Sony MDM-X4 operating instructions Display, 10EN

Names and Functions of Parts

!¦ RHSL (Rehearsal) key This key has two functions:

• Record rehearsal (rehearsal function)

Press during record pause mode to cause the

indicator to blink and set this unit to operate as if it

were recording, without actually recording. This is

called rehearsal mode. (Rehearsal mode can also be

activated by pressing RHSL when the AUTO

PUNCH key is lit.)

During record rehearsal, all other operations will

function as if the unit was recording. This provides a

convenient way to practice without actually

recording.

Press p STOP to cancel the rehearsal mode.

Rehearsal mode, however, is not activated when

recording a new song.

• Locate point adjustment (locate adjust function)

Press to light the indicator and repeat the section just

The Display

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before and after the current locate point. The repeat

time is specified in the roll time setting. Turning the

JOG dial during rehearsal lets you adjust the position

of the locate point.

Press p STOP to cancel the locate adjust mode.

See “Correcting the position of the locate point”

(page 32) for details.

Note

During locate adjust mode the counter value does not change to reflect the position of the playback sound.

Use JOG or SHUTTLE to adjust the counter value/position of the respective locate point. However, if you do not register the new value as a mark point it will be erased after

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				CLIP
				– 3
				– 6
				–12
				–20
				–30
1	2	3	4	–40
				(dB)

R R R R

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2	3 4 5 6
	BAR	BEAT				CLK
000MIN 00SEC			00FRM
SYNC-OUT	MMC	REPEAT 1	EDIT		SYSTEM
MIDI-CLK MTC	IN/OUT PLAY		1	2	3	4

L R	SONG	￿
STEREO	NO.

8 9 0 !Á

the adjustment.

!¥ UNDO key

Erases the previous edit or auto punch-in/out operation and returns the data to its original status. See “Using the Undo Function” (pages 24, 31, 38, 43) for details.

!» ENTER key

Press to carry out the selected operation (etc.).

@¼ EXIT key

Press to cancel the selected operation or to exit the edit mode.

@Á AUTO PUNCH key

Use to select the auto punch-in/out function.

@ª Jog dial (Jog/Shuttle dial)

Use to search (find a specific point within a song), select items from menus, set parameters, and adjust locate point positions (etc.).

The smallest increment in which a locate point can be adjusted is one click of the jog dial (approx. 11.6 msec).

1Level meters

• 1~4

During playback : Display the output levels of each track on the disc.

During recording : Display the input levels of the track(s) being recorded.

During stop mode or when no disc is inserted : Displays the volume of group bus 1~4.

• L, R

Displays the volume of the stereo bus.

2Counter display

Displays the time (minute/second/frame) or bar (bar/ beat/clock).

3MMC indicator

Lights when the unit can receive MMC (MIDI Machine Control) signals.

4REPEAT indicator

Light during repeat playback.

“REPEAT” lights when repeating all the songs on the disc, “REPEAT1” lights when repeating one song.

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