Basic Operations: Chapter 4
ADAT XT Reference Manual 33
DISPLAY ICONS
The following icons appear in the display at different times. They indicate that the
parameter for which they are named has been selected or turned on. These icons
are:
ABS This icon lights whenever Absolute Time mode is selected (by pressing
the [ABS/REL] button).
REL This icon lights whenever Relative Time mode is selected (by pressing
the [ABS/REL] button).
The PITCH group of icons relates information regarding pitch change.
Whenever the Pitch setting is above 0, the upper triangle will appear.
Whenever the Pitch setting is below 0, the lower triangle will appear.
When either PITCH buttons ([s] or [t]) are pressed, the PITCH icon will
appear indicating that the TIME counter is now displaying the current
Pitch setting using two values: Percentage (%) and Cents (C). See page
45.
Indicates whether Format mode is turned on or off. The FORMAT icon
will flash whenever an unformatted tape is inserted. If the [FORMAT]
button is pressed, the FORMAT icon will light. If the [FORMAT] button is
pressed again, the FORMAT icon will turn off. See page 29.
This icon will light when performing a

format extend

. See page 31.
This icon will light whenever a tape is inserted which has its write-protect
tab removed, indicating it cannot be recorded on. This, however, can be
overridden using the Protect Overwrite function. See page 31.
This icon will light whenever a tape is inserted.
ID If connected to a multiple ADAT system, the ID icon lights when the XT is
turned on. The number appearing to the right of the ID icon will indicate
the ID number of the unit (1–16). You can check the unit’s ID without
turning the unit on and off by holding [SET LOCATE] and pressing
[PLAY]. See chapter 5.
This icon will light whenever edit mode is selected (by pressing the [EDIT
VALUE] button). See page 36.
Indicates that the transport is shuttling to a Locate Point (0–9). When in
Edit mode, this icon indicates that you are editing a Locate Point’s
address, which will appear in the TIME counter. A number (from 0 to 9)
will appear next to the EDIT icon to indicate which Locate Point is being
edited. See page 47.
This icon indicates that you have the Tape Offset function turned on with
a value that is not equal to 0:00:00.00. This function is only available
when the XT is used as a slave within a multiple ADAT/XT system. When
in Edit Mode, this icon indicates that you are editing the Tape Offset
amount, which will appear in the TIME counter. See chapter 5.