Note

The tape time may not be displayed depending on the machines connected.

5LOCATE TIME display window and SET button

Displays the time the machine locates when the LOCATE button 9 is touched.

Touching the SET button allows you to enter the locate time using the ten key pad.

You can increase or decrease the numeric values using the + / - buttons and the jog dial.

6PREROLL TIME display window and SET button

Sets a preroll time which is used to calculate actual LOCATE times.

Note

You cannot enter a minus value for the time.

Touching the SET button allows you to enter the locate time using the ten key pad.

You can increase or decrease the numeric values using the + / - buttons and the jog dial.

7ALL STOP button

Touch this button to issue the stop command to all of the machine control ports.

8OPEN LOOP button

When MIDI is selected by the Port select button 3, this button is automatically set to OFF (the button becomes deactivated) and MIDI must be controlled using a closed loop (i.e. 2 MIDI cables).

When the return signal is not sent back from the machine after 2 seconds have elapsed, the unit decides that it is not possible to exercise control with the closed loop. In this case, after the dialog is displayed, the unit changes to open loop control and this button becomes activated.

Also, you can switch between closed loop control and open loop control manually.

Note

In OPEN LOOP control, the tape time and the transport status of the machine can not be displayed. Also, the transport status may differ from the actual machine transport.

Open loop control and closed loop control

The open loop control is the one-way control mode where the command is sent to the machine, but the return signal is not received from the machine. In the closed loop mode, the return signal is also received from the machine. Thus, 2 MIDI cables (one for the send command and the other is for the return signal) are required in the closed loop control.

9LOCATE button

Touch this button to issue the locate command to the machine at the locate time displayed on the LOCATE TIME display window.

Notes

•There may be machines that cannot locate even if the locate command is received.

•The LOCATE button is not effective in the open loop control.

0Transport control buttons

Touch the corresponding button to issue the FF, REW, PLAY, STOP or REC command to the connected machine.

To set the machine to record mode, touch the REC button first to make it active, then touch the PLAY button. Or touch the REC button while playing.

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