5–Screens and Operation Basics

Home Screen

This screen appears when the unit’s power is turned on. Press the HOME key at any time to open this screen.

1Playback speed setting status

OFF

ON

Playback speed

0%

+1 — +16%

–50 — –1%

2Loop/repeat playback status

Single playback

Single track repeat playback

All track repeat playback

Loop playback

3Input monitoring status

(See “Using input monitoring (MONITOR)” on page 41.)

OFF

ON

4Power supply status

Lithium ion battery

AA batteries

AC Adapter

When batteries are used, the amount of power remaining is shown as: , , .

When battery power is depleted the empty battery icon blinks. The power soon turns OFF automatically.

NOTE

Sometimes a “Battery Low” warning appears when recording or conducting other demanding operations even when battery power remains.

5Recorder operation status ª Stopped

πPaused

ÁPlaying back Fast-forwarding Ô Fast-rewinding

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¯Skipping forward  Skipping backward

6Level meters

When input monitor is OFF, the level of the playback sound is shown.

When inputs monitor is ON, the level of the combined input and playback sounds is shown.

7File information

The file name or tag information of the file currently being played back is shown.

ID3 tag information is shown when available for an MP3 file being played.

NOTE

ID3 tag information includes the titles and artists names that can be saved in MP3 files.

8Playback range

ALL

All files in the MUSICfolder

FOLDER

All files in the selected folder

P.LIST

All files added to the playlist

(See “Setting the playback area (AREA)” on page 34.)

9Elapsed time/remaining time (hours: minutes: seconds)

Press the HOMEkey to toggle the display between elapsed and remaining time. A “–“ appears at the start of the remaining time.

0Peak value in decibels (dB)

The maximum level that occurs in a fixed period of time is displayed digitally.

qIdentification tag

If an identification tag has been added using the QUICK TAG function, it will appear here.

wPlayback position display

The current playback position is shown by a bar. As playback progresses, the bar extends to the right.

eLoop playback IN (starting) and OUT (ending) points

The set starting and ending points of the loop are shown.

The icon appears at the playback position when the starting point is set.

The icon appears at the playback position when the ending point is set.

rPlayback file number/ total number of files

The total number of files in the playback area and the number of the current file are shown.

tMonitoring output

: Headphones

Speakers