Play; Record/Punch In Or Out - Alesis ADAT-XT20 Reference Manual

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Press the [PLAY] button to play the tape ([PLAY] LED will light). The
[PLAY] button by itself has no effect while playing, but it will
terminate recording. While locating, pressing [PLAY] will cause the
XT20 to start playing after it arrives at the corresponding tape location
([PLAY] LED will flash to indicate deferred play mode).
Pressing [PLAY] while recording causes the XT20 to punch out (recording
stops and playback continues). Pressing [PLAY] in any mode other than
locating causes the transport to enter play mode, and the [PLAY] LED
lights.
What occurs when you press [PLAY] after inserting a tape in the XT20
depends on whether the tape being played is formatted or not.
• Formatted. The tape plays normally and the tape counter
shows elapsed time since the beginning of the tape.
• Unformatted tape. The XT20 will detect the lack of a format
and flash the FORMAT icon while reading "noFO" in the TIME
counter.
• Tape transitions from a formatted to unformatted section while
playing back. The XT20 will detect the lack of a format and flash the
FORMAT icon while reading "noFO" in the TIME counter.
• Tape transitions from a formatted to unformatted section while
recording. The XT20 will detect the lack of a format and stop.
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Use the [RECORD] button to enter or exit record mode, and to format a
tape. There are two methods of entering record mode. You can first
enable the tracks you wish to record on and then engage recording using
the [PLAY] and [RECORD] buttons. Or you can engage record mode and
then use the RECORD ENABLE buttons to place tracks in or out of
record. If no tracks are enabled for recording and record mode is engaged,
the [RECORD] LED will flash to indicate that pressing any RECORD
ENABLE button will immediately initiate recording on that track.
To start recording:
• Hold [PLAY] and press [RECORD] to cause any record-enabled
track to enter record mode. This is recommended for punching "on the
fly."
• Hold [RECORD] and press [PLAY] to cause any record-enabled
track to enter record mode. This is recommended for initiating recording
when the tape is stopped, or for punching "on the fly."
To punch out and stop the transport, simply press [STOP]. There are
three ways to exit record mode (punch out) yet have the transport
continue to play; use whichever method is most natural to you.
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