5 – Playback
Repeating playback of a track
You can repeat the playback of a single track (single track repeat).
Press the LOOP key start repeat playback. The icon appears on the screen, and the currently playing track plays
repeatedly.
Press the LOOP key again to stop playback.
Repeating playback of a set interval (loop playback)
You can repeat the playback of a selected interval within a track (loop playback).
1During playback or when paused, press the IN key to set the point when you want to start loop play- back. The current position is set as the IN point.
2Press the OUT key at the point when you want the loop to end. The current position is set as the OUT point, and loop playback begins between the IN and OUT points.
•• The current positions of the IN and OUT points are shown by the 
and 
icons that appear below the playback position display bar on the Home screen.
During loop playback, the 
indicator also appears.
•• Press the ¯ key during loop playback to move the start point of the loop forward to the current end point, while maintaining the length of the loop.
Press the  key during loop playback to move the end point of the loop to the current start point, while maintaining the length of the loop.
•• Press the IN key or the OUT key while pressing and holding the LOOP key to clear the start point or the end point.
3To cancel loop playback, press the LOOP key. The IN and OUT points remain and loop playback of the section can be restarted by pressing the LOOP key again.
NOTE
•• If only the IN point is set, the part from the IN point to the end of the track is played back repeatedly.
•• If only the OUT point is set, the part from the beginning of the track to the OUT point is played back repeatedly.
•• When neither the IN point nor the OUT point is set, the whole track is played back repeatedly.
Setting marker points where desired in tracks
You can set marker points where desired in tracks and start playback from these points.
1During playback or when paused, press the MARK key at the position you want to mark.
2Press the F1 key to go to the next earlier marker in the track. Press it again to go back further.
Press the F2 key to go to the next marker in the track.
•• You can use up to 26 markers (from A to Z) in one track.
•• The positions of markers are shown by 
icons that appear above the playback position display bar on the Home screen. In addition, the name of the previous nearest marker is indicated to the right of the track number.
•• Press the 
MARK key while pressing and holding the LOOP key to delete the marker that is currently indicated.
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