2 – Names and Functions of Parts

When in shift mode (when the SHIFT indicator is lit), press the 1 [FLASH] button to turn the flash start function on and off.

wCLEAR [1-10/11-20] button

Press this button to cancel the input of a number button.

Press and hold when the program menu is open to clear the program.

Press this button to switch between track and flash start program numbers 1-10 and 11-20.

eDISPLAY [LOCK] button

Press this button when the playback time is shown to switch the playback time display mode (track elapsed time, track remaining time or total remaining time).

(See “Changing the playback time display mode” on page 31.)

When in menu mode, press this button to exit menu mode.

When in shift mode (when the SHIFT indicator is lit), press and hold this button to turn the panel lock function on and off. This function prevents the use of the buttons to avoid misoperation.

rSHIFT button and indicator

Press this button to activate shift mode. When the shift mode is active, the indicator lights and the shift functions of other buttons are enabled. (Shift functions are shown below buttons with white lettering on a dark blue background.)

Press the SHIFT button again to deactivate the shift mode. (The SHIFT indicator is not lit when deactivated.)

Press this button when in menu mode to exit menu mode.

tª(stop) [INTRO CHECK] button Press to stop playback.

If the incremental playback function is activated, press this button during playback to pause at the beginning of the next track.

When stopped, activate shift mode (SHIFT indicator lit), and press this button to activate the intro check mode. When this mode is activated, press the Á(play) [REPEAT] button to play the first 10 seconds of each track in succession. (See “Intro check mode” on page 26.)

NOTE

Even when shift mode is active (SHIFT indicator lit), pressing this button during playback will stop playback.

yCALL [PLAY MODE] button

Ordinary single program random

uÁ(play) [REPEAT] button and indicator

When stopped, press this button to start playback. (The indicator lights during playback.)

When paused, press this button to resume playback.

During playback, press this button to return to the point that was previously set. (See “Skip back playback” on page 29.)

When in shift mode (when the SHIFT indicator is lit), press this button to turn the repeat playback function on or off. (See “Ordinary repeat playback” on page 25.)

When in shift mode (when the SHIFT indicator is lit), press and hold this button for more than a second during playback or when paused to turn the A-B repeat function on. (See “A-B repeat playback” on page 25.)

iπ(pause) [JOG] button and indicator

Press during playback to pause (indicator lights).

When the auto-cue function is on, press when stopped to pause at the instant when sound begins in track 1. When the auto-cue function is off, press when stopped to pause at the beginning of track 1.

When in shift mode (when the SHIFT indicator is lit), pause the unit to enable jog mode. (Alternatively, activate shift mode when already paused.) (See “Using the jog function to search” on page 22.)

Press this button to return to the point where playback was last started and pause.

When in shift mode (when the SHIFT indicator is lit), press this button to switch the playback mode (ordinary, single, program or random). (See “Playback modes” on page 23.)

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