Kenwood KX-W5040 Instruction Manual page 12

DPSS operation
The DPSS (Direct Program Search System)enables the following convenient operations according to the instructions of the
operation keys (these operation are however not available on both decks simultaneously). The DPSS functions are based on
the detection of non-recorded spaces of 4 seconds or more between tunes.
1. Skip play: By specifying a tune located several tunes beyond (or behind) the tune being played, skips
tunes between the current tune and the selected tune and starts playback from the beginning
of the selected tune. Up to 16 tunes can be skipped in Skip Search.
2. Single-tune repeated
playback: One single tune is played back repeatedly up to 16 times.
Current tune
Unrecorded section Unrecorded section
Direction of playback
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Deck A Deck B
| Skip play operation operation operation
keys keys
The example below shows the case in which the direction indicated by the tape transport direction indicator is >. If the direc-
tion indicated by the tape direction indicator is <, always press the keys for the opposite directions to those shown in the
illustrations below.
To play a tune located immediately after the tune
being played:
To play the tune being played from the be-
ginning: =
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Press once during the playback. Press once during the playback.
To play a tune located 4 tunes beyond:
SSeS
To play the tune located 4 tunes behind:
Press 4 times during the playback. Press 5 times during the playback.
M@ Single-tune repeated playback
operation
Index scan and DPSS will not function properly
with the following types of tape.
Press the play key of the same direction as @ Tapes containing spaces of 4 seconds or more, such as conver-
sations and speeches.
the current tape transport direction. © Tape containing extremely low levels or non-recorded spaces in
EEG the middle of tunes, such as classical music.
When direction of tape © Tapes containing recording of large noise between tunes.
direction indicator is >: @ Tapes recorded with low recording level.
®@ Tapes recorded using Cross-fade recording.
Play the tune to be repeated.
@ Normal playback resumes after repeating the same tune for
16 times.
To cancel the playback above in the middle:
a
Press once.
@ Playback is stopped and canceled.
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