Sony PCM-7040 Operation Manual page 11

2-1 Front Panel
@™ MARK key
Has the following functions:
• Setting a locate point
When this key is pressed, the time code currently
displayed in the tape time display area is set as a
locate point and it appears in the input/set data
display area.
• Setting an IN or OUT point
When an IN or OUT point appears in the input/set
data display area and this key is pressed, a locate
point currently set is set as an IN or OUT point.
• Setting a playback starting point when making a
memory start.
• Specifying the recorded portion to be erased on a
tape when performing spot erase
@£ Tape direction lamps
These lamps indicate the direction of the tape running
in CUE mode.
REV ª: Lights green when the tape is run
backward.
: Lights yellow when the tape is temporarily
stopped (pause). After about 1 min., the unit
automatically releases the tape from pause to
prevent damage to the tape.
FWD ·: Lights green when the tape is run forward.
@¢ Search dial
Use this dial for three operations: memory jog, dial
menu setting, and cuing.
@ START ID keys
START ID locate keys
Use these keys to run the tape to the next or last Start
ID.
NEXT: Every time this key is pressed, the tape
advances to the next Start ID rapidly. While the
tape is being advanced, the LOCATE indicator
stays lit.
PREVIOUS: Every time this key is pressed, the tape
is rewound to the last Start ID rapidly.
While the tape is being rewound, the LOCATE
indicator stays lit.
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Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts and Controls
START ID WRITE and ERASE keys
Use these keys to write an ID as subcode data or to
erase such an ID.
WRITE: Press this key to write an ID in ASSEMBLE
or INSERT SUB mode. Select the ID to be
written from the setup menu.
ERASE: Press this key to rewind the tape to the last
ID and erase it in INSERT SUB mode. Select the
ID to be erased from the setup menu.
See chapter 7 "Menu operations".
@§ LOCATE key and indicator
Pressing this key causes the indicator to light and the
tape to run to the position corresponding to the time
code or the program number displayed in the input/set
data display area of the display.
@¶ VARI (variable) SPEED key and indicator
Press this key to enter VARI SPEED playback mode.
When the unit enters VARI SPEED playback mode,
the indicator lights and you can then carry out
variable-speed playback using the search dial to vary
the playback speed. To reset the mode, press this key
again.
@• CHASE (time code chase) key and indicator
Use this key to run a tape, while keeping the off-tape
time code synchronized with the input time code
(chase synchronization). You can set the chase offset
time using the search dial to achieve chase
synchronization with a fixed time difference between
the two time codes. To release chase synchronization,
press the STOP key.
@ª Record mode select keys and indicators
Use these keys to select a record mode. When you
press any of these keys, the unit enters the
corresponding record mode and the corresponding
indicator lights. When none of these indicators are lit,
you cannot record.
ASSEMBLE key and indicator
When this key is pressed, the indicator lights and the
unit goes into ASSEMBLE mode. In ASSEMBLE
mode, you can record audio signals as well as subcode
data (Start ID, time code, etc.)