Erasing A Portion Of A Track - Sony MDS-PC3 M-crew Operating Instructions Manual

Erasing Tracks (continued)

Erasing a portion of a track

You can easily erase a portion of a track by
specifying the starting and ending points of the
erasure.
This is useful for erasing the unnecessary portions
of a track recorded from a satellite or FM
broadcast.
Example: Erasing portion "B2"
of the second track
AAA
1 2
AAA
1 2
1
While the deck is stopped, playing, or
paused, press MENU/NO.
"Edit Menu" appears in the display.
2
Press ./> repeatedly (or turn
./> on the deck) until "A-B
Erase ?" appears, then press YES (or
./> on the deck).
3
Press ./> repeatedly (or turn
./> on the deck) until the
number of the track containing the
portion to be erased flashes, then press
YES (or ./> on the deck).
"- Rehearsal -" and "Point A ok?" alternate
in the display and the deck repeatedly plays
the first several seconds of the track starting
from the point where you pressed YES (or
./> on the deck).
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BBB
B1 B2 B3
BBB CCC
3
B1 B3
4
While monitoring the sound, press
./> repeatedly (or turn ./
> on the deck) to locate the starting
point of the portion to be erased (point
A).
You can shift point A one frame at a time.*
The time indication ("m (minute)," "s
(second)," and "f (frame = 1/86 second)") of
the current point is displayed and several
seconds of the track from that point play
back repeatedly.
* Or 2 frames in LP2 stereo mode, or 4 frames
CCC
3
To find a point quickly
Specify a unit (minute, second, or frame) by
which the MD is advanced when you press
./> repeatedly (or turn ./> on
the deck).
To do this, press m/M in step 4
repeatedly to select "m," "s," or "f." The
selected unit flashes in the display.
5
Repeat step 4 until you've located point
A.
6
Press YES (or ./> on the deck)
to enter point A.
"Point B set" appears and several seconds of
the track from point A play back repeatedly.
7
Continue playing the track or press M
to locate the ending point of the portion
to be erased (point B), then press YES
(or ./> on the deck).
"A-B Ers" and "Point B ok?" alternate in the
display and a few seconds of the track before
point A and after point B play back
repeatedly.
8
Repeat step 4 until you've located point
B.
in LP4 stereo mode.