Fostex VF80EX - Manual (Page 32)

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Basic Recording/Playback (VF80EX)
Mark function
The VF80EX has the Mark function which allows you to set marks at the desired positions in a song.
You can locate to a mark position immediately, as well as use mark positions for the punch in and out points,
beginning and end points for repeat and editing points for track editing such as copy, move, erase, etc.
This section describes how to set, delete and locate to a mark. For details about editing a mark, see
“Recorder
functions” described later.
1
2
[ I] key [I ] key
1
2
3
Setting a mark on the fly
In the initial condition, Mark 00 is automatically en-
tered at the beginning of the current program (ABS
0) and named
“ABS 0” .
You can enter up to 99 marks (Mark 01 through 99).
Mark number and name are shown on the Normal
screen as the arrow points in the screen example be-
low. (You cannot edit or delete Mark 00.)
During playback (or while stopped), press [| / MARK]
key while holding down the [SHIFT] key.
“Entry Mark” is shown briefly and a mark is entered at
the current position.
Also the time marked is entered in the mark map list
(see “
Recorder functions ” for details).
To enter another mark, repeat step 1) above.
<Note>
Marks are assigned in ascending order of ABS time.
For example, even if you enter marks in order as shown
in the upper diagram below, the mark numbers are as-
signed as shown in the lower diagram.
Locating a mark
• Pressing [| ] key locates to the previous mark.
In the example above, each time you press the key from
the current position, the recorder will locate to Mark 03
-> 02 -> 01 -> 00.
• Pressing [ |] key locates to the next mark.
In the example above, each time you press the key from
the current position, the recorder will locate to Mark 04
-> 05 -> 06.
The current (located) mark number is shown on the
Normal screen.
Deleting a mark
You can delete unnecessary mark
While stopped, locate to the mark to be deleted using
the [|
] or [ |] key.
The mark to be deleted is shown on the screen.
Press the [ |/DELETE] key while holding down the
[SHIFT] key.
A pop-up panel asking for confirmation to delete the
current mark appears, in which
“Sure?” blinks.
To cancel the operation for deletion, press the [EXIT/
NO] key.
Press the [ENTER/YES] key while holding down the
[RECORD] key.
The current mark is deleted.
You can locate to a mark using the [| ] or [ |] key.
Current position