Controlling Decks from the Keyboard

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You can use J-K-L keys to control a deck from the Capture tool or the Digital Cut tool.

The J-K-L keys work the same as they do in the Source pop-up and Composer monitors as shown in the following table.

Press	To
K	Stop the deck.
L	Shuttle the deck at 1x, 2x, 3x, 5x, 8x, 16x, or 24x normal speed.
J	Shuttle the deck at –1x, –2x, –3x, –5x, –8x, –16x, or –24x normal speed.
K+L	Shuttle the deck at 0.25x normal speed.
J+K	Shuttle the deck at –0.25x normal speed.

The following restrictions apply:

The Capture tool or the Digital Cut tool must be selected for keys to be active.

Single-field stepping is not supported.

If you remap the function of the J-K-L keys, you are no longer able to control decks with those keys.

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