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Playing back
After performing the steps described in “Connections before playback” (p. 37) and “Setup before 
playback” (p. 39), proceed as follows.
1Select the project that you want to play.
From the Main screen, press the [ENTER/FINDER] button. In the Finder screen that appears, use the 
[CURSOR] up/down buttons and the [SCRUB] dial to select a project. For more about the Finder 
screen, refer to “Finder functions” (p. 44).
Alternatively, you can use the [PREV] button or [NEXT] button on the front panel to select the project 
you want to play. The projects are in alphabetical order.
2Press the [PLAY] button.
The selected project will play.
3Slowly raise the [MONITOR] level knob to the desired volume for listening.
* Projects with names beginning with “.” are ignored, and will not be shown.
* Projects whose filename extension is not .pjt or .wav will be ignored and will not be shown.
Playing back
Normal playback
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Playing back
You can assign markers at desired locations in a project. Then you can use the button or 
button to move backward or forward to a marker location.
You can use the Mark function either while playing or while recording.
1Use the [NEXT] button or the [SHUTTLE] dial to find the location at which 
you want to assign a marker.
Play, fast-forward, or rewind the project to the location at which you want to assign a marker.fig.mark-1.eps
2Press the [MARK] button at the location at which 
you want to assign a marker.
You can assign markers while playing, recording, or 
stopped.
The display indicates the number of markers as shown in 
the figure at right. Marks are numbered sequentially 
starting from the beginning of the project.
You can assign up to 99 markers.
Repeat steps 1 and 2 to assign markers as desired.
3After assigning one or more markers, proceed as follows.
You can use these operations either while playing or while stopped.
button
Moves to the marker immediately before the current location (previous marker).
 button
Moves to the marker immediately following the current location (next marker).
CLEAR button
Deletes the marker that you set with the [Mark] button. Markers are deleted consecutively, starting with 
the marker immediately before the current location.
Markers
Marker information
Number of markers
you’ve passed
Number of markers 
in the project
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Playing back
You can repeatedly play back between two points (A-B) in the project. Simply assign points A and B during 
playback, and the playback will repeat between points A and B.
fig.repeat-a
1Play the project.
During playback, press the [A-B REPEAT] button once. The [A-B REPEAT] 
button blinks, and that location becomes the starting point (A) for repeat 
playback.
* If you press the STOP button after assigning point A but before assigning point B, 
point A will be deleted.
fig.repeat-b
2Press the [A-B REPEAT] button once again. The [A-B REPEAT] 
button stays lit, and that location becomes the end point (B) for 
repeat playback.
fig.repeat-abPlayback automatically repeats between the points you specified in steps 1 
and 2.
To cancel repeat playback, press the [A-B REPEAT] button when points A and 
B have already been assigned. The [A-B REPEAT] button goes out, and repeat 
playback is cancelled.
Repeat playback (A-B REPEAT)
A
AB
AB
Please note
* If you press the STOP button after assigning point A but before assigning point B, point A will be deleted.
* If the song plays all the way to the end after assigning point A, playback will repeat between point A and the end 
of the song.
* If you press the [STOP] button during repeat playback, playback stops and the repeat region (A-B) settings are 
cleared.
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Finder functions
The R-4 Pro saves projects as files on its internal hard disk. You can use the Finder functions to select a 
project from numerous folders or projects within folders, to delete an unwanted project, or to copy a project 
to an external memory device.
Finder functions
fig.finder-1.eps
1With project playback stopped and the Main screen (p. 18) 
shown on the display, press the [ENTER/FINDER] 
button. The Finder screen shown in the figure is 
displayed.
Projects are shown in descending alphabetical order.
HD represents the R-4 Pro hard disk, and EX represents an 
external memory device such as USB memory connected to the USB storage connector.
fig.finder-select.eps
2In the Finder screen, use the [CURSOR] up/down 
buttons or the [SCRUB] dial to select the desired project. 
Then press the [ENTER] button.
If the desired project is in a folder, the hard disk (HD), or the external memory device (EX), you 
can press the [CURSOR] right button to move into the selected folder (i.e., move to a lower-
level folder).
If you want to move back to the upper-level folder, press the [CURSOR] left button.
fig.finder-select2.eps
3When the screen at right is displayed, use the [CURSOR] 
buttons to select 
1 Select.
The project is selected, and you are returned to the Main screen.
Alternatively, with a project selected (step 2), you can press the 
[PLAY] button (instead of pressing the [ENTER] button) to play 
the selected project. You are returned to the Main screen when 
playback begins.
* Since you cannot directly play back projects from the external memory device, you cannot select them. You will have 
to copy the desired project to the R-4 Pro internal hard disk before you can select it.
No.MenuOperationSee
1SelectSelect and load a project.p. 44
2DeleteDelete a project.p. 45
3RenameRename a project.p. 46
4CopyCopy the selected project.p. 47
5MoveMove the selected project to a different folder.p. 48
6Make FolderCreate a new folder.p. 49
Selecting a project (Select)
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Finder functions
fig.finder-1.eps
1While the Main screen is shown on the display, press the 
[ENTER/FINDER] button. The Finder screen shown in 
the figure is displayed.
Projects are shown in descending alphabetical order.
fig.finder-select.eps
2In the Finder screen, use the [CURSOR] up/down 
buttons or the [SCRUB] dial to select the project you 
want to delete. Then press the [ENTER] button.
If the desired project is in a folder, the hard disk (HD), or the external memory device (EX), you 
can press the [CURSOR] right button to move into the selected folder (i.e., move to a lower-
level folder). If you want to move back to the upper-level folder, press the [CURSOR] left 
button.
fig.finder-cf.eps
* If you want to select the external memory device, select the hard disk 
(HD) and then press the [CURSOR] left button to show the external 
memory device (EX). However, if the external memory device is not 
mounted, it will not be displayed. See Connection and removal 
(p. 79) 
* Press the [CURSOR] right button after selecting EX to reference 
the external memory device contents.
fig.finder-delete1.eps
3When the screen shown in the figure is displayed, use the 
[CURSOR] buttons to select 
2 Delete.
fig.finder-delete2.eps
4The screen shown in the figure is displayed. Press the 
[ENTER] button to execute the Delete operation.
* If you decide to cancel without executing, press the [EXIT] button 
before you press the [ENTER] button.
fig.finder-delete3.epsDo not turn off the power while a project is being deleted.
Deleting a project (Delete)
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Finder functions
fig.finder-1.eps
1While the Main screen is shown in the display, press the 
[ENTER/FINDER] button. The Finder screen shown in 
the figure is displayed.
Projects are shown in descending alphabetical order.
fig.finder-select.eps
2In the Finder screen, use the [CURSOR] up/down 
buttons or the [SCRUB] dial to select the project you 
want to rename. Then press the [ENTER] button.
If the desired project is in a folder, the hard disk (HD), or the external memory device (EX), you 
can press the [CURSOR] right button to move into the selected folder (i.e., move to a lower-
level folder). If you want to move back to the upper-level folder, press the [CURSOR] left 
button.
fig.finder-cf.eps
* If you want to select the external memory device, select the hard disk 
(HD) and then press the [CURSOR] left button to show the 
external memory device (EX). However, if the external memory device 
is not mounted, it will not be displayed. See Connection and 
removal (p. 79) 
* Press the [CURSOR] right button after selecting EX to reference 
the external memory device contents.
fig.finder-rename1.eps
3When the screen shown in the figure is displayed, use the 
[CURSOR] buttons to choose 
3 Rename.
fig.finder-rename2.eps
4Use the [CURSOR] left/right buttons to move the 
cursor through the characters of the project name or folder 
name shown in the display. Place the cursor on the 
character that you want to change, and then use the 
[CURSOR] up/down buttons or the [SCRUB/VALUE] 
dial to change the character.
Use the [CLEAR] button to delete a character and the [Mark] button to insert a character. Use these 
buttons to edit the name as desired.
When finished editing the name, press the [ENTER] button.
* If you decide to cancel without renaming, press the [EXIT] button before you press the [ENTER] button.
fig.finder-rename3.epsDo not turn off the power while a project is being renamed.
Renaming a project (Rename)
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Finder functions
fig.finder-1.eps
1While the Main screen is shown in the display, press the 
[ENTER/FINDER] button. The Finder screen shown in 
the figure is displayed.
Projects are shown in descending alphabetical order.
fig.finder-select.eps
2In the Finder screen, use the [CURSOR] up/down 
buttons or the [SCRUB] dial to select the copy source 
project (the project you want to copy). Then press the 
[ENTER] button.
If the desired project is in a folder, the hard disk (HD), or the external memory device (EX), you 
can press the [CURSOR] right button to move into the selected folder (i.e., move to a lower-
level folder). 
If you want to move back to the upper-level folder, press the [CURSOR] left button.
fig.finder-cf.eps
* If you want to select the external memory device, select the hard disk 
(HD) and then press the [CURSOR] left button to show the 
external memory device (EX). However, if the external memory device 
is not mounted, it will not be displayed. See Connection and 
removal (p. 79) 
* Press the [CURSOR] right button after selecting EX to reference 
the external memory device contents.
fig.finder-copy1.eps
3When the screen shown in the figure is displayed, use the 
[CURSOR] buttons to select 
4 Copy.
fig.finder-copy2.eps
4Use the [CURSOR] up/down buttons or the [SCRUB/
VALUE] dial to select the copy destination folder (the 
folder to which you want to copy the project). Then press 
the [ENTER] button to execute the Copy operation. You 
can also select 
HD (hard disk) or EX (external memory 
device) as the copy destination,.
* If you decide to cancel without copying, press the [EXIT] button.fig.finder-copy3.epsDo not turn off the power while a project is being copied.
* If the copy destination contains an identically named project, a number 
such as -1 or -2 is appended to the name of the copied project.
Copying a project (Copy)
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* You cannot move a project between the hard disk and an external memory device. If you need to do this, you can 
first copy the project, and then delete the copy source project.
fig.finder-1.eps
1While the Main screen is shown in the display, press the 
[ENTER/FINDER] button. The Finder screen shown in 
the figure is displayed.
Projects are shown in descending alphabetical order.
fig.finder-select.eps
2In the Finder screen, use the [CURSOR] up/down 
buttons or the [SCRUB] dial to select the project that you 
want to move. Then press the [ENTER] button.
If the desired project is in a folder, the hard disk (HD), or the external memory device (EX), you 
can press the [CURSOR] right button to move into the selected folder (i.e., move to a lower-
level folder). 
If you want to move back to the upper-level folder, press the [CURSOR] left button.
fig.finder-cf.eps
* If you want to select the external memory device, select the hard disk 
(HD) and then press the [CURSOR] left button to show the 
external memory device (EX). However, if the external memory device 
is not mounted, it will not be displayed. See Connection and 
removal (p. 79) 
* Press the [CURSOR] right button after selecting EX to reference the 
external memory device contents.
fig.finder-move1.eps
3When the screen shown in the figure is displayed, use the 
[CURSOR] buttons to select 
5 Move.
fig.finder-move2.eps
4Use the [CURSOR] up/down buttons or the [SCRUB/
VALUE] dial to select the destination folder (the folder to 
which you want to move the project). Then press the 
[ENTER] button to execute the Move operation. You can 
also select HD (hard disk) as the destination.
* If you decide to cancel without moving, press the [EXIT] button.fig.finder-move3.epsDo not turn off the power while a project is being moved.
Moving a project (Move)
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Finder functions
fig.finder-1.eps
1While the Main screen is shown in the display, press the 
[ENTER/FINDER] button. The Finder screen shown in 
the illustration will appear.
Projects are shown in descending alphabetical order.
fig.finder-make1.eps
2In the Finder screen, use the [CURSOR] up/down 
buttons or the [SCRUB] dial to select 
HD (hard disk) 
located at the top level.
Then press the [ENTER] button.
If the desired project is in a folder, the hard disk (HD), or the external memory device (EX), you 
can press the [CURSOR] right button to move into the selected folder (i.e., move to a lower-
level folder). 
If you want to move back to the upper-level folder, press the [CURSOR] left button.
fig.finder-cf.eps
* If you want to select the external memory device, select the hard disk 
(HD) and then press the [CURSOR] left button to show the 
external memory device (EX). However, if the external memory device 
is not mounted, it will not be displayed. See Connection and 
removal (p. 79) 
* Press the [CURSOR] right button after selecting EX to reference the 
external memory device contents.
fig.finder-make2.eps
3When the screen shown in the figure is displayed, use the 
[CURSOR] buttons to select 
2 Make Folder.
fig.finder-make3.eps
4When the screen shown in the figure is displayed, press 
the [ENTER] button to confirm the operation.
fig.finder-make4.epsDo not turn off the power while a folder is being created.
Creating a new folder (Make Folder)
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fig.new-folder.eps
5A folder named NewFolder is created.
Projects are shown in alphabetical order, and folders are shown in 
alphabetical order after the projects.
Use the [CURSOR] up/down or the [SCRUB] dial to verify that 
the new folder was created.
If an identically named folder already exists, a number will be 
added to the name of the newly created folder, e.g., NewFolder-1, 
NewFolder-11, NewFolder-111, etc.
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