User manual FOSTEX PD-2

[. . . ] Please read this supplementary manual before using. 1) "Drive Select" menu item (new item in the Setup mode) Used to select the current drive from among the DVD-RAM drive(s) and hard disk partitions when any optional drive is added. See page 6 for details. 2) "Format" menu item (enhancement of the existing menu item in the Utility mode) With the availability of the optional drives, the new "Mirror" mode is now available when formatting a recording medium. By formatting a hard disk partition to the "Mirror" mode, you can make "Mirror recording". See pages 8 and 11 for details about formatting and mirror recording, respectively. 3) "Auto Copy" menu item (new item in the Setup mode) When making recording to the optional hard disk drive (Model 9056 or Model EX12 internal hard disk drive), you can automatically record the same audio file to a DVD-RAM disk (set on the PD-2 internal or Model EX12 DVD-RAM drive) by setting the "Auto Copy" menu item appropriately. [. . . ] · PD-2 internal hard disk partition · EX12 DVD-RAM disk · EX12 hard disk partition -> PD-2 DVD-RAM disk -> PD-2 DVD-RAM disk -> EX12 DVD-RAM disk To release the mirror disk, you need to execute reformatting the primary recording medium as the Normal or Tape mode. See "Mirror recording" on page 12 for details about formatting by the "Mirror" mode. · Physical format on/off setting Only when selecting "Format Mode" to "Normal", you can select On or Off of the physical format. After making On/Off setting, press the [ENTER] key to highlight "[EXECUTE]" on the screen. On The whole disk (or partition) is physically formatted. The time required for formatting is longer, but we recommend formatting a disk (or partition) which has been used for a long time. This is suitable for formatting a relatively new disk (or partition). With the software update, the PD-2 performs brief inspection of dirt, dust and defect on the medium for a DVD-RAM disk, therefore, it takes more time for formatting, compared with the older software version. Off · Disk type selection Only when selecting "Format Mode" to "Tape", you can make disk type selection between "New" and "Old". After selecting the desired disk type, press the [ENTER] key to highlight "[EXECUTE]" on the screen. The disk (or partition) is not initialized. Audio data recorded on the disk (or partition) is not erased. The PD-2 physically formats the whole disk (or partition). On the Normal screen, you can see "M" beside the name of the "Mirror" formatted partition, as shown below. M M Executing mirror recording The following procedure is assumed that the selected partition is "Mirror" formatted and a mirroring disk is set to the partner DVD-RAM drive. <Note>: To execute mirror recording, you must set a mirroring disk to the partner DVD-RAM disk drive. If an inappropriate DVD-RAM disk is set to the DVD-RAM disk drive or no disk is set before starting mirror recording, the PD-2 detects an error when scanning the mirroring disk, and shows an appropriate caution message ("Absent Mirroring Disk" or "Un matched!Mirroring Disk"). <Note>: If you switch the current drive before executing mirror recording, select a "Mirror" formatted hard disk partition (or DVD-RAM disk) and set a mirroring disk to the partner drive. On the "Select drive" screen, "Mirror" is added to the label of a "Mirror" formatted partition (or DVD-RAM disk). "Mirror" If you select a "Mirror" formatted partition and set a mirroring disk to the partner DVD-RAM drive, the PD-2 scans the mirroring disk and "Matched!Mirroring Disk" is shown for a second. 9) Start recording to partition 2 ("iPO2"). The PD-2 also starts mirror recording in the background to the internal DVD-RAM disk which is the mirroring disk, as well as recording to partition 2 ("iPO2"). During mirror recording, the partition name and "REC" are shown alternately. 10) After completing recording, press the [PAUSE] key to stop recording. 13 V2. 0 Supplementary manual Auto copy function The auto copy function automatically copies the audio file which is being recorded to a hard disk partition (of the PD-2 or EX12) to the specified DVD-RAM disk (of the PD-2 or EX12). The following two copy modes are available. You can select the copy mode, as well as the copy destination, via the "Auto Copy" menu item which is added to the Setup mode. Copy recording is executed simultaneously when recording is executed to the current drive. The recording size of a take is limited to the smaller capacity of the current drive and copy destination. Immediately mode: <Note>: In this mode, if no DVD-RAM disk is set to the copy destination, the PD-2 cancels the auto copy mode and returns to the normal recording mode. Immediately after the PD-2 ends recording to the current drive and stops or pauses, the copy starts. In this mode, if no DVD-RAM disk is set to the copy destination, you can start copying by setting a disk. Background mode: <Note>: If you turn off the PD-2 before setting a disk to the copy destination, the copy data is erased. [. . . ] The setting is stored to the PD-2 flash ROM. Press the [EXIT] key to exit the Setup mode. 19 V2. 0 Supplementary manual Newly added/enhanced functions in the TC Setup mode Regardless of whether any option is fitted or not, the following two changes are made with the PD-2 software update to Version 2. 0. 1) 2) You can now edit the default LTC start time. The "Set Gen TC" menu item in the REC RUN mode is enhanced. Editing the default LTC start time If the TC recording mode is set to "EXT RUN" but the PD-2 does not receive an external LTC, the internal generator always starts the LTC from "1h 00m 00s" in the older version. In the new version, you can edit the LTC start time using the "Default LTC time!" menu item newly added. The following assumes that the DVD-RAM drive is loaded. <Note>: When a paused timecode is fed to the [TIME CODE IN] connector, the PD-2 does not regard it as a correct timecode. [. . . ]