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Edit Keys:
The 
EDIT [1] key is pressed to allow selection of the track(s) to be edited.  When a track is selected the green SEL
LED is lit for that track.  Edits are performed to audio on selected tracks using the In and Out points.  (Please refer
to Editing Functions for more detail)
[6] CUT 
Pressing 
CUT [6] will perform a Cut operation to the selected track(s) between the In and Out points.
Pressing 
 [19] then 
CUT [6] will perform a Local Cut operation to the selected track(s)
between the In and...

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Special Transport Keys:
ONLINE 
[25]        From the MX-2424:
Pressing 
ONLINE [25] so that its LED is lit will enable the MX-2424 to chase an external sync source via TL-Bus,
SMPTE or MTC as determined in Menus 000 and 110.  Online status must also be selected for an MX-2424 to
operate as a master on the TL-Bus.  When the transport controls are operated on any MX-2424 that is online it will
automatically go offline.  Press 
ONLINE [25] again to re-enable online status.
[73]        From the RC-2424:...

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[27] LOCATE/LENGTH
Pressing 
LOCATE [27] will send the play head to the time code value displayed in the bottom portion of the 
LCD
[18].
Pressing 
 [19] then 
LOCATE [27] will display the amount of time between the In and Out
points.
TO/PREV/REF
[28]        From the MX-2424
Pressing 
TO [28] then 
IN [30] will play up to the In point and stop (using the pre-roll amount determined in Menu
212).  Pressing 
TO [28] then 
OUT [31] will play up to the out point and stop (using the pre-roll amount determined...

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Pressing 
NEXT [76] will locate the Play Head to the beginning of the next audio event boundary on any track.  If a
track is in Edit mode then only that track’s audio event boundaries will be used by this function. When using this
function 
 [19] will stay lit allowing additional 
NEXT operations without the need to press 
 [19]
again.
Pressing 
 [19] then 
NEXT [76] will provide access the Slave Machine Sync Point Memory
Location. (For more information please see the TL-Sync Manual.)
IN/OUT
[30, 31]...

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SPECIAL KEY COMBINATIONS
Pressing 
TO and 
FROM simultaneously
 then 
IN or 
OUT will play 
THRU the In or Out point using the pre and
post roll values set in Menus 212 & 213.
Pressing 
IN and 
OUT simultaneously will play from the In point and stop at the Out point.  (
IN→
→→ →
OUT)
Pressing 
LOOP [26] plus 
LOCATE [27] sends the MX to the Pre-Roll point before the IN point value.
Press 
PLAY [32] and 
REW [35] simultaneously to play backwards.
These functions are available from the MX-2424 and the...

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MAIN TRANSPORT KEYS:
[32] REWIND/HEAD
One push of the REWIND button sends the MX-2424 into Rewind mode.  Two quick pushes sends the play head to
the beginning (Head) of the project.
Holding 
STOP [34] and pressing 
FF [33] or 
RW [32] sends the transport forward or backward using the amount set
up as the Rollback value.  It is possible to repeatedly perform this key combination by holding the 
STOP [34] key
and repeatedly pressing the 
FF [33] or 
RW [32]. In this case the locate operation must be...

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[18] LCD Display:
The liquid crystal display consists of two lines of twenty characters each that show various operator messages
depending upon the active panel/display state.  Both lines of the LCD can also show various system messages
according to the operating state.
When not accessing menus, the top line shows the position of the playhead.  The bottom line shows a time code
value that can be used for functions such as memory locations, IN/Out points, offsets, etc.
LOCATOR SECTION
[15] CLEAR/CANCEL...

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The STORE key also performs the function of “enter” or “confirm” for various operations.  In the Setup Menus,
pressing the STORE key will answer “yes” to a Verify request.  When loading projects or tracks the STORE key
initiates the action of loading tracks.  There is no shifted function for this key.
[21] RCL/NO
This key is used to recall locations from memory.  Pressing 
RCL [21] then a numeric key sequence (00 through 99)
would recall the location currently in that memory location into the lower line...

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Pressing 
 [19] then 
NUDGE [39] with no tracks selected for editing will reference
track number one for capturing events that are under the playhead.  If more than one track is selected the IN and
OUT points will surround the event on the lower numbered track.  For example: If tracks 5 & 7 were edit-enabled
and the playhead was positioned in events on both tracks, the IN and OUT points would surround the event on track
5.  If the Play Head is not located in an audio event on the edit-enabled track, then...

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[22] TL Media Slot:
This slot is used when updating/archiving the version of MX-OS running in the MX-2424.  (See MX-OS Operations
for details.)
RC-2424 SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS
[66] MACRO KEYS
These keys allow key sequences of up to 99 strokes to be stored and recalled by a single key.
To use this function press and hold one of the eight 
MACRO KEYS [66] for one second, Function Key Record will
be temporarily displayed in the 
LCD [18].  All subsequent key strokes will be stored in that Macro Location.
To...
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