American Audio CDI-500 3. STARTING PLAYBACK - Figure 11, 4. AUTO CUE, 5. STOPPING PLAYBACK - Figures 10 & 11, 6. PAUSING

3. STARTING PLAYBACK - Figure 11

Insert an audio CD as described on page 15 (LOADING/EJECTING DISCS).

Pressing the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (17) with an audio CD loaded will immediately

start playback. The PLAY (54) 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 (20) is pressed.

This function will automatically set a cue point to the first audio source when a CD

is inserted. The first set cue point will always be the beginning of track 1. If a new

track is selected before the PLAY BUTTON (17) is pressed, a new CUE POINT will

be set to reflect the new starting point.

Stopping playback will not stop the drive mechanism, but merely pause or cue the

track, this functions allows the unit to begin play instantly. The drive mechanism will

only stop if a disc is ejected or the unit has gone in to sleep mode. There are two

ways to stop (pause) playback:

1) Press the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (17) during playback. This will pause play-

back at the exact same point the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (17) was pressed.

2) Press the CUE BUTTON (20) during playback. This will pause playback and

return the track to the last set cue point.

This function pauses playback at the exact same point the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON

(17) was pressed. Pressing the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (17) will switch between play

and pause modes. When the unit is in pause mode the PAUSE INDICATOR (38) in

the LCD DISPLAY (30) will glow. The green PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (17) LED will

also begin to flash repeatedly.

This feature allows you to scroll through a track frame by frame, allowing you to find

and set a starting cue, sample, or loop point. To use the scroll function you must

first be in Pause Mode (see section 6) or Cue Mode (see section 5). Once you are

in Pause or Cue mode, turn the JOG WHEEL (13) to scroll through the track (Figure

12). Turning the wheel in a clockwise direction will advance the frame search and

turning the wheel in a counter-clockwise direction rewinds the frame search. When

you use the JOG WHEEL (13) the monitor (headphone level) function allows you

to here what you are scrolling through. Once you reach your desired starting point

you can set a cue (starting) point by pressing the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (17) as in

Figure 10. Pressing the CUE BUTTON (20) as in Figure 11 will now return you to

the point you just set.

BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.)

Figure 10

Figure 11

Figure 12