Specifications

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The Main Location Indicator displays the play-
back location in the time format for the Main
Time Scale. The Sub Location Indicator can be
set to any of the other Time Scale formats for an-
other timing reference. Both the Main and Sub
indicators also appear in the Transport window
when it is set to display Counters.
To navigate with the Location Indicators:
1 Click in one of the Location Indicators.
– or –
Press asterisk (*) on the numeric keypad to high-
light the Main Location Indicator (or the Trans-
port Counters or Big Time window, if either are
displayed).
2 Type in the new location. Press period (.) to
cycle through to the different time fields.
3 Press Enter to accept the new value and auto-
matically locate there.
Scrolling in the Ruler
You can scroll the contents of the Edit window
by clicking and dragging in the Ruler. While this
doesn’t actually update the session’s Current Lo-
cation, it does let you conveniently shift the dis-
play left or right for the sake of finding and ed-
iting material.
This method of scrolling is especially useful
when using Continuous Scroll With Playhead
(TDM systems only), which does not update or
follow Timeline selections.
To scroll the entire contents of the Edit window
from the Ruler:
■ While pressing Control+Alt+Start (Windows)
or Command+Option+Control (Macintosh),
drag left or right in any of the Timebase Rulers.
Scrolling with a Scroll Wheel
If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel, you can
use the scroll wheel to scroll vertically or hori-
zontally in any Pro Tools window that has a
scroll bar (such as the MIDI Event List).
To scroll a Pro Tools window vertically:
1 Place the mouse over the window you want to
scroll (for example, in the Edit window you
might want to scroll either the track display or
the Regions List).
2 Scroll the scroll wheel up or down to scroll the
window up or down.
To scroll a Pro Tools window horizontally:
1 Place the mouse over the window you want to
scroll (for example, in the Edit window you
might want to scroll either the track display or
the Regions List).
2 Shift-scroll the scroll wheel up or down to
scroll the window to the left or right.
Locating the Playback Cursor
Use the Playback Cursor Locator to locate the
playback cursor when it is off-screen. The Play-
back Cursor Locator will appear on the right
edge of the Main Timebase Ruler if the playback
cursor is located beyond the time visible in the
Select the time format from the pop-up
menus next to the Main and Sub indicators
in either the Edit or Transport window.
Scrolling in the Ruler