Sony MDS-JB980 User Manual

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You can use this function to mark track 
numbers after recording. The total number of 
tracks increases by one and all the tracks 
following the divided ones are renumbered.
Example: Dividing track 2 into two tracks.
Dividing a track after 
selecting the track
1
While the deck is stopped, playing, or 
paused, press MENU/NO.
“Edit Menu” appears in the display.
2
Turn AMS (or press 
./>
 
repeatedly) until “Divide?” appears, 
then press AMS or YES.
Play starts.
3
Turn AMS (or press 
./>
 
repeatedly) until the number of the track 
you want to divide appears.
4
While monitoring the sound, press AMS 
or YES at the dividing point.
“-Rehearsal-” appears in the display and the 
deck repeatedly plays a few seconds of the 
track from the point AMS or YES was 
pressed.
5
Press AMS or YES again if the dividing  
point is correct.
“Complete!” appears and the deck starts to 
play the newly created track. Note that new 
track has no name.
If the point is not correct
Adjust the point by turning AMS (or by 
pressing 
./>
 repeatedly) while 
monitoring the sound, and then press AMS 
or YES when you locate the desired point. 
You can shift the point by 1-frame
 intervals 
(1 frame = 1/86 second).
1)
You can shift the point by 2-frame intervals on 
the track recorded in Monaural mode or LP2 
Stereo mode, and by 4-frame intervals on the 
track recorded in LP4 Stereo mode.
Tips
In steps 5, if you want to shift the dividing point by a 
certain number of seconds or minutes, press m/
M repeatedly. You can change the unit by which 
the counter advances when you turn AMS (or press 
./> repeatedly).
You can divide tracks while recording. For details, 
see “Marking track numbers while recording” on 
page 13
.
Dividing recorded tracks
— Divide Function
1
2
3
1
2
3
4
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
Track 
number
Original 
tracks
After 
DIVIDE
Divide track 2 into 
track B and C