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Chapter 8

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created in a MasterLink. These offsets are typically measured in "CD frames", a frame being equal to

1/75

of a second.

To edit Start and End Time offsets, press the UTILITY button repeatedly until Utility Page 6 is

displayed, as shown in Figure 4.5.1.

Figure 4.5.1

Start and End Time Offset Page

The cursor defaults under the "St Offset" field; if you press UP/YES while in this field the "En Offset"

parameter will be displayed. To the right of the offset field is the "Offset Amount" field. Pressing

CURSOR RIGHT will move the cursor to the offset amount field, where pressing the UP/YES or

DOWN/NO buttons will adjust the offset amount between 0 and 30 CD frames (0 and 400mS).

NOTE: If the End Time offset is greater than the space between Tracks, the offset time will not be

applied for that track.

Both Start and End Time offsets default to 15 frames (200mS).

8.7 UTIL7: FILE SORT

This function allows you to alphabetically sort the Audio Files on the hard drive, which may make it

easier to find and manipulate a particular file. This operation can be performed as often as you want, or

never; it will not harm the machine or its operation if this function is never used.

This page prompts you by asking "Sort AFiles? Y/N". Pressing UP/YES will sort the audio files in

alphabetical order, while pressing DOWN/NO will do nothing.

8.8 UTIL8: HD FORMAT

This operation allows you to completely re-format the file system that keeps track of all Playlists,

Tracks, Audio Files, and DSP settings on the hard drive. Effectively, this will erase all of your saved

playlist and audio data on the hard drive, and therefore should be used with extreme caution. After a

format operation, all 16 playlists will be empty, as if the unit were brand new.

To begin a format operation, press the UTILITY button until the Format HD screen is displayed.

Pressing UP/YES while the screen displays "Format Disk? Y/N" will bring up a confirmation screen

which will prompt "Are You Sure?Y/N". Pressing UP/YES once more will begin the formatting

process. Progress is indicated by a row of dots on the second line of the 2X16 display. Once the dots

have proceeded all the way across the display (which should be less than one minute) the display will

briefly read "Complete" and return to Playlist Select mode.

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