Enabling online functions

In order to use online functions, in the online function setting must be enabled.

1Press the MENU key on the front panel to open the MENUscreen.

2Touch the “SYSTEM SETUP” button to open the “SYSTEM SETUP” screen.3Touch the Enablebutton of the ONLINEFunctionitem to change the online function setting (default value: Disable).

Activating online playback mode

When the online function is enabled, the online playback mode can be activated by one of the following operations.

•• ONLINE event from connected parallel control

•• ONLINE command from connected RS-232C serial control

•• ON LINE key pressed on connected RC-HS20PD remote controller designed for use with this unit

When online playback mode is activated, the Home

Screen opens automatically, and the icon on the screen appears red. When online playback mode is not

activated, the icon appears unlit on the screen.

9 – Online functions

Relationship between the online playback mode and sound output is as follows.

On line playback mode

Off

On

Analog output (1-8)

ˆ

¨

Digital output (1-8, AES/EBU)

ˆ

¨

Digital output (1-8, ADAT)

ˆ

¨

Analog output (L/A, R/B)

¨*

¨**

Digital output (L/R)

¨*

¨**

Headphones

¨***

¨***

RC-HS20PD (Headhones, speaker)

¨***

¨***

*If “XLR Output Source” is set to “MONITOR”, the monitoring mix is output.

**The signal output is according to the “XLR Output Source” setting.

***The monitoring mix is always output.

Moreover, when online playback mode is activated, the buttons operate as follows.

 

Playback status

Pause status

ONLINE ON/OFF

ˆ

¨

Play

ˆ

ˆ

Fader Play

ˆ

¨

Stop

¨*

¨

Fader Stop

¨*

¨

FLASH

¨**

¨***

PAUSE

ˆ

–––

Track Skip

ˆ

ˆ

Mark Skip

ˆ

ˆ

CALL

ˆ

ˆ

Search

ˆ

ˆ

JOG

ˆ

ˆ

SHUTTLE

ˆ

ˆ

FLASH LOAD

ˆ

ˆ

MARK

ˆ

ˆ

MENU operation

ˆ

ˆ

PROJECT operation

ˆ

ˆ

Mark List

ˆ

ˆ

Manual locate

ˆ

ˆ

*If incremental play is set to ON, when you press the stop key or lower the fader to stop playback, the unit pauses at the beginning of the next track (Online Ready).

**If you press a FLASH key to play a loaded take, the take is changed to the corresponding one and flash playback occurs. (If the take is not loaded, ordinary playback begins.)

***If you press a FLASH key when the unit is paused and the fader is lowered (Fader Stop) the take is changed and the unit stays paused. Otherwise, the take changes and begins playing immediately (flash playback).

NOTE

When the “ONLINE Function” item is set to “Disable” (the online function is OFF), sound is output from all connectors.

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