VR800 Owner’s Manual (Locate Function)

Locate Function

The VR800 swiftly locates (it moves the current location of the recorder section) the desired point when necessary. Locate include edit points (in ABS time, MTC time, or in bar/beat/clock) that are stored for the Copy, Move, Paste, Erase, or Auto Punch In/Out operations.

They also include Locate by specifying a voluntary time, and Locate specifying a voluntary Locate Number (01- 99), as well as Locate directly to the recording end point in a Program (REC END). An application of he Locate function includes auto functions such as Auto Play, Auto Return and Auto Repeat.

Direct Locate

The Direct Locate function enables you to locate the following points:

• Locate the beginning of the Program (LOCATE ABS 0)

Press the REWIND button while holding down the STOP button.

The VR800 will immediately locate the beginning of the currently- selected Program.

RECORD

STOP

PLAY

REW

F FWD

AUTO

CLIPBOARD PLAY

 

 

PUNCH

LOCATE ABS

0

 

 

LOCATE REC END

Locate the recording end point of the Program (LOCATE REC END)

Press the F FWD button while holding down the STOP button.

The VR800 will immediately locate the end point of the currently- selected Program.

RECORD

STOP

PLAY

REW

F FWD

AUTO

CLIPBOARD PLAY

 

 

PUNCH

LOCATE ABS

0

 

 

LOCATE REC END

• Locate the position stored in one of the memory keys

Press the desired memory key, then press the LOCATE

key.

 

 

 

 

 

The VR800 will locate the point (edit point) stored in the

corresponding memory key immediately.

 

 

 

 

AUTO RTN

 

CLIPBOARD

 

 

AUTO PUNCH

 

 

 

START

IN

OUT

END

IN

OUT

 

 

 

PREVIEW

 

 

HOLD/

STORE

EDIT

UNDO / REDO

DISP SEL

SETUP

 

PGM SEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO RTN

 

 

 

 

VARI PITCH

AUTO PLAY

LOCATE

TIME BASE SEL

SCRUB

SHIFT

P.EDIT

 

LOC MEM

 

 

The located time data is always stored as time data in locate number

“00.”

 

 

 

 

 

Specify the locate number to locate data

1.Press the LOCATE key, while holding down the SHIFT key.

The locate number selection menu appears.

DIGITAL

44.1kHz

SYNC OUT

DRIVE

CLK

SCSI

AUTO

A.PUNCH

2.Turn the JOG dial or press the LOCATE key, while holding down the SHIFT key to select the desired number.

3.Press the LOCATE key once.

The time stored in the selected locate number appears.

 

 

DIGITAL

 

44.1kHz

 

ABS

 

 

 

LOC

M

S

F

SF

 

 

SYNC OUT

 

DRIVE

 

 

CLK

 

SCSI

 

 

AUTO

 

A.PUNCH

4.Press the LOCATE key again.

The time data of the selected locate number is swiftly located. The located time data is constantly stored as time data in locate number “00.”

Locate a specified point

Refer to “Editing and storing locate data” in the chapter “Storing a Locate Point (Edit Point)” for information on how to edit the data and on pressing the LOCATE key instead of the STORE key. The point at specified time value (or bar/beat/clock value) will be located immediately.

• Locate the last-located point

Directly press the LOCATE key.

The time data of Locate number 00 is located. Locate number 00 is always update with the last data located (excluding LOCATE ABS 0 and LOCATE REC END). Therefore, you will locate the data in memory number 00 every time you directly press the LOCATE key.

LOCATE

LOC MEM

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