Sony MDM-X4 Recording Equipment User Manual


 
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Names and Functions of Parts
3 OUT key
Sets the out point (edit end point).
4 IN/DEST key
Sets the in point (edit start point).
Press while holding down SHIFT to set the destination
point (edit destination point).
5 MARK key
Press to set a mark point (and the key starts blinking).
Press IN, OUT, DEST, or A~H while the MARK key is
blinking to set the mark point to the respective key.
This unit lets you assign up to 11 mark points using IN,
OUT, DEST, and A~H.
6 Locate point keys
Press to recall mark points. To specify points E~H,
press the respective key while holding down SHIFT.
7 REC key
Press to enter record mode. The key blinks, to indicate
record pause mode. The key lights steadily when
recording.
8 =/+ keys
Press to locate the beginning of the previous or next
song. When adjusting a mark point, they can also be
used with the rehearsal function to switch between a
volume increase or decrease after the mark point.
9 TOP key
Press once to locate the beginning of the first song on
the disc. Press again during stop mode to locate the
beginning of the unrecorded (blank) part of the disc.
0 ( PLAY key
Starts playback. Lights during playback.
p STOP key
Stops recording or playback.
Hold down this key and press the ( PLAY key to
activate the IN-OUT playback mode and play back the
section between the IN and OUT points repeatedly.
Pressing this key during stop mode to write the TOC
data* to the disc.
!™ § EJECT key
Press to remove the disc.
If the TOC data* has not been written to the disc, it will
be written automatically before the disc is ejected.
* You must write the TOC data to disc after a
SECTION edit, SONG edit, or DISC edit. See pages
38 and 44 for details.
Disc insertion slot
Insert the disc into this slot.
REPEAT/DISPLAY key
Press to activate the repeat playback mode. The repeat
mode changes as follows each time you press the key:
REPEAT : Repeats all the songs on the disc.
REPEAT 1 : Repeats the current song.
1 : Plays the current song once. After playback, the
unit locates the beginning of the song.
(no indicator) : Off. Plays all of the songs on the disc.
Press while holding down SHIFT to change the display
mode as follows:
Time Mode : Shows the counter display in time.
Bar Mode : Shows the counter display in bars.
Remaining Mode : Shows the amount time which
can be recorded remaining on the disc.
Note
Numbers will not be displayed in bar mode, if no tempo
information is input.
!∞ EDIT key
Press to enter Edit mode. Edit mode can only be
entered when the disc is in stop mode.
SYSTEM key
This key has two functions.
System setting
Press when making system settings to enter the
system settings. See “Changing a Setting” (page 18)
for details.
Pitch Control
Press while holding down SHIFT to turn the
recording/playback pitch control “on”. Press again
while holding down SHIFT to turn the recording/
playback pitch control “off”.
Pitch control “on” : Recording or playback is
conducted in the preset pitch. (“Vari Pitch” is
displayed.)
Pitch control “off” : Recording or playback is
conducted in the normal pitch. (“Fixed Pitch” is
displayed.)
See “System Settings” (page 17) for details on the
pitch setting.
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