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T
RANSPORT
The XT20's six transport control buttons resemble those of a conventional tape
recorder, although there are several extra features.
E
JECT
R
EWIND
F
AST
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C
ONTROLS
Press the [EJECT] button to eject the tape from the XT20. If the tape is
moving, it will stop before ejecting. In a multiple XT20 system where
there is one master and one or more slave XT20s and/or ADATs, pressing
[EJECT] on the master will eject the tapes on all machines; pressing
[EJECT] on a slave machine will only eject the tape on that machine.
The [EJECT] button will not operate while recording or formatting to
avoid interrupting these processes.
/R
EVIEW
Press the [REWIND] button to rewind the tape; the [REWIND] LED
lights. When fully rewound, the [REWIND] LED turns off and the
[STOP] LED lights.
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Pressing [REWIND] while recording punches out before
rewinding.
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Threaded tapes rewind at about 40 times normal play speed.
Unthreaded tapes rewind slightly faster.
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Pressing [REWIND] while holding the [PLAY] button initiates
"Review" mode. The tape rewinds at about 3 times normal play speed,
and you can hear chunks of attenuated audio so you know where you are
on the tape. The [PLAY] LED will be lit, and the [REWIND] LED will
be flashing. Pressing the [PLAY] button alone returns the transport to
normal play mode.
F
/C
ORWARD
Press the [FAST FWD] button to fast forward the tape; the
[FAST FWD] LED lights. Upon reaching the tape's end, the
[FAST FWD] LED turns off, and the [STOP] LED lights.
Pressing [FAST FWD] while recording punches out before fast
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forwarding.
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Threaded tapes fast forward at about 40 times normal play
speed. Unthreaded tapes fast forward slightly faster.
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