current level lights. If the audio level is out of the displayable range, the top or bottom segment flashes. The audio level of an analog track is indicated in the form of a bar graph with 18 segments. A peak program indication appears for digital tracks in audio indication modes other than “FINE”.
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• Time data display
This displays values such as timecode values, user bit values, and CTL counts.
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Error messages are displayed as up to 10 alphanumeric characters.
• Tape load mark
This appears when a cassette tape is currently loaded. The abbreviations show information about the tape format.
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a)Cleaning mode is activated automatically when a cleaning tape is loaded (the tape is ejected after playback for 10 seconds).
b)Tapes in formats that are not supported for playback are ejected automatically.
• Channel condition
This indicates the playback status of a tape.
The playback status is indicated by a square (x) in green, yellow, or red, from the left. When no signal is being played back, all squares are gray.
• Ancillary message display
This shows ancillary messages according to occasion. Normally, it displays the remaining time on the tape (REMAIN) or the total time of the tape (TOTAL) in units of minutes, such as “REM : 020min” and “TOTL : 020min”.
For changing the content of tape information to display, see the F6
• Setup menu state
The following indications appear when the state of the setup menu matches the state of a setup menu bank or the factory default state.
“DEFLT”: The setup menu state matches the factory default state.
“BANK1”: The setup menu state matches the state of user bank 1.
“BANK2”: The setup menu state matches the state of user bank 2.
“BANK3”: The setup menu state matches the state of user bank 3.
“BANK4”: The setup menu state matches the state of user bank 4.
“” (blank): Other than the above.
• Preroll indication
This indicates whether a preroll is in progress or not. “PROLL”: Preroll is in progress.
“” (blank): Other than preroll in progress.
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