Mackie D8B3.0 Owner's Manual page 45

56-input, 72-channel, fully automated digital audio mixing console
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This section provides control for external recorder
transports, time display, snapshots, locates, and loops.
• Shows the numeric representation of SMPTE
or MIDI Time Code (Hours: Minutes: Sec-
onds: Frames) or a musically referenced
display (Bars: Beats: Ticks).
• When the console is receiving time code, this
display continually updates according to the
time code position.
• Displays entered values for Locate storage.
• Shows the snapshot number in Snapshot
mode.
• Shows the most recently entered MMC locate
point when in Locator mode.
• When looping it shows the beginning (FROM)
and ending (TO) locate points for the loop.
• Press this button to enter a new time in the
Position Display (in Hours: Minutes: Seconds:
Frames or Bars: Beats: Ticks)
• The number buttons are used to enter the time.
• Press ENTER to complete the action. This
sends an MMC locate command.
REWIND
FAST FWD
and BBT (Bars/Beats/Ticks) in the Position display.
STOP
PLAY
RECORD
This button toggles between SMPTE/MTC time
• Used to numerically enter Snapshot, Locate,
and Loop points in the Range display, and
time values in the Position display.
• When numeric buttons are used to enter data,
you must press ENTER to complete the action.
• Pressing the number keys while holding CON-
TROL scrolls through the on-screen interface
windows.
• Initiates numeric changes that have been
typed into the snapshot, locate, position, or
range display from the console number but-
tons (or standard IBM-style keyboard
connected to the console).
• Pressing CONTROL and ENTER increases the
SNAPSHOT or LOCATOR selection (control
surface only).
• Pressing ALT and ENTER decreases the
SNAPSHOT or LOCATOR selection (control
surface only).
• Allows the number buttons to be used for en-
tering specific location numbers.
Each location number (00 – 99)
may represent a specific time during
an MTC-referenced playback or re-
cording, if previously stored.
When in this mode, the left two
digits in the Range display indicate
the locate point number.
Locate points can be captured
while tape is moving. Simply hit
STORE, the Locate number, and then
ENTER at the instant you wish to
store a location.
Used to set the start and end Locate
points in a Loop.
To loop a segment, first enter the
locate start point using the numeric
buttons (onboard or computer key-
board), then press ENTER.
Next, press LOOP, enter the ending
locate point number, then press ENTER.

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