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6PITCH/BRAKE/PLATTER/KEY ADJUST

There are two ways to change the playing speed.

Adjust the Pitch using the pitch slider (±10% or ±16%).

The PITCH BEND button or jog wheel can be used to temporarily change the pitch.

The playing speed can be changed greatly to achieve effects similar to vinyl turntable.

Pitch/Plat-H

[Pitch slider]

1-1 Set the variable speed mode.

Press the PITCH/KEY button to light the PITCH LED.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pitch

 

 

 

 

 

 

decreases

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Pitch decreases when the pitch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0%

 

 

 

 

 

slider is moved upwards, increases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when the pitch slider is moved

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-2

 

 

 

 

 

downwards.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pitch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

increases

The pitch can be locked by pressing the PITCH/KEY button more than 1 second.

Press the PITCH/KEY button more than 1 second again to cancel the pitch lock.

[PITCH BEND button]

Press the PITCH BEND + (or PITCH BEND –) button.

• The Pitch increases or decreases temporarily while the

2-1PITCH BEND + or PITCH BEND – button is pressed.

The extent to which the PITCH BEND button changes the Pitch is proportionate to the amount of time the button is pressed. The longer the button is held down, the greater percentage of change.

 

Jog bend mode.

 

During play mode, pitch bend is the default setting for the

 

Jog wheel. The BEND LED is on.

 

• The playing speed increases gradually when the jog

2-2

wheel is turned clockwise and decreases gradually when

the jog wheel is turned counterclockwise. When you

 

 

stop turning the jog wheel, the playing speed returns to

 

the previous reference speed.

 

• When playback is stopped, the jog/shuttle wheel is set to

 

the search mode.

 

 

 

Set the jog dial to the platter hold mode.

 

Press the JOG MODE button once so that the green BEND

 

LED is flashing.

The playing speed changes in function of the speed at which the jog wheel is turned, resulting in a sound similar

3to a vinyl turntable.

The playing speed increases when the jog wheel is turned clockwise and decreases when the jog wheel is turned counterclockwise. When you stop turning the jog wheel, the playing speed returns to the previous reference speed.

Brake/Plat-S

Use this function to achieve two effects similar to vinyl turntable.

Select the brake or platter mode.

Press the BRAKE button.

• Displays “ BRAKE ” when set to Brake mode

The effect sound is similar to a DJ turntable coming to a

quick stop. This effect can be achieved by pressing the

PLAY/PAUSE button during playback.

1 • Displays “ PLAT-S” when set to Platter Start/Stop mode

The platter stop effect is achieved when the PLAY/PAUSE

button is pressed during playback and the platter start

effect is achieved when the PLAY/PAUSE button is

pressed in the CUE standby or pause mode. The platter

stop and start effects are effect sounds similar to a

turntable’s dragging.

Key Adjust

Key adjust function adjusts the key automatically when the playing pitch changes so that the key always remains the same.

[Key adjust mode]

Compensate for the change in the key when the playing

1speed is changed with the pitch slider.

Press the PITCH/KEY button (above the pitch slider) to make the KEY LED flash.

• The key is kept at the same key as when the pitch is 0 %.

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Denon DN-2100F operating instructions PITCH/BRAKE/PLATTER/KEY Adjust, Pitch/Plat-H, Brake/Plat-S, Key Adjust

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