Fostex VF-160 User Manual

Digital Multitracker
Operation Manual
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ACCESS
PHANTOM
INPUT SEL SOURCE
REC ASSIGN
BUSS
DIRECT
REC TRK REC TRK
AUTO RTN
AUTO PUNCH
START IN
OUT
END
IN ALIGN SEL OUT
DISP SEL
PGM SEL
SETUP
INT
MIXDOWN
A RTN
A PLAY
SCENE SEQ.
TIME BASE
CLIPBOARD
MARK
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
HOLD/ STORE EDIT
UNDO
/REDO
VARI
PITCH LOCATE SCRUB
P.EDIT EVT MEM
F FWDREWINDPLAYSTOPRECORD
CLIPBOARD PLAY
LOCATE ABS 0
LOCATE REC END
PREV
NEXT
JOG
SHUTTLE
AUTO
PUNCH
EXIT/NO
EJECT
ENTER/YES
FADER
ADJUST
LEVEL
ADJUST
SHIFT
CH PARAM EDIT
CH VIEWFADER
TRACK
LO-GPAN
PRE/POST
MID-G/F/Q
AUX1/AUX2
COMPPRE/POST
EFF1/EFF2 HI-G/F/Q
EQ/COMP
MUTE MUTE
EFF1 EFF2
EFF EDIT
MAP
DIRECT RCL
CLEAR
STORE
RECALL
SCENE
MUTEOFFPLAYGREENRECRED
INPUT
ORANGE
CH STATUS
CH STATUS/CH SEL
1/9/A
2/10/B 3/11/C 4/12/D 5/13/E 6/14/F 7/15/G 8/16/H
PEAK
PEAKPEAKPEAKPEAKPEAKPEAKPEAK
LINE
MIC
LINE
MIC LINE
MIC
LINE
MIC
LINE
MIC
LINE
MIC LINE
MIC
LINE
MIC 0 10
010
PHONES
MON OUTTRIM
INPUT
6/14/F 7/15/G
5/13/E4/12/D
3/11/C2/10/B
1/9/A
INSERT
UNBAL
BAL
8/16/H
BAL
INSERT
UNBAL
R
L
PHONES
MON OUT
MUTE
OFFPLAYGREENREC
RED
INPUTORANGE
CH STATUS
CH STATUS/CH SEL
1
23
4
5
6
78
9
A
10
B
11
C
12
D
13
E
14
F
15
G
16
H
MASTER
TRACK
INPUT
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
+6
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
+6
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
+6
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
+6
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
+6
-∞
-∞
-∞
-∞ -∞
ACCESS
PHANTOM
OPTICAL

Fostex VF-160 Specifications

Recording Specifications

Recording media	Internal E-IDE 3.5” hard disk
Recording format	FDMS-3 (Fostex Disk Management System-3 ver. 1)
Sampling frequency	44.1kHz
Quantization	16bit linear (non compressed)
ADC	20bit 64-time oversampling Delta/Sigma
DAC	24bit 128-time oversampling Delta/Sigma
Number of tracks	16 tracks + 8 additional tracks
Pitch control	+/- 6%
Crossfade	10ms
Frequency response	20Hz – 20kHz
Dynamic range	88dB or more
T.H.D	0.01% (typical)
Crosstalk	60dB or more @1kHz

Equalizer Specifications

Low frequency equalizer	400Hz +/- 18dB (Shelving)
Mid frequency equalizer	500Hz – 20.2kHz +/-18dB (Parametric)
High frequency equalizer	500Hz – 20.2kHz +/-18dB (Parametric, Shelving)

Inputs/Outputs Specifications

Input (A-H) Connector	6mm TRS phone jack (unbalanced)
Input (A-H) Level	-50dBV (mic) - +2dBV (line), variable
Input (A-H) Impedance	50k ohm or more
Input (G, H) Connector	XLR3-31 type (balanced) +48V phantom power & 6mm TRS phone jack (balanced)
Input (G, H) Level	-50dBu (mic) - +2dBu (line), variable
Input (G, H) Impedance (XLR)	1k ohm or more
Input (G, H) Impedance (phone)	50k ohm or more
Insert Connector	6mm TRS phone jack (TIP: output / RING: input)
Insert Load Impedance	10k ohm or more
Input/Output Level	-10dBV
Monitor Out Connector	6mm phone jack (unbalanced)
Monitor Out Load Impedance	10k ohm or more
Monitor Out Level	-10dBV
Headphone Connector	6mm stereo phone jack
Headphone Impedance	8 ohm or more
Headphone Max. output	20mW or more@ 32Ω
AUX Send Connector	6mm TRS phone jack (TIP: send 1 / RING: send 2)
AUX Send Load Impedance	10k ohm or more
AUX Send Level	-10dBV
Stereo Out Connector	RCA pin jack
Stereo Out Load Impedance	10k ohm or more
Stereo Out Level	-10dBV
Footswitch Connector	6mm phone jack (Optional Model 8051)
Digital In/Out Connector	ADAT optical / S/P DIF
MIDI In/Out	2 x DIN 5 pin / MIDI Standard