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Owner’s Manual
Model
Digital Multitrack Recorder
OPTICAL
ACCESS
OL
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6
12
24
12 34 56 7 8
A SYNC
RECORD TRACK
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AUTO RTN
CLIPBOARD
AUTO PUNCH EXIT EXECUTE
START IN OUT END IN OUT / NO / YES
PREVIEW EJECT
HOLD/ EDIT UNDO / REDO DISP SEL SETUP
STORE
PGM SEL
AUTO RTN JOG
VARI PITCH AUTO PLAY LOCATE TIME BASE SEL SCRUB SHUTTLE
SHIFT P.EDIT LOC MEM
RECORD STOP PLAY REW F FWD
CLIPBOARD PLAY
AUTO
PUNCH LOCATE ABS 0
LOCATE REC END
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VR800 Owner’s Manual (Safety Instructions) CAUTION: CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT. DO NOT OPEN ATTENTION: POUR EVITER LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES, INTRODUIRE CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU' DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). AU FOND. NO USER - SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The
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VR800 Owner’s Manual (Table of Contents) Table of Contents Introduction.............................................................................5 Rehearsing manual punch in/out recording.............40 Manual punch in/out Take............................................41 Main features...........................................................................5 Undo/redo manual punch in/out recording.............42 Precautions..................................................................
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VR800 Owner’s Manual (Table of Contents) MIDI Sync function...................................................................68 Explanation on the command/mode list...........................113 MIDI clock sync system....................................................68 The status request command.............................................115 MTC sync/MIDI Machine Control system.......................70 External MIDI equipment sync system by the Explanation on the status reply................
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VR800 Owner’s Manual (Introduction/Main features/Precautions) • An “Undo/Redo function” enables you to easily correct Introduction recording and editing mistakes. Thank you for purchasing the Fostex Model VR800. • A “Vari Pitch function” allows you to fine-tune the pitch. The VR800 is a 8-track digital multitrack recorder with • The VR800 has a “digital input track setup” function that sixteen additional tracks that employs a 3.5-inch E-IDE enables you to input S/P DIF or adat digital signals a
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VR800 Owner’s Manual (Introduction/Main features/Precautions) • If you move the unit from a place with an excessively low Precautions temperature to a warm place, or if you use the unit in a room • Be sure to connect the VR800 to the power supply specified in which the temperature varies significantly during winter, in the Specifications section of this Owner’s Manual. Do not condensation may occur on the hard disk or other parts. In use an AC outlet of any other voltage. such cases, leave th
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VR800 Owner’s Manual (Names and Functions) Names and Functions Rear panel DATA MIDI WORD OUT SCSI OPTICAL OUT IN OUT IN AC IN POWER Top panel Side panel OPTICAL ACCESS OL 0 6 12 24 12 34 56 7 8 A SYNC RECORD TRACK 1 2 3 4 5 678 AUTO RTN CLIPBOARD AUTO PUNCH EXIT EXECUTE START IN OUT END IN OUT / NO / YES PREVIEW EJECT HOLD/ STORE EDIT UNDO / REDO DISP SEL SETUP PGM SEL AUTO RTN JOG VARI PITCH AUTO PLAY LOCATE TIME BASE SEL SCRUB SHUTTLE SHIFT P.EDIT LOC MEM RECORD STOP PLAY REW F FWD AUTO CLIPBO
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VR800 Owner’s Manual (Names and Functions) Top Panel Letters in brackets ([ ]) are labels on the panel. 2 3 4 OPTICAL ACCESS OL 0 6 12 24 12 34 56 7 8 A SYNC 1 RECORD TRACK 1 2 3 4 5 678 5 30 6 AUTO RTN CLIPBOARD EXIT EXECUTE AUTO PUNCH / NO / YES 29 START IN OUT END IN OUT 7 28 8 PREVIEW EJECT 27 HOLD/ STORE EDIT UNDO / REDO DISP SEL SETUP 9 10 PGM SEL 26 AUTO RTN JOG VARI PITCH AUTO PLAY LOCATE TIME BASE SEL SCRUB SHUTTLE 25 SHIFT P.EDIT LOC MEM 11 RECORD STOP PLAY REW F FWD 12 CLIPBOARD
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VR800 Owner’s Manual (Names and Functions) 4.Contrast adjustment knob 8. Execute/Yes key [EXECUTE/YES] Use this knob to adjust the contrast of the LCD. Turning Press this key to confirm the edit operations, such as Copy this knob clockwise will increase the contrast, and turning & Paste, Move & Paste, and Erase, and to set the parameters it counter-clockwise will decrease the contrast. of SETUP menus. Note: The display is not unreadable if you leave the knob 9.Display indication select key [DISP
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VR800 Owner’s Manual (Names and Functions) 12. Edit key [EDIT] 15. Time Base select key [TIME BASE SEL] Pressing this key enters the VR800 to the menu select mode Pressing this key repeatedly will switch time base as follows: for editing tracks, and displays the title of the menu you ABS time used last time. Press this key repeatedly or turn the JOG dial to select a menu. The edit menus appear in the following order. To execute a desired menu, select the menu, then BAR/BEAT/CLK press the EXEC
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VR800 Owner’s Manual (Names and Functions) * Auto Return mode 20. Fast forward button [F FWD] When the AUTO RTN END point is reached while the recorder section is Pressing this button while the VR800 is stopped will start playing, the VR800 automatically locate the AUTO RTN START point. fast forwarding at low speed at first, then gradually This mode is effective only if the AUTO RTN START point and the AUTO accelerate to 30-times speed. If you press this button while RTN END point have already
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VR800 Owner’s Manual (Names and Functions) 25. Store key [STORE] PLAY “CLIPBOARD PLAY” operation starts. (See This is the key for registering (storing) the time (or BAR/ below.) . During the operation, the STOP BEAT/CLK figures) for ABS or MTC into any memory key or lamp flashes and the PLAY lamp lights up. LOCATE key. The key lamp will be lit when this is pressed and together with a display of [Press LOC:], the locate STOP REW number will blink. When registering time data in a memory ABS 0 i
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VR800 Owner’s Manual (Names and Functions) In edit mode, you can use this key to select a digit of the * Refer to page 48 for more information on setting and editing value to edit (edit point). You can select a digit which flashes the AUTO RTN START point. on the display) in the following order. * Refer to page 54 for more information on the Auto Return ABS or MTC is used as time base: and Auto Repeat functions. First, “S” (second) flashes. Each time you press the HOLD/> key, * Refer to page 59
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VR800 Owner’s Manual (Names and Functions) Rear Panel 123 4 5 DATA MIDI WORD OUT SCSI OPTICAL OUT IN OUT IN AC IN POWER 78 6 3. Data input jack [DATA IN] (Connector: OPTICAL) 1. SCSI connector [SCSI] (Connector: D-SUB 25-pin) This is connected to the OPTICAL digital output of the Connect a SCSI device as a current drive or backup device external digital mixer. This is also connected to the OPTICAL to SAVE/LOAD data. Up to two SCSI devices can be digital output (or adat out) of any external dig
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VR800 Owner’s Manual (Names and Functions) 5. MIDI IN jack [MIDI IN] (Connector: DIN 5-pin) 7. AC IN connector Connect this jack to the MIDI OUT jack of an external MIDI The power cable packaged with this recorder ia connected device. You can control the VR800 remotely by inputting here. MMC (MIDI Machine Control) command or FEX (Fostex System Exclusive Message) here. Note: Always plug the power cable to the recorder before plugging the cable into the wall outlet. MIDI IN 8. Power switch [POWER
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VR800 Owner’s Manual (Names and Functions) Display Section The VR800 uses a liquid crystal display which integrates a 9-digit/35-dot message section, 7-segment display section, and level meters. The level meters indicate the output level of tracks 1-8. The time display shows various information in different units, such as ABS time (absolute time), MTC (MIDI timecode), BAR/ BEAT/CLK (bar/beat/clock), and makes it easy to check the recorder’s current time. The message display shows various messa
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VR800 Owner’s Manual (Names and Functions) Display examples for time base selected via the TIME When you set a digital input track in SETUP mode and the correct digital signal is input, the indicator BASE SEL key lights up. If the signal is incorrect or the connection DIGITAL You can use the TIME BASE SEL key to select ABS, BAR/ is faulty, the indicator flashes. It also flashes if no BEAT/CLK, or MTC as time base. The following examples external digital devices are connected to the VR800. show t
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VR800 Owner’s Manual (Names and Functions) Time base is BAR/BEAT/CLK. The REMAIN display DIGITAL 44.1kHz The REMAIN display usually shows available recording space BAR CLK and time on the disk, calculated based on mono track recording. PGM That is, it indicates how much space and time are available for SYNC OUT DRIVE CLK SCSI recording on a track. Therefore, if you wish to know how much AUTO A.PUNCH time is available for multiple-track recording, you need to divide the REMAIN value by the number
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VR800 Owner’s Manual (Names and Functions) Warning messages The following warnings are shown operating mistakes are made, an unsuitable editing point (= locate point) is input, or when errors occur. If any of these warnings appear, refer to information detailed below.
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VR800 Owner’s Manual (Before Starting) Before Starting This chapter describes some basic items that you need to know before you start operating the VR800. All users, including those who are familiar with using tape-based multitrackers and those who are new to multitrackers, should read this chapter thoroughly to understand the functions of the VR800. 1. Time Base 2. Recording method and REMAIN indicator 3. Managing songs by Program Change function 4. Real tracks and Additional tracks 5. Input mo
