38 Quick Locate & Repeat Playback
MT8XII—Owner’s Manual
8 Quick Locate & Repeat Playback
This chapter explains the MT8XII quick locate and repeat playback functions.

RTZ (Return To Zero)

The Return To Zero function allows you to rewind or fast forward the tape to the 00:00 position
with accuracy. Simply press the [RTZ] button to locate the 00:00 position. The tape counter
flashes while the 00:00 position is being located.
You can press the [PLAY] button while the MT8XII is locating the 00:00 position so that play-
back starts as soon as the 00:00 position is located. In this case, the PLAY indicator flashes while
the 00:00 position is being located.

Memo 1/Memo 2

Memo 1 and Memo 2 allow you to mark two points on the tape for quick location. This is useful
to identify sections of a song or to mark a section that you want to play repeatedly. The Memo 1
and Memo 2 points are also used as the cycle points for the Repeat Playback function.

Entering the Memo Points

1. Locate to the position at which you want to enter a memo point.
2. Press the [MEMO 1] or [MEMO 2] button to enter the Memo 1 or Memo 2
point, respectively.
The MEMO indicator and number of the corresponding memo point appear on the display
Memo points can be entered while the MT8XII is stopped or during playback, recording,
rewinding, or fast forwarding.
The memo points are not stored when the MT8XII is turned off.

Locating the Memo Points

1. Press the [LOC 1] or [LOC 2] button to locate to the Memo 1 or Memo 2
point, respectively.
The MT8XII locates the memo point. The number of the memo point being located flashes on
the display. When the memo point is located, the MT8XII stops.
If you want the MT8XII to start playback as soon as the memo point is located, press the [PLAY]
button while the memo point is being located. The PLAY indicator flashes and playback starts
as soon as the memo point is located.

Checking the Memo Points

1. While holding down the [CHECK] button, press the [MEMO 1] or [MEMO 2]
button to check the Memo 1 or Memo 2 point, respectively.
The position of the memo point appears on the display.

Clearing the Memo Points

1. Press the [CLEAR] button.
The memo points are cleared.
If you reset the tape counter, the memo points remain at the same positions on the tape, but at
different positions relative to the tape counter.