Fostex R8 - Zone Limits and Tape Management; Zone Limit Functionality; Tape Reel Zone and Memory Sort

used as the bass for the calculation:
To call up the next possible combination, press the period
key! « ‘again, and so on until the desred combination
is displayed.
FE eec
[3:3]
rot
tonnage
torte
[27-3]
ој јан ој
The let number indicates the supply reel, the right num-
er the take-up real.
2. Next, Sart playback of the tape, then press the PLAY but
ton and the ZONE LIMIT bution at the same time
The leftmost digit of the TAPE TIME display altenately
shows "o" and "0, indicating На! tho RE е curronty cal
culating the tape reel zone,
3.
When
the
R8
has
completed
calculation,
ће
00”
display
will
stop
flashing
and
the
ZONE
LIMIT
LED
@
fights
uo
to
show
that
the
tape
reel
zone
has
been
set
Displaying the Remaining Tape Time
Once the tape reel zone has been sel, you can check the
remaining time within the zone by pressing the recall button
ECU @ ane then the AUTO PLAY outon P. The tme unti
‘he end с the zone ми be shown on tne MEMORY dspay.
NOTES:
1) Since the regular zone limit function cannot be used
‘simultaneously with the tape reel zone, entering a tepe
reel zone cancels any zone fit setings and vice versa.
2) Calculation c he tape reel zone f based on з tape thick
NESS Of qin, IIaGum tapes or tapes that have been вої:
ed with splicing tape are used, it may not be possible to
corscti calculate a lap zone.
Memory Sort
The memory sort function is a practical means for checking
various cata concerning the memory polris—how many
points have bean set, their order secorcing to time value
location, etc.
To enter memory sort mode, press the recall button RCL ®,
then the clear buon CLR G).
Memory Sort Data and Functions
а) The display shows the numbers of the memory points in
the order of their time values: the one with the larges
value is cisplayed furthest on the let (on the MEMORY
display), while the memory point with the smallest tme
value & shown furthest on the right (cn the ТАРЕ TIME
counter).
Mewony TAPE TIME
[sias]. (Зет Пас
Inthe above ичтаїоп, the sme values of the memory points
increase with larger memory point numbers. Thus memory
poirt rumber 9 has the highest time value and memory
poirt 0 has the smallest
‘© On the displey, "C" indicates the current counter positon
in relaton to the memory points
И you play the tape or use last ferwardirenind during
memory sort, you can see how this "C" moves between
the numbers on the display.
On the above display, all memory points have larger time
values than the present counter position
€ 71" indcalos the previously located or currently selected
locate point.
‘© А pericd between wo numbers shovs that these memory
роїв have the same time values In the above example,
memory рогі 8 and 7 are identical, as are points 4 end
А pericd between the "I" symbol and a number indicates
that this memory point is currenty selected lor locate
t)
You
can
now
call
up
the
time
value
of
each
memory
point
сп
the
displays
by
pressing
the
corresponding
numeric
tey.
As an exemple if you press
eppear:
the folowing display wil
мону ТАРЕ TIME
001010 Ца 0
Ра
0-00 Sec 14025 Sac.
2205 508 3-075 Sec
‘Shove memory number —
Thus memory point 1 hes a time value of 12.00 seconds.
Quarter second values oiher than O are possible опу dur-
ing disolay cf the current counter value (see next tem).
For example, if а number 3 was displayed on the TAPE
TIME counter insteac of the 0 in the above example, а
lime value of 12.75 (12 and three quarter) seconds would
be indicated
є Pressing ће period hey! = |cisplays the current counter
salua, indicated by а "С" on ho TAPE TIME дорау
* Pressing the minus key — |chows the time value of the
currenty selected locate paint (е. the memory pont the
LOCATE buton GB wil rewindifast forward tc). An "L"
appears on пе TAPE TME дорау
© “bu can "freeze! tne data on the displays by pressing пе
HOLD button @ while holding down the везе numeric
tey. (The numeric key mus: be pressed fist for this func-
ton to work)
"b cancel ths function, press HOLD again.
9 H you press the store key STO 68 to make its LED blink,
you con then cirectly rowind/fast forward to any desired
Memory point by simply pressing its numeric ley.
7b rewindifast forward to the previous locate point
(memory point or other counter position), press! =
Pressing| + |locares the last point where playback or
recording was started.
Т cancel tns direct locate mode, press the store button.
STO адап
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