dire As soon 2s tha одасы memory peint is reached
the tape will stop automatically. The LOCATE LED goes
out.
Instead of having the tape stop at the memory point, you сап
also cause the RB to automaticaly start playoack when the
selected point is reached by using the AUTO PLAY funcion
{see below) ог by pressing the PLAY bution while the tape
is being rewound cr fast forwarded. (The PLAY LED wil sart
to bind,
NOTE: The locate function will not atweys stop the tape
procisely at the memory point-occasionelly, there may Бе
а difference up to one second. This dovaton iè not a
mallunction.
AUTO PLAY
1 you always went playback to start automatically when using
the locate functon, press the AUTO PLAY bution © to ight
it green LED @ As bong ao thie LED is Ii, the RB wil enter
PLAY mode whenever а memory point is located.
То cancel AUTO PLAN, simply press this button again, noing
hat its LED goes out
AUTO PLAY can aso be used in combination with LOCATE
0 and AUTO RETURN.
The Auto Return Function
This
function
allows
you
to
let
the
RB
automatically
rewind
to
any
desired
point—the
"start
point”—as
soon
as
it
reaches
а certain
other
definable
location
on
the
tepe
called
the
“end
point"
Tho
start
point
and
end
point
of
the
auto
return
zone
can
be
chosen
from
emong
any
of
the
currently
stored
momory
points.
Thus.
at
least
two
memory
locations,
namely
а start
point
and
an
end
point,
must
be
stored
іп
crder
tn
be
able
То
use
the
auto
return
function.
(See
“Setting
Memory
Points"
above
on
how
to
enter
such
memory
paints)
The
ашо
return
function
can
also
be
used
in
combination
with
auto
play.
The
R8
wil
then
automatically
start
io
play
fter
rewinding
to
the
stan
point,
repeasng
this
operation
‘continuously
until
you
stop
it
Setting the Auto Return Points
1. Press CLR © to clear the MEMORY display.
2. Enter the number of the stert point, olowed by a hyphen
(the minus key) and than the number cf the end point. (1
is also possible to input these points in the reverse order,
entering the end point frst)
For
example,
say
you
have
programmed
fve
memory
points
and
vant
the
R8
to
autornatcaly
rewind
to
point
umber
1
(your
start
point,
eg.
at
the
10
second
location)
a5
soon
as
it
reaches
your
end
pont
number
5
al
1
minute
30
seconds:
Ж
Press the numeric keys 11—175
display wil show.
f
CONES
3 Next, press the store buton STO @
The STO LED nil light, and the MEMORY display wil
change to show the memory port wih the larger time
value trst (n our case point 5)
а To store these auto return points in tne memory, press the
AUTO АТМ tution (8,
The STO LED vill go out, indicating completion of the
auto return point setting.
NOTE: И you made a mistake and spectied the same
‘memory point number as both te start and the end point
(er f the specifed memory port rumbers contain ће
‘same time deta), the AUTO АТМ LED @ will start to blink,
indicating an error Auto retum medo cannot then bo
entered.
When this happens, сопес the start/end point settings:
Using AUTO RTN
Once the wo auto return points have been sel, you can enter
auto return mode by pressing the AUTO RTN button (9, thus
lighing the green AUTO RIN LED 29,
As long eS fnis LED is It, те R8 vll automaticaly rewind
to the start poirt а the auto return zone whenever Ine end
poirt is reached during playback. While the tape is beng
Tewourd, the LOCATE LED @ will ight.
You can combine auto return with tho auto play function to
automatically start playback at the star. point. Simply press.
AUTO PLAY @ so that both the AUTO RTN LED @ and the
AUTO PLAY LED (8 are li. The ВВ will now continuously
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The MEMORY