BASIC OPERATIONS
1. OPENING AND CLOSING THE DISC TRAY/LOADING DISCS
5 in. / 12cm disk
This is an electronic operation and can only work when the power is on. Press the OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON (4) to open or close the disc tray. Pressing the PLAY BUTTON (9), will also automatically close the tray if it is open and immediately cue any CD that is in it. If the transport tray is left open for more than 60 seconds it will close automatically to prevent accidental damage to the transport. Again if a CD is left in the transport tray it will immediately cue to the first song. The disc trays cannot be opened during playback to prevent playback from being interrupt- ed if the OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON (4) is pressed accidentally. Stop playback, then press the OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON (4).
2. LOADING DISCS
3 in. / 8cm disk
The PRO DJ3 can play both 3in. and 5in. CD’s. Odd shaped and oval CD’s are not compatible. When loading a CD into the player always hold the disc by the edges and place it in the disc tray. Never touch the signal surface (the glossy side). When using 5 inch/12 cm discs, place the disc in the outer tray guides (Fig.7), and when using 3 inch/8 cm discs, place them securely in the inner guides (Fig. 8).
CAUTION:
• DO NOT place any foreign objects in the disc tray, and do not place more than one disc in the disc tray at a time. Doing so may result in several damage to your unit.
•DO NOT force the transport tray closed when the power is off, as this may result in malfunction and damage the transport system..
3. SELECTING TRACKS
Select a desired track by using either of the two (2) TRACK BUTTONS (11 & 15). Tapping the TRACK BUTTONS (11 & 15) once will select either a higher or lower track. You may hold down the TRACK BUTTONS (11 & 15) to change tracks continuously at a higher speed.If you are using the TRACK BUTTONS (11 & 15) to select a new track during playback (a track already playing) the new track you selected will immediately begin playback as soon as the search operation is completed.
4. STARTING PLAYBACK
Insert an audio CD as describe above (loading discs). Pressing the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (9) with an audio CD inserted will immediately start playback. The PLAY (30) indicator will glow as soon as playback begins. The point at which playback starts (cue point) will automatically be stored in the memory as the cue point. The unit will return to this cue point (the point at which playback started) when the CUE BUTTON (10) is
pressed.
5. STOPPING PLAYBACK
Stopping playback will not stop the drive mechanism, but merely pause or cue the track.There are two ways to stop playback:
1)Press the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (9) during playback to pause at that point.
2)Press the CUE BUTTON (10) during playback to return the track to it’s last cue point.
6. PAUSING
Press the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (9) to switch between play and pause. The PAUSE INDICATOR (31) will light indicating pause mode is activated or when a track is in cue mode.
7. AUTO CUE
When a disk is loaded, the cue point is set to the first source of music, the beginning of track 1. If a track is changed before pressing play, the CUE POINT is changed to the new starting point. If you pause during play- back this also sets the new CUE POINT.
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