Alesis ALESIS M20 13.16 LOAD DATA FROM TAPE? (PAGE 16), 13.17 TAPE TYPE (PAGE 17), 13.18 ID STATUS (PAGE 18), 13.19 USER BITS (PAGE 19)

Chapter 13, Utility Menu
ALESIS M20 REFERENCE MANUAL 1.06 13-5
13.16 LOAD DATA FROM TAPE? (PAGE 16)
Loads the Table of Contents data from tape into the M20.
Procedure: Press Yes to load data (the No key has no effect). The tape rewinds immediately to
the lead and data sections while the display shows Preparing to Load. The display then
shows Loading Tape Data. After loading, the screen reverts to Load Data from Tape.
13.17 TAPE TYPE (PAGE 17)
Shows the length of an inserted tape (ST60, 120, 160, or 180) and the PAL equivalent (SE90,
180, 240, 260). If no tape is inserted, the display shows Type Unknown.
This screen is display-only. There are no adjustable parameters because the M20
automatically calculates the tape length when each tape is inserted (i.e.
“Calibrating...Standby”).
13.18 ID STATUS (PAGE 18)
Shows the M20 device ID number. If the M20 is a master (ID 01), the display will also
indicate the number of M20s slaved to the master (up to 15).
This screen is display-only. There are no adjustable parameters.
13.19 USER BITS (PAGE 19)
This page allows viewing user bits of the tape time code track, incoming SMPTE, or internal
generator.
When the Time Code Track plays back, the display will be continually updated by the user
bits data being read off tape.
If this page is entered while not in Play mode, it will display the last valid user bits read from
tape.
If no time code user bits have ever been read from the current tape, or the tape is playing but
there is no current Time Code Track, the display reads No TC Trk.
This screen is display-only. There are no adjustable parameters.