Stanton S-700 manual Control Unit

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1.PROGRAM - Depress this button to stop the CD and enter the program mode. Note the word “PROGRAM” is indicated on the display. Select each track to be programmed and press the PROGRAM button between selections. You can program up to 30 tracks. Press PLAY to start the program. To exit and erase program hold the PROGRAM button down for more than 2 seconds while the unit is stopped.

2.TIME (Time Button) - The TIME button switches among Elapsed playing time, Remaining time in a selection, Total remaining time of the disc.

3.MEMORY BUTTON (Memory Cue Button) - This button is used to save the current position of the CD to the cue memory. You can memorize up to 10 cue points. To erase the entire cue memory hold the MEMORY button down for more than 2 seconds until the cue memory indicators on the LCD display are off.

4.DIRECT ACCESS KEYS - These buttons have 3 diffirent functions depending on the MEMORY and RECALL LEDs you are working in.

a The direct access keys are used to quickly go to the track on a CD while both MEMORY and RECALL LEDs are off.

b Press the direct access keys when the MEMORY LED lit. The current CD position will be saved to the cue memory then the cue memory indicator on LCD display lit.

c Press the direct access keys when the RECALL LED lit. The cue memory indicator on the LCD display will flash to show which cue memory point is recalled.

5.PITCH BEND +/-16% (Pitch Bend Button) - The pitch will automatically rise while the + button is pressed and return to the original pitch when the button is released. The pitch will automatically drop when the – button is pressed and return to the original pitch when the button is released.

6.COUNTER BUTTON - Tap this button with the beat of the music to determine the current Beats Per Minute (BPM).

7.SGN/CTN – Choose between single or continuous play by pressing once or twice.

8.OPEN/CLOSE (Disc Tray Open/Close) - Press to load or eject the disc. Each press will open or close the disc tray on the transport. NOTE: Tray will not open when the disc is playing.

9.RECALL BUTTON (Recall Cue Button) - This button allows you to cue up any of the 10 memory CUE points that have been memorized. The player will cue up the selected point when RECALL button is pressed.

10.LCD DISPLAY - Indicates all the functions, as they are occurring with the CD.

11.PITCH (Pitch Button) - This button activates the Pitch Slider (18).

12.JOG WHEEL (OUTER RING) –This JOG wheel has 2 functions depending on the mode you are working in.

a.Pause (Search control) - This wheel has 4 forward and 4 backward speed positions for searching through songs. The more you turn the wheel in either

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S-700 specifications

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