Fostex R8 - Auto Functions and Zone Limits; Auto Play and Auto Return Functions; Setting Auto Return Points

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repeat playback of the auto return zone ('shutte play") re-
winding to the зап point whenever the end poirt is reached,
unti you press AUTO PLAY again to extinguish its LED.
Ato return zone
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The LOCATE @ button can also be used any ште in auto
return mode to rewindfast forward to the start point
Checking the Auto Return Points
То call up the siart and end point numbers on the MEMORY
display, smply press RCL 49, then the AUTO RTN bution,
The Zone Limit Function
The RB lets you specify a certain zone on the tepe to which
all ransport movements wil be limited. In other words, play-
back, recording, fast forward, rewind and locate wil only be
Possible within this zore—the tape wil ашотакају stop
when the beginning or the end of the zone is reached. This
function is very useful when you are working on a specific
section c! the tape.
Setting the Zone Limit Points
1. Press recall RCL ®, then the ZONE LIMIT button ®.
Both the MEMORY and the TAPE TIME display wil show
only zeroes, with the let: most digits blinking and alterate-
ly displaying “L’ and “0
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direction
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2. Next, press пе clear button CLR @ to clear the two dis-
plays, which wil пом show only the flashing "L' symbol
nd а period after the last digit. The period on the
MEMORY deplay will bink
є Н а zone has aready been sat befor, ќе start paint wil
appear on the ТАРЕ TIME display.
5. Use the numeric keys (8 to input the zone lirit end point
The time value of this point is shown on the MEMORY
display.
It you make a mistake during data entry press CLR and
input the correct cata.
4 T finalize input of the zone limit end point, press the
period key [=]
The period cn the TAPE TIME displey will start to bink in
stead of the MEMORY display period, showing that you
сап now enter ће zane lint start poirt.
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Input
the
zone
limit
stat
point
with
the
numeric
keys
which
display
the
ime
value
cn
the
TAPE
TIME
counter
*
lí
the
previous
вап
point
is
displayed,
you
must
first
clear
this
value
by
pressing
CLR.
Agan, mistakes can be conected with CLA.
6 Press the store buton STO @, then the ZONE UMIT but
ton 49 to memorize the zone.
Using ZONE LIMIT
Jb activate the zone Imit function, press ZONE LIMIT.
Depending on the current tape postion, the ZONE LIMIT
indicator wil either bink or stay lt
The blinking LED shows the current posiion is outside the
zone Ac long ae the current tape ‘ime value is within the
Zone, the indicator will remain it.
© ifthe ZONE LIMIT bution is pressed while the tape is bo-
ing transported outside of the imit zone, tape motion wil
зор immediately. The ZONE LIMIT LED will bink
То cancel the zone limit function, press ZONE LIMIT again,
noting that its LED goes out.
Checking the Zone Limit Points
То call up the zone limit start and end poirts on the displays,
Simply press RCL @, then the ZONE LIMIT button (9.
Both displays wil have a flashing "O"-"L- symbol as their left-
moet dat, indicating zone limit mode. The MEMORY display
shows the zene limit end point (the higher time value), while
the TAPE TIME display indicates the start point.
Displaying the Zone Limit Time
То find out how larg your zone is (е. the time diference be-
tween the start point and end point), press the recall bution
FCL
@,
then
HOLD
Go.
The length cf the zone 5 now indicated оп the MEMORY
‘spay.
The Tape Reel Zone Function
Winen rewinding or fast forwarding г taoe, you could forget
to зор it on time so that the tape runs off те reel and ras
to be threaded again, To avoid this sort of accident, the R8
features the abilty to automatically calculate and set a tape
тесі
zone.
Once
this
zone
ia
oct,
the
tae
wil
automatically
stop when the tape reaches the border of the zone. (With a
standard 22 minute tape the tape reel zme function stops
the tape at a distance of about two minutes from the end or
beginning)
5 When a tape reel zone has been sel, the regular zone
limit function cannot be used.
Calculating the Tape Reel Zone
The length cf the tape reel zone днев depending on he
зае of the reale and whether or not ihe tape is back-coated
thickness). И is therelore necessary to input the reel sizes
and the type of tare so thal the RB can automaticaly calou-
(ае the zone length.
When power is turned on, the А8 is adjusted for AMPEX 457
ог equivalent tape on the supply reel and the supplied 7 inch
emply ree! on the take-up side И you are using this standard
setup, уби co not have to input the reel sizes as explained
in Step 1. but can start right away with slep 2.
1. There aro cight roel size and tape type combinations to
choose from. To са! them up on the MEMORY Черау,
press
the
recall
button
ACL
09,
then
the'perod
key,
The first combination displayed is (r 57-7). "г" is short for
reel", anc the two numbers on the right indicate the size
‘ol the reels—the left number showing the supply reel, the
Tight number the take-up reel. The letter "D means that
the tape used is backcoated. In other words, "r 07-7" in-
diceles that two 7 inch reels with back-coated tape will be