Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product D-108 Fostex
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Welcome to D-108 Thank you for choosing the Fostex D-108. The D-108 is an eight-track digital multitracker equipped with sixteen additional tracks. It supports E-IDE hard disks and SCSI drive disks (such as a Zip drive, MO drive, or fixed disk) as the recording and playback media.
2 D-108 Quick Operation Guide.
3 D-108 Quick Operation Guide T able of Contents Package contents............................................................................................................... .............4 Recording media............................................
4 D-108 Quick Operation Guide D-108 main unit Detachable controller The D-108 is not equipped with recording media (also called “a current drive” in this Guide), such as a hard disk.
5 D-108 Quick Operation Guide The D-108 has a slot for an optional hard disk. First you need to install a hard disk into the removable case included in the D-108 package before you install it into the slot. The following instructions assume that you have already purchased an E-IDE hard disk unit.
6 D-108 Quick Operation Guide Connecting cables 1 . Connect the cables in the removable case to the connectors on the rear of the hard disk. As shown in the figure, first connect the power supply cable. Make sure that you connect the cables securely in the correct direction.
7 D-108 Quick Operation Guide Assembling the case <Note> When you assemble the case, follow the note below: If a projecting part on the hard disk touches the cover, apply the insulation seal (included in the package) to the surface of the case where the part would touch.
8 D-108 Quick Operation Guide Flashing 44.1kHz SETUP COMPLETED! FORMAT 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ 44.1kHz REMAIN FORMAT SETUP 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ 44.1kHz FORMAT SURE? SETUP 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ Flashing 44.
9 D-108 Quick Operation Guide 44.1kHz 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ABS 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ T ime remaining Space remaining 44.1kHz REMAIN 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ 44.1kHz 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ABS 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ 44.1kHz SIGNATURE 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ 44.
10 D-108 Quick Operation Guide MO drive & MO disk SCSI cable SCSI terminator zip drive & zip cartridge * You can also use a fixed SCSI disk. Using a SCSI drive The D-108 has a SCSI terminal to connect an external SCSI drive, which enables you to use an MO, Zip, or fixed drive as a current disk drive.
11 D-108 Quick Operation Guide AC IN MIDI SCSI OUTPUT INPUT DATA OPTICAL 87 65 1 2 3 4 ANALOG OUT ANALOG IN THRU OUTPUT INPUT 43 21 87 65 Be sure to install the SCSI terminator .
12 D-108 Quick Operation Guide 44.1kHz 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ 44.1kHz 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ Removable SCSI drive disk Fixed SCSI drive disk 44.
13 D-108 Quick Operation Guide Record mode 8-track format 4-track format Quantization Sampling frequency Available recording time Compatible media Recording capability 16 bit linear 16 bit linear 44.
14 D-108 Quick Operation Guide T ime remaining Space remaining 44.1kHz REMAIN 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ 44.1kHz 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ABS 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ 44.1kHz 4 3 2 1 ABS 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ Press the EXIT/NO key or the ST OP button.
15 D-108 Quick Operation Guide 44.1kHz 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ABS 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ 44.1kHz REMAIN 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ 44.
16 D-108 Quick Operation Guide 44.1kHz 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ABS 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ 44.1kHz SETUP FORMAT SURE? 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ 44.1kHz SETUP 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ 44.1kHz SETUP 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ 5.
17 D-108 Quick Operation Guide AC IN MIDI SCSI OUTPUT INPUT DATA OPTICAL OUTPUT INPUT BUSS OUT (GROUP OUT) 1~8 T APE IN 1~8 D-108 Mixing console Connecting a mixer The D-108 features recorder functions and has eight analog inputs (ANALOG IN 1-8) and eight analog outputs (ANALOG OUT 1-8).
18 D-108 Quick Operation Guide AC IN MIDI SCSI OUTPUT INPUT DATA OPTICAL OUTPUT INPUT BUSS OUT (GROUP OUT) 1~4 T APE IN 1~8 D-108 Mixing console P A TCHBA Y Connecting a mixer that has eight T APE INs.
19 D-108 Quick Operation Guide 8 TRACK DIGIT AL RECORDER PREVIEW ENVELOPE LOCATE REC END V ARI PITCH RECORD ST OP PLAY REWIND F FWD PUNCH LOCATE REHEARSAL T AKE TIME BASE SEL RECALL STORE HOLD/ /NO EX.
20 D-108 Quick Operation Guide 44.1kHz 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ABS 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ 44.1kHz REMAIN 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ 44.1kHz SETUP 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ 44.1kHz SETUP 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ 44.
21 D-108 Quick Operation Guide 8 TRACK DIGITAL RECORDER PREVIEW ENVELOPE LOCATE REC END VARI PITCH RECORD STOP PLAY REWIND F FWD PUNCH LOCATE REHEARSAL TAKE TIME BASE SEL RECALL STORE HOLD/ /NO EXIT /.
22 D-108 Quick Operation Guide Before recording After recording PREVIEW V ARI PITCH REWIND F FWD LOCA TE TIME BASE SEL RECALL STORE HOLD/ /NO EXIT /YES EXECUTE DISP SEL REDO UNDO ERASE AUTO RTN AUTO PUNCH OUT IN END PGM SEL 1 2 44.1kHz COMPLETED! 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ 44.
23 D-108 Quick Operation Guide 1. Press the RECORD TRACK select key of the desired overdubbing track to set it in READY mode. The “ready” track’s indicator (a small square) flashes on the display. 2. Press the RECORD button once. The ready tracks enter input monitoring status, and the other tracks enter playback monitoring status.
24 D-108 Quick Operation Guide 44.1kHz PGM SURE? 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ 44.1kHz PGM SURE? 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 42 OL 0 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 ∞ 44.
25 D-108 Quick Operation Guide REC END ABS 0 Recorded area Locating ABS 0 Locating REC END Current position ENVELOPE RECORD STOP PLA Y REWIND F FWD LOCA TE ABS 0 LOCA TE REC END CLIPBOARD PLA Y ENVELO.
26 D-108 Quick Operation Guide 8 TRACK DIGIT AL RECORDER PREVIEW ENVELOPE LOCATE REC END VARI PITCH RECORD STOP PLAY REWIND F FWD PUNCH LOCATE REHEARSAL TAKE TIME BASE SEL RECALL STORE HOLD/ /NO EXIT .
27 D-108 Quick Operation Guide This section lists the reference page numbers for the D-108’s functions and features explained in the Owner’s manual. Owner ’ s Manual reference pages Reference page Main features...................................
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