MX-5050 Operation and Maintenance Manual
May 1992
Section 4 Operation
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4.4 Operation of the Transport
4.4.1 Playing Back the Tracks
1. Set both Record mode buttons to the SAFE position (not depressed).
2. Press the Monitor button to the TAPE position.
3. Press the PLAY button to start Play mode.
4. Press the STOP button to stop Play mode.
4.4.2 Recording the Tracks
1. Press the RECORD mode button for the channels to be set to the READY
position.
2. Set the MONITOR buttons of the channels to be recorded to the SOURCE
position (not depressed).
3. Adjust the Input Level Control of each channel so that the VU meter indicates
0 VU at the reference input level. (With this level setting, the peak indicator
will illuminate occasionally.)
4. Press the CLR and T-IPS-% keys to clear the Tape Timer display.
5. Press the PLAY and RECORD buttons together to place the transport into
Record mode. The RECORD and PLAY buttons on the transport illuminate.
6. In RECORD mode, the recorded signal can be monitored by pressing the
MONITOR button to the TAPE position.
NOTE: When a channel is set to SEL REP mode, the channel can not enter
RECORD mode. Confirm that the SEL REP button of the recording channel is
not pressed.
NOTE: While the machine is in PLAY mode, pressing the RECORD button
places the machine in Record mode. This operation is called Punch In. Punch
In operation is selected from the following methods with SW1-2 on the
REC/REP AMP PCB Assembly.
❏ Pressing the RECORD button in PLAY mode enters Record mode.
❏ Pressing the RECORD and PLAY buttons together while in Play mode enters
the Record mode.
NOTE: Pressing the PLAY button while the machine is still in Record mode
exits the Record mode and enters the Play mode without stopping the
machine. This operation is called Punch Out. Punch Out operation is selected
from the following methods with SW1-3 on the REC/REP AMP PCB
Assembly.
❏ Pressing the PLAY button while in RECORD mode exits the Record mode and
enters the Play mode.
❏ Pressing the STOP button while pressing the RECORD button exits Record
mode and enters Play mode.
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