You'll need to find and download a manual online, if you don't already have one (I would first check the Fostex website, "downloads", "manuals" or possibly something like "support"). Once you have a manual, read it. Then, plug in a microphone and make a recording - making sure to follow what the manual instructs you to do.Seriously, you should get in there and make some mistakes (first step of learning), before asking for help. Then you can focus your questions to reflect what you can't figure out yourself. Nobody is going to want to help you if you don't narrow your questions to some more specific area.Everybody has to start somewhere. Apparently, you're starting here.