3 – Names and Functions of Parts
Home Screen
1Recorder mode
Shows the current recorder mode.
2SD card protected indication
This appears when the inserted SD card is protected.
3SD card insertion status
If an SD card is inserted 
appears. If not,
appears.
4Battery status
When a battery is being used, a battery icon shows the amount of power
remaining in bars (
, 
, 
). The battery is almost dead and the power will soon turn off if the icon has no bars 
. When using the 
appears.
5Recorder transport state
When playing Á appears. When stopped ·appears. When recording – appears.
6Repeat playback/auto punch mode indicator
When repeat playback is active 
appears.
The 
icon appears when auto punch mode is active
7Recorder time counter
Shows the elapsed time from the start of the song.
8Cursor key that shows the time increment being edited
Turning the DATA wheel changes the
value of the selected time increment.
9Level meter and EQ status for INPUT A and B
Shows the signal level for input sources A and B.
When INPUT EQ is ON, Aand Bare shown with frames (
).
0Level meters for tracks
Shows the input level when recording and the playback signal level when playing back.
When mute is ON, the track number is
shown in inverse (
). When muting is OFF and the TRACK EQ is ON, the track number is shown with a frame
(
).
qLevel meter for stereo outputs (L, R)
Shows the output signal level from the
LINE OUT jacks.
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