Operating instructions

4.3.5 Search
There are two ways to search for cue points. When Search mode is initiated,
the tape fast winds to the location displayed on the Locate Time readout or to
the tape time stored in the Auto Locator memory. When using the SEARCH
button and the 10-Key Pad, it is possible to initiate Search/Play or
Search/Record.
❑ Searching with the SEARCH 0-9 Buttons (Direct Search): Pressing a
SEARCH 0-9 button moves the tape directly to the location stored in that
cue point and stops.
❑ Searching with the SEARCH Button and the 10-Key Pad: Pressing the
SEARCH button causes the MTR-90III to fast wind the tape until the Auto
Locator Tape Time matches that shown on the Locate Time readout.
There are three variations of Search mode:
1. Pressing SEARCH will move the tape to the Locate Time and then
stop the transport. While in Search mode, the SEARCH and F.FWD
(or RWD) buttons will illuminate brightly. When the tape stops, the
STOP button will illuminate and the other buttons will become dim.
2. Pressing SEARCH and then PLAY causes the PLAY button to flash,
the tape will fast wind to the Locate Time,t he STOP button
brightens for an instant, the PLAY button stops flashing and stays
brightly illuminated, the transport enters Play mode, and then the
SEARCH button returns to its dim state.
3. Pressing SEARCH and then PLAY and RECORD causes the PLAY
and RECORD buttons to flash bright and dim, the tape will fast wind
to the Locate Time, the STOP button will brighten for an instant and
the tape momentarily stops, the PLAY and RECORD buttons will
stop flashing and stay brightly illuminated, the transport will enter
Record mode, and then the SEARCH button will return to its dim
state.
NOTE: The Search Play (Search Record) mode functions only when the PLAY
(or PLAY and RECORD) button on the Auto Locator is pressed. Pressing
these buttons on the Remote Control Unit or on the transport ends the search
and causes the machine to enter Play mode.
❑ To end ("abort") a Search press STOP, RWD or F.FWD on the Auto
Locator; their counterparts on the MTR-90III transport; or the PLAY
button on the Remote Control Unit or on the transport.
MTR-90III Operation and Maintenance Manual
October 1990
Section 4 Operation
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