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16.3a SMPTE Chase Offset ....................................................................................................5
16.3b Internal Generator ABS Offset .....................................................................................6
16.3c Tape Offset....................................................................................................................6
16.4 SMPTE Time Code Rates and Types...........................................................................................7
16.4a Drop Frame....................................................................................................................7
16.4b Auto-detection of SMPTE Rates ..................................................................................7
16.4c VITC (Vertical Interval Time Code)............................................................................8
16.4d MTC (MIDI Time Code)...............................................................................................8
Time Code Tutorial ........................................................................................... 1
17.1 Generating Time Code onto a VCR............................................................................................1
17.2 Synchronizing Without a T/C Track...........................................................................................2
17.3 Recording a Time Code Track ....................................................................................................3
17.3a Recording SMPTE from ABS Time ..............................................................................3
Maintenance and Troubleshooting .....................................................................5
18.1 ADAT Head Cleaning .................................................................................................................5
18.1a Head Cleaning Cassettes (optional)............................................................................6
18.1b Manual Head and Tape Path Cleaning ......................................................................6
18.2 ADAT Head Life..........................................................................................................................7
18.2a Head Alignment ...........................................................................................................7
18.3 Tape Maintenance: Safe Tape .....................................................................................................8
18.3a Tape Wear.....................................................................................................................8
18.3b Care of ADAT Tapes ...................................................................................................8
18.4 Maintenance/Service...................................................................................................................9
18.4a Exterior Cleaning..........................................................................................................9
18.4b Maintenance .................................................................................................................9
18.4d Obtaining Repair Service........................................................................................... 10
M20 Hidden Functions ...................................................................................... 1
Power-On Button Combinations .........................................................................................................1
Miscellaneous Button Combinations ..................................................................................................1
Advanced Functions.............................................................................................................................3
Using The M20 Data Section Of Tape ................................................................. 1
General data section convention on the M20 .....................................................................................1
M20 Locate Points and SMPTE Offsets ..............................................................................................1
BRC M20 Song Start / SMPTE Start Offset and Locate Point Map.............................................1
BRC M20 Parameter Map ...............................................................................................................2
M20 Transport & System Error Messages........................................................... 1
M20 Major Feature Update: Version 2 ................................................................ 1
RS-422 (Sony 9-pin) slave operation....................................................................................................1
RS-422 Track Arm: On/Off....................................................................................................1
RS-422 Mapping: 1-2, OddEvn, (Local).................................................................................1
ID 1 offline with the CADI remote......................................................................................................2
CADI Tape and Reference Counter indications when ID 1 is offline...............................................2
Storing locate points when ID 1 is offline...........................................................................................2
Tape TC detection in fast wind modes ...............................................................................................3
Tape TC in the Tape Counter ..............................................................................................................4
Fixed mode time code generation: "TC Start Ref: Fixed" .................................................................4
Digital Scrub: "Dig Scan: On/Off, nn dB"..........................................................................................5
I/O Card as the digital source.............................................................................................................5
SMPTE Chase with the Stop button....................................................................................................5
Tape TC updating when in Input mode .............................................................................................5
Vari-Speed and Pull-Up/Down ..........................................................................................................5
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