Akai U40 Operator's Manual page 10

Panel Descriptions
@ NORMAL RECORD
Pressing thiskey lights up the LED and starts
recording of the source sound through LINE
IN, Recording will stop when PLAY/STOP
is pressed or when maximum recording time
has elapsed.
© CONTINUOUS RECORD
Pressing thiskey putsthe U40 inrecordstandby
status; The next key that is pressed determines
how recording proceeds, See page S~7 for
details,
® SET LOOP START
Determines the start point of looped playback.
'The point where this key is pressed during
playback will be a new start point for that
playback.
® SET LOOP END
Determines the end point of looped playback.
'The point where this key is pressed during
playback will be a new end point for that
playback, Pressing this key together with
SETLOOPSTART whilethe loopisplaying
will cancel the current start and end point
settings; The whole recording will be looped
(played repeatedly).
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@ INST.IN
® OUTPUT LEVEL
Adjusts the output level at HEADPHONE,
and LINE OUT.
@® HEADPHONE
Connect a pair of headphones here. The
headphone level is adjusted by OUTPUT
LEVEL,
© LINE OUT
Connects toamixer oramplifier, This outputs
'mix ofthe recording and sounds from LINE
INand INST.IN. The outputlevel isadjusted
by OUTPUT LEVEL.
® DC 10.5V
Connects to the AC power adaptor included.
RIFF-O-MATIC U40
Connectstoanelectric guitar,bass,ete. Source
sounds input here are sent to LINE OUT and.
HEADPHONE, Adjustthe input level using,
volume controls on the instrument, Note that
toohighavolume level willresultindistortion.
© LINE IN
Connects to line outputs on an audio device
such as a tape player, CD player, etc, using,
the audio cable supplied. 'The input level is
adjusted by LINE IN LEVEL.
© LINE IN LEVEL
Adjusts the input level at LINE IN.
Note: Any controls on the U40—pots, keys
and jacks, are all represented in
Uppercase in the manual description.