Transport Section

This section provides control for external recorder transports, time display, snapshots, locates, and loops.

POSITION display

•Shows the numeric representation of SMPTE or MIDI Time Code (Hours: Minutes: Sec- onds: Frames) or a musically referenced display (Bars: Beats: Ticks).

•When the console is receiving time code, this display continually updates according to the time code position.

•Displays entered values for Locate storage.

SMPTE VIEW button

This button toggles between SMPTE/MTC time and BBT (Bars/Beats/Ticks) in the Position display.

Number Buttons 0–9

•Used to numerically enter Snapshot, Locate, and Loop points in the Range display, and time values in the Position display.

•When numeric buttons are used to enter data, you must press ENTER to complete the action.

•Pressing the number keys while holding CON- TROL scrolls through the on-screen interface windows.

RANGE display

•Shows the snapshot number in Snapshot mode.

•Shows the most recently entered MMC locate point when in Locator mode.

•When looping it shows the beginning (FROM) and ending (TO) locate points for the loop.

SET TIME button

•Press this button to enter a new time in the Position Display (in Hours: Minutes: Seconds: Frames or Bars: Beats: Ticks)

ENTER button

•Initiates numeric changes that have been typed into the snapshot, locate, position, or range display from the console number but- tons (or standard IBM-style keyboard connected to the console).

•Pressing CONTROL and ENTER increases the SNAPSHOT or LOCATOR selection (control surface only).

•Pressing ALT and ENTER decreases the SNAPSHOT or LOCATOR selection (control surface only).

•The number buttons are used to enter the time.

•Press ENTER to complete the action. This sends an MMC locate command.

LOCATOR button

•Allows the number buttons to be used for en- tering specific location numbers.

 

POSITION

 

RANGE

 

HOURS MINUTES

SECONDS

FRAMES

FROM

TO

SET TIME

 

 

 

 

 

SMPTE VIEW

BARS

BEATS

TICKS

LOOP

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

ENTER

LOOP

STORE

LOCATOR

SNAPSHOT

 

 

 

 

MODE

REWIND

FAST FWD

STOP

PLAY

RECORD

 

SHUTTLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JOG & SHUTTLE

 

 

 

 

JOG

•Each location number (00 – 99) may represent a specific time during an MTC-referenced playback or re- cording, if previously stored.

•When in this mode, the left two digits in the Range display indicate the locate point number.

•Locate points can be captured while tape is moving. Simply hit STORE, the Locate number, and then ENTER at the instant you wish to store a location.

LOOP button

•Used to set the start and end Locate points in a Loop.

•To loop a segment, first enter the locate start point using the numeric buttons (onboard or computer key- board), then press ENTER.

•Next, press LOOP, enter the ending locate point number, then press ENTER.

D8B Manual • Chapter 2 • page 39