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samples or cue points can then be recalled at any

time even when the disc has been removed and

replaced at a later time. See System Memory on

page 23.

17. PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON - Each press of the

PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON causes the operation to

change from play to pause or from pause to play.

While in play mode the green play LED will glow,

and while in pause mode the green play LED will

flash.

18. SAMPLER BUTTON - This is used to acti-

vate the sampler function. When this function is

activated a created sample will play in a continu-

ous loop mode.

19. EFFECTS AND HOLD BUTTON -

SCRATCH/SKID BUTTON - This button is

used to activate and deactivate either the

Scratch or Skid effect. See built-in effects on

page 28.

FILTER/PHASE BUTTON - This button is

used to activate and deactivate either the

Filter or Phase effect. See built-in effects on

page 29.

HOLD BUTTON - This button allows you to

set and lock any new parameters you set to

the effects. The button LED will glow red

when the hold function is activated. If the

hold function is not selected any changes to

the effect parameters will be momentary.

ECHO/FLANGER EFFECT - This button is

used to activate and deactivate either the

Echo or Flanger effect. See built-in

effects on page 29.

TRANS/PAN EFFECT - This button is used to

activate and deactivate either the Trans or

Pan effect. See built-in effects on page 30.

20. CUE - Pressing the CUE button during play-

back immediately pauses playback and returns

the track to the last set cue point (see setting a

CUE POINT, page 17). The blue CUE BUTTON

LED will glow when the unit is in cue mode The

LED will also flash every time a new CUE POINT

is set. The CUE button can be held down to

momentarily play the CD. When you release the

GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.)

CUE button it instantly returns to the CUE POINT.

You can also tap the CUE button to create a BOP

EFFECT (for definition of BOP EFFECT, see

page 24).

21. FX SEL. (SELECT) BUTTON - The effects

are located on two different layers. This button

allows you to select an effect on a different layer.

22. RELOOP BUTTON - If a SEAMLESS LOOP

has been made (see setting a SEAMLESS LOOP

on page 18), but the CD Player is not actively in

SEAMLESS LOOP mode (a loop is not playing),

pressing the RELOOP BUTTON will instantly

reactivate the SEAMLESS LOOP mode. To exit

the loop, press the OUT BUTTON (24). LOOP and

RELOOP will appear in the LCD DISPLAY (30)

when the RELOOP function is available.

23. BANK PROGRAM BUTTON - This function

will allow you to program up to 12 saved samples.

See page 22 for more information.

24. OUT BUTTON - This button is used to set

the ending point of a loop. A loop is started by

pressing the IN BUTTON (26), and pressing the

OUT BUTTON to set the loop ending point. The

loop will continue to play until the OUT BUTTON

is pressed once again.

25. PARAMETER RATIO - This knob is used to

adjust the parameter ratio value.

26. SEAMLESS LOOP IN BUTTON - “CUE

ON THE FLY” - This function allows you to set a

CUE POINT (see CUE POINT page 17) without

music interruption (“on the fly”). This button also

sets the starting point of a seamless loop (see

SEAMLESS LOOP).

27. TRACK BUTTON - This button is

used to select a track. Tapping this button will for

ward skip to the next track, holding down this but-

ton will rapidly forward skip through the tracks.

TRACK BUTTON - This button is

used to select a track. Tapping this button will

back skip on track, holding down this button will

rapidly BACK SKIP through the tracks.

28. SEARCH KNOB - This knob has four forward

and four reverse speed positions allowing you

to quickly scan through tracks. The more you