3 • Basic operations—Loop play

3.4.2A-B loop play mode

The A-B loop mode allows seamless loop play between two points (A and B). The A and B points should be in the same track.

1Press the PRESET key.

2Select 01 LOOP (LOOP) using the dial or numeric keys.

3Press the ENTER key.

4Select A-B(A-B).

5Press the ENTER key. The A-Bindicator on the display lights.

3.4.3Setting A-B loop points

When you press the A or B key S, you will capture the appropriate loop point.

1Make sure the A and B keys are turned off (unlit). Locate to the location to be used as the start point of the loop (this can be done “on the fly” during playback).

2When you press the A key, the current location is captured as the loop start point. The B key starts flashing.

3Locate to the location to be used as the loop end point (or continue playback until the end point is reached).

4When you press the B key, the current position is captured as the loop end point. If the A and B locations are different, both the A and B keys light.

If you set the loop points during playback, looped playback mode will start when both points have been set.

If you set the loop points while playback is paused, pressing the PLAY key will start the looped playback.

NOTE

If the Direct mode (preset function 20) is turned off, the loop points can be captured only when both the A and B keys are turned off. If the loop points have already been set, these points must be cleared before the new locations are memorized.

If the Direct mode (preset function 20) is turned on, the loop points can be set when the LOOP key is unlit.

3.4.4Playback in A-B loop play mode

If you press the LOOP key R in play mode while the A and B keys are lit, loop playback mode will start

and the LOOP key lights. If the A and B keys are not lit, pressing the LOOP key will have no effect.

If the LOOP key is lit, and you press it again while playing back between the loop points, looped play- back stops, but the unit continues to play past the end loop point.

If you press the B key while the unit is playing back inside the A-B loop, the point where you press the B key becomes the new loop end point (shortening the loop).

If you press the PLAY/PAUSE key while the A-B loop is being played back, playback stops.

3.4.5Clearing loop points

When you press the A key and hold down the B key (or the other way round), the loop points are cleared.

If you play back a different track from the one con- taining the loop points, the loop points are also cleared.

NOTE

You can memorize the loop points for the next time you play the disc, using the memory function.

3.4.6Editing the loop points

It is possible to edit the loop points in the following way at any time, except during loop playback.

1“Double-click” (press twice in quick succes- sion) the A or B key. The appropriate loop point is shown in the time display.

2The unit enters pause mode at the A or B point (depending on the key which has been double- clicked) and the key starts flashing.

3Re-set the loop point using the dial or SEARCH keys.

4Press the A or B key (the key which was dou- ble-clicked). The new point is stored.

To cancel the loop point edit process, push any key other than the A or B key at any time before the final step.

NOTE

If Direct mode (preset function 20) is turned on, pressing either the A or B key will set the new loop point directly.

3.4.7A-B loop duration

Show the duration of the A-B loop in the display by using the TIME key 8 to select this display. The

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