Fostex VF160 User's Manual
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1. 8588016000 Fostex oar Model VF 160 Owner s Manual lt Supplement gt Additional functions on the new version With the new software version of the VF160 you can now save or load WAV files using a SCSI type CD RW CD R drive such as the optional CD 1A See this manual for details about how to save or load WAV files using the optional CD 1A or a SCSI type CD RW CD R drive In addition functions described in Making an audio CD on page 120 of the main owner s manual are expanded You can now burn more than one disc continuously Please read this supplementary manual together with the main owner s manual to understand how to make audio CDs using a CD RW CD R drive Model VF160 Owner s Manual Supplement Save load of WAV files using a CD RW CD R drive By installing the optional CD RW CD R drive Model CD 1A to the VF160 or connecting a SCSI type CD RW CD R drive via the SCSI connector of the VF160 you can save or load a WAV file to or from a CD RW CD R disc Unlike the save or load using another type of SCSI devices such as MO and zip drives you do not have to format a CD RW CD R disc in the DOS format See page 114 of the owner s manual for the information about SCSI type CD RW CD R drives that can be used with the VF160 See page 144 of the owner s manual for details about how to install the CD 1A to the VF160 lt Notes for saving a WAV file gt You can save data for only one desired program to a C2. SETUP key to enter the Setup mode The display shows the screen for selecting the Setup menu a Use the JOG dial to select Load PGM and press the ENTER YES key The display shows the screen for selecting the device from which the data is loaded IDE flashes Load Fol Load Device SCSI Select REL FFWD Hit YES or HO Key While IDE is flashing press the ENTER YES key The display shows the drive name followed by the screen for selecting the WAV file to be loaded showing the WAV file name and size If you use a SCSI type CD RW CD R drive select SCSI and press the ENTER YES key SETUF Ril Load WAJ IDE Flashing UP DONA JOG Hit YES or NO Key E Use the JOG dial to select the desired WAV file to be loaded If more than one WAV file with different file names the first 6 characters is saved you can see each file name by the first 6 characters in order when rotating the JOG dial You can also select Eject to remove the CD RW CD R disc lt Note gt The VF160 cannot recognize any other file names but mena WAV and cannot load such discs A WAV file with an unique name the first 6 charac ters is recognized as an independent backup file and can be selected 5 After selecting the desired WAV file press the ENTER YES key The display shows the screen for selecting a track to be loaded All flashes initially SETUP Ez1 Load WAU TOE pad Track
3. have to set the right To field For example From 02 To 02 will save only track 2 Save WALU IDE Data Savins Pk gt gt WAL k To specify tracks 5 through 12 05 to the left field while the left field i i es u tie let Aele ts Immediately after the data save to each disc is completed e Press the F FWD key to make the right field the disc is automatically ejected and Insert Disk flashes flashing on the screen prompting you to insert the next disc e Enter 12 Note that the number for the right Inserting the next disc resumes the save operation field must be equal to or larger than the left field After the save operation is completed Save Completed Finally the screen shows From 05 To 12 to save appears on the screen tracks 5 through 12 El After selecting the track s press the ENTER YES key The display shows the screen for selecting a WAV file on Save Completed the disc You can select Eject by rotating the JOG dial To remove the disc select Eject and press the ENTER Hit YES or HO Key YES key a Save WAL IDE E 111 Press the EXIT NO key or the STOP key repeatediy estr WAW Select until exiting the Setup mode Flashing JAUHE Ei UP SODA JOG Sure Ei Urea Hit YES or NO Kew lt Note gt When using a CD RW or CD R disc on which program After selecting a file press the ENTER YES key dara is recorded pressing the ENTER YES key while The display shows
4. on the CD RW CD R disc has 24 files one file per track in the root directory of the disc The file names are 01 WAV through 24 WAV where shows the file name specified in step 8 and each number 01 24 shows the corresponding track number WAV file structure which is saved over more than one disc A WAV file is saved in order of track number from tracks 1 to 24 During the save operation over more than one CD RW CD R disc the VF160 always calculates the available space of the disc automatically If the VF160 knows that the available space gets smaller than the data size of the next track it will change the disc when the data save of the current track is completed HHHH O1 WAV deleted 02 WAV HHHH 24 WAV WAV file size When saving data by the WAV file format to a CD RW CD R disc the file size may sometimes increase compared with the data size in the current drive depending on the recorded data condition such as the start time end time the data amount etc on each track For example if a track is recorded from ABS O min to ABS 1 min and ABS 10 min to ABS 11 min the file on the current drive has a length of 2 minutes while the WAV file has a length of 11 minutes Loading a WAV file In the following description we assume that the optional CD 1A is installed to the VF160 and a CD RW or CD R disc to which data is saved is set 1 Press the
5. or HO Keg E While BkUp is flashing press the ENTER YES key The display shows the screen for selecting the backup mode FDMS3 or WAV where WAV flashes hl REL FFL Hit YES or NO Key While WAV is flashing press the ENTER YES key The display shows the screen for selecting On or Off of the Clipboard Export function where Off flashes You can switches between On and Off by using the JOG dial or REWIND key F FWD key a WAL SCHI LEN l card ExPort A FFWD gt or HO Kes FRE _ Hit YES If you save all data from ABS 0 to REC END in most cases you do not have to change the setting here lt About the Clipboard Export function gt The Clipboard Export function allows you to save the desired range of data between the Clipboard In and Out points which are set when executing the Copy paste or Move paste function Therefore if you want to save only the specific range of data you have to register the Clipboard In and Out points before the save operation See Locate Function in Chapter 2 Basic Record ing and Playback for details about how to set the Clipboard In and Out points lt Note gt If you save all data from ABS 0 to REC END make sure to set the Clipboard Export function to Off g While Off is flashing press the ENTER YES key The display shows the screen for selecting a program to be saved The program number curren
6. D RW CD R disc regardless of the recording size Even if a disc has enough recording space you cannot record data for more than one program to it If data size for a program is larger than the size of a disc it can be saved using more than one disc lt Important notes for using a WAV file gt About directory of a backup disc A WAV file saved is recorded in the root directory in the first layer on the backup disc A WAV file that can be loaded must be allocated in the root directory on the backup disc A WAV file moved from the root directory to another area such as a folder cannot be recognized by the VF160 which may cause a malfunction About file names of WAV file A WAV file the VF160 saves is recorded with a file name WAV A WAV file the VF160 can load must have a file name WAV The first 6 characters are the title that is shown in the Title Edit screen in the Setup mode These characters can be changed when saving using a WAV file or edited by a computer The following 2 characters indicate the track number 1 to 24 for the save load using a WAV file The last WAV is the file extension indicating that the file format is WAV The VF160 does not recognize other file names than above See the following description for each operation about details By using the specifications above you can load only the desired tracks of a WAV file or load a track swapped WAV file lt Notes on di
7. Select aa or Indiv Track el FEFLIO UF DOWH JOG Hit YES or HO Key Flashing Besides All you can select any one of tracks 01 through 24 by rotating the JOG dial IDE Target iz FFWD Flashing UP DOWH JOG Hit YES or HO Kes After selecting the desired track s press the ENTER YES key The display shows the screen for selecting the load destination program to which a WAV file is loaded You can select the program by using the JOG dial Model VF160 Owner s Manual Supplement SETUP zi Load WAL IDE Destin FGM Select HE Flashing ee UP OONA JOG Sure Hit YES or HO Key When the screen shows Title and size the selected program will be deleted and replaced with the WAV file loaded When the screen shows Title and New PGM the WAV file loaded will create a new program lt Note gt If the current drive does not have enough available space for loading the WAV file the size indication on the screen shows a negative value In such a case select a program that can be replaced with the WAV file loaded without causing the disc space shortage or delete unnecessary programs by the de lete PGM menu in the Setup mode After selecting the load destination program press the ENTER YES key When selecting a new program as the load destination by selecting an option showing Title and New PGM the load operation immediately starts When
8. bove BAL Tree 1 MB ERASER Eject a H JOG Sure Hit YES or RO Kew To eject the disc use the JOG dial or the F FWD key to highlight Eject then press the ENTER YES key completed the save operation immediately starts When the save operation is completed Save Completed is shown and the disc is ejected Save Completed Hit YES Continues or Hit HO Exit To continue the save operation for making an audio CD repeat the same procedure
9. ration to create another audio CD Press the ENTER YES key The screen shows flashing Insert Disk Save PEM Save Comrleted To exit the save operation Press the EXIT NO key The VF160 exits the Setup mode and the display returns to show the Normal screen which was shown just before entering the Setup mode Hit YES Continues or Hit HO Exit To continue the save operation carry out either procedures below according to the disc used When using an blank disc When using a recorded disc 2 Press the ENTER YES key while ERASE is highlighted The VF160 starts erasing data While the erase operation is in progress Erasing CDRW Now is shown on the display while asterisks fill up from left to right 1 Insert a recorded disc After showing Not Empty the display shows the screen for selecting whether to erase disc data or eject the disc 1 Insert an blank disc After reading the disc the VF160 starts the save operation Insert Disk SETUP R22 Save POM IDE Erasing CDRW How dojo Sas PEM IDE F Data Savina F i BBI Save Pat IDE Data Savina When the save operation is P i gt gt bb1 completed Save Completed is shown and the disc is ejected Af th i i Sau PEM IDE ter the erase operation is Save POM Save Completed Hit YES Continues or Hit NO Exit To continue the save operation for making an audio CD repeat the same procedure as a
10. selecting an existing program as the load destination by selecting an option showing Title and Size Overwrite and Sure appear Pressing the ENTER YES key will start the load operation During the load operation the screen shows something like the one as below As the data load goes on the remaining data size shown on the screen counts down a ET WAL IDE JH Data Loadin WALES Fk kb SETUP k21 Load Comrleted EHIT Hit YES or HO Kes When the load operation is completed Load Completed appears on the screen lt Note gt The title of the program to which the WAV file is loaded is replaced with the WAV file name loaded the first 6 characters Press the EXIT NO key or the STOP key repeatedly until exiting the Setup mode To go back to the previous step or about the operation you can also use the EXIT NO key or the STOP key Model VF160 Owner s Manual Supplement Expanded functions for making an audio CD After completing the save operation with the VF160 previous version the VF160 exits the save operation while Save Completed is shown on the display as described on page 120 through 122 Making an audio CD in the main owner s manual With the new software version after completing saving data to a disc you can select whether to create another audio CD with same data or to exit the save operation lt The new Save Completed screen gt To continue the save ope
11. splay gt Depending on whether the CD 1A or a SCSI type CD RW CD R drive is used for the save load functions the display looks differently during save load operations As described in the next page depending on save or load device selection IDE or SCSI is shown on the first line of the display as below When using the CD 1A IDE should be selected as the save When using a SCSI type CD RW CD R drive SCSI should or load device and the display looks like this be selected as the save or load device and the display looks like this SETUP R22 SETUP Rea Saving a WAV file Model VF160 Owner s Manual Supplement In the following description we assume that the optional CD 1A is installed to the VF160 and an unused CD RW or CD R disc is set 1 Press the SETUP key to enter the Setup mode The display shows the screen for selecting the Setup menu a Use the JOG dial to select Save PGM and press the ENTER YES key The display shows the screen for selecting the device to which the data is saved IDE flashes Save PG Save Device Select OPT SCSI REN FFWD Hit YES or HO Key Flashing Ej While IDE is flashing press the ENTER YES key The display shows the screen for selecting the save mode where BkUp flashes If you use a SCSI type CD RW drive select SCSI and press the ENTER YES key a Save Fiati IDE m Select CO DA Flashing Setur 1 REL FFWD Hit YES
12. the screen for editing the WAV file BkUp is flashing brings up the warning message followed by the screen for erasing the existing file as SETUP R22 shown below eave WALI TOE Title Edit 1 WAS EBs bee FEJ FFWD UWP OOWH JOG i Hit YES or HO Key By rotating the JOG dial you can set the desired numeric symbolic or alphabetical character to the flashing point You can move the flashing point by using the F FWD key or REWIND key See the following table for the Save PEM IDE available characters Bien oeste MB Upper case alphabetical characters A to Z PRA y J of eres Numerals 0 to 9 Hit YES or HO Key Symbols amp 4_ To erase the existing file select ERASE and press the ENTER YES key If you do not want to erase the file select Eject and press the ENTER YES key The disc is ejected and you can replace the disc with another one Use the JOG dial or the REWIND F FWD keys to select ERASE or Eject lt Note gt You can use up to 6 characters for a file name Some characters entered are converted as shown be low e Upper case alphabetical characters A to Z not converted e Lower case alphabetical characters a to z converted to the corresponding upper case e Numerals 14 8 0 A _ not converted e Other symbols converted to _ Model VF160 Owner s Manual Supplement lt About WAV files saved gt WAV file structure A WAV file
13. tly selected flashes while the data size of the program is shown SETUP R22 Source PEM Select Flashing Riad Re UP DOWH JOG Hit YES or NO Keu yaa Use the JOG dial to select a program to be saved and press the ENTER YES key The display shows the screen for selecting a track to be saved Initially All Track flashes Save WAU IDE Flashing By rotating the JOG dial or press the F FWD key you can select From To where the left field flashes initially instead of All Track If you save data for all tracks 1 through 24 select All Track If you save data for any specific track s select From To and specify the desired track numbers Flashing TE r REW O FF UP DOWE JOG Hit YES or H Key Model VF160 Owner s Manual Supplement lt To specify the desired tracks to From To gt 110 After entering the file name press the ENTER YES key By rotating the JOG dial while the left From The save operation is executed and the display shows field is flashing you can select the track number something like the one as below As the file save goes on from 01 through 24 the remaining data size shown on the screen counts down The number in the right To field automatically follows the number in the left field i e numbers in the left and right fields are always the same Therefore if you want to save a single track you just have to set the right From field and do not
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