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Page 2 - CAUTION; SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

2 VR800 Quick Operation Guide CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER - SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN "WARNING" "TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHO...

Page 3 - Table of Contents

3 VR800 Quick Operation Guide Table of Contents Recording media........................................................................................................................................................4Using an E-IDE hard disk...............................................................

Page 4 - Recording media; To use an E-IDE hard disk as a current drive, refer to the “; ” section on the; Using a SCSI drive; ” section. If you are using; Notes on using two current drives; Using an E-IDE hard disk; damage to the hard disk caused by mishandling.

4 VR800 Quick Operation Guide Recording media 3.5-inch E-IDE hard disk The VR800 is not equipped with recording media (also called “current drive” in this Guide), such as ahard disk. You need to prepare a current drive to make a recording The VR800 supports an E-IDE hard disk, and an external SCSI d...

Page 5 - Connect two cables to the hard disk.; Installing an E-IDE hard disk in the VR800

5 VR800 Quick Operation Guide 1 Place the VR800 on the flat level surface sothat the bottom of the unit faces up.Remove the bottom panel of the VR800 byremoving six screws using a screw driver. To prevent knobs and controls on the top panel frombeing damaged, place a soft cloth beneath the VR800.Two...

Page 6 - Connecting a SCSI drive to the VR800; Notes on connection; ” and connect the drive correctly.;

6 VR800 Quick Operation Guide SCSI terminator SCSI drive (Current drive) VR800 rear panel SCSI connector Connecting a SCSI drive to the VR800 Connect your SCSI drive to the SCSI connector on the rear panel of the VR800. Refer to the following“ Notes on connection ” and connect the drive correctly. S...

Page 7 - * Up to two SCSI drives may be connected on a SCSI chain with the VR800.

7 VR800 Quick Operation Guide <Note on connection> * Before making connections, make sure that both the VR800 and the SCSI drive are turned off. * Be sure to set the SCSI ID number for the SCSI drive correctly, according to the purpose of the drive (as a current drive or a back-up drive). The ...

Page 8 - Insert a disk in the SCSI drive.

8 VR800 Quick Operation Guide 1 2 <Notes>* Before attempting to load a disk in the SCSI drive, make sure [No Disk] is shown in the VR800 display. * If the [Initial...] message and the [No Drive!] message flash alternately, the VR800 dose not recognized theconnected SCSI drive. In this case, tu...

Page 9 - Use the JOG dial to select the desired record mode.

9 VR800 Quick Operation Guide When [SURE?] appears, press the EXECUTE/YES key. The VR800 displays [Pls Wait !] (Please Wait !) briefly, and then show the menu for Record mode selection.Initially, [ADAC 8ch] for Record mode appears. [SURE ?] flashes at the same time. 3 Use the JOG dial to select the ...

Page 10 - Press and hold down the RECORD button and press the EXECUTE/YES key.; Press the EXIT/NO key to quit the setup mode.

10 VR800 Quick Operation Guide Press and hold down the RECORD button and press the EXECUTE/YES key. When the VR800 starts formatting, it displays the size of the unformatted area on the disk, and counts down as formattingprogresses. Wait a moment. When the VR800 finishes formatting, it displays [COM...

Page 11 - Checking available recording time on a formatted disk; Press the DISP SEL key to return to the previous time base display.; Formatting the disk again; Press the SETUP key to change to Setup mode.

11 VR800 Quick Operation Guide Checking available recording time on a formatted disk It is a good idea to check the available recording time after you format the disk. The followingprocedure assumes that the VR800 has exited Setup mode and is displaying the ABS time, with diskaccess stopped. 1 2 1 C...

Page 12 - Before turning off the power to the VR800; Press and hold down the SHIFT key and press the EXIT/NO key.

12 VR800 Quick Operation Guide Before turning off the power to the VR800 Before turning off the power to the VR800 and the connected SCSI drive, check the following items: * The SCSI disk is not being accessed. (The ACCESS LED is turned off.) * The VR800 has exited the setup mode and displays the AB...

Page 13 - A SCSI drive is the current drive.

13 VR800 Quick Operation Guide Notes on using two current drives In addition to using an E-IDE hard disk or a SCSI drive as the sole current drive, you may also use anE-IDE hard disk installed in the VR800 along with a SCSI drive connected to the unit.However, note the following points when you use ...

Page 14 - Connecting a mixer; on the digital mixer as shown in the figure above.; Connecting a digital mixer equipped with adat I/O

14 VR800 Quick Operation Guide SCENE MEMORY REC BUSS EFF EDIT SELECTED EQ EQ/HI EQ/HI-MID EQ/LO-MID EQ/LO SETUP CURRENT SCENE STATUS KEY MODE +10 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 - +10 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 - +10 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 - +10 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 - +10 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 - +10 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 - +10 0 -10 -20 ...

Page 15 - ; Connecting an analog mixing console

15 VR800 Quick Operation Guide POWER AC IN OUT IN MIDI IN OUT DATA SCSI WORD OUT OPTICAL AD-12A ONLY IN OUT WORD IN DIGITAL OUT IN 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 ANALOG 7 6 7 6 8 8 12V DC IN OPTICAL AC outlet Current Drive VR800 Analog mixing console VC-8 <About changing the digital-in clock setting> Whe...

Page 16 - Basic recording; Initial settings; About sampling frequency

16 VR800 Quick Operation Guide Basic recording After you finish preparing a recording media and connecting a mixer, you can start basic recordingusing the VR800. Initial settings You need to reset all the controls on the VR800 to their initial settings according to the controls andswitches on the mi...

Page 17 - Basic recording procedure; Press the RECORD TRACK select key of the desired; Selecting a recording track; Press the RECORD button once.; Digital Mixing Console; Turn on the power to the VR800, SCSI drive, and digital

17 VR800 Quick Operation Guide Basic recording procedure The following explanation assumes that an external SCSI device is connected to the VR800 as the currentdrive, and a digital mixer is connected to the DATA IN/OUT connectors of the VR800. (Refer to “Connectinga SCSI drive” and “Connecting a dig...

Page 18 - Undo and redo recording; . Press the RECORD TRACK select keys for the ready; Playing the recorded track; . Hold down the STOP button and press the REWIND; Starting recording; . Press the STOP button to finish recording.; Stopping recording

18 VR800 Quick Operation Guide Undo and redo recording Everybody makes mistakes. If you make a mistake in recording, you can restore and re-do the data that existed beforethe mistake occurred. These functions are called “Undo” and “Redo,” and are executed the UNDO/REDO key on thecontrol panel. The U...

Page 19 - Multitrack recording using overdubbing

19 VR800 Quick Operation Guide Multitrack recording using overdubbing Multitrack recording is a term for the series of processes in which you record various sound sources todifferent tracks and combine them into mixes (L and R). This recording involves an important processcalled “overdubbing” in whi...

Page 20 - Mixdown

20 VR800 Quick Operation Guide Mixdown After overdubbing and ping-pong recording, you can mix all tracks data into two channel stereo data andrecord it onto your master recorder. This final process of multitrack recording is called “mixdown.”The mixdown signals are usually output from the mixer’s ST...

Page 21 - ; . Select the desired program number and press the EXECUTE/YES key.; Basic Locate function; Locating the top of the program; . Press and hold down the STOP button, and press the

21 VR800 Quick Operation Guide <Selecting the desired program from multiple programs> If you have set up multiple programs on the disk, you first need to select the target program prior to recording,playback., or edit. To select a program, follow the steps below. Do not select a different prog...

Page 22 - Playback using the Vari-pitch function; Procedures vari pitch function; * The vari pitch function is automatically turned off under the

22 VR800 Quick Operation Guide Playback using the Vari-pitch function This section explains how to change the playback speed of the recorder using the Vari Pitch function.You can set the playback speed in the range of +6.0% in 0.1% increments. The VARI PITCH key turns varipitch mode on and off. When...

Page 23 - Owner’s manual reference pages; Reference pages

23 VR800 Quick Operation Guide Owner’s manual reference pages This section lists the reference page numbers for the VR800’s functions and features explained in the Owner’s Manual. Reference pages Main features..............................................................................................

Page 24 - FOSTEX CORPORATION; FOSTEX CORPORATION OF AMERICA

FOSTEX CORPORATION 3-2-35, Musashino, Akishima-shi, Tokyo 196-0021, Japan FOSTEX CORPORATION OF AMERICA 15431, Blackburn Ave., Norwalk, CA 90650, U. S. A. C PRINTED IN JAPAN MAR. 1999 8288 442000 FX.