Moving recorded tracks

You can change the order of the recorded tracks.

Before moving

 

 

 

 

 

Track A

Track B

Track C

Track D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

3

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Move track C

 

After

 

 

 

from the third to

 

 

 

the second track.

moving

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

Track B

Track D

Track A

Track C

1

2

3

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TITLE/ENTER

(

p

Vertical jog dial

1 While playing, keep pressing ( and press TITLE/ENTER.

The recorder plays the selected track repeatedly.

For example above, “MV003n 003” appears in the display.

2 Rotate the vertical jog dial to select the new track position.

For example above, rotate the jog dial until “MV003n 002” appears in the display.

To cancel moving, press p .

3 Press TITLE/ENTER again. Moving is completed and the recorder plays the moved track.

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You can also move the track by pressing the jog dial in step 3.

Labeling recordings

You can label the MDs and tracks you recorded with letters, numbers, and marks. Each label can be made up of up to 200 characters, and each MD can hold up to 1700 characters.

TITLE/ENTER

END SEARCH

ERASE

 

p

(

VOLUME +/–

=/+

Vertical jog dial

1 To label a track , play the track you want to label.

To label an MD, insert the recordable MD you want to label.

If an MD is already inserted, press p to stop.

2 Press TITLE/ENTER.

If you have selected a track in step 1 above, the recorder will play that track repeatedly.

A cursor flashes in the display.

3 Use the vertical jog dial to select and enter a character.

Rotate

Press

to select.

 

to enter.

Rotate the jog dial to select a character, and press the jog dial to enter the selected character. The cursor shifts rightward and stands by for the input of the next character.

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MZ-R30 specifications

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