User manual FOSTEX 8320

[. . . ] When the "Auto cue" item is set to "Off", pressing the [F2] key switches from "Off" to "LVL". When the "Auto cue" item is set to "LVL", pressing the [SHIFT] and [F2] keys switches from "LVL" to "Off". When you select a file, the unit enters standby mode at the "BS$START" point specified in the CUE list. If you press the [PLAY] key in this condition, the unit starts playback from the "BC$START" point to the "BC$END" point, and then automatically skips back to the "BC$START" point and enters standby mode (see also the <Note> below). (3) Use the [MENU] dial to highlight the "Auto cue" item and press the [ENTER] key. The current auto cue setting starts flashing (by default, "Off" starts flashing) CUE <Memo>: You can fine-adjust the "BC$START" and "BC$END" points specified to each file using the digital scrub function that has been newly added to the CUE editing screen (see page 8 for details). Flashing <Note>: By default, the auto play function is enabled, therefore, if the auto cue function is set to "LVL" or "CUE", selecting a file automatically starts playback. [. . . ] initial memory" menu item in the "SYSTEM SETUP" menu of the MENU mode, the setting returns to "Off" (the default). <Memo>: If you exit the MENU mode after setting the "Auto cue" menu item to "LVL" or "CUE", the appropriate icon is shown on the Home screen. When the "Auto cue" item is set to "LVL"; <Memo>: If the unit is not in the MENU mode, perform steps (1) and (2) of "Enabling the auto cue function" on page 3 to bring up the screen above. (1) "A. LVL" icon When the "Auto cue" item is set to "CUE"; Use the [MENU] dial to highlight the "Auto cue lvl" item and press the [ENTER] key. The current auto cue level setting starts flashing (by default, "-54" starts flashing). "A. CUE" icon <Note>: The icons above are shown only when the play mode is set to "SINGLE". They are not shown in another play modes. Flashing <Memo>: When you press the [PLAY] key after selecting a file while the "Auto cue" menu item is set to "LVL" or "CUE", the unit acts as follows depending on setting of the "Auto ready" menu item. "Auto cue": LVL, "Auto ready": On The unit starts playback from the first audio in the file. When it reaches the end of the file, it automatically skip to the first audio in the next file and enters standby mode. You can select the auto cue level from -24, -30, -36, -42, -48, -54, -60, -66 and -72 (dB). (2) Use the [MENU] dial to select the desired auto cue level and press the [ENTER] key to confirm the selection. <Memo>: By connecting a USB keyboard to the unit, you can select the desired auto cue level from the keyboard without the need of entering the MENU mode. "Auto cue": LVL, "Auto ready": Off The unit starts playback from the first audio in the file. When it reaches the end of the file, it automatically skip back to the first audio in the file and enters standby mode. (3) "Auto cue": CUE, "Auto ready": On The unit starts playback from the "BC$START" point. When it reaches the "BC$END" point, it automatically skip to the "BC$START" point in the next file and enters standby mode. (If no "BC$START" point is set in the next file, the unit enters standby mode at the beginning of the next file. ) To exit the MENU mode after selecting the auto cue level, press the [EXIT] key. <Note>: The auto cue level setting remains even if you turn off the unit. However, if you initialize the system memory using the "SYS. initial memory" menu item in the "SYSTEM SETUP" menu of the MENU mode, the setting returns to "-54" (the default). (To cancel saving the play list, press the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key. ) The play list is saved and the display returns to the Home screen. <Memo>: The play list is saved to the folder in the current storage device as the "CHAINLIST. CSV" file in the CSV (Comma Separated Value) format. (Note that the play list is overwritten. ) See page 88 of the owner's manual for details about the description of the play list. <Memo>: For details about how to edit or clear the play list, see page 47 of the owner's manual. <Memo>: When you switch the play mode to "MEMORY" while the play list includes space files, the screen as below appears. In the following screen example, space files are set to list numbers 2, 4, 6 and 8 (i. e. Pressing the [ ] key zooms in the waveform while pressing the [ ] key zooms out the waveform. <Memo>: By pressing the [ (2) Use the [MENU] dial to select a desired CUE and press the [ENTER] key. The display now shows the cue editing screen. It is assumed that you select CUE 01 (BC$START) for example. On the screen, "Label" flashes. Pressing the [ ] key Pressing the [ ] key Flashing Pressing the [ ] key Pressing the [ ] key (3) Use the [MENU] dial to highlight "<Scrub>" and press the [ENTER] key. The display now shows the waveform screen. The " " icon on the screen points the selected CUE point. Pressing the [ ] key Pressing the [ ] key While you scrub audio, you can monitor the sound via headphones. <Memo>: The "<Scrub>" item is newly added to the version 1. 20 software. (5) After fine-adjusting the CUE point, press the [ENTER] key. The time of the adjusted position is set to the CUE point and the display returns to the CUE list screen. (4) Fine-adjust the CUE point by rotating the [MENU] dial left or right to scrub audio. Rotating the [MENU] dial moves the point approximately four to ten milliseconds (depending on the FS and bit rate) per one step. (6) Press the [EXIT] key to exit the CUE list screen. The display returns to the previous Home screen. 8 Customizing the play mode options About this function This function customizes the selectable play mode options for the [PLAY MODE] key. By default, pressing the [PLAY MODE] key selects the play mode from the seven available modes in the following order. With the new software, you can specify the play modes selectable with the [PLAY MODE] key so that the play modes you never use are not selected. Therefore you can select the desired play mode quicker. This function can be set using the "Custom play" menu item in the "PLAY SETUP" menu of the MENU mode. (1) While the unit is stopped, press the [ENTER] key to enter the MENU mode. Flashing (5) (2) Use the [MENU] dial to highlight the "PLAY SETUP" and press the [ENTER] key. The display shows the PLAY SETUP menu. Use the [MENU] dial to select "Off" and press the [ENTER] key to confirm your selection. (6) (7) Repeat steps (4) and (5) as many times as required. [. . . ] However, if you initialize the system memory using the "SYS. initial memory" menu item in the "SYSTEM SETUP" menu of the MENU mode, the setting returns to the default. (3) Use the [MENU] dial to highlight "Custom play" at the bottom and press the [ENTER] key. The display shows the "CUSTOM" screen on which each play mode setting is shown. Rotating the [MENU] dial clockwise finally highlights "TIMER". By default, each play mode is set to "On". <Memo>: For example, if you set only "SINGLE" and "MEMORY" to "On" while you set the other modes to "Off", pressing the [PLAY MODE] key switches the play mode between "SINGLE" and "MEMORY". <Note>: You cannot select a play mode that is set to "Off" in the "Custom play" menu item using the [PLAY MODE] key, however, you can select it using the "Play mode" menu item in the "PLAY SETUP" menu of the MENU mode. [. . . ]