Fostex PD-4 Owner's Manual page 75

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PD-4 DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDER
S-ID search
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►w S-ID SEARCH key and LED
The PD-4 will search for a specified S-ID in the forward direction. You specify the number of
S-ID's from the current location by pressing this key that number of times.
The number you specified will be shown as P-NO on the display. As the PD-4 searches for
the specified S-ID, the number will countdown to "00". When the specified S-ID is reached
the transport will rewind slightly, mute PLAY up to the S-ID, and then PAUSE at about one
second before the S-ID. The searched S-ID/P-NO will momentarily flash, indicating that the
position before the S-ID has been located.
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SEARCH key and LED
The PD-4 will search for a specified S-ID in the reverse direction. You specify the number of
S-ID's from the current location by pressing this key that number of times.
Similar to the previous command, the number you specified will be shown as P-NO on the
display. However, the number will be prefaced by the minus ("-") sign. As the PD-4 searches
for the specified S-ID, the number will coimtdown to "00". When the specified S-ID is
reached, the transport will rewind slightly, mute PLAY up to the S-ID, and then PAUSE at
about one second before the S-ID. The searched S-ID/P-NO will momentarily flash,
indicating that the position before the S-ID has been located.
Locate
You can mark a location on the tape in either absolute time or time code bv pressine the
MARK/SET key (32). ^ *
To locate to the stored location, press the LOG M key (33). The time of the marked location
will flash slowly on the display for two seconds. The transport will rewind or fast forward to
the marked location.
The following conditions apply:
1) If the display is showing time code, the locate function will locate to the time code
point. If there is no time code on the tape, it will locate to the absolute time location.
2) If the display is showing the date or absolute time, the locate function will locate to the
absolute time location.
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