Sony CMT-CP500MD Operating Instructions Manual page 28

Erasing recordings (continued)
Erasing a portion of a track
— A-B Erase Function
You can specify a portion within a track and
erase the portion with ease. You can shift the
desired portion by frame*, minute or second
intervals.
* 1 frame is 1/86 second.
Example: Erasing a portion of track 2.
Track
number
1
Original
A
tracks
1
After
A-B A
ERASE
1
Press MD on the remote to switch the
function to MD.
2
Press MENU/NO on the remote to
display "Edit Menu."
3
Press . or > on the remote
repeatedly until "A-B Erase ?" appears,
then press ENTER/YES on the remote.
4
Press . or > on the remote
repeatedly to select the track you want
to erase a portion of it, then press
ENTER/YES on the remote.
"—Rehearsal—" and "Point A ok?" appear
alternately while the deck plays the selected
track from the beginning to point A.
5
While monitoring the sound, press .
or > on the remote repeatedly to find
the starting point of the portion to be
erased (point A).
You can shift the starting point by 1/86
second (1 frame) intervals*.
To shift the point by second or minute
intervals, press m or M on the remote
so that second or minute flashes, then press
. or > on the remote.
* You can shift the starting point by 2-frame
intervals (in Monaural mode and LP2 Stereo
mode) or by 4-frame intervals (in LP4 Stereo
mode).
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Point A Point B
2
B-A B-B B-C
2
3
B(A+C) C
6
Repeat step 5 until point A is played
correctly.
7
Press ENTER/YES on the remote if
point A is correct.
"Point B set" appears and playback for
setting the ending point of the portion to be
erased (point B) starts.
8
Continue playback until the deck
reaches point B, then press ENTER/
YES on the remote.
"A-B Ers" and "Point B ok?" appear
alternately and the deck repeats a portion of
the few seconds before point A and after
point B successively.
3
9
Press . or > on the remote
repeatedly to find point B.
The procedure is the same as step 5.
10
Press ENTER/YES on the remote if
point B is correct.
"Complete !" appears.