American Audio DCD PRO 250 manual Functions & Controls Cont, B. Control Unit - Front Figure

Models: DCD PRO 250

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B. Control Unit - Front (Figure 3)

FUNCTIONS & CONTROLS CONT.

B. Control Unit - Front (Figure 3)

1)TRAY OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON - Press it to open and close the disc trays. The control unit also includes OPEN/CLOSE buttons. The disc holders cannot be opened during playback, so stop play- back before pressing these buttons.

2)PROGRAM BUTTON - Press the PROGRAM button, the player will enter the program mode and stop the CD playback.

3)LCD DISPLAY - This high quality LCD display Indicates all the functions, as they are occurring. This display is viewable at several comfortable angles. The display ICONS will be explained in the next section.

4)PITCH SLIDER - Use the slider to adjust the BPM. Slide up to decrease the BPM, down to increase the BPM

5)FLIP-FLOP BUTTON - This button activates Flip- Flop mode. This mode allows you to activate drive two when drive one has completed it's play cycle and vice versa. For example if disc one is playing and ends, disc two will immediately being to play when disc one has ended.

6)PLAY BUTTON - Use this button to start playback. Press once to start playback, once again to set the pause mode, and once more to resume playback.

7)(-) PITCH BEND - The (-)pitch bend function allows a momentary “Slow Down” in the CD’s BPM’s (Beats per minute) while it is playing. This will allow you to match the beats between two playing CD’s or other playing music source. Remember, that this is a momentary function when you remove your finger from the pitch button the BPM’s will automatically return to SLIDERS

(5)selected pitch.

8)(+) PITCH BEND Button - The (+) pitch bend function allows a momentary “BUMP” in the CD’s BPM’s (Beats per minute) while it is playing. This will allow you to match the beats between two playing CD’s or any other playing music source. Remember, that this is a momentary function when you remove your finger from the pitch button the BPM’s will automatically return to SLIDERS

(5)selected pitch. Use this function to catch up

to the your other playing music source.

9)PITCH BUTTON - Use these buttons to enable or disable BPM adjustment with the pitch sliders. BPM adjustment with the pitch sliders is enabled when the PITCH LED lights.

10)JOG SHUTTLE (INNER WHEEL) - This jog wheel serves two functions depending on the operating mode you are working in.

A. The jog wheel will act as a slow frame search control when the CD is not playing but either

paused or set to a cue point. To set a new frame cue point, spin the jog wheel then press PLAY when you have determined the proper position. Press CUE to return to the “CUE POINT”.

B.It also works as a pitch bend, when you turn clockwise the pitch will rise to 16%, and when you turn counterclockwise it will fall to -16%. The pitch bend is determined on how fast you turn the wheel.

11)SHUTTLE WHEEL - (OUTER RING) This wheel has 3 forward and 3 reverse speed positions for speed searching through tracks. The more you turn the wheel in either direction the faster you search

12)CUE BUTTON - Press the CUE button during playback to return to the position at which playback started.

13)IN/LOOP (In Real-time Cue) - CUE “ON

THE FLY”) This allows you to set a CUE POINT without interruption of music (“on the fly”). This button also sets the beginning of a seamless loop (see SEAMLESS LOOP).

14)OUT/LOOP - Used to set the ending point when looping. When the OUT/LOOP button is pressed, the player will play the loop continu- ously. To exit the loop, press the OUT/LOOP button again.

15)RELOOP BUTTON - If a SEAMLESS LOOP

has been made, but the CD Player is not actively in SEAMLESS LOOP mode, press the RELOOP BUTTON to reactivate the SEAMLESS LOOP mode. RELOOP will appear in the LCD DISPLAY

(3). To exit loop, press the OUT/LOOP button (14).

16)BACK SKIP BUTTON - Use this button to go back to the beginning of the current track or select a previous track for playing. This is fast BACK SKIP through the tracks on your CD

17)FORWARD SKIP BUTTON - Use this button to skip to the next track on the CD.

18)TIME BUTTON - Press this button to switch the time display between the elapsed time and re- maining time, and total remain time. The selected mode is indicated by the ELAPSED, REMAIN and TOTAL REMAIN indicator on the LCD.

D. Control Unit - Rear (Figure 4)

1)PLAYER 2 REMOTE CONNECTOR - Connect to player 2 connector on transport assembly.

2)PLAYER 2 CONTROL - Connect mini-plug from CONTROL out on rear of CONTROL UNIT to a mixer’s CONTROL out. This feature is available on all mixers with Fader “Q” Start (see Q” Start Control p.5).

3)PLAYER 1 REMOTE CONNECTOR - Connect to

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American Audio DCD PRO 250 manual Functions & Controls Cont, B. Control Unit - Front Figure

FAQ

How do I open and close the disc trays?

You can use the TRAY OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON to open and close the disc trays, but remember to stop playback before doing so.

What is the purpose of the LCD display?

The high quality LCD display indicates all the functions as they are occurring and is viewable at several comfortable angles.

How does the pitch bend function work?

The pitch bend function allows a momentary adjustment in BPM while the CD is playing, but it is a momentary function and will return to the selected pitch once the button is released.