Record and Playback Basics - Chapter 4
36 ADAT LX20 Reference Manual
PLAY
Press to start playback from the current tape location. The PLAY button also has
special functions in Record and Autolocation modes, as described in Chapter 5.
The following chart summarizes all possible Play button options.
If the tape is… Pressing Play causes… You see…
Stopped Playback PLAY button lights steadily
Playing No change (playback continues) PLAY button lights steadily
Formatting No change (formatting continues) PLAY button lights steadily
Locating Playback after the locate is complete PLAY light flashes during
locate, then stays lit when
locate is complete
Locating Pressing PLAY twice stops
autolocation and begins playback
PLAY button lights steadily
Recording Punch out, and enter Play mode PLAY button lights steadily
RECORD
To initiate recording, press RECORD and while holding RECORD, press PLAY.
Recording takes place only on tracks that are in record-ready.
When recording begins, the Record indicators for record-ready tracks will stop
flashing and remain lit. If no tracks are in record-ready when recording takes place,
the RECORD button LED will flash to indicate that pressing any of the RECORD
ENABLE buttons will initiate recording on the selected track (see Chapter 6 on
punching).
Remember, if the Format label is lit, entering Record mode will format the tape
and erase any existing material (see Chapter 3 for more about formatting).
OTHER TRANSPORT BUTTONS
You press… If tape is stopped If tape is moving You see…
EJECT Tape ejects Tape stops prior to
ejection
Tape exits cassette
well
EJECT on Master deck Master and slave
tapes eject
Tape stops prior to
ejection
Tape exits master and
slave cassette wells
REWIND Tape begins
rewinding at 40X
play speed
Same REWIND button
lights steadily
REWIND + PLAY
(Review mode)
Tape rewinds at 3X
real time and plays
pieces of audio
Same, except if
recording, punches out
first
PLAY button lights
steadily, REWIND
light flashes
FFWD Tape fast forwards at
40X play speed
Same FFWD button lights
steadily
FFWD + PLAY (Cue
mode)
Tape fast forwards at
3X real time and
plays pieces of audio
Same, except if
recording, punches out
first
PLAY button lights
steadily, FFWD
light flashes
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