Slate tone function

During playback or while stopped, you can feed the 1-kHz slate tone from all the outputs, as well as record the slate tone for a specified duration at the beginning of an audio file or between songs.

• Feeding the slate tone

1.Press and hold down the [SLATE TONE] key during playback or while stopped (the SLATE TONE indicator is lit).

While holding down the [SLATE TONE] key, the 1-kHz slate tone is fed from all the (digital and analog) outputs of the unit.

2.To stop feeding the tone, release the [SLATE TONE] key (the SLATE TONE indicator turns off).

Tips:

During recording, pressing and holding down the [SLATE TONE] key records the slate tone for the duration.

• Recording the slate tone at the beginning of an audio file or between songs

You can insert the slate tone at the beginning of an audio file or between songs while stopped. This operation is possible only in the INSERT mode.

The following assumes that the audio file is stopped at the beginning or at the end of the last recording.

1.Press the [AUDIO RDY - INSERT] key to turn on the INSERT indicator.

2.Press the [SHIFT] key to turn on the SHIFT indicator.

3.Press the [SLATE TONE] key to turn on the SLATE TONE indicator.

The unit performs slate tone recording for a duration set by the "Slate tone time setting" menu in the Setup mode. The Slate tone time is initially set to 10 seconds.

After finishing slate tone recording, the unit stops.

See "Chapter 15: Setup mode" for details about the "Slate tone time setting" menu.

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DV40 specifications

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