Convenient music search (DPSS)

The DPSS (Direct Program Search System) enables the following convenient operations according to the instructions of the operation keys (these operation are however not available on both decks simultaneously). The DPSS functions are based on

12 the detection of non-recorded spaces of 4 seconds or more between tunes.

1. Skip play

: By specifying a tune located several tunes beyond (or behind) the tune being played, skips tunes

 

between the current tune and the selected tune and starts playback from the beginning of the

2. Single-tune repeated

selected tune. Up to 16 tunes can be skipped in Skip Search.

 

playback

: One single tune is played back repeatedly up to 16 times.

Tune being played.

↑ ↑

↑ ↑

↑

↑

↑

↑

↑

Space (non-recorded).

 

 

Space (non-recorded).

 

Tape transport direction \.

 

The figure shows an example for the CT-403 or KXF-W3030

 

 

PUSH/OPEN

PUSH/OPEN

 

 

 

 

0

0

 

 

 

POWER

 

 

 

 

1

¡

 

1

¡ 8PAUSE REC/ARM

 

 

TAPE A

TAPE B

 

 

 

 

AUTO REVERSE

AUTO REVERSE

 

 

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7

#

@

7

#

: Keys or controls to be used in this operation

Skip play operation

The example below shows the case in which the direction indicated by the tape transport direction indicator is 3. If the direction indicated by the tape direction indicator is 2, always press the keys for the opposite directions to those shown in the illustrations below.

To play a tune located immediately after the tune being

To play the tune being played from the beginning

played

 

 

 

1

¡

1

¡

Press once during the playback.

Press once during the playback.

To play a tune located 4 tunes beyond
To play the tune located 4 tunes behind

1

¡

1

¡

Press 4 times during the playback.

Press 5 times during the playback.

DPSS will not function properly with the following types of tapes.

÷

Tapes containing spaces of 4 seconds or more, such as conversations and speeches.

Notes ÷

Tape containing extremely low levels or non-recorded spaces in the middle of tunes, such as classical music.

÷Tapes containing recording of large noise between tunes.

÷Tapes containing spaces of less than 4 seconds between tunes.

÷Tapes recorded with low recording level.

÷Tapes recorded using Cross-fade recording.