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WHILE DSNDING ON THE SADDE 6 ARR; I PASSED OVER THE FIM VOR DSNDING TO 12000 FT AND SLOWING TO 280 KTS. OVER THE VOR; I CHANGED TO THE OUTBOUND COURSE 148 DEGS; SAW THE CDI CTR; AND CONCENTRATED ON THE ALT/AIRSPD RESTR OF 12000/280 KTS. I NEGLECTED TO CHK THE FMA FOR A VOR CAPTURE ANNUNCIATION AND THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED ON A 138 DEG HDG RATHER THAN FOLLOW THE VOR COURSE TO 148 DEG RADIAL. SOCAL APCH CALLED AND ASKED WHAT OUR HDG WAS; I RESPONDED 138 DEGS CORRECTING TO 148 DEGS. WE WERE DIRECTED TO FLY 160 DEGS AND SLOW TO 180 KTS; SUBSEQUENTLY VECTORED DIRECT TO SMO. I BECAME PREOCCUPIED WITH THE ALT AND AIRSPD XING RESTR AND FAILED TO MONITOR THE VOR COURSE. I EITHER FAILED TO ARM THE VOR CAPTURE FUNCTION OF THE AUTOPLT OR TO ENSURE THIS HAPPENED BY XCHKING THE FMA. DUE TO A TAILWIND; I WAS INTENT ON THE AIRSPD AND ALT RESTR AT 'SYMON' BUT OBVIOUSLY DID NOT PAY ATTN TO THE 'CAPTURE' OF THE VOR COURSE. TO PREVENT/CORRECT THE OCCURRENCE OF THIS DIGRESSION AGAIN; THE FMA NEEDS TO BE CHKED FOR CONFIRMATION OF THE 'VOR CAPTURE' REGARDLESS OF THE CDI BEING CTRED OR NOT.