Akai DR16 pro Operator's Manual page 59

5: Playback
The FROM key
Setting the FROM time
1) Press the SUB-MENU key.
The indicator in the key will flash and the text "SUB-MENU" will appear on the display.
2) Press the FROM(TIME) key.
The "play from" time will appear on the display:
3) Use the JOG/SHUTTLE control, or numeric keypad to specify a time.
The "play from" time can be set from 0 to 59 seconds. The default is one (1) second.
4) Press the STORE/ENT key.
The specified time will be entered.
Operation
1) Press the FROM key.
Playback will start at the current position, continue for the specified FROM(TIME) number of
seconds, and then stop and return to the current position.
The following diagram shows how the play FROM function works:
Current position
S-M
Playback end
Playback
FROM(TIME) seconds
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