Names and

Functions of

Parts

This chapter explains the names of the parts and their basic functions, as well as some basic operations. The numbers in parenthesis refer to pages in this manual with detailed explanations.

Controls1 U(Power) switch (11, 23)

Press to turn the power of this unit on or off.

2UNDO button (35)

Cancels the previous edit operation and restores the MD data to its former state.

3AUTO MODE buttons (14)

Use to set the unit to pause automatically before playing a track.

AUTO CUE

Sets unit to skip over the blank space at the beginning of each track and pause just before the sound begins.

AUTO PAUSE

Sets unit to pause at the beginning of each track.

AUTO OFF

Cancels the auto modes.

4Pads / pad indicators (11, 13)

•When the pad indicators are green:

Press to start playback from the beginning of the respective track. To switch between different groups of tracks, press BANK.

•When the pad indicators are red:

Press to start playback from the previously assigned cue point. To assign cue points, see “Assigning Cue Points to Pads” on page 13.

5 0 button (12)

Hold down for fast reverse.

6 r REC button (23, 24, 25)

•Press during stop to enter the record standby mode.

•Press during playback or pause to enter backtrack recording standby mode.

•Press during recording to manually mark a track number.

7REC PAUSE button / indicator (24, 25)

•Press during record pause or backtrack recording standby mode to start recording.

•Press during (normal) recording to pause.

The indicator blinks during the record pause or backtrack recording standby mode.

8STOP button (12, 24)

Press to stop playback or recording.

9CUE button / indicator (12)

Press to return to and pause at the last cue point (the last point where playback was started).

Lights when paused at cue point.

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