TOP PANEL

PORTADISC MDP500 MiniDisc Recorder

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BATTERY COMPARTMENT

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REWIND

 

This cover slides off (from right to left in this

 

Rewinds the track during playback.

 

view) and underneath is the battery caddy,

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PLAY

 

holding 8 x AA batteries.

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KEYHOLD

 

Use this button to start playing back the track.

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FAST FORWARD

 

Use this button to avoid any accidental operation

 

during recording. Each time you press the button

 

Fast forwards the track during playback.

 

for more than two seconds, the hold function

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STOP

 

changes from ‘Key Hold ON’ to ‘Key Hold OFF’ and

 

vice versa. The following buttons can still operate

 

Use this button to stop the playback or recording

 

even when the keyhold function is on: KEY HOLD,

 

operation.

 

LIGHT, MARK, DISPLAY and POWER. The remote

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RECORD VOLUME CONTROL

 

control connection will not be affected by this

 

function; i.e., it is always enabled.

 

Dual concentric control for independent left and

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OPEN

 

right level adjustment.

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INTERNAL MONO MICROPHONE

 

Press this button to eject the MD disc. This

 

function is disabled during recording.

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MONITOR SPEAKER

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EDIT

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SHOULDER STRAP ATTACHMENT POINTS

 

Use this button to enter the different edit modes.

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AMS

 

 

 

Use the ▲▲ button to move back one or more

 

 

 

tracks and the ▲▲button to move forward one

 

 

 

or more tracks. These buttons are also used in

 

 

editing and naming.

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