Editing EDL Marks

After all the EDL marks are placed in the audio tracks of a card, they can be edited by changing the mark types, erasing specific marks, or erasing all the marks.

Changing a Mark Type

Locate the EDL mark to be changed by using the mark search functions. When the desired EDL mark is located, press the MARK SELECT button to display the current mark type. Each subsequent press of the MARK SELECT button will then change the mark type in the following order.

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When the desired mark type is displayed, press the PLAY/PAUSE button to save the mark type. If you decide not to change the mark, press the STOP button to cancel the mark changing operation.

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The mark type can also be automatically saved by searching for the next or previous mark on the card.

There can be only one A and one B point on each card. If an A or B point exists on a card and a new A or B point is marked, the new A or B point replaces the old A or B point and the old A or B point becomes a P point.

Erasing an EDL Mark

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Locate the EDL mark to be erased by using the mark search functions. When the desired EDL mark is located, press the ERASE button so that the display flashes the mark type of the selected mark followed by the "Erase" message. Press the ERASE button again to confirm the Erase function (or press the STOP button to cancel). When the erase operation is complete, the "done" message will be displayed and then the unit will return to the point where the mark was in the pause mode.

The complete procedure is displayed as follows.

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The PMD690 returns to the location of the erased mark.

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Erasing an EDL mark will automatically renumber all the EDL marks on the card. The result is similar to the track renumber function that is described on page 19 in the Track Editing section.

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Marantz PMD690 manual Editing EDL Marks, Changing a Mark Type, Erasing an EDL Mark

PMD690 specifications

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