Alesis ALESIS M20 DVR User Manual


 
ALESIS M20 REFERENCE MANUAL 1.06 2-1
CHAPTER 2
CONTROL AND CONNECTOR
BASICS
2.1 ABOUT THE FRONT PANEL
Referring to Fig. 1, the front panel includes:
S-VHS cassette door and Eject button
Main vacuum fluorescent display (toward the center) with two sets of 10-character 7-
segment readouts. The left readout shows the current tape location. The right readout
shows information such as incoming SMPTE time, locate address, current offset, etc. A
24-character alphanumeric display above the 7-segment display shows edit location
points, pre/post-roll times, pitch value, and various messages.
9 function buttons (below the main display)
5 transport buttons
4 locate-related buttons
Rehearse button
Jog/shuttle wheel and search button
15-button numeric keypad for data entry
15 editing switches
Secondary vacuum fluorescent display with VU meters for the 8 audio channels and
auxiliary track, the time code track signal, error lights, track input and record lights, and
input selection and routing indicators.
22 track enable and track record buttons
6 routing, source selection, and metering buttons
Online/offline button
Recessed power switch