SHIFT+UP

Toggles the LCD transport position and register display between time code or

 

 

ARROW

35mm film feet/frames format.

 

(TC/FEET)

 

 

 

TRIM

Activates a mode in which Wheel rotation and Up/Down arrow keys change the

 

 

 

time code value in the currently active register. This allows fine control over

 

 

 

incremental and decremental changes in a particular time code value.

 

 

 

When TRIM is pressed, the MMR-8 goes into a Trim mode, indicated by the lit

 

 

 

LED over the Trim key. At this point, the active register is being “trimmed”, with

 

 

the left/right arrow keys (JOG/SHTL) selecting the digit, and the Wheel or

 

 

 

Up/Down arrow keys incrementing or decrementing that digit. If no register is

 

 

 

recalled beforehand, the trim operation is performed only on the entry register’s

 

 

 

time code. When trim mode is exited by pressing the TRIM key, the trimmed value

 

 

is then kept in the register, and the value for that register is sent to the transport.

 

SHIFT+TRIM

The shifted version of this key performs what is called a “dynamic” trim, indicated

 

(Δ TRIM)

by use of the Delta (Δ) character for the shifted key designation. The only

 

 

 

difference between this and the normal trim is that dynamic trim sends the trimmed

 

 

value continuously to the transport whenever the value changes.

 

 

 

At any time during either type of trim operation, CLR may be pressed to cancel the

 

 

trim operation, returning the value of the register being trimmed to its previous

 

 

 

value. Pressing TRIM during the trim operation completes the trimming and

 

 

 

automatically stores the trimmed value in the appropriate memory or register.

 

 

JOG

Pressing JOG stops the transport and allows the Wheel to “scrub” over the current

 

 

location at a speed relative to the motion of the wheel. The minimum Jog speed is

 

 

Play/8 (3 octaves down), and maximum is 1.5 times nominal speed. Jog is typically

 

 

used to play audio at slow speed to locate to a particular spot in pre-recorded

 

 

 

material in order to identify an edit or punch point. Sound is produced in the Jog

 

 

 

mode only as long as the wheel moves.

 

 

 

Pressing the JOG key again or pressing the STOP key halts the Jog action and takes

 

 

the system out of the Jog mode.

 

 

 

Although Jog has no shifted function, the alternate function of this key is the left-

 

 

arrow, which is active in several different modes, and which typically scrolls the

 

 

 

window to view parts of the display that may extend beyond the window. This key

 

 

also moves the cursor left for selection of a digit within a time code that may need

 

 

trimming, or for selecting a character value to alter in a Setup menu.

 

SHTL (SHUTTLE) Pressing the Shuttle key stops the transport and allows the Wheel to initiate

 

 

 

sustained audio playback from the current location at continuously variable speeds.

 

 

Shuttle is typically used to assist in locating a particular spot in pre-recorded

 

 

 

material, and is useful for “fast-forwarding” through material while listening. The

 

 

minimum Shuttle speed is a very slow crawl (Play/1000) and maximum is 1.5

 

 

 

times nominal speed. The Shuttle speed is governed by the distance traveled by the

 

 

Wheel, with ½ turn equal to half speed, a full turn for nominal speed, and 1 ½ turns

 

 

for 1.5 times nominal speed. Pressing the Shuttle key again or pressing the Stop

 

 

 

key halts the Shuttle action.

 

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MMR-8 specifications

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