Your First Session With The Adat-Xt20; Power-Up, And Tape Insertion - Alesis ADAT-XT20 Reference Manual

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Connect the power cord which accompanies the XT20 between the three-prong
power socket on the back panel and an AC outlet receptacle. Please note that
there are grounding considerations to be aware of. See pages 7–9 for more
information.
The XT20 can produce a transient audio signal during power up and power down.
When turning the XT20 on or off, be sure to keep monitor levels low.
Turn the XT20's power on by pressing the [POWER] button. At power-up the
display will briefly look like this:
20bit
In a few seconds, the display will change depending on the status of the tape
chamber.
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time since the beginning of the tape (unless it is somewhere in the first two
minutes of tape, called the "lead" and "data" sections):
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TIME counter will read:
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If a formatted tape is present, the TIME counter will show the elapsed
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If an unformatted tape is present, the FORMAT icon will flash and the
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If there is no tape, the display shows:
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