Turning On LIST PLAY mode

1. Press the [LIST PLAY/(EDIT)] key and rotate the jog dial.

When the [LIST PLAY/(EDIT)] key is pressed, the following appears on the DV40 FL display.

The default setting of the LIST PLAY mode is “LTC_Link”. By rotating the jog dial C.W., you can choose the “SongLink” mode.

Flashing

Flashing

2. Press the [ENTER/YES] key.

After pressing the [ENTER/YES] key, “<<Wait!>>” message starts flashing for a short while indicating that DV40 is creating a linked file list on the DV40 FL display. Then, the [LIST PLAY/(EDIT)] key will be lit solid. This indicates that the selected LIST PLAY mode is turned ON.

3. Press the [PLAY] key.

Pressing the [PLAY] key allows to reproduce the linked multiple files.

<Note>

Pressing the [FILE SEL] key when the LIST PLAY mode is on allows to select either the “LTC_Link” or

SongLink” mode.

Confirming Linked Files

Pressing the [SKIP/CURSOR >>I] or [SKIP/CURSOR I<<] key allows to locate to the beginning of each linked file in the ascending/descending order respectively. When the files 001 ~ 006 are linked as shown in the drawing below.

SongLink

File No. 001

File No. 002

File No. 003

File No. 004

File No. 006

<<Silent Area>>

 

 

01h00m00s00f

01h00m30s00f

01h01m00s00f

01h01m30s00f

01h02m00s00f

01h02m30s00f

by pressing the [SKIP/CURSOR >>I] or [SKIP/CURSOR I<<] key, the followings appear on the DV40 FL display.

 

LTC

 

 

 

 

 

 

H

M

S

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press [SKIP/CURSOR >>I] key

 

 

Press [SKIP/CURSOR I<<] key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LTC

 

 

 

 

 

 

H

M

S

F

 

Press [SKIP/CURSOR >>I] key

 

 

Press [SKIP/CURSOR I<<] key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LTC

 

 

 

 

 

 

H

M

S

F

 

Press [SKIP/CURSOR >>I] key

 

 

Press [SKIP/CURSOR I<<] key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LTC

 

 

 

 

 

 

H

M

S

F

 

Press [SKIP/CURSOR >>I] key

 

 

Press [SKIP/CURSOR I<<] key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LTC

 

 

 

 

 

 

H

M

S

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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DV40 specifications

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