Writing Sub Codes

Accurate Positioning of Start IDs (Rehearsal)

1During playback, press START ID REHEARSAL when you arrive at the proper position. “REHRSL” appears, “START ID” flashes in the display and Rehearsal repeats a 3-second portion starting from the selected position. Note that the repeated portion will play back 8 times, with the remaining number of times appearing to the right of the “REHRSL”. After 8 times, the deck automatically stops.

2Press REW 0 or FF ) to move the beginning of the repeated portion.

Each time you press the REW 0 or FF ) button, the beginning of the repeated portion shifts backwards or forwards in 0.3-second increments, up to a maximum extent of about 2 seconds (4 seconds in long-play mode) in either direction.

Position where the START ID REHEARSAL

button is pressed in Step 1.

 

 

3 seconds

 

Repeated portion

Movement

Movement with each press of FF )

0.3 sec

with each press

of REW 0

0.3 sec

 

The time in the display shows the shift in position from the time the START ID REHEARSAL button was pressed.

After pressing

After pressing

FF ) twice

REW 0 twice

0.6S

 

 

0.6S

 

 

START ID

 

 

 

START ID

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3Press WRITE.

“ID WRITE” appears in the display for a few seconds and the start ID is written on the tape at the selected position. “START ID” flashes in the display during this time.

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Adjusting the Position of an Existing Start ID

You can adjust the position of previously recorded start IDs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC LEVEL

L

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MARGIN

 

START ID

 

 

4

5

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESET

AUTO

RENUMBER

REHEARSAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WRITE

 

ERASE

 

1

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

10

 

 

TIMER

PREVIOUS

NEXT

REW

FF

MODE

RESET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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REC

OFF PLAY

AMS

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT

REC MODE

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PHONES

PHONE LEVEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STANDARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER

STOP

 

PLAY

PAUSE

REC MUTE

REC

OPEN/CLOSE

ANALOG

48 kHz

ON

 

 

 

 

 

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OPTICAL

44.1kHz

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COAXIAL

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0

10

START ID REHEARSAL

1During playback, press START ID REHEARSAL when the existing start ID you want to reposition is displayed.

The deck rewinds to the beginning of start ID and Rehearsal repeats a 3-second portion.

2Do Steps 1 to 3 of “Accurate Positioning of Start IDs (Rehearsal)” on this page.

You can move the start ID to a maximum extent of about 2 seconds (4 seconds in long-play mode) in either direction from its original position.

Note

Start IDs written within 10 seconds from the end of the tape may be difficult or impossible to move.

Erasing Start IDs

You can erase any start ID.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC LEVEL

L

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MARGIN

 

START ID

 

 

4

5

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESET

AUTO

RENUMBER

REHEARSAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

g

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WRITE

 

ERASE

 

1

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

10

 

 

TIMER

PREVIOUS

NEXT

REW

FF

MODE

RESET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

=

+

0

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC

OFF PLAY

AMS

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT

REC MODE

SBM

PHONES

PHONE LEVEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STANDARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER

STOP

 

PLAY

PAUSE

REC MUTE

REC

OPEN/CLOSE

ANALOG

48 kHz

ON

 

 

 

 

 

p

 

(

P

R

r

¤

OPTICAL

44.1kHz

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COAXIAL

LONG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ERASE

 

 

 

Press ERASE when the start ID you want to erase is displayed.

“(ERASE)” appears in the display as the deck rewinds to the beginning of the start ID, then “ID ERASE” appears as the deck erases the start ID.

It takes 9 seconds to erase a start ID.

Program numbers are erased together with start IDs.

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Sony DTC-A6 Adjusting the Position of an Existing Start ID, Erasing Start IDs, Accurate Positioning of Start IDs Rehearsal

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