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Erasing a portion of a track
— A-B Erase Function
You can specify a portion within a track and
erase the portion with ease. You can shift the
desired portion by frame
*, minute or second
intervals.
This function is convenient to erase the
unnecessary parts recorded from satellite
broadcast or radio programs.
* 1 frame is 1/86 second.
Example: Erasing a portion of track 2
1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch
the function to MD.
2 Press MENU/NO.
3 Press . or > repeatedly until “A-B
Erase?” appears, then press ENTER/
YES.
Playback starts.
4 Press . or > repeatedly until the
desired track number appears, then
press ENTER/YES.
“—Rehearsal—” and “Point A ok?” appear
alternately while the deck repeats a few
seconds of a portion before point A.
5 While monitoring the sound, press
ENTER/YES at the starting point of the
portion to be erased (point A).
6 Press ENTER/YES if point A is correct.
“Point B set” appears and playback for
setting the ending point of the portion to be
erased (point B) starts.
If the point A is incorrect, press . or
> repeatedly to find the starting point of
the portion to be erased (point A) while
monitoring the sound, then press ENTER/
YES.
You can shift the point by 1/86 second
(1 frame) intervals.*
* You can shift the point by 2-frame intervals (in
Monaural mode and LP2 stereo mode) or by
4-frame intervals (in LP4 stereo mode).
7 Continue playback until the deck
reaches point B, then press ENTER/
YES.
“A-B Ers” and “Point B ok?” appear
alternately and the deck repeats a portion of
the few seconds before point A and after
point B successively.
8 Press ENTER/YES if point B is correct.
“Complete!” appears for a few seconds and
the portion between point A and B is erased.
Playback starts from the beginning of the
track.
If the point B is incorrect, press . or
> repeatedly to find the ending point of
the portion to be erased (point B) while
monitoring the sound, then press ENTER/
YES.
You can shift the point by 1/86 second
(1 frame) intervals.*
* You can shift the point by 2-frame intervals (in
Monaural mode and LP2 stereo mode) or by
4-frame intervals (in LP4 stereo mode).
Tip
To shift the point by minute or second intervals in steps
6 and 8, press m or M repeatedly to flash minute,
second, or frame indication, then press
. or >.
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AB-A
B(A+C)C
B-B B-C
A
Track number
Original
tracks
After A-B
ERASE
Point A
Point B
TOC
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