4 PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS (Refer to page II.)

!3ECHO/LOOP button

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!7 TIME, UTIL. button

(1) Rear panel

qUSB B terminal

•Connect a computer.

•MP3/WAV files and playlist files are transferred between the computer and the DN-HS5500.

wUSB A terminal

•Connect a mass storage device, USB keyboard or USB hub.

eD-SYNC terminals

•These are cable terminals for connecting another DN-HS5500.

The D-SYNC function can be used when another DN-HS5500 is connected here.

✽Only a DN-HS5500 can be connected to the cable end.

rDigital output terminals

(DIGITAL OUT)

•Digital data is available from these terminals.

•Use 75 Ω/ohms pin cord for connection.

•We recommend you use braided wire type shielded cable.

NOTE:

•The playback level after analog conversion is set to –6 dB below the usual level to avoid digital distortion.

tAnalog output terminals (LINE OUT)

•This is unbalanced RCA output terminals.

•Audio signals outputs.

yFader start terminals

•Use this when your mixer has the Fader Start function.

(2) Top panel

CAUTION:

•Note that there are many buttons working two different function selected by short time pushing or long pushing (1second or more). The “ ” mark indicates short time push function and “ ” mark indicates long time push function.

iPLAY/PAUSE button (13)

•This button will start or pause playback.

•Push once to start playback, once again to pause playback, and once more to resume playback.

oCUE/STUTTER button

•Pushing this button in play mode will force the file back to the position which playback started. While in search mode, it makes new Cue point. (Cue)

•In Cue mode, by pushing the CUE button makes a Stutter sound from the Cue point. This is called Stutter play. (Stutter)

!0Platter/scratch disc

This is used for the manual search, pitch bend and scratch playback functions.

•Platter:

The platter turns when playback of the scratch source selected with the PLATTER SOURCE button starts.

NOTICE:

The platter does not turn when the scratch source is set to “BEND/SEARCH”.

•Scratch:

When the scratch disc is turned, scratch playback of the source selected with the PLATTER SOURCE button is performed.

•ECHO LOOP:

The ECHO and LOOP functions can be selected. The feedback level and delay time can be selected. Looping for the delay time (ECHO LOOP) is possible by setting the feedback level to “MAX”.

•Tail ECHO:

Echo playback is only performed when the file is stopped (play/cue operation).

The tail echo function is turned on and off by pressing the button and holding it in for 2 seconds.

!4TAP, LOCK, AUTO/INPUT BPM button

•TAP:

When you push this button repeatedly, the Auto mode turns off and starts measuring your Beats Per Minute (BPM) by tapping.

•LOCK:

When this button is pressed once while the Auto BPM counter is operating, the data measured by the Auto BPM counter is locked.

•AUTO:

When pushing the TAP button for 1 second, activates AUTO BPM mode.

The measured BPM is displayed in the character section of the display.

•INPUT BPM:

When the TAP button is pressed and held in for more than 2 seconds, the BPM input mode is set and the BPM value can be input directly with the PARAMETERS knob. When the TAP button is pressed again, the BPM input mode is turned off.

NOTE:

•If you select a new file, AUTO BPM mode turns on automatically.

•BPM data can be saved to the MEMO function.

!5EFFECTS knob

•TIME:

When this button is pressed, the time indicator switches between “ELAPSED” (elapsed time), “REMAIN” (remaining time), “T.ELAPSED” (total elapsed time) and “T.REMAIN” (total remaining time). (The “T.ELAPSED” and “T.REMAIN” indicators only light when in the playlist play mode.)

•UTIL.:

The Utility mode is set when this button is long- pressed while both Layers are in the cue.

!8Function1 button

Use this to register files on the hotlist.

•In the file search mode, the selected file is added to the hotlist.

!9LAYER1 button

Use this to select the deck to be operated.

•The LED on the left side of the LCD lights when Deck 1 can be operated.

•The LED on the right side of the LCD lights when Deck 2 can be operated.

@0Function2 button

Use this to mark files on the hotlist as already having played and to delete files from the hotlist.

•When the cursor is set to a file on the hotlist, that file is marked as already having played.

When this is done, a check mark is added in front of the file name.

@1DISPLAY MODE button

•Use this to switch the display between the full and dual modes.

When the display is switched from the dual to the full mode, the display for the operable deck is displayed.

u POWER button (¢ON £OFF)

NOTE:

• Push this button to turn power on and off.

Do not forcibly stop the rotation of the platter as it is

turning.

 

 

Doing so could damage the platter’s rotation mechanism.

 

Also, if the rotation of the platter is forcibly stopped, the

 

pause mode will be set.

 

!1FILTER button

 

• One of three filters (LOW PASS, MID PASS and

 

HIGH PASS) can be selected.

 

!2FLANGER button

 

• The depth and delay time can be selected.

•Use this knob to set the internal effector’s parameters.

!6Scratch playback direction selector lever

Use this to select the direction of scratch playback.

•BOTH:

When the scratch disc is turned, the scratch playback sound is output from both the reverse and forward directions.

•FWD:

When the scratch disc is turned, the scratch playback sound is output from the forward direction only.

@2NEXT FILE button

If this button is pushed during playback, the NEXT FILE mode will be selected. The next file can be selected with the PARAMETERS knob.

@3Function3 button

•When in the mirror mix mode, this is used to start and stop the mirror mix operation.

@4 MEMO, PRESET button

•MEMO:

The MEMO mode starts when this button is pushed once in the Cue mode.

•PRESET:

When this button is pushed for more than 1 sec, the PRESET mode menu is displayed.

The machine status must be in CUE, PAUSE or No JOG mode before entering the preset mode.

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