American Audio DCD-PRO500 manual General Functions And Controls, A. Remote Unit Front Figure

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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS

GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS

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MEMORY

CUE 1

CUE 2

CUE 3

CUE 4

CUE 5

CUE 6

MEMORY

CUE 1

CUE 2

CUE 3

CUE 4

CUE 5

CUE 6

CUE

CUE

OP/CL

PROG.

 

 

 

 

PITCH

 

 

 

BEAT

 

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COUNTER

 

 

 

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SGL/CTN.

TIME

 

 

 

 

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BPM

 

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PITCH BEND

 

 

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PITCH

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REV

 

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TRACK

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BOP

 

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SEAMLESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEAMLESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

CUE

 

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CUE

 

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LOOP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOOP

 

 

 

 

 

IN/R. CUE

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JOG

SHUTTLE

 

 

 

DISK 1

 

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JOG

SHUTTLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A. REMOTE UNIT FRONT (FIGURE 6)

1.SGL/CTN - You can choose between a single track to play or all tracks in order by pressing this button once or twice.

2.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 unless the disc has been paused.

7.BLUE BEAT LED - These LED’s will flash to the beat of the music being played through the corresponding CD unit.

8.BPM BUTTON - This button will switch the display mode (LCD Fig 37) between BPM (Beats Per a Minute) and the Pitch percentage (%). The active function (BPM or Pitch per- centage) will be displayed in the LCD display (See LCD Figs.

37and 38). Use COUNTER BUTTON (6) to change modes. BPM or PITCH mode will appear in LCD DISPLAY (37, 38,40).

3. MEMORY CUE - Press the MEMORY CUE button after

9. TIME BUTTON (GO TO TIME) - The TIME button switch-

loading the new disc and closing the tray, before the tracks

es between ELAPSED PLAYING TIME, REMAINING TIME in

are read, the player will restore the Cue memory of the disc;

a selection and TOTAL REMAINING TIME of the disc.This but-

maximum of 40 Cue memory per side can be stored. The LED

ton will also take you to a specific minute on your CD by hold-

will indicate “STORE” and sampled loops or Cue points will be

ing down this button for 2 seconds then you would use the

recalled if any memorize were stored.

direct access button to select the minute.

 

4. CUE BUTTONS 1-6 - There are 7 independent cue points

Example: if you are on disc 1 of the CD player hold the time

that can be stored into memory, six (6) on cue buttons 1-6 and

button fig. 9 on side 1 for 2 seconds then the LCD screen will

one (1) on main CUE BUTTON (15).

read 00 00 00, then use the direct access buttons to select

 

time. It will automatically go to time selected.

4-1. Storing Cues: By either pressing the IN/R. CUE or using

10. PROGRAM - Depress this button to stop the CD and enter

the Jog wheel when in pause mode select the frame by turning

the program mode. Note the word “PROGRAM” is indicated on

the Jog Wheel clockwise or counter clockwise, hit the Play but-

the display. Select each track to be programmed with the f. skip

ton to set Cue point when hitting desired frame.

and b.skip buttons (16 & 19). and press the PROGRAM button

Push the Memory Cue button then press the 1-6 Cue buttons to

after selection of track . You can program up to 20 tracks. Press

store Cue Point.

PLAY to start the program. To exit and erase program hold the

4-2.The MEMORY CUE button and CUE indicator will light to

program button down for more than 2 seconds while the unit is

wait for selecting desired cue point. Then the MEMORY CUE

stopped, open the disc tray, or turn off the power.

button will light automatically after the cue is set.

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

4-3.The previous cue memory will be recovered when the cue

is reset.

Slider (fig.29).

12. PITCH % - The pitch can be changed from

Note: Memorizing CUE1-CUE6 is invalid when the memory

indicator (memory bucket) is full.

+/- 8%, +/- 12% or +/- 16%. Press the PITCH BUTTON (11) l

5. FLIP-FLOP - Turning this function on will allow instant start

make sure the PITCH LED is lit.The pitch % will not be

changed if the PITCH LED is off. Pitch percentage (%) can be

of the next CD when one track has finished and CD player is

changed by pushing the PITCH BUTTON (11) until desired per-

set in SGL mode.

centage is selected. The LCD screen will show the current

 

6. COUNTER BUTTON - When in BPM mode, tap this button

pitch percentage momentarily each time this button is pushed.

with the beat of the music to determine the approximate cur-

13. JOG WHEEL - (INNER WHEEL) This jog wheel serves

rent Beats Per Minute (BPM). BPM will appear in the LCD DIS-

two functions depending on the operating mode you are work-

PLAY (8, 33).

ing in.

 

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