Fostex DV-824, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...DVD MULTITRACK RECORDER Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ...lateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompan...

Page 3: ...hird prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart st...

Page 4: ...AM disk 20 Adjusting display contrast 22 Chapter 3 Namesandfunctions 23 Front panel 24 Rear panel 30 Display 33 Home screen 33 File name 33 Next file name 33 Disk remaining 33 File number 33 File protection 33 Status information 34 Screen examples 35 7 segment LED time indicator 36 Chapter 4 Connection 37 Basic connection 38 Analog audio input connection 38 Digital audio input connection 38 Extern...

Page 5: ...selection 50 Time display mode selection 51 Headphone monitor selection 51 Starting recording 52 Canceling recording False start 54 Recording in Pre rec mode 54 Recording the slate tone 55 Cue point setting 56 Setting a cue point on the fly during audio recording 56 Viewing the cue point list 56 Editing a cue point 57 Editing a cue label 57 Editing cue point data 58 Deleting a cue point 58 Adding ...

Page 6: ... 77 File transfer example between the DV824 and a PC 78 Time code recording playback the optional Model 8348 required 80 Recording time code 80 Frame rate setting 80 TC generator mode setting 80 Playing back time code 81 Time code output setting 81 Jam function the optional Model 8348 required 81 Executing jam function 82 Auto copy function the optional Model 9057 required 83 Setting auto copy mod...

Page 7: ...gth setting Max file length 118 Input selection Select input 119 Digital input channel setting Setup digital in 119 Digital output signal format selection Digital out 120 Pre recording time setting Pre rec time 120 Auto EE mode selection Auto EE mode 121 Slate tone pop tone recording mode setting Tone rec mode 121 Peak hold time setting Peak hold 122 Reference level setting Reference level 122 Ski...

Page 8: ...procedure for using the DISK UTILITY menu 141 Editing a file name Edit file name 142 Viewing a file information and editing descriptor information File info 143 Viewing file information 143 Viewing descriptor information 143 Editing descriptor information 145 Adding descriptor information 145 Deleting descriptor information 145 Deleting an unnecessary audio file Delete file 146 Restoring a deleted...

Page 9: ...tches the voltage requirements printed on the AC adaptor If you wish to use the unit in a country where the voltage of the AC power outlet does not match your AC adaptor ask your local Fostex dealer or service station for purchasing an appropriate AC adaptor Note that the AC adaptor can be used both in 50 Hz and 60 Hz areas Never supply voltage other than DC12V to the unit When disconnecting the A...

Page 10: ...wash immediately with plenty of water About replacing the lithium battery The DV824 uses a lithium battery internally To replace the battery ask your dealer or the nearest FOSTEX service station If the battery is not cor rectly replaced there may be a risk of explosion etc Precautions on installation Do not install the unit in the following conditions In a extremely hot or cold place In a moist pl...

Page 11: ...11 DVD Multitrack Recorder DV824 DVD Multitrack Recorder DV824 DVD Multitrack Recorder DV824 DVD Multitrack Recorder DV824 DVD Multitrack Recorder DV824 Chapter 1 Introduction ...

Page 12: ...ecorded time code data is stored to the Time Stamp Time Reference of the BWF file You can also synchronize the DV824 to a film machine Built in ether card The DV824 can be an FTP server allowing you to transfer audio file data between the DV824 and your personal computer via TCP IP By creating an ALE file from a recorded audio file you can export it to the AVID system By installing the optional 2 ...

Page 13: ...oduct information from our web site Make sure that the box contains the following If any of them are missing please contact your dealer DV824 12 centimeter DVD RAM disk 4 7GB Type 2 AC adaptor Model AD 15C Operation manual this manual x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 http www fostex com Options TC SYNC card Model 8348 available soon 2 5 inch hard disk drive Model 9057 available soon IEEE1394 USB card Model 8370 av...

Page 14: ...14 DVD Multitrack Recorder DV824 DVD Multitrack Recorder DV824 DVD Multitrack Recorder DV824 DVD Multitrack Recorder DV824 DVD Multitrack Recorder DV824 ...

Page 15: ...er explains what you should do before using the DV824 for the first time including power connection internal clock setting and initial formatting of the DVD RAM disk supplied with the unit Table of contents Power AC adaptor connection 16 Turning on the power 16 Realtime clock setting 17 About recommended disks 18 Inserting removing a disk 18 Initial format of a DVD RAM disk 20 Adjusting display co...

Page 16: ...R4 KYBD ONLY PHONES MIN MAX USB TR1 2 TR3 4 TR5 6 TR7 8 TR8 TR7 TR5 TR6 H M S F 5 6 7 8 0L dB 60 4 16 30 40 1 2 3 4 DF GEN ABS TC IN 0 LTC 12 8 18 20 SLATE TONE EDIT TIME FALSE START SKIP CURSOR CLEAR LOCATE TUV 8 WXYZ 9 ALL INPUT SAFE RDY LIST PLAY JKL 5 EDIT EDL PUSH MENU ENTER YES MNO 6 CHASE DEF 3 2 ABC QUICK SET FILE SEL PRE REC EXIT NO DRV PAT SHIFT space GHI 4 1 TIME SEL 7 PQRS CONTRAST MAR...

Page 17: ...e MENU dial or the alphanumeric keys to enter a desired value to the current cursor position flashing field You can move the cursor position using the SKIP CURSOR keys 6 After entering date time data press the ENTER YES key The clock starts running from the entered date time Note You can record the realtime clock data as the TC start time time only when the optional TC SYNC card is installed and t...

Page 18: ...ween a DVD RAM disk and a partition etc For details about the optional hard disk drive contact your local Fostex distributor See Advanced operations on pages 83 91 for details about dual drive recording file copy disk copy etc which are possible by installing the optional hard disk drive Inserting removing a disk After turning on the power pressing the OPEN CLOSE key opens the disk tray After plac...

Page 19: ...and shows Unformat on the display followed by the Format menu item of the DISK UTILITY menu in the MENU mode Unused formatted disk If you set an unused UDF formatted disk the unit scans the disk and recognizes that no BWF files exist on the disk then starts up while showing No files on the Home screen see page 21 for details Recorded disk If you set a DVD RAM disk on which any audio file is record...

Page 20: ...ere Selects a desired format mode If the optional hard disk drive is not installed Normal is the only option If the optional hard disk drive is installed you can select DDR for dual drive recording as well as Normal Selects whether or not physical formatting a DVD RAM disk or a partition of the optional hard disk drive This item is only valid for the Normal format mode When setting this item to Of...

Page 21: ...ed disk see Formatting a disk on page 149 2 Press the ENTER YES key again The unit starts formatting the disk The display shows the formatting countdown as well as the progress status by the bar graph meter When formatting completes the display shows Fmt Completed and the unit stops disk access 1 Use the MENU dial to select EXECUTE and press the ENTER YES key The display changes to show the warnin...

Page 22: ...urn on the SHIFT indicator followed by the TIME SEL CONTRAST key The popup message as shown below appears on the display and you can now adjust the display contrast 2 While the popup message above is shown rotate the MENU dial to adjust the display contrast Rotating the dial clockwise weakens the contrast while rotating it counterclockwise strengthens the contrast 3 After adjusting the contrast pr...

Page 23: ...screen 33 File name 33 Next file name 33 Disk remaining 33 File number 33 File disk partition protection 33 Status information 34 Screen examples 35 7 segment LED time indicator 36 DVD RECORDER EVEN TR ODD MONO POWER SOLO TR1 TR2 TR3 TR4 KYBD ONLY PHONES MIN MAX USB TR1 2 TR3 4 TR5 6 TR7 8 TR8 TR7 TR5 TR6 H M S F 5 6 7 8 0L dB 60 4 16 30 40 1 2 3 4 DF GEN ABS TC IN 0 LTC 12 8 18 20 SLATE TONE EDIT...

Page 24: ...on shift mode In this manual we sometimes say when SHIFTed and when unSHIFTed in stead of when the SHIFT indicator is lit or in the Shift mode and when the SHIFT indicator is unlit or in the Non shift mode respectively 1 POWER switch Turns on or off the power of the unit 2 Disk tray Loads a DVD RAM disk Use the OPEN CLOSE key to open or close the tray See page 18 for details about DVD RAM disks wh...

Page 25: ... brings up the FILE SEL menu item of the MENU mode This menu item allows you to select a desired audio file for playback Use the MENU dial for selecting a file and press the ENTER YES key to confirm your setting When the display shows a screen for alphanumerical character entry this key is used for entering 2 A a B b or C c When SHIFTed Pressing this key brings up the DRIVE SEL menu item of the ME...

Page 26: ...ES key It is used to cancel editing or execution 16 MENU dial ENTER YES key This knob has dual functions the MENU dial for selecting an option and the ENTER YES key for confirming the selection Pressing the ENTER YES key enters the MENU mode In the MENU mode you can use the MENU dial to make settings of each menu item of the MENU mode The MENU dial also can be used for entering alphanumerical char...

Page 27: ...ll input monitor status the indicator is lit when on or unlit when off When the Auto EE mode is on the All input monitor status automatically switches between on and off depending on the unit status You can set the Auto EE mode on off via the Auto EE mode menu item of the SYS SETUP menu in the MENU mode see page 121 for details When the display shows a screen for alphanumerical character entry thi...

Page 28: ... Pressing this key stops recording playback of the current drive If you press this key during recording with the Pre rec mode set to ON the unit stops recording after post recording is took place If the DVD RAM drive is selected ad the current drive and the disk tray is open pressing this key closes the tray i e acts the same as pressing the OPEN CLOSE key Pressing this key exits any editing or se...

Page 29: ...ormally the recorder locates to the beginning ABS 0 of PGM1 the earliest recorded audio file on the disk Note that however if the Resume menu item of the DISC UTILITY menu in the MENU mode is set to ON and the resume file is correctly set the recorder locates to the beginning of the resume file see page 154 for details Unformatted disk The unit recognizes that the loaded disk is unformatted and au...

Page 30: ... PARALLEL REMOTE connector connect to lighter load and never short circuit the pin VDD 12V Max 500mA The power voltage is supplied while the unit s power is on Pin assignments Each transport control function gets active by grounding the associated pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PLAY STOP REC GND SHIFT REW VBATT FF SHIFT STOP SHIFT REC SHIFT REW SHIFT FF CUE PAUSE SKIP CURSOR SKIP CURSOR Rear panel ANALOG OUT...

Page 31: ... INPUT connector See P2 ES BUSS INPUT connector above for the pin assignment The connector type is D sub 9 pin female 6 Blank panels When installing the optional TC SYNC card and IEEE1394 USB card remove these panels 7 Cooling fan This fan ventilates the DV824 If the ventilation is disturbed the DV824 may overheat Therefore do not block the vent of the cooling fan 8 DC IN 12V connector This connec...

Page 32: ... 5 6 Output 3 4 Output 1 2 Input 7 8 Input 5 6 Input 3 4 Input 1 2 9 11 10 12 13 22 23 24 25 The connector pin assignment is compatible with the D sub 25 pin connectors on YAMAHA equipment 13 ANALOG OUTPUT BALANCED connectors These connectors output analog audio signals of tracks 1 through 8 The connector type is XLR 3 32 balanced 4dBu 1 2 3 GND HOT COLD 3 2 1 10 WORD IN WORD OUT connector The WOR...

Page 33: ... MENU mode the name type differs as below When Default file name is set to Date When Default file name is set to Take DATE is shown Scene Take number is shown You can change the next file name via the quick setup mode see page 49 or the Default file name menu item of the SYS SETUP menu see page 115 Disk remaining When the unit is in the rec ready or record mode i e the SAFE RDY indicator is lit th...

Page 34: ...ick setup mode see page 45 or the Select Input menu item of the SYS SETUP menu see page 119 If the input mode is set to DIGITAL the currently locked channel s 1 through 8 is are shown If no channel is shown even though the input mode is set to DIGITAL the analog input is selected The FS bit length and track mode of the audio file currently being played back are shown While playing back an audio fi...

Page 35: ...ssing the ENTER YES key while the unit is stopped This screen is the first level screen of the MENU mode and you can select a desired menu from 11 menus listed on this screen using the MENU dial SYS SETUP menu screen This menu screen is shown when selecting SYS SETUP from the MENU list screen and pressing the ENTER YES key 23 menu items are available in the SYS SETUP menu DISK UTILITY menu screen ...

Page 36: ...P menu EDIT EDL FILE menu screen This menu screen is shown when selecting EDIT EDL FILE from the MENU list screen in the MENU mode and pressing the ENTER YES key From the EDIT EDL FILE menu you can create an ALE file for exporting recorded audio files to the AVID system Popup windows A popup window appears over the Home screen as below and shows the current status of the unit In the example below ...

Page 37: ...tal audio input connection 38 External parallel controller connection 39 External video editor connection 39 Sync signal word clock connection 39 Ethernet connection 39 Connection for optional cards 40 Time code input output connection for the optional TC SYNC card 40 Connection to a film machine for the optional TC SYNC card 40 Connection to a personal computer for the optional IEEE1394 USB card ...

Page 38: ...ect Input and Setup digital in menu items of the SYS SETUP menu in the MENU mode appropriately Select Input must be set to Digital the default is Analog while Setup digital in should be set appropriately depending on the situation see pages 45 and 119 respectively The latter can be set in pair channels and the default settings of four pairs are all Digital When the DV824 receives a digital source ...

Page 39: ...ent application is used for file data transfer see page 73 for details External parallel controller connection The DV824 provides the PARALLEL REMOTE connector 8 pin mini DIN which is used for connecting to an external controller You can operate the following nine functions using the external controller 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 PLAY STOP RECORD REWIND F FORWARD CUE point entry PAUSE SKIP CURSOR SKIP CURS...

Page 40: ...ontinuously 2 The sync clock and frame rate of the time code match the DV824 setting 3 The time code has very few dropouts The TIME CODE OUTPUT connector outputs SMPTE EBU time code The connector is XLR 3 32 type pin 2 hot It can output time code recorded on a disk REPRO TC or time code generated by the time code generator on the optional TC SYNC card INT GEN TC which can be selected using the Sel...

Page 41: ...824 provides the USB port on the front panel which is dedicated to a USB keyboard By connecting a USB keyboard to this connector you can enter file and label names as well as carry out some of menu operations from the keyboard Notes To control the DV824 from the USB keyboard make setting of the Keyboard Type menu item of the SYS SETUP menu in the MENU mode appropriately US or JAPAN according to th...

Page 42: ...ame as the FILE SEL key on the panel ALT key D key ALT key C key ALT key S key ALT key U key ALT key Q key ALT key E key ALT key T key Acts the same as the MARK CUE key on the panel Enters the TC SETUP menu Enters the EDIT EDL FILE menu Enters the DISK UTILITY menu Enters the SYS SETUP menu CTRL key L key Acts the same as the LOCATE key on the panel Enters the Quick setup mode ...

Page 43: ...tting 50 Recording level setting 50 Digital input channel setting 50 Time display mode selection 51 Headphone monitor selection 51 Starting recording 52 Canceling recording False Start 54 Recording in Pre rec mode 54 Recording the slate tone 55 Cue point setting 56 Setting a cue point on the fly during audio recording 56 Viewing the cue point list 56 Editing a cue point 57 Editing a cue label 57 E...

Page 44: ...TER YES MNO 6 CHASE DEF 3 2 ABC QUICK SET FILE SEL PRE REC EXIT NO DRV PAT SHIFT space GHI 4 1 TIME SEL 7 PQRS CONTRAST ABS END ABS 0 RECORD STOP HOME F FWD REWIND PLAY OPEN CLOSE DVD HD ACCESS MARK CUE symbol 0 DVD indicator is lit 20 of the reference marker is lit H M S F LTC indicator is lit Quick setup mode In the quick setup mode you can make basic settings required for record ing via the Hom...

Page 45: ...correct digital signals from the DIGITAL I 0 connector on the rear panel or does not lock to the digital input signals Digital flashes quickly for warning When the unit receive correct digital signals and lock to them Digital is steadily lit Input signal selection INPUT of the status information area By selecting INPUT and pressing the ENTER YES key you can select the input signal between Analog d...

Page 46: ...ure European film PAL SECAM video EBU NTSC color with real time adjust NTSC color NTSC video film NTSC video film Note The INPUT section in the status information area shows as below de pending on the selection between Analog and Digital When selecting Analog When selecting Digital The left screen example shows when Analog is selected here All channels 1 through 8 can record analog audio signals r...

Page 47: ... of the MENU mode see page 127 for details INT DIGI WORD VIDEO The unit follows the internal clock The unit follows a digital input clock The unit follows an external word clock Available only when the optional TC SYNC card is installed The unit follows an external video clock TC generator setting of the status information area When the optional TC SYNC card is installed this item selects the time...

Page 48: ...Recording track selection TRACK of the status information area By selecting TRACK and pressing the ENTER YES key you can select the number of recording tracks from among 1 2 4 6 and 8 the default is 8 You can also select the number of recording tracks via the Record tracks menu item in the SYS SETUP menu of the MENU mode see page 117 for details Depending on a DVD RAM disk there are some restricti...

Page 49: ...t the MENU mode By selecting NEXT and pressing the ENTER YES key the display automatically brings up the screen for the Def file name menu item in the SYS SETUP menu of the MENU mode In this screen you can edit the default scene name and take number by default S of SCENE flashes Next file name setting NEXT of the status information area You can set the next file name while the unit is in the recor...

Page 50: ...Other settings There are some settings besides those made in the quick setup mode Digital input channel selection When recording digital audio signals by setting INPUT to Digital in the quick setup mode you can select digital recording channels via the Setup Digital in menu item in the SYS SETUP menu of the MENU mode see page 119 for details By default all channels are set to Digital in this menu ...

Page 51: ...optional TC SYNC card is not installed H M S F is shown The time display shows ABS currently being played back or recorded in h m s f format When the optional TC SYNC card is installed the time display shows time code generated by the internal TC generator in h m s f format only if Gen mode is set to Free Run see page 128 for details about Gen mode setting H M S F Note When the optional TC SYNC ca...

Page 52: ...ge the default file name type to Creation time date instead of SCENE NAME TAKE NUMBER see page 115 for de tails You can also change the file name later see page 142 for details The remaining recordable time varies depending on the FS bit selection and the number of recording tracks 2 Press the RECORD key to start recording SAFE RDY 9 WXYZ SAFE RDY key When the time mode is set to LTC the time disp...

Page 53: ...ich can be used as markers see page 56 for details You can also record the slate tone at the beginning of the audio file see page 55 for details From the Home screen above left you can see that the SCENE_001 wav audio file has been created and the next file name is SCENE_002 wav In the REP F field you can see the FS and bit length of the recorded file Tip You can also use the Pre recording functio...

Page 54: ...e after recording and clear the file from the disk by executing the False start 2 To cancel the most recent take press the ENTER YES key The display shows Please wait followed by Completed and returns to the Home screen for the audio file which is recorded before the canceled file If you press the EXIT NO key instead of the ENTER YES key above the display returns to the Home screen for the most re...

Page 55: ...the MENU mode the Tone Rec mode menu item is available This item selects the mode for slate tone recording By default it is set to Off and the tone is not automatically recorded Use this menu item when you want to use the slate tone function see page 121 for details Note When the Pre rec mode is active the slate tone is not recorded at the beginning of recording even though the slate tone Rec On O...

Page 56: ... shown on the screen Setting a cue point repeatedly counts up the cue number You can view cue points after recording 1 During audio recording you can set a cue point on the fly at the desired point 2 During playback or while stopped you can set a cue point using the cue point list on the screen Viewing the cue point list Pressing the MARK CUE key while the unit is stopped brings up the CUE LIST sc...

Page 57: ...r al phanumeric key moves the cursor to the right automatically You can move the cursor position using the SKIP CURSOR keys Pressing the CLEAR FALSE START key clears the right next character to the cursor position To delete the whole label press the CLEAR FALSE START key repeatedly when the first character flashes On this list screen you can not only view cue points but also locate to a cue point ...

Page 58: ... a new cue point to the list Select a desired cue number which does not hold data By pressing the ENTER YES key time data of the current recorder position is set as the cue point In the example below Cue 05 is set when the current recorder position is 01h 58m 20s f sf LTC time Editing cue point data To edit cue point data use the MENU dial to select Position while Label is flashing and press the E...

Page 59: ... following procedure 1 Press the ENTER YES key while stopped to enter the MENU mode 2 Use the MENU dial to select the FILE SEL menu 3 Press the ENTER YES key Selecting a file using the SKIP CURSOR key When the Skip mode menu item in the SYS SETUP menu of the MENU mode is set to File you can select a desired file using the SKIP CURSOR key By default Skip mode is set to File If it is set to Cue set ...

Page 60: ... mode press the PLAY key Note The maximum cueing speed differs depending on the FS Bit and number of tracks of an audio file Depending on the condition the sound may be occasionally mute during cueing playback 3 Press the PLAY key to start playback of the selected audio file See page 51 for details about how to monitor the sound 4 To stop playback press the STOP HOME key The unit automatically sto...

Page 61: ... the setting Skipping through cue points You can quickly skip to a desired cue point on the current audio file By pressing the or SKIP CURSOR key while the unit is stopped you can skip to the next or previous cue point Therefore pressing the or key as many times as required skips to the desired cue point Note To skip through cue points using the and keys the Skip mode menu item in the SYS SETUP me...

Page 62: ...desired time value You can move the cursor position using the SKIP CURSOR keys Pressing the CLEAR FALSE START key resets the time value to 00h 00m 00s 00f 00sf You can enter the time value between 00h00m00s00f00sf and 23h 59m 59s f 99sf depends on the frame rate of the audio file 3 After entering the desired time value press the LOCATE EDIT TIME key The unit quickly locates to the point at the spe...

Page 63: ...me password setting 76 TCP IP Enable mode on off setting 76 Mac address checking 76 File transfer example between the DV824 and a PC 78 Time code recording playback the optional Model 8348 required 80 Recording time code 80 Frame rate setting 80 TC generator mode setting 80 Playing back time code 81 Time code output setting 81 Jam function the optional Model 8348 required 81 Executing jam function...

Page 64: ...mal playback Locating to the beginning or end of a disc see page 61 While stopped press the REWIND or F FWD key while holding down the STOP HOME key Locating to a desired time position see page 62 Press the SHIFT key followed by the LOCATE key Then enter the desired time value and press the LOCATE key Cueing playback see page 60 Press the REWIND or F FWD key during playback Track skip see page 61 ...

Page 65: ...he last track When playback of the last track ends the unit automatically stops This is the default When playback of the current track ends the unit automatically stops The unit plays back an audio CD from track 1 to the last track repeatedly It continues playback until you stop it 4 Use the MENU dial to select the desired mode and press the ENTER YES key to confirm your setting Now you complete s...

Page 66: ...starts from the LTC start time of the first audio file and jams the LTC of subsequent audio files therefore continuous LTC is output In the Song link mode you can also select Stop Mode from among List End Song Repeat and Off the default is Off The Stop mode decides how the unit stops link play See the next and the following pages for details You can link any audio files recorded with same FS on a ...

Page 67: ...le No 006 Silent Area Silent Area Silent Area Silent Area 01H00M00S00F 01H00M30S00F 01H01M00S00F 01H01M30S00F 01H02M00S00F 01H02M30S00F 01H03M00S00F 01H03M30S00F List play in Song Link mode Files are continuously played back with no gaps in order of date time when each file is added to the ALE file All files except the deleted file 005 are played back in order of date time i e 001 002 003 004 006 ...

Page 68: ...file entries exists on the disk the ALE file names are also listed as shown right To link audio file entries in an ALE file use the MENU dial to select the desired ALE file name and press the ENTER YES key 2 While All Link is highlighted press the ENTER YES key The display now shows the screen for setting Link Track max and the Link Mode By default Link Track max is set to the current Record track...

Page 69: ...t is Off which decides how the unit stops link play By selecting Song Link for Link Mode and pressing the ENTER YES key the current option of Link Mode starts flash ing and you can now select the desired option using the MENU dial After selecting the desired option using the MENU dial press the ENTER YES key to confirm your setting Off List End Song Repeat The unit continues playback until it reac...

Page 70: ... SKIP CURSOR key locates to the beginning of a linked audio file Using this function you can check which audio files are linked and in which order files are linked Locating to the beginning of the play list When the list play mode is active and the unit is stopped pressing the RE WIND key while holding down the STOP HOME key locates to the beginning of the first audio file of the link Locate ABS 0...

Page 71: ... video editor etc you must make necessary settings via the RS422 SETUP menu of the MENU mode by following the procedure below 1 While the unit is stopped press the ENTER YES key to enter the MENU mode 2 Use the MENU dial to select the RS422 SETUP menu and press the ENTER YES key The display now shows the RS422 menu screen for selecting a menu item By using the MENU dial to select a desired menu it...

Page 72: ...d plays Use the MENU dial to select On or Off and press the ENTER YES key to confirm your selection When connecting an editor to the unit select On Off The sync play does not function The unit does not lock to the incoming video reference On The sync play functions The unit locks to the incoming video reference Editor preset setting Global setting for editor connection You can preset the DV824 to ...

Page 73: ...RD 1 GND 2 HOT 3 COLD ON LINK TX RX ETHERNET DIGITAL I O AES EBU Connecting with a personal computer To connect the DV824 ETHERNET port to a personal computer use a cat egory 5 LAN cable conformed to 10BASE T and 100BASE TX If you connect the DV824 to a personal computer via a switching hub use straight cables between the DV824 and the switching hub and between the switching hub and the personal c...

Page 74: ...er name and password settings including blank 2 MakeTCP IP setting on the PC IP address 192 168 0 is a desired value between 1 and 254 Important You cannot assign the same IP address as the DV824 IP address Sub net mask Set the same value as the DV824 Default gateway No need to be set Note If it is not clear how to make the TCP IP setting see Help of your PC for details about the TCP IP setting 3 ...

Page 75: ...ring data relay the connec tion state open port number for data transfer ring at client side to server Format PORT IP1 IP2 IP3 IP4 P1 P2 IPx IP address Px port number represented by decimal number in every 1 byte unit TYPE Designating data type ASCII BECIDIC BI NARY LOCAL RETR Instructing server to transfer file though data connection STOR Instructing server to write data transferred through data ...

Page 76: ...he MENU mode appropriately See below for details of how to make TCP IP SETUP menu settings 1 While the unit is stopped press the ENTER YES key to enter the MENU mode 2 Use the MENU dial to select TCP IP SETUP and press the ENTER YES key The display now shows the screen for selecting the menu item IP address setting The IP Address menu item sets the IP Address on DV824 By selecting IP Address and p...

Page 77: ...e and pressing the ENTER YES key the display shows the screen for setting the login name and password by default both fields are blank By pressing the ENTER YES key again you can now edit the login name After entering the desired name using the MENU dial or alphanumeric keys press the ENTER YES key to confirm the setting Now you can enter the pass word Enter the desired password in the similar way...

Page 78: ...ee the instructions of the FTP application for details 1 Start up the WS FTP application The Session Properties dialog box in which current settings such as IP address are shown appears 2 Click on OK in the Session Properties dialog box You can now see the DV824 drive and the partitions of the optional hard disk drive if it is installed in the right window as below 3 Click on the desired drive In ...

Page 79: ...r You can now transfer an audio file from the DV824 to the PC or vice versa Transferring an audio file from the DV824 to the PC Highlight an audio file in the right window for the DV824 and click on The selected audio file is transferred from the DV824 right window to the PC left window Transferring an audio file from the PC to the DV824 Highlight an audio file in the left window for the PC and cl...

Page 80: ...l time clock time When recording the unit records time code which continues from the last time code value of the previous audio file If you change to a new disk which does not have any audio file and make recording the unit records time code which continues from the last time code value of the most recent audio file on the disk previously set When recording the unit records time code generated by ...

Page 81: ...During playback time code recorded on an audio file is played back to gether with audio signals and output from the TIME CODE OUTPUT con nector provided with the optional TC SYNC card The playback time code value is shown on the display when the time mode is set to LTC Time code output setting You can select the time code source fed from the TIME CODE OUT con nector between Repro playback time cod...

Page 82: ...e display now shows the TC SETUP menu screen 4 Press the ENTER YES key to execute the jam function The external time code is jammed into the internal time code and the jammed time code is counted up By default both the time value and userbit of the external time code are jammed However via the JAM mode menu item in the TC SETUP menu you can change this setting to jamming only the time code value o...

Page 83: ...RAM disk the copy data is erased Note While the auto copy mode is On and a DVD RAM disk is set to the DVD RAM drive if the partition you are going to record to is formatted in the DDR mode for dual drive recording dual recording takes priority to auto copy Note Editing the name or meta data of the file on the partition does not reflect to the data on the DVD RAM disk Selecting auto copy mode The f...

Page 84: ...d you can now select the desired auto copy mode By default Off flashes You can select from among Off BGRD Background and IMME Immedi ately 5 Use the MENU dial to select the desired option and press the ENTER YES key After the display shows Setup auto copy followed by Ready auto copy the selected mode is set The setting is stored to the DV824 flash ROM In this procedure example it is assumed that I...

Page 85: ... Finished is shown In the BGRD background mode even if no DVD RAM disk is set the DV824 makes recording to the partition In such a case the copy data remains internally after recording to the partition finishes therefore auto copy is executed when set ting a blank DVD RAM disk Note If you execute auto copy without setting a copy destination blank DVD RAM disk the copy data remains until turning of...

Page 86: ... selected and an audio file on a DVD RAM disk is loaded 1 While the unit is stopped press the ENTER YES key to enter the MENU mode The display now shows the MENU list screen 2 Use the MENU dial to select DISK UTILITY and press the ENTER YES key The display now shows the DISK UTILITY menu screen 3 Use the MENU dial to select Disk copy and press the ENTER YES key The display now shows the screen for...

Page 87: ...ded on a DVD RAM disk or hard disk partition to another DVD RAM disk or hard disk partition To execute the disk copy function use the File copy menu item in the DISK UTIL ITY menu of the MENU mode File copy function the optional Model 9057 required Making file copy The following procedure is assumed that the DVD RAM drive is selected and an audio file on a DVD RAM disk is loaded 1 While the unit i...

Page 88: ...r partition To deselect an audio file select the file with a checkmark and press the FILE SEL key again on the screen example below audio file 002 is selected 6 After making audio file selection press the ENTER YES key The DV824 starts file copy to the destination medium disk or partition During file copy the display shows estimated time and space remaining progress indication for file copy When f...

Page 89: ...isc set to the DVD RAM drive is automatically assigned as a mirror disk Therefore when making dual drive recording the mirror disk must be set to the drive Note You cannot record data only to the mirror disk To make it possible to record data only to the mirror disk reformat the current hard disk partition for normal recording via the Format menu item in the DISC UTIL ITY menu of the MENU mode The...

Page 90: ...e and press the ENTER YES key The current format mode Normal on the screen below flashes You can now select the desired mode 5 Use the MENU dial to select DDR and press the ENTER YES key The format mode is set to DDR and EXECUTE is highlighted 6 While EXECUTE is highlighted press the ENTER YES key The display shows the caution message before executing formatting As this caution message tells you i...

Page 91: ...he mirror disk in the background as well as recording to partition 2 PTO2 2 After completing recording press the STOP HOME key to stop recording If recording has not been successfully made immediately cancel by the False start function and make recording again Note To execute dual drive recording you must set a mirror disk to the DVD RAM disk drive If a wrong disk is set to the DVD RAM disk drive ...

Page 92: ...ync signal Time code Digital mixer Analog mixer or Preparations Before performing the chase function set the following Chasing 1 Set the system clock reference to Video You can set the system clock reference via the quick setup mode or the Sync clock menu item in the TC SETUP menu of the MENU mode see pages 47 and 127 2 Set the chase mode appropriately You can set the chase mode via the Chase mode...

Page 93: ...icated driver on the CD ROM supplied with the optional IEEE1394 USB card or a commercially available DVD RAM writing software application to your PC Also note that even if appropriate writing software is correctly installed the read write functions are limited depending on OS as below When connecting via the USB port Windows XP Windows 2000 Both Read and Write are possible when the supplied driver...

Page 94: ...824 differs Please refer to the instructions of the PC Note Depending on the OS the unmounted device may be immediately mounted again Therefore to stop using IEEE1394 disconnect the cable immediately after unmounting the unit Example of copying data to a computer hard disk In the following procedure we assume that the cable between the DV824 and the PC is connected and the IEEE1394 menu item in th...

Page 95: ...are ProTools in this example 2 Click on Audio on the Pro Tools screen to pop up the audio region list menu indicated by an arrow 1 3 Select and click on the Import Audio menu from the popup menu indicated by an arrow 2 4 Select and click on DV824 DVD or S001 on the desktop indicated by an arrow 3 The disk volume label example shown below is a default tentative name If you have edited the volume na...

Page 96: ...824 7 Select a saving file and click on Select indicated by an arrow 6 The computer starts saving the file to the selected file The saved file is added to the audio region list indicated by an arrow 7 4 5 5 6 Select Done Convert bwff 7 Select bwff The selected audio file is shown Click on Convert Click on Done Click on Select The saved file is shown ...

Page 97: ... Dialog setting window appears 9 Click on in the Spot Dialog setting window followed by OK indicated by an arrow 9 By clicking on the original time stamp time currently shown is set to the Start time Then clicking on OK starts importing audio data from the specified position Spot 8 9 9 The Spot Dialog window appears The currently displayed time of Original Time Stamp is set to the Start time Click...

Page 98: ...98 DVD Multitrack Recorder DV824 DVD Multitrack Recorder DV824 DVD Multitrack Recorder DV824 DVD Multitrack Recorder DV824 DVD Multitrack Recorder DV824 ...

Page 99: ...d Log Exchange file for exporting audio data of the DV824 to an AVID system as well as how to edit an existing ALE file Table of contents Creating a new ALE file 100 Adding audio file entries to an ALE file 103 Viewing and editing audio file entries 105 Viewing audio file entries 105 Adding an audio file entry to an existing ALE file 106 Deleting an audio file entry 106 Editing an ALE file 107 Edi...

Page 100: ...the DV824 list play function DVD RAM disk BWFF INFO Resume rsm wav wav wav ale ale You can create a new ALE file on a recorded DVD RAM disk In the procedure described below we assume that more than one audio file BWF is created on the DVD RAM disk set to the DV824 1 While the unit is stopped press the SHIFT key to light the SHIFT indicator followed by the LIST PLAY EDIT EDL key The unit enters the...

Page 101: ...ically when you create a new ALE file you make settings of menu items in the following order Video format Sample FREQ TAPE TC frame Drop frame With each menu item you can make editing setting as below Menu Delete ALE file Save ALE file Remake ALE Edit ALE name Video format Sample FRQ TAPE TC frame Drop frame Entry files Function Deletes an ALE file Saves an ALE file Remakes an ALE file Edits the n...

Page 102: ...desired characters for a reel number TAPE You can select from among 23 97 30 24 29 97 and 25 You can select between On and Off the default is Off The initial setting for each menu item except the Drop frame menu item reflects the setting of the audio file loaded before the unit enters the EDIT EDL FILE menu Notes If you set the TC frame menu to 29 97 set the Drop frame menu to On You can use the M...

Page 103: ...played back in the list play mode Only audio file entries whose FS match the FS set for the ALE file can be added When playing back audio file entries in the DV824 list play mode the condition follows the DV824 settings for the list play function regardless of the ALE file settings 1 While ALL TAKE ale is highlighted press the ENTER YES key The display now shows the screen for editing the ALE file...

Page 104: ...e ENTER YES key all audio file entries are shown on the screen you can scroll through the list by rotating the MENU dial If you select an individual audio file and press the ENTER YES key Sel next entry is shown and you can make another selection successively Note that the audio file entries added to the ALE file are omitted from the list After adding all desired files to the ALE file press the EX...

Page 105: ...ile ALL TAKE ale is highlighted press the ENTER YES key After showing Please wait the display shows the screen for editing an ALE file on which Remake ALE is highlighted 3 Use the MENU dial to select Entry files and press the ENTER YES key The screen now shows the entry list in which you can scroll through audio file entries by rotating the MENU dial While the file entry list above is shown you ca...

Page 106: ...y all all available files are added 3 After adding all desired audio file to the ALE file press the EXIT NO key The display returns to show the entry list screen 4 Press the EXIT NO key twice The display shows the screen for resaving the edited ALE file on which Are you sure flashes 5 Press the ENTER YES key to resave the ALE file To exit the EDIT EDL FILE menu press the EXIT NO key repeatedly Del...

Page 107: ...n the ALE list example below ALL TAKE ale is shown 2 While ALL TAKE ale is highlighted press the ENTER YES key After showing Please wait the display changes to show the screen for ALE file editing 3 Use the MENU dial to select Edit ALE name and press the ENTER YES key The display now shows the screen for file name editing on which the leftmost character of the current name flashes Use the SKIP CUR...

Page 108: ...it the display shows the screen for editing an ALE file on which Remake ALE is highlighted 3 While Remake ALE is highlighted press the ENTER YES key The display now shows the screen for selecting the remaking Type by default Renewal flashes You can select the Type option between Renewal and Circle Take 4 Select the desired type and press the ENTER YES key If you select Renewal the DV824 immediatel...

Page 109: ...While the unit is stopped press the SHIFT key to light the SHIFT indicator followed by the LIST PLAY EDIT EDL key The unit enters the EDIT EDL FILE menu and the display now shows the ALE screen for selecting an ALE file On the example screen below ALL TAKE ale is shown 2 While ALL TAKE ale is highlighted and press the ENTER YES key After showing Please wait the display shows the screen for editing...

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Page 111: ...ersion checking Version 124 TC SETUP menu 125 Basic procedure for using the DISK UTILITY menu 126 System clock selection Sync clock 127 TC frame rate selection Frame rate 127 Generator mode selection Gen mode 128 Internal TC generator setting Set Gen TC 128 Jam mode setting JAM mode 129 User bit setting Gen Ubit 129 Time code output source selection Sel TC Out 130 Default LTC start time setting De...

Page 112: ...page 76 for details This menu includes menu items regarding settings for controlling the unit via RS422 Four menu items are available See page 71 for details This menu allows you to select an audio file You can directly enter this menu simply by pressing the FILE SEL key See page 59 for details This menu allows you to select a drive partition You can directly enter this menu by pressing the FILE S...

Page 113: ... Number Date Take Take Max 247 characters Note Up to 55 characters are valid for BWF 001 999 001 TRK1 TRK 8 Up to 16 characters can be entered track1 8 00001 99999 00001 1 2 4 5 6 8 8 22k 16 44k 16 44k 24 48k 16 48k 24 88k 24 96k 24 48k 24 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2G 4G 4G Analog Digital Analog CH1 2 CH3 4 CH5 6 CH7 8 Digital Analog Digital Analog Digital Analog Digital Analog Digital Digital Digital Digit...

Page 114: ...ENU dial to select the desired menu item and press the ENTER YES key The display now shows the first level screen of the selected menu item Selecting a menu item with on the right brings up the second level screen If you select a menu item without the current setting flashes and you can now make selection on the first level screen For details of setting for each item see the following pages Exampl...

Page 115: ...BER with wav the file extension is the file name The TAKE NUMBER is incremented automatically each time recording is made Example Last_Scene 001 wav Last_Scene 002 wav Default file name SCENE NAME TAKE NUMBER setting If you set the File name mode to Take and press the ENTER YES key the screen prompts you to enter the SCENE NAME You can enter a desired scene name using the MENU dial or alphanumeric...

Page 116: ...in the DISK UTILITY menu see page 143 The Next event No menu item sets the event number in the description information of an audio file The event number is recorded to each file as fEVENT information in the BWF BEXT Chunk Description The setting is stored in the System ROM of the unit Select the Next event No menu item and press the ENTER YES key The next event number setting starts flashing and y...

Page 117: ...EN ABS TC IN 0 LTC 12 8 18 20 The Record FS Bit menu item sets the recording sampling frequency and bit length You can also make the setting via the quick setup mode on the Home screen The setting is stored to the Flash ROM of the unit Notes If you use a 2x or less 4 7GB disk we do not recommend 44 1k 48k 24 bit 8 track and 88 2k 96k 24bit 4 track recording You can select from among the following ...

Page 118: ...pecially for exporting audio file data of the unit to your PC because each PC has the limitation of the volume of a file to be imported The setting is stored to the Flash ROM of the unit Select the Max file length menu item and press the ENTER YES key The current setting starts flashing and you can now select the desired option You can select from among 2GB and 4GB the default is 4GB Pull up down ...

Page 119: ... the ENTER YES key The display goes down to the DIGITAL IN SELECT screen On this screen you can select the input channel sources of four channel pairs Use the MENU dial to select a desired channel pair to be edited and press the ENTER YES key The current setting Analog or Digital starts flashing You can select between Digital and Analog By default all channel pairs are set to Digital Note You can ...

Page 120: ...ng starts flashing and you can now select the desired time IEC 60958 AES EBU format digital signal is output AES EBU SPDIF IEC 60958 S P DIF format digital signal is output Selectable between AES EBU and S P DIF the default is AES EBU You can select time between 1 sec and 10 sec in one second steps the default is 10 sec Note If you execute pre recording at 88 2k or 96k FS the pre recording time au...

Page 121: ...and end pop tone On Off settings Use the MENU dial to select a desired setting item and press the ENTER YES key The cur rent setting starts flashing All input monitor automatically turns on except during playback and cueing Selectable between 1sec and 30sec in one second steps the default is 10sec No slate or pop tone is recorded Selectable from among Off TONE and 4 POP TONE the default is Off TON...

Page 122: ...n is selected you can clear the peak hold indication by pressing the CLEAR key You can select from among 20 dB 18 dB or 12 dB the default is 20dB The reference level setting is reflected to the level meters 5 6 7 8 0L dB 60 4 16 30 40 1 2 3 4 0 12 8 18 20 Peak hold time setting Peak hold Reference level setting Reference level The associated level indicator with the selected level is lit The 1 kHz...

Page 123: ...ct the diagnoses menu item and press the ENTER YES key The current setting starts flashing and you can now select the desired option Creates a diagnoses file which logs errors during recording etc On Off Does not create a diagnoses file Diagnoses file setting diagnoses You can select between File and Cue the default is File Use the MENU dial to select the desired option and press the ENTER YES key...

Page 124: ... menu item and press the ENTER YES key The current setting starts flashing and you can now select the desired option ROM version checking Version To exit the MENU mode press the STOP HOME key A US keyboard can be connected This is the default US JAPAN A Japanese keyboard can be connected Use the MENU dial to select the desired option and press the ENTER YES key to confirm your setting Press the ST...

Page 125: ... set to Free Run or Rec Run Executes Force Jam to external time code while the generator mode is set to Free Run Selects userbit of output time code User Selects output time code source Repro Sets the default LTC start time when no external time code is fed to the unit 1h 00m 00s Default Selects the time code frame rate 25 Sets the LTC start time of a playback file Sets userbit of playback time co...

Page 126: ...thout the current setting flashes and you can now make selection on the first level screen For details of setting for each item see the following pages 2 Use the MENU dial to select TC SETUP and press the ENTER YES key The display now shows the TC SETUP menu screen Sync clock is initially highlighted Basic procedure for using the TC SETUP menu Example of a menu item which has the second level scre...

Page 127: ...ernal clock as the system master clock You can also set the system clock reference using the quick setup mode INT Digi in Video Word The unit is referenced to external video clock received from the WORD INPUT connector available only when the optional TC SYNC card is installed The unit is referenced to the internal clock master default setting The unit is referenced to digital audio input signal T...

Page 128: ...un 24H Run Ext Run Free Run When recording the unit records the incoming external time code If the TC SYNC card is not installed or the unit does not receive external time code the unit always records the Default LTC start time at the beginning of the file When recording the unit records time code which continues from the last time code value of the previous audio file If you change to a new disk ...

Page 129: ...ng the procedure below 3 Enter the desired time code value and userbit value and press the ENTER YES key to confirm your setting Pressing the CLEAR key clears the time value to zero Use the MENU dial or the alphanumeric keys to enter a desired value and use the SKIP CURSOR keys to move the cursor position When the editing screen as shown on the right above is shown In the Rec Run mode pressing the...

Page 130: ...te The JAM mode menu item setting is effective only when the optional TC SYNC card is installed When it is not installed Void No TC Card is shown and you cannot make setting BOTH TC UBIT Only time code data is jammed For userbit the userbit data of the internal generator is used Both time code and userbit data are jammed default setting Only the userbit data is jammed For time code the time code d...

Page 131: ... the Default LTC start menu item you can set the desired default LTC start time value the initial setting is 1h 00m 00s This value is used when the generator mode is set to Ext Run but no external time code is fed to the unit 1 Select the Default LTC start menu item and press the ENTER YES key The current LTC start time is shown initially 1h 00m 00s is shown 2 Press the ENTER YES key again The sec...

Page 132: ... this LTC in Digidesign Pro Tools export the audio file to Pro Tools and make User Time Code effec tive 1 Select the Edit LTC start menu item and press the ENTER YES key The LTC start time recorded on the current file is shown 2 Press the ENTER YES key again Initially the subframe value flashes and you can now edit the LTC start time 3 After editing the start time press the ENTER YES key to confir...

Page 133: ...on You can select the desired userbit from the following SSSSSSRR RRREEEEE BG_756 RRR BG_54321 EEEEE BG_756432 SSSSSS BG_10 RR DDMMYYff BG_76 DD day BG_54 MM month BG_32 YY year BG_10 ff EUR SSSSSSTT BG_756432 SSSSSS BG_01 TT BWF UBIT Outputs the userbit in the BWF descriptor information EEEEE EVENT No Only the lower five figures of the numeral information in the event information recorded on BWF ...

Page 134: ...f TC sel menu item you can select the time code reference between LTC and Biphase pulse Note The Ref TC sel menu item setting is effective only when the optional TC SYNC card is installed When it is not installed Void No TC Card is shown and you cannot make setting LTC BiPhase The unit is referenced to BiPhase pulse fed to the BI PHASE INPUT connector The unit is referenced to LTC fed to the TIME ...

Page 135: ...e The unit does not rechase the time code even if it runs out of sync to the time code default setting Frame Sync In this mode after the unit locks to the incoming time code it continues to check the incoming time code and control the speed to keep locking to the incoming time code by using the small amount of varispeed which is inaudible The unit rechases the incoming time code if it runs out of ...

Page 136: ...Press the ENTER YES key again Initially the subframe value of the Edit offset flashes and you can now edit the offset value 3 Use the MENU dial or the alphanumeric keys to enter the desired offset value and press the ENTER YES key to confirm your setting Use the SKIP CURSOR keys to move the cursor position You can set a value between 12h00m00s f00sf and 11h59m59s f99sf is one smaller than the fram...

Page 137: ...he ENTER YES key If you do not press the ENTER YES key and exit the MENU mode the trimming operation is ignored and the value returns to the previous one The trimming is reflected to the offset value shown on the screen Note You can trim the chase offset only when the unit is chasing an external machine and locking to the master In other conditions you cannot execute the following opera tion Catch...

Page 138: ...d is installed When it is not installed Void No TC Card is shown and you cannot make setting Resetting the current film position to the start time This item is used to reset the current position to the start time In the Bi phase setup screen the following items are shown The current bi phase position The start position of bi phase time The number of pulses per frame The film leader length and film...

Page 139: ...he Flash ROM of the unit Setting the number of pulses per frame You can set the number of pulses per frame within the range between 1 and 100 the default is 1 1 Use the MENU dial to highlight Frame Par Pulse and press the ENTER YES key The current setting starts flashing and you can now edit it 2 Use the MENU dial or the alphanumeric keys to enter the desired value and press the ENTER YES key to c...

Page 140: ...o Rec Protect Resume Part Protect Menu item Setting function Edits the audio file name Deletes an unnecessary file Restores a deleted file Optimizes a DVD RAM disk or a partition of the optional hard disk drive Edits a reel No volume label of an audio file S0001 Selects on off of the record protection of an audio file Off Selects on off of the resume function of an audio file Off Default Views aud...

Page 141: ...u item without the current setting flashes and you can now make selection on the first level screen For details of setting for each item see the following pages 2 Use the MENU dial to highlight DISK UTILITY and press the ENTER YES key The display now shows the DISK UTILITY menu screen Basic procedure for using the DISK UTILITY menu The basic procedure for using the DISK UTILITY menu is as describe...

Page 142: ...he SKIP CURSOR keys to move the cursor position and use the MENU dial or the alphanumeric keys to enter a desired character By pressing the CLEAR key repeatedly when the cursor is pointing the leftmost character you can clear the whole name 3 After entering the name press the ENTER YES key to confirm your setting The unit exits the MENU mode and the display shows the Home screen Note If you enter ...

Page 143: ...le creation date year month day 4 File creation time hour minute second 5 LTC start time information LTC time at the beginning of recording 6 LTC end time information LTC time at the end of recording 7 Duration information of audio area shown in time code 8 File occupying space Viewing file information Viewing descriptor information Edit descriptor is the Edit Sequence Descriptor function You can ...

Page 144: ...ta data Line No Contents Details 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 fUBITS fSCENE fTAKE fTAPE fEVENT fTRK1 fTRK2 fNOTE The user bit used when recording time code is recorded by default When creating a file the character string before in the file name is set as a SCENE by default When creating a file the three digit number between and the file extension in the file name is set as a TAKE number by default When...

Page 145: ...ENTER YES key to confirm your setting 5 To edit another descriptor information item carry out the same procedure as above repeatedly 1 Select New line at the bottom and press the ENTER YES key You are now ready for entering a new item Carry out the same procedure as above for entering a new item Adding descriptor information You can add a new descriptor information item to the current information ...

Page 146: ...disk after deleting a file the file can not be restored anymore A file completely deleted from a disk is shown as Deleted File 1 Select Delete file and press the ENTER YES key The display goes down to the DELETE FILE screen on which the current file number and file name are shown while Sure flashes 2 Press the ENTER YES again The unit starts deleting the current audio file While executing deleting...

Page 147: ...ile which can be restored exists No Deleted File is shown Notes If you optimize a DVD RAM disk or a hard disk partition the deleted files cannot be restored anymore because the hidden files are completely deleted A file deleted by computer operation cannot be restored 2 Select a file you want to restore using the MENU dial and press the ENTER YES key The unit restores the file After Completed is s...

Page 148: ...leted files cannot be restored anymore because the hidden files are completely deleted 1 Select Optimize disk and press the ENTER YES key The CAUTION screen appears on which Are you sure flashes To cancel optimizing the disk press the EXIT NO key 2 Press the ENTER YES again The display now shows the OPTIMIZING screen The disk or partition remaining space for completing is shown in MB as well as by...

Page 149: ...el of the selected medium By default the following numbers are set as the reel numbers DVD RAM S001 PT01 S002 PT02 S003 PT08 S009 Format Mode Physical Format Selects the format mode between Normal and DDR If the optional hard disk drive is not installed Normal is the only option When the optional hard disk drive is installed and you are going to perform Dual Drive Recording to a hard disk partitio...

Page 150: ... by the Drive item as well as a DVD RAM disk set to the DVD RAM drive is formatted in the DDR mode After executing formatting in this mode the DVD RAM disk is designated as a mirror disk for Dual Drive Recording Dual Drive Recording records the same audio data to both the partition and DVD RAM disk simultaneously When formatting a partition in the DDR mode you must set a DVD RAM disk to the DVD RA...

Page 151: ...artition A DVD RAM disk or a hard disk partition is formatted in a simple manner We recommend selecting this option for a relatively new DVD RAM disk or a hard disk partition The DV824 also performs simple inspection of dirt dust and defect on a DVD RAM disk when formatting 1 While EXECUTE is highlighted press the ENTER YES key The CAUTION message appears and Are you sure flashes To cancel formatt...

Page 152: ...edit the reel number Note If you edit the reel number volume label of the partition used for Dual Drive Recording the edited result is also reflected to the DVD RAM disk for Dual Drive Recording 2 Use the MENU dial or the alphanumeric keys to enter a desired reel number Use the SKIP CURSOR keys to move the cursor position When using the alphanumeric keys for entering characters pressing any other ...

Page 153: ...Note When a software protected audio file is loaded the icon is shown in the status information area on the Home screen as shown below If the current DVD RAM disk is hardware protected the icon is shown beside the reel number area as shown below Record protection On Off setting Rec protect Note The DV824 can protect each partition of the optional hard disk drive See Partition protection On Off set...

Page 154: ...Resume Partition protection On Off setting Part protect Note When a protected partition is loaded the icon is shown beside the partition number on the Home screen as well as beside the partition name on the drive select screen as shown below Note If the optional hard disk drive is not installed or a partition is not selected as the current drive is shown Use the MENU dial to select On or Off and p...

Page 155: ... ENTER YES key The unit enters the MENU mode and the MENU list screen is shown 2 Use the MENU dial to highlight LOAD SETUP and press the ENTER YES key The display now shows the LOAD USER SETUP screen for selecting a desired user or default setup box 3 Use the MENU dial to select the desired box and press the ENTER YES key The data is immediately loaded After Completed is shown the display returns ...

Page 156: ...rrent setting is saved 3 Use the MENU dial to select the desired box and press the ENTER YES key Now you can enter the user box name The first character of the current box name in the example below U of User0 flashes User box selection You can select between Box No0 and Box No6 User box name entry You can enter up to eight ASCII characters You can clear the current name be pressing the CLEAR key r...

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Page 158: ...el 24 dBu PHONES Connector 6mm dia stereo phone jack Applicable load impedance More than 8Ω Maximum output level 100 mW at 32Ω DIGITAL I O for channels 1 through 8 Connector D sub 25 pin Format Input IEC 60958 S P DIF or IEC 60958 AES EBU auto selection Output IEC 60958 S P DIF or IEC 60958 AES EBU The format of an output signal is selected in the Digital out menu of the SYS SETUP menu WORD INPUT ...

Page 159: ...44 1kHz 48kHz 20 Hz to 40 kHz 2 dB fs 88 2kHz 96kHz Signal to Noise Ratio Line Input gain 4dBu 105dB ADC DAC 24bit ref 20dBFS fs 48kHz typical Dynamic Range 105dB ADC DAC 24bit ref 20dBFS fs 48kHz typical Reference Recording Level 12dB 18dB 20dB selected the MENU mode T H D Less than 0 006 1kHz 1dB ADC DAC 24bit ref 20dBFS fs 48kHz typical Cue Point Chunk 100 Recording Medium 5x DVD RAM optional i...

Page 160: ...E FALSE START SKIP CURSOR CLEAR LOCATE TUV 8 WXYZ 9 ALL INPUT SAFE RDY LIST PLAY JKL 5 EDIT EDL PUSH MENU ENTER YES MNO 6 CHASE DEF 3 2 ABC QUICK SET FILE SEL PRE REC EXIT NO DRV PAT SHIFT space GHI 4 1 TIME SEL 7 PQRS CONTRAST MARK CUE symbol 0 REC END ABS 0 RECORD STOP HOME F FWD REWIND PLAY OPEN CLOSE DVD HD ACCESS ANALOG OUTPUT BALANCED 4dBu ANALOG INPUT BALANCED 4dBu 1 GND 2 NC 3 NC 4 12V THR...

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