Autolocation Controls; Absolute (Abs) Time Vs. Relative Time65; Locate - Alesis ADAT-XT20 Reference Manual

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The XT20's autolocation controls consist of 10 Locate Point memories which can
be set either manually or "on the fly", and recalled instantly.
Each Locate Point's address can be displayed and set using either Absolute or
Relative Time.
Generally, Absolute Time and Relative Time will differ in their values. The
XT20, however, maintains a constant offset between them. This makes it
possible to locate to various tape positions using either time reference.
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The TIME counter indicates where you are on the tape by using a time
reference. There are two ways of displaying the time reference off tape:
Absolute (ABS), the actual time reference, or Relative, the same time
reference but relative to a different zero point. The Relative Time
0:00:00.00 point is set by holding the [SET LOCATE] button and
pressing [LOCATE 0], or by editing the Locate 0 point.
Use the [ABS/REL] button to select between Absolute Time and
Relative Time modes; one of two icons (ABS or REL) will appear to the
left of the TIME counter. When the display is in Absolute Time Mode
(ABS icon lit), the display reflects the actual tape time. When in
Relative Mode (REL icon lit), the display reflects the tape's time
reference relative to the 0:00:00.00 position. Once you hold the [SET
LOCATE] button and press [LOCATE 0] to establish a new 0:00:00.00
position on tape (see below), Absolute and Relative times will be offset
from one another. However, that offset will remain constant until the
next time the relative zero position is reset.
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If the [LOCATE 0] button is pressed, the transport will immediately
begin locating to the 0:00:00.00 time location of the tape. If the TIME
counter is in ABS mode when [LOCATE 0] is pressed, the absolute
0:00:00.00 position is located. If the TIME counter is in Relative mode
when [LOCATE 0] is pressed, then the relative 0:00:00.00 position is
located. [LOCATE 0] is different from the other [LOCATE] buttons in
this respect: it may wind the tape to different locations, depending
whether the TIME counter is in ABS or REL mode. All the other locate
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