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Basic Operations: Chapter 4

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FOOTSWITCH CONTROLS

The XT20 provides two footswitch jacks: [LOCATE/PLAY/LRC REMOTE] and

[PUNCH IN/OUT]. Both accept any momentary, single pole/single throw, 1/4-

inch mono (T/S) footswitch. During power-up, the XT20 checks the footswitch

to determine whether it is normally open or normally closed type, and

calibrates itself accordingly. If you use a footswitch and its operation seems

“reversed,” make sure it is firmly plugged into the jack, then turn off the XT20,

wait a few seconds, and turn the XT20 on again. It will calibrate itself to work

with the footswitch.

Either the [PUNCH IN/OUT] or [LOCATE/PLAY/LRC REMOTE] jack can

also be used for connecting an LRC Remote Control. The PUNCH footswitch and

the LRC cannot be used at the same time, since they occupy the same jack, unless

you connect them with a Y-cord. However, you can interchange them if you

observe certain precautions (see next section).

FOOTSWITCH CONTROLLED PUNCHING

The [PUNCH IN/OUT] footswitch is used to enable and disable

recording.

• If a track (or tracks) is record-enabled, and the tape is playing,

pressing the punch footswitch puts the track(s) into record mode at the

instant you punch. This is equivalent to pressing [PLAY] and

[RECORD] to enter record mode.

• If the XT20 is already in record mode, pressing the footswitch

punches out of record (the track(s) will remain record-enabled should

you need to punch in again later on) and the tape will continue to play.

This is equivalent to pressing [PLAY].

FOOTSWITCH CONTROLLED AUTOLOCATING

The [LOCATE/PLAY] footswitch has three functions:

• If the transport is currently stopped, pressing the Locate/Play

footswitch is the equivalent to pressing the [PLAY] button.

• If the transport is currently playing or recording, pressing the

Locate/Play footswitch causes the transport to punch out of record, fast

wind to the Locate 1 point (this may be entered by pressing [SET

LOCATE] followed by the [LOCATE 1] button) then either Stop or

Play, depending on the setting of the Auto-Play function.

• If the XT20 is in the process of locating, pressing the

Locate/Play footswitch will stop the transport.

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