Go to page of
A good user manual
The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Fostex MR-8HD/CD, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.
What is an instruction?
The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Fostex MR-8HD/CD one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.
Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Fostex MR-8HD/CD. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.
What should a perfect user manual contain?
First and foremost, an user manual of Fostex MR-8HD/CD should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Fostex MR-8HD/CD
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Fostex MR-8HD/CD item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Fostex MR-8HD/CD item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards
Why don't we read the manuals?
Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Fostex MR-8HD/CD alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Fostex MR-8HD/CD, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Fostex service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Fostex MR-8HD/CD.
Why one should read the manuals?
It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Fostex MR-8HD/CD item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.
After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.
Table of contents for the manual
-
Page 1
8588 086 000 (449478) MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual Ho w to use the CD-R/R W drive This manual is supplement of the MR-8HD/CD owner's manual. It describes how to use the CD-R/RW drive built in the MR-8HD/CD, as well as an external CD-R/RW drive connected to the [USB HOST] port of the MR-8HD/CD. Before you use a CD-R/RW drive, read this supple[...]
-
Page 2
MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual T able of contents Please read bef ore using ..........................................................................................3 Usable discs .....................................................................................................3 Handling of discs ................................................[...]
-
Page 3
MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual Before using the internal CD-R/RW drive of the MR-8HD/CD (or an external CD-R/RW drive), read the following. Usable discs Only discs with any of the following logos can be used with the internal CD-R/RW drive of the MR-8HD/CD (or an external CD-R/RW drive connected to the MR-8HD/CD [USB HOST] port). Recordable ReWrita[...]
-
Page 4
MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual T rac k data whic h can be recorded to a CD-R/R W disc You can record a stereo WAV file converted from two mono files on tracks 7 and 8 (final mixed-down files) to a CD-R/RW disc in the CD-DA format. Mixed-down files on tracks 7 and 8 can be created by in either of the following track bouncing methods. (1) Bouncing tr[...]
-
Page 5
MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual Bef ore creating an audio CD (playing bac k a stereo W A V file) The unit provides the " 2 MIX file playbac k mode ". In this mode, you can playback a stereo WAV file converted for creating an audio CD in the CD-DA format. You can not only check the file but also set CUE points for track division. <Note&g[...]
-
Page 6
MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual Pla ying bac k a stereo W A V file While the Home screen of the " 2 MIX file playbac k mode " is shown, pressing the [PLAY] key plays back the stereo WAV file. The L and R channels of the stereo WAV file are assigned to tracks 1 and 2 respectively. The L and R playback levels of the stereo WAV file are contr[...]
-
Page 7
MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual 1) While the unit is stopped, press the [ST ORE] key . The display now shows the CUE list screen. <Note>: The distance between two adjacent CUE points must be over four seconds. If you attempt to set a new CUE point within four sec- onds after or before another existing CUE point, "Error Overlap Position!&q[...]
-
Page 8
MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual You can edit a CUE position (time) by fol- lowing the procedure below, which is simi- lar to the procedure for entering a CUE la- bel as described above. The following as- sumes that the CUE list screen is shown. 1) Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select the CUE you want to edit and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. 2) Use th[...]
-
Page 9
MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual Creating an audio CD using the internal CD-R/R W drive Using the internal CD-R/RW drive, you can burn a stereo WAV file in the " 2 MIX folder " to a CD-R/RW disc for creating an audio CD in the CD-DA format. By finalizing a burned disc, you can play it back by a common CD player. MIN MAX 10 0 LR 10 0 LR 10 0[...]
-
Page 10
MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual About "T rac k at once" and "Disk at once" The MR-8HD/CD provides two burning modes for creating an audio CD in the CD-DA format. "T rack at once" The unit burns a stereo WAV file to a CD-R/RW disc as a track. You can burn an additional track at a later time until the disc is finalized. E[...]
-
Page 11
MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual <Note>: When more than one stereo WA V file is stored in the "2 MIX folder" (as shown in the example below), you can use the [MENU/EN- TER] knob to select a desired file for "CD Burn" (The maximum number of displayed files in the list is ten). 6) Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select the desire[...]
-
Page 12
MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual 9) Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select “[EXECUTE]” and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. The display now shows the status of finalizing. When finalizing is completed, " Completed! " is shown and the disc is automatically ejected from the CD-R/RW drive. <Note>: Once you finalize a disc written in the &qu[...]
-
Page 13
MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual Viewing the T OC inf ormation You can view the TOC information of a burned disc both before finalizing and after finalizing (for a disc burned by " Disk at once ", you can view the TOC only after finalizing, of course). It is recommended to check the remaining time (the recordable time left) from the TOC inf[...]
-
Page 14
MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual Vie wing the T OC information after finalizing The following assumes that a disc automatically finalized after " Disk at once " writing or a disc finalized after " T rack at once " writing is ejected from the internal CD-R/RW drive, while the display shows the CD-RW menu screen where " CD Fina[...]
-
Page 15
MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual Impor ting trac k data on a CD-D A disc You can import (copy) track data on a CD-DA (audio CD) disc (including a commercially available audio CD) to a stereo track pair (1/2, 3/4, 5/6 or 7/8) of the currently loaded song. When importing track data, data is converted to a pair of mono WAV files. In the following descri[...]
-
Page 16
MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual 4) Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select "Source CD TNO=**" and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. You can now select the desired track number of the CD-DA disc. 5) Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select the desired track number and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. The display now highlights " Source CD TNO=** ".[...]
-
Page 17
MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual MIN MAX 10 0 LR 10 0 LR 10 0 LR R L MIN MAX LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC REC SELECT 01 0 1 2 3 4 5/6 MASTER MAX MAX MIN MIN 7/8 LOCATE REC END A-B PLAY LOCATE ABS ZERO PLAY STOP RECORD REWIND F FWD GUIDE RHYTHM CONTRAST 1-8 > SONG NEW 1-6 > 7/8 1-4 > 5/6 STEREO WAV FILE BOUNCE POWERFUL MASTERING B / OU[...]
-
Page 18
MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual 3) Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select "Song Export " and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. The display now shows the screen for setting the start time, end time and exported tracks. The display now highlights “ [EXECUTE] ”. By default, these items are set as follows. • Start time: The beginning of a song ([...]
-
Page 19
MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual MIN MAX 10 0 LR 10 0 LR 10 0 LR R L MIN MAX LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC REC SELECT 01 0 1 2 3 4 5/6 MASTER MAX MAX MIN MIN 7/8 LOCATE REC END A-B PLAY LOCATE ABS ZERO PLAY ST OP RECORD REWIND F FWD GUIDE RHYTHM CONTRAST 1-8 > SONG NEW 1-6 > 7/8 1-4 > 5/6 STEREO WAV FILE BOUNCE POWERFUL MASTERING B / O[...]
-
Page 20
MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual 1) While the unit is stopped, press the [MENU/ENTER] knob to enter the MENU mode. The display now shows the first page of the menu selection screen. 2) Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select "CD-R W " on the second page and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. The display now shows the CD-RW menu screen. 3) Use the [ME[...]
-
Page 21
MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual The following procedure shows how to set a file to be imported to " TR06 ". To set a file to " TR07 " or " TR08 ", follow the similar procedure. 1) Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select "TR06" and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. The display now shows the screen for selecting a file t[...]
-
Page 22
MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual INPUT A SEL USB USB HOST AC-IN DIGITAL OUT FOOT SW MIDI OUT GTR CLEAN MIC/LINE GTR DIST Impor tant! CD-R/R W drives whic h can be connected to the MR-8HD/CD You can connect the MR-8HD/CD [USB HOST] port to any CD-R/RW drive which has a [USB] port and can be powered by AC main or batteries. The MR-8HD/CD does not provi[...]
-
Page 23
MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual 1) Connect the MR-8HD/CD to the CD-R/R W drive using a USB cable. 2) While the MR-8HD/CD is stopped, press the [MENU/ENTER] knob to enter the MENU mode. The display now shows the first page of the menu selection screen. 3) Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select "USB HOST " on the second page and press the [MENU[...]
-
Page 24
MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual 6) Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select the desired W A V file and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. The unit starts writing the file to the CD-R/RW disc. Depending on the selected burning mode, either of the following screens is shown. While the unit is writing data to the disc, " Writing... " is popped up and &q[...]
-
Page 25
MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual 10) Press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. The display returns to the USB HOST menu screen, where " CD Finalize " is highlighted. 9) Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select "[EXECUTE]" and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. The display now shows the status of finalizing. When finalizing is completed, " Completed [...]
-
Page 26
MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual Viewing the T OC inf ormation You can view the TOC information of a burned disc both before finalizing and after finalizing (for a disc burned by " Disk at once ", you can view the TOC only after finalizing, of course). It is recommended to check the remaining time (the recordable time left) from the TOC inf[...]
-
Page 27
MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual Vie wing the T OC information after finalizing The following assumes that a disc automatically finalized after " Disk at once " writing or a disc finalized after " T rack at once " writing is ejected from an external CD-R/RW drive, while the display shows the CD-RW menu screen where " CD Final[...]
-
Page 28
MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual FOSTEX CO . 3-2-35 Musashino, Akishima-shi, T okyo, Japan 196-0021 FOSTEX AMERICA 13701 Cimarron Avenue, Gardena, CA 90249 U.S.A. © PRINTED IN CHINA AUGUST 2006 8588 086 000 (449478)[...]