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damage that may be caused by excessive volume, be sure this knob is always set to zero (completely

down) before turning the unit on.

8. FOLDER SEARCH kNOB - Turning this knob will let you search for your desired folder. Turn the

knob to scroll backward and forward through folders. The folder number your are currently in will be

shown in the LCD.

Press this knob to display the folder name the current song is playing from.

Press this knob for more then 2 seconds to enter the PRESET MENU. See page 23 for PRESET

MENU.

9. TRACk SEARCH kNOB - Turning this knob will let you search through tracks in your selected

folder. Turn the knob to scroll backward and forward through tracks. You can also push the knob in

and turn to scroll 10 tracks forward or backward. The current track number will be shown in the LCD.

Every push of the knob will display the Artist, Track Title, Genre, and Track Bit Rate.

10. PITCH PERCENTAGE SELECTOR- When the pitch SliDer (25) is activated use this button to

choose a pitch percentage of 4%, 8%, and 16%. See page 29 for more details.

11. PITCH ON/OFF BUTTON- This button activates the pitch SliDer (25). Press this button to

activate the pitch SliDer (25). When the pitch SliDer (25) is activate, the pitch percentage can

be changed between 4%, 8%, and 16%. See page 28 for more details. Press this button for at least

2 seconds to switch the TEMPO LOCK function off/on.

12. CUE LEVEL VOLUME CONTROL - This knob is used to adjusts the headphone volume output

level. Turn the knob in a clockwise direction to increase the headphone volume.

13. CUE PAN CONTROL - This function allows you to monitor the Cue level as well as the Program

(main output) level in your headphones. When you turn the CUE PAN knob to the full left position, you

will only hear the headphone signal that is playing. When the CUE PAN knob is turned to the center

position you will hear both the headphone signal and the main output.

14. Headphone Jack - Connect your headphones to this 1/4" jack.

15. TAP/BPM BUTTON - This button is used to override and manually set a tracks BPM. Occasionally

the built-in BPM meter may not function as desired. This button allows you to override the internal

beat clock and manually set a tracks BPMs. To manually set the BPMs; tap this button a few times

to a tracks heavy down beat, the unit will automatically calculate your tapping and translate it into a

tracks BPMs. The BPM READOUT is then displayed in the lcD (2). To return to the automatic BPM

counter, press and hold down the tap/bpm button for at least 2 seconds and then release.

16. JOG WHEEL - This wheel has two functions;

A. The wheel works as a pitch bend during Playback. Turning the wheel clockwise can increase the

pitch percentage up to 100%, and turning the wheel in the counter-clockwise direction can de-

crease the pitch percentage down to -100%. The pitch bend will be determined on how long

you turn the jog wheel continuously.

B. The jog wheel can also serve as frame search, when the Search button (17) is activated.

17. SEARCH MODE BUTTON -

SEArCH LOCk: OFF - Press this button to toggle between fast search (LED lit) and slow search

(LED off). The fast search will automatically turn off if the jog Wheel (16) is not used for more then

10 seconds.

- When in PLAY mode, you can use the jog Wheel (16) to search fast, backward or forward

gENErAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTrOLS (Cont.)