Operating instructions

4.3.6 Search Zero
Pressing the SEARCH ZERO button causes the MTR-90III to return at fast
wind speed to the 0.00.00 Tape Time shown on the MTR-90III Tape Time
readout. There are three variations of Search Zero Mode.
NOTE: If the Auto locator Tape Time readout has been changed to a different
zero from the MTR-90III, it will reset to match the MTR-90III the moment
SEARCH ZERO is pressed. Search Zero always looks for the zero time on the
MTR-90III Tape Time display.
1. Pressing SEARCH ZERO will wind the tape to zero Tape Time and then
stop the transport.
2. Pressing SEARCH ZERO and PLAY causes the PLAY button to flash
bright and dim, the tape will wind to zero Tape Time, and the transport
will enter Play mode at which time the PLAY button will remain brightly
illuminated.
3. Pressing SEARCH ZERO and then PLAY and RECORD causes the PLAY
and RECORD buttons to flash bright and dim, the tape will wind to the
zero point and enter Record mode.
NOTE: The Search Zero/Play (Search Zero/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 Zero, press STOP, REWIND or FAST FORWARD
on the Auto Locator; their counterparts on the MTR-90III transport; or
the PLAY button on the Remote Control Unit or on the transport.
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October 1990
MTR-90III Operation and Maintenance Manual