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SECTION 4: RECORDING

(3) Using the Track Copy Capability as a Patch

Bay

The track copy capability allows you to select sources and

tracks to record on, so you can record a specific input to

any tracks without going to the trouble of repatching the

input.

As an example, let's record analog input 2 to track 1, and

analog input 1 to track 2.

3 5

7

2

1 8 4 6

• Check to see that the DIGITAL IN indicator is not lit on

the display. If it is, press the DIGITAL IN switch to turn

off the indicator.

Y Press SHIFT and the associated LED will start blink­

ing to show that all the double function k e y s are

switched to offer their lower blue-labelled functions.

2 Press the TRK COPY key and the display will reads

"tr.cP.

o f f " .

^ Press either the

A

or the

T

key to activate the track

copy function ; the " o f f " display will change to

"on", like this:

t r.

cP. o n

^ Select input 2 (the source to record on track 1 in our

example) by means of the

A

and

T

keys.

Each time you press the

A

key, the rightmost display

will change in sequence like this (" (" for input, and

"t " for track):

,

(...)-1s'

The

T

key generates those options in reverse oder.

• If you hold either the

A

or the

T

key and press the

other, the dispslay will be switched back to show the

default selection ("

>

/" in our example).

r.

P.

^

Press the REC FUNCTION switch for track 2. The

associated LED will start blinking and "2" will show

in the seconds column, like this ;

t r. c P,\p

%

7 Select input 1 (the source to record on track 2 in our

example) by means of the

A

and

T

keys.

Go on to the next step when the display looks like

this;

t r. cP. p

1

I I

Press SHIFT and the associated LED will turn off, the

display being switched back to show the ABS time.

0 Hold RECORD and press PLAY to start recording.

Input 1 is recorded on track 2 and input 2 on track 1.

• If, for example, you select input 2 in step 7, analog

input 2 is recorded on tracks 1 and 2.

/If

Press the REC FUNCTION switch for track 1 and

" /" will show in the seconds column, like this :

H

M

s

F

t r.

cP. 1

1

/

f f

%

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