Specifications

Chapter 4 - Record and Playback Basics
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SELECT TRACK(S) FOR RECORDING
A track can be in one of 3 states:
• Safe The track RECORD indicator (the red bar located right below the meter)
is off.
• Record-ready The track RECORD indicator flashes
• Recording The track RECORD indicator is lit solid
Here’s how to enable a track for recording, as well as place it in “safe” mode. Note
that the Record Enable switch “toggles” between two possible states each time you
press it.
Operation You press… You see…
Enable track for
recording
The track’s associated RECORD
ENABLE button (1–8) until…
The selected track’s REC
light flashes to indicate it is
record-ready.
Place track in safe
mode
The record-enabled track’s RECORD
ENABLE button (1–8) until…
The selected track’s REC
indicator will turn off to
indicate it cannot record
TAPE MOTION CONTROL: THE TRANSPORT
The transport buttons include REWIND, FFWD (Fast Forward), STOP, PLAY,
RECORD, and EJECT. All of the buttons except EJECT have associated lights.
STOP
Press to stop the tape transport (STOP button lights steadily). The tape is not
moving, but is threaded around the drum.
The tape will unthread automatically if no transport movement occurs within 4
minutes. STOP will flash. To re-thread the tape, press STOP again (it lights
steadily). Note that entering play from the unthreaded mode takes longer than
when the tape is already threaded due to the time required to wrap the tape
around the head.