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MMP-16

Tascam MMP-16 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMP-16 Operation

Setup and Wheel Group

This group of keys contains the SETUP and arrow keys, and the TRIM, JOG, and SHTL (shuttle) keys.
These keys are located on the right section of the front panel, directly over the wheel and below the right
end of the LED display panel. The Setup and Wheel Group keys are used to navigate through the various
choices in the Setup menus and to control the operation of the Wheel. These keys also have shifted
functions indicated in the text above the keys. To access, first press the SHIFT key, then the key itself.

SETUP

This key places the MMP-16 into the Setup state, where MMP operating
parameters can be changed as required using the Setup menus. To exit Setup mode,
press SETUP again or press CLR.

SHIFT+SETUP

(+/-)

The shifted function of the SETUP key is the +/- (plus/minus) key. This is used
during time code entry to change the sign (+/-) of the time code value being
entered. Most often used to enter a negative offset amount.

DOWN ARROW

This key performs whatever the mode requires, and often duplicates the function of
the Wheel in scrolling “downward” through track or menu options, or
decrementing numeric values.

SHIFT+DOWN

ARROW

(SUBF)

Toggles the display of subframes in the LCD for both time code and feet and
frames. Also controls whether subframes may be entered or trimmed using the
Up/Down arrow keys or Wheel..

UP ARROW

This key often duplicates the function of the Wheel in scrolling “upward” through
track or menu options, or incrementing numeric values.

SHIFT+UP

ARROW

(TC/FEET)

Toggles the LCD transport position and register display between time code or
35mm film feet/frames format.

TRIM

Activates a mode in which Wheel rotation and Up/Down arrow keys change the
time code value in the currently active register. This allows fine control over
incremental and decremental changes in a particular time code value. When TRIM
is pressed, the MMP-16 goes into a Trim mode, indicated by the lit LED over the
Trim key. At this point, the active register is being “trimmed”, with the left/right
arrow keys (JOG/SHTL) selecting the digit, and the Wheel or Up/Down arrow
keys incrementing or decrementing that digit. If no register is recalled beforehand,
the trim operation is performed only on the entry register’s time code. When trim
mode is exited by pressing the TRIM key, the trimmed value is then kept in the
register, and the value for that register is sent to the transport.

SHIFT+TRIM

(

∆

TRIM)

The shifted version of this key performs what is called a “dynamic” trim, indicated
by use of the Delta (

∆

) character for the shifted key designation. The only

difference between this and the normal trim is that dynamic trim sends the trimmed
value continuously to the transport whenever the value changes.

At any time during either type of trim operation, CLR may be pressed to cancel the
trim operation, returning the value of the register being trimmed to its previous
value. Pressing TRIM during the trim operation completes the trimming and
automatically stores the trimmed value in the appropriate memory or register.