Alesis ALESIS M20 owner manual Hmsfsf, 11-9

Chapter 11, SMPTE, Sync and Offset

Operation	You press…	You see…
Select Time Code field to	Left/Right Arrow	Selected field flashes
edit	buttons to scroll to
	desired field
Change sign (+ to add	Up/Down buttons	Flashing sign changes
offset, - to subtract)		from (+) to (-)
Change numeric field	Enter two-digit number	Field to be edited flashes,
value	from keypad (leading	then is replaced by your
	zeroes must be entered)	entry, cursor goes to next
	or use Up/Down buttons	field to the right
Exit Tape Offset setup	Edit button or any other	Display leaves Tape
	Edit Group button	Offset function

If Offset mode = Locate, the time code counter displays the two locate points that define the offset as “aa to bb,” where aa and bb are locate numbers ranging from 00 through 99. They both default to 00 on power-on, since identical locate points result in no offset. Setting Locate

aabefore or after Locate bb creates a positive or negative offset, respectively (offset = locate

bb- locate aa). To see the actual offset time, change the mode to Time Code and the time code display will show the offset amount.

Operation	You press…	You see…
Select 1st Locate point	Right Arrow button to	Selected field flashes
	scroll to Locate 1 field
Change numeric field	Enter two-digit number	Field to be edited flashes,
value	from keypad (leading	then is replaced by your
	zeroes must be entered)	entry
	or use Up/Down buttons
Select 2nd Locate point	Right Arrow button to	Selected field flashes
	scroll to Locate 2 field
Change numeric field	Enter two-digit number	Field to be edited flashes,
value	from keypad (leading	then is replaced by your
	zeroes must be entered)	entry
	or use Up/Down buttons
(Optional) check time of	Tape Offset button	Cursor jumps to Offset
offset		mode line
Change offset readout to	No (Down Arrow)	Offset mode changes to
Time Code	button	Time Code, display
		shows offset time in
		H:M:S:F:SF
Exit Tape Offset setup	Edit button or any other	Display leaves Tape
	Edit Group button	Offset function

Note: ABS has priority over Locate settings. In other words, if you choose a Locate offset, then go to the ABS display to see the time offset, then change the ABS setting, the machine will follow the ABS setting.

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