Alesis ALESIS M20 owner manual Master Format Disabled, Master Format DISABLED, Format Extend, 15-4

Tutorials and Applications, Chapter 15

MASTER FORMAT DISABLED

If the master’s Format indicator is off, you initiate record anywhere in the tape, and the slave’s Format indicator is off:

∙If the slave tape is unformatted, the slave plays, but the Time counter reads “noFo” (no format) while flashing the Format indicator.

∙If the slave tape is formatted, the slave autolocates to the same time as the master and plays or records in sync.

To properly punch in, the master and slave should be in sync before punching. Otherwise, the master will punch in immediately, but the slaves won’t punch in until sync is achieved.

MASTER FORMAT DISABLED, FORMAT EXTEND

If the master initiates recording from the audio portion of the tape and the slave’s Format button is on:

∙If the slave tape is unformatted, the slave plays, but the Time counter reads “noFo” (no format) while flashing the Format indicator.

∙If the slave’s tape is formatted, the slave autolocates to the same time as the master, then format extension begins.

If the master initiates recording from the start of the tape and the slave’s Format button is on, start-to-finish formatting begins regardless of whether the slave tape is formatted or not.

15-4 ALESIS M20 REFERENCE MANUAL 1.06