3Touch the knob that you want to adjust. Use the DATA dial on the front panel to adjust its value.

TIP

Press the DATA dial as you turn it to make adjustments in larger increments. This is useful for making rough adjustments quickly.

4 − Recording and Playback

4Use the DATA dial to select the page of the Flash Start screen that contains the takes you want to enable or flash playback.

NOTE

The Flash Start screen contains five pages with 20 takes shown on each.

CALL

Press the CALL (CHASE) key to locate to the point where playback was last started from standby and put the unit in playback standby mode.

Flash start function

Use the flash start function to instantly start playback of takes that you have designated in advance. The beginnings of up to 20 takes can be stored in the unit’s memory beforehand so that playback can be started immediately. Flash start can be executed using the unit’s touch screen, a PS/2 keyboard connected to the front panel or an external controller connected to one of the units remote control connectors (REMOTE, RS-232C and PARALLEL).

1Select the folder that contains the file you want to play back. (See “Loading folders” on page 38.)

2Press the HOME key on the front panel to open the Home Screen.

5Touch the “FLASH LOAD” button or press the DATA

dial to load a take. While loading, the icon

blinks. When loading has completed, the icon appears green.

6All of the takes shown are loaded. The “FLASH LOAD” button changes to say “FLASH LOADED” and its background becomes orange. Takes that have been properly loaded have an orange flash start indicator in the upper left.

7Touch the button on the touch screen for a take that shows an orange flash start indicator to start flash playback.

Flash start playback can also be executed using a PS/2 keyboard or an external controller connected to one of the units remote control connectors (REMOTE, RS-232C and PARALLEL).

NOTE

••

Touching the button of a take that has not been flash loaded

 

will cause it to start playback normally.

••

Touch the “INFO” button to open an information screen. The

 

contents of this screen are the same as shown on the infor-

 

mation screen that opens when the Home Screen “INFO” button

 

is touched.

3When the Home Screen is open, press the HOME key again to open the Flash Start screen.

•• When using the flash start function, tracks cannot be soloed. (Touching the the level meter will not solo the corresponding channel. Moreover, if solo is enabled for any channels, it is automatically turned off when the Flash Start screen is opened.

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