Yamaha MD8 Owner's Manual - Page 55

Using a Footswitch 47 Using a Footswitch An optional footswitch can be used to control the MD8. Apart from a few small differences, footswitch operation is essentially the same as pressing the MD8 [PLAY] button. Connect the footswitch to the PUNCH I/O jack at the front of the MD8. The following is a summary of footswitch operations. Normal playback: Play Pause → Play → Play Pause → Play → Auto Punch In/Out: Record Pause → Play Record Wait → Record → Play → Play Pause New Recording: New Record Pause → New Record → Stop The following table shows footswitch operation for all MD8 modes. It also shows the status of the REHE, REC, and PLAY indicators for the various modes. q On z Flashing Mode Before Mode After Indicators → Indicators REHE REC PLAY REHE REC PLAY Stop - - - → Play - - q Play - - q Play Pause1 - -z Play Pause - -z Play - - q Cue/Review - - q → Play - - q Record Pause -z- Play Record Wait -z q Rehearse Pause z- - Play Rehearse Wait z- q Play Record Wait - z q → Record2 - q q Play Rehearse Wait z - q Rehearse q - q Record - q q Play - - q Rehearse q - q → Play - - q New Record Pause - z - New Record - q q New Record - q q Stop3 - - - Auto Punch Record Standby - z Auto Punch Record - → Wait4 - z q Auto Punch Rehearse Standby z - - Auto Punch Rehearse Wait4 z- q (1) [PAUSE] button operation. (2) Effective only when a [REC SELECT] button is pressed. (3) [STOP] button operation. (4) After locating the Pre-Roll point, the Auto Punch In/Out sequence starts. For the optional Yamaha FC5 Footswitch, operation is initiated when the footswitch is pressed, not when it's released. This may differ, however, with other footswitches. If available, try experimenting with the footswitch's POLARITY switch until you find the desired setting. MD8-Owner's Manual