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THE EDL

EDL Marking

The EDL marking and playback system of the PMD680

allows either a custom playback sequence to be

programmed or the audio between two specific points

in the card to be repeatedly played back.

For the custom playback sequence, the process is

completely linear, which means that the order of the

programmed sequence must correspond to the order of

the audio tracks on the card. So basically the EDL

system allows portions of the audio data stored on the

card to be skipped.

EDL marks are placed on the card in various ways.

During recording, marks are placed:

• At the beginning of each new track

• When the REC/MARK button is pressed

• When the AUTO MARK function is active and the

PMD680 is placed in the record-pause mode manually

or via the SILENT SKIP function

During playback or play-pause, marks are placed:

• When the REC/MARK button is pressed

Each mark has the possibility to be defined as one of

four types:

Play Mark ("P") – The basic indication for an EDL mark

and, during EDL playback, a marker to indicate that the

audio after the mark is to be played until the next EDL

mark.

Skip Mark ("S") – During EDL playback, a marker to

indicate that the audio after the mark is to be skipped

until the next EDL mark.

A Point Mark ("a") – The start point for a repeating loop.

B Point Mark ("b") – The end point for a repeating loop.

All new EDL marks are initially placed as Play marks.

After recording or playback is complete, the definition

of all the EDL marks on the card can be changed. Refer

to page 20 in this section for more information on how

to change a mark type.

Every time an EDL mark is placed on a card, the total

quantity of the EDL marks on the card is displayed for

one second in the track number display area (see

example below). This is meant to provide a reference of

what number EDL mark is at that specific location and

an indication of the remaining EDL marks on the card.

The maximum number of EDL marks per card is 255.

When the maximum number of EDL marks has been

placed, the following message will appear in the

display.

In order to place EDL marks after the above message is

displayed, either individual or all the EDL marks on the

card need to be erased. Refer to page 20 in this section

for more information on performing the EDL mark erase

functions.

Notes

• The EDL marks are stored as a separate EDL file on the

card that is only readable by the PMD680. Do not attempt

to edit or delete this file on a PC.

• If all available EDL marks have been placed, the Auto

Mark function will automatically be turned off and will

not be available again until there are available EDL marks

on the card.

• There can be only one A and one B point on each card. If

an A or B point exists on a card and a new A or B point is

marked, the new A or B point replaces the old A or B point

and the old A or B point becomes a P point.

When a mark is placed, the total

quantity of mark is displayed

(total mark quantity = 192)

After one second, the display

returns to the track number

display

(track number = 124)

-dB

50 40 24 6 2 0∞

TIME

OVER

-dB

50 40 24 6 2 0∞

TRACK

TIME

OVER

MARK SELECT

ERASE

REPEAT

JUMP TO MARK

EDL PLAY

TOTAL MARK

1 / 4 ¢ / ¡

STOP (7)REC / MARK

PLAY / PAUSE

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