Fostex MR-8MKII, Owner'S Manual

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MR-8mkII Owner’s Manual (Data export to a personal computer)
The MR-8mkII is equipped with the USB port for direct connection to a personal computer using
a USB cable.
The USB connection allows you to export the stereo WAV file data, which is converted from a pair
of mono WAV files on tracks 7/8, to your computer. The exported data can be played back or
edited using a computer's music software application, or used as a source when burning an
original audio CD using a CD-R/RW drive. You can also use this exporting capability for backing
up data to a personal computer when the remaining space of the CompactFlash
TM Card becomes
small.
Connection to a personal computer
Connect the [USB] port of the MR-8mkII to
the USB port of a personal computer using a
USB cable, as shown above (A USB cable is not
supplied with the MR-8mkII.).
Windows Me/2000/XP machine supporting USB
connection
USB cable
<Note>: Only Windows Me, 2000 and XP comput-
ers, as well as Macintosh computers with OS X or
higher, can be used with the MR-8mkII. Other com-
puters cannot be used.
Check your computer before making connection.
Notes on exporting a file
<Note on backup>
When exporting song data on the CompactFlash TM
Card to a personal computer for backup, always
export the whole song folder. You cannot export
individual track data. See “Archiving a song” on
page 121 for details about song data backup.
<Notes on USB connection with Mac OS>
When making USB connection with a Macintosh
computer, note that only Mac OS X or higher is
supported. Do not connect to a Macintosh com-
puter with the earlier version. The song data on
the MR-8mkII may be damaged.
POWER USB FOOT SW
ON
DC IN
LIGHT OFF
12V
INPUT A SELECT
INT MIC
GUITAR
MIC/LINE
PC
<Caution>:
Use the [USB] port for connection to a personal
computer. Do not connect the [USB HOST] port to
a personal computer.
<Note>:
You can export only a stereo WAV file
which is converted from a pair of mono WAV
files on tracks 7/8, as described earlier in "WAV
file conversion". A mono WAV file or undo file
cannot be exported to a personal computer.
See the next page for details about the export-
able files.
<Card protection>
By default, the “card protect” function which
is effective in the USB mode is set to “On”.
In this condition, the MR-8mkII can export data
to a personal computer but cannot import data
from a computer. This is for protecting the
MR-8mkII CompactFlash
TM Card from import-
ing a file from a computer inappropriately and
destroying the MR-8mkII song data.
You can enable or disable this function, how-
ever, we recommend using the MR-8mkII by
setting it to “On”.
If you use the MR-8mkII by setting the “card
protect” function to “Off”, read “Archiving a
song” on page 121 before using. See page 120
for details about how to make the “card pro-
tection” setting.
Exporting data to a personal computer
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[USB] port