User Guide

Fostex PD4 Software V2.41 – updated by Sandy MacRae 15:10:03
No. Name Function Display Opt Description
00* Version off
01 Main CPU version
02 Main CPU date
03 Front CPU version
001 VER
Display ROM / CPU Version
00 1V Er 00
04 Transport mechanism version
00 30 seconds
01 1 minute
02 2 minutes
03* 3 minutes
04 4 minutes
05 5 minutes
06 10 minutes
104 PCT
Pause Key Cancel Time Select
10 4P cT 03
07 20 minutes
00* AES/EBU output format
105 DOF
Digital Output Format Select
10 5d of 00
01 S/P DIF output format
00* AUTO ID OFF
01 ON: S-ID is recorded when RECORD key is pressed
106 AID
Auto S-ID / P-No. Recording
10 6A id 00
02 ON: S-ID is recorded when detecting a SIGNAL
00 All OFF
01* ON: Battery error, Tape low, Peak over, BER error, Ext. TC off
110 ETN
Error Tone Output Select
11 0e Tn 01
02 ON: Battery error, Tape low only
00 - Minimum contrast level
111 LCD
LCD Contrast Select
11 1L Cd 07
07* Maximum contrast level
00 OFF
01 1 second
02 2 seconds
03* 3 seconds
04 4 seconds
05 5 seconds
06 6 seconds
07 7 seconds
08 8 seconds
112 PHT
Level Meter Peak Hold Time
11 2P H7 03
09 9 seconds
00* PAUSE function only
113 PSM
Pause Key Mode Select
11 3P SM 00
01 Alternates between PAUSE and STOP
00* Functions only when MIC is selected
114 LIM
Limiter Switch Function Select
11 4L 1M 00
01 Functions for both MIC and LINE
00* Mute function OFF
116 RMM
Record Monitor Speaker Mute Select
11 6r MM 00
01 Mute function ON
00 1%
01* 3%
117 PEL
PCM Error LED Level Select
11 7P EL 01
02 5%
00* OFF (Analogue Line Out does not follow Monitor Switch)
118 LMS
Line Out Monitor Switch Select
11 8L MS 00
01 ON (Analogue Line Out follows Monitor Switch)
00 10.0 V
01* 10.5 V (NiCad)
02 11.0 V
03 11.5 V
04 12.0 V
05 12.5 V (Lithium Ion)
119 BAL
Battery Alarm Voltage Level
11 9b aL 01
06 13.0 V
00 -20 dB
01 -30 dB
02* -40 dB
201 AIL
Auto ID Record Level Select
(Function 106 set to AUTO 02)
20 1A iL 02
03 -55 dB
00 300 ms
01 600 ms
02* 900 ms
03 1.2 s
202 AIT
Auto ID Record Time Select
(Function 106 set to AUTO 02)
20 2A i7 02
04 1.5 s
00* Playback Frame Rate at the RECORDED Frame Rate
401 TCF
Playback TC Frame Rate Select
40 17 CF 00
01 Playback Frame Rate set by FRAME RATE switch
00* Timecode is not output in PAUSE
403 STC
Still TC Output Select
40 3S 7C 00
01 Timecode will be output in PAUSE
00* Automatically switch to GENERATOR
408 TCO
TC Output Select in PAUSE or STOP
40 87 Co 00
01 Source remains the TAPE
00* Roll/YY/MM/DD
01 DD/MM/YY/Roll
02 MM/DD/YY/Roll
03 Event No./Roll
04 User Definable
411 UBD
User Bit Order Display
41 1v db 00
05 YY/MM/DD/Roll
00* TC and User Bits are jammed
01 TC ONLY is Jammed - User Bits remain as PD-4
412 JAM
JAM Key Function Select
41 2J AM 00
02 User Bits ONLY are jammed - TC remains as PD-4
801 MRS
Memory Reset
80 1M rS 00
00 Reset all functions to DEFAULT Values
* Default Setting My Setting