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TASCAM DR-40
6 – Playback
Repeated Playback of Selection (Loop Playback)
With this function, you can continuously repeat (loop) the
playback of a selection that you make.
1 While the Home Screen is open when stopped or
playing back, press the PB CONT button to open the
Playback Control screen.
2 Press the PLAY [
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] button to start playback, and
press the ENTER/MARK button at the start point of
the section that you want to play repeatedly. This
position is set as IN (start) point. Then, appears at the
corresponding point on the playback indicator bar.
3 Press the ENTER/MARK button at the end point of the
section that you want to play repeatedly. This position
is set as OUT (end) point. Then, appears at the
corresponding point on the playback indicator bar.
Loop playback of the section between the IN and OUT
points starts.
During loop playback the indicator also appears.
Press the PB CONT button to return to the Home Screen
while maintaining the I/O and loop settings effective.
Even after returning to the Home Screen, the icon
continue to be shown, along with the and marks
shown at the points corresponding to the IN and OUT
points on the playback indicator bar.
NOTE
• The pop-up message of
I/O Too Short
appears if the
section between the IN and OUT points is too short. Set
them again. The section should be 1 second or longer.
• Press the ENTER/MARK button again to clear the IN and
OUT points.
• To stop loop playback, press the MENU button when the
Playback Control screen is open. Press the MENU button
again to start loop playback between the set IN and OUT
points.
• You cannot set the IN and OUT points in different files.
• The previous IN and OUT point settings are lost when you
set the IN point on a different file.
• Accurate assignment of IN and OUT points is not always
possible for variable bit rate (VBR) MP3 files.
