Home Screen
This is the screen that is usually shown when the unit
is stopped.
Home Screen in the 4 CH mode
Home Screen in the MTR mode
Playback speed status display
1
Icon
Playback speed
Blank
Playback speed not changed
1.1× – 2.0×
0.5× – 0.9×
Playback speed cannot be changed
Display of the key control function on/off
2
status
Icon
On/off status
Blank
Key control function off
Key control function on
Key control function on
(setting disabled)
Display of the reverb on/off status
3
Icon
On/off status
Blank
Reverb off
Reverb on
(Recording with the effector on)
Reverb on
(SEND status)
Speaker output display
4
displayed: Speaker output on
not displayed: Speaker output off
Phantom power supply display
5
Blank: No phantom power supply
: 48 V phantom power supplied
: 24 V phantom power supplied
Power supply status display
6
When power is supplied from the batteries, the
battery icon shows the amount of remaining
battery power in bars (
,
When the icon displays no bar,
the power subsequently turns off (standby
state) due to dead batteries.
When the dedicated AC adapter (GPE053B)
supplied with the product or USB bus power is
used,
is shown.
6
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7
Recorder operation status display
These icons show the recorder operation status.
Indicator Meaning
8
9
7
,
m
/
.
Loop playback setting status display
8
During loop playback, the
displayed.
File name/song name display
9
When the 4CH mode is selected, the name or
tag information of the file being played back is
shown.
When there are multiple files in the 4CH mode,
only the format portion of the file names and
the basic number of the recording files are
displayed.
When the MTR mode is selected, the name of
an opened song is shown.
Loop playback IN (starting) and OUT
0
(ending) points setting state
Shows the IN (starting) and OUT (ending)
points-setting state of loop playback.
When the IN (starting) point is set, the
displayed at the corresponding position on the
playback position-displaying bar.
When the OUT (ending) point is set, the
is displayed at the corresponding position on
the playback position-displaying bar.
q
Playback position display
The current playback position is shown by a bar.
Level meter guide display
w
This is a level meter guide for adjusting the
input and output levels.
It is displayed at the "-12 dB" position on the
scale.
e
Level meter
Shows the level of sound being input or played
back.
File state display
r
The file state is displayed in different ways,
depending on the type of file to be played
back.
Elapsed time display
t
Shows the elapsed time (hours : minutes :
seconds) of the current file.
Remaining time display
y
Shows the remaining time (hours : minutes :
seconds) of the current file.
Peak value displayed in decibel (dB)
u
Shows in decibels the maximum value of the
playback level in a certain period of time.
,
).
blinks, and
Stopped
Paused
Playing back
Fast-forwarding
Fast-rewinding
Skipping to the head of the next
file
Skipping to the head of the
current file or of the preceding file
icon is
icon is
icon
: Stereo file
: Mono file ×2
: No file is present.
Preparation
Preparing the power supply
Using AA size batteries
Remove the battery compartment cover on the
1.
bottom panel.
Install four AA size batteries with their ¥
2.
and ^ marks as shown in the battery
compartment.
Attach the battery compartment cover.
3.
•
Set the type of batteries to use in the
item of the
BATTERY TYPE
menu in order for the unit to
DISPLAY
accurately show the amount of remaining power
and allow the unit to accurately determine
whether enough power is available for its proper
operation. (By default, the type is set to
for alkaline batteries.)
Starting up the unit
When the unit is turned off (standby state), slide
the HOLD/
switch in the
when
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displayed, release the switch.
The Home Screen appears when the unit starts up.
Setting the built-in clock
When the unit is started up for the first time (or after
being left without batteries), the
DATE/TIME
screen appears before the start-up screen to allow
the date and time to be set.
Use the the .// button and the wheel to
enter the date and time, and press the ENTER/
MARK button to set them.
POWER/
ALKAL
direction and,
(start-up screen) is