MARKLIST

7 – Mark and Locate Functions

Mark functions

Adding marks

Use the following methods to create marks.

One file (take) can have a maximum of 99 marks, including automatically-created marks.

Use the following two methods to create marks.

•• Push the MARK key on the front panel.

Press the MARK key to add a mark at the current playback/recording time.

Mark names are in the format “MARK XX” with XX being a number assigned in ascending order.

above, this would be when the level exceeds the maximum level minus 0.20 dB.)

•• If a mark is input using parallel control, a mark is added in the same manner as if the MARK key had been pushed.

Using keys to locate to marks

Press the Â(ÂMARK) or ¯(MAKR ¯) key while pressing and holding the SHIFT key to locate to the previous or next mark.

NOTE

If MARK SKIP +/- is input using parallel control, the unit will locate to the next or previous mark.

•• Use the auto marker function (see “OPTION page” on page 44.)

When the auto marker function is ON, marks can be automatically added when audio overs occur, at regular time intervals and when synchronization errors occur (see “OPTION page” on page 44).

Marks are named according to how they were made.

 

Mark Names

Audio level

OVERXX

At time interval

TIMEXX

When a synchronization

UNLKXX

error occurs

 

NOTE

The REC, END and PRE marks cannot be turned ON or OFF.

Recording start point

RECxx

Recording end point

ENDxx

Pre-recordings start

PRExx

point

 

NOTE

•• An “audio over” occurs when the level exceeds the maximum level (full scale) minus the value set by the user. (In the example

Mark list screen

Touch the MarkList button on the Home Screen to open

the screen.

NAME button: Touch to sort by mark name in descending or ascending order. When the mark names are sorted in ascending order, a “” icon appears inside the “MARK” button. When in descending order, a “” icon appears inside this button.

TIME button: Touch to sort marks by time in descending or ascending order. When they are sorted by time in ascending order, a “” icon appears inside the “TIME” button. When in descending order, a “” icon appears inside this button.

Mark name buttons: Touch to select a mark.

Locate buttons (“ ”): Touch one of these to locate to the corresponding mark.

LIST INFO button: Touch this to see a list of the number of marks by type in the currently selected take.

RENUMBER button: Renumber the marks. Reorder marks by time in ascending order, and change the numbers at the ends of the mark names to reflect that order.

DELETE button: When a mark is selected, touch this button to erase that mark.

Edit button: When a mark is selected, touch tthis button to edit that mark.

Scroll buttons: Use these buttons to scroll to the beginning or end of the list or scroll one page (five lines) forward or backward. You can also scroll through the list one line at a time using the DATA dial.

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