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PressCUE (9) to pause the song at your point of cue. Press & hold

theCUE (9) button to begin Cue preview, which will allow you to

judgewhether the point of cue you have loaded is satisfactor y.

Ifyou are not satisfied with your point of cue, enage PAUSE(8) &

usethe JOG WHEEL (22) to find the exact point you wish to begin

play.R apidly press PLAY/PAUSE(8) twice to enter & exit play mode.

Youwill be in pause mode. The CUE (9) LED will blink. Repeat the

stepsfor Cue preview, to make sure your new cue point is satisfactor y.

Whenyou are satisfied with your point of cue, leave the CUE (9)

buttonalone, the CUE (9) LED will remain on to indicate that the

pointof cue is stored & ready to be used.

CUE IDENTIFICATION:

TheMPX-40 have the ability to store one cue point per track in the

internalmemor y. This enables the DJ to scan quickly to a starting

pointfor easier mixes during a live session.

Tostore this cue point follow the steps to store a cue point.

Onceyou are satisfied with your cue point, press & hold the

MEMO/STORE(12) button for two seconds in order to store this cue

point.If you are not satisfied with this cue point repeat the steps to

storea cue point.

Yourcue is now saved & can be recalled at any moment long after

youhave stopped playing with this CD. You will notice the LCD (16)

willflash with the cue point memor y position once this cue point has

beensaved successfully.

Thecue point has now been stored in the memor y of the MPX-40

andcan be recalled at any moment. You will notice the AUTO CUE

LEDblinking indicating that the MPX-40 recognize a stored cue

pointon the CD. Simply scroll to any track that has a cue point

stored.Press and hold the Folder/Recall Cue (23) knob untill the

pointhas appeared on the LCD screen. Press play & the song will

startfrom the stored cue point.

SEAMLESS LOOP:

Pressthe LOOP IN (17) button to enter an entr y point into

thememor y, & the LOOP IN's (17) green LED will blink rapidly

whilememorizing the loop entr y point into the memory.

Afteran entr y loop point is memorized, press LOOP OUT (18) in

playmode to complete the loop. The unit will automatically repeat

thesection between the loop's entr y point, programmed with the

pressingof the LOOP IN(17) button, & a second exit loop point,

whenthe LOOP OUT (18) button is pressed. The loop is now pro-

grammed

intothe unit's memor y.

Whileplaying the loop, both the LOOP IN(17) & LOOP OUT(18)

greenLEDs will blink to indicate that the loop is in use. You will

noticethe LCD (16) will also indicate that the LOOP is in use with a

blinkingCUE-B icon that will remain steady once the loop has been

stopped.

Pressthe RELOOP (19) for the unit to return to the previously set

loop.Press the RELOOP (19) repeatedly for stuttering the loop entr y

point.The RELOOP (19) function automatically returns the music to

theloop point & will play the loop until it is released with the LOOP

OUT (18)button.

Pressthe B -EDIT (20) button to edit the loop created by your

SEAMLESS LOOP.When pressing B -EDIT (20), the LCD (16) will

readthe frame where the LOOP OUT (18) is set. Youmay adjust it

withthe use of the JOG WHEEL(22), by turning the wheel left or

rightexamining frame by frame while the loop repeats itself. You

shouldbe able to hear the difference in each frame until you are satisfied

withyour loop exit point. Press B-EDIT (20) when you are satisfied

withyour exit point & your loop will continue to play until you

pressLOOP OUT(18).

Toexit the loop & resume play, press LOOP OUT (18) to stop the

loop& continue play from the point where the loop ends.

SLEEP MODE:

TheMPX-40 feature a default SLEEP mode that activates itself

whenthe unit recognizes that it has not been in use for some time.

Thisfeature simply shuts OFF the laser to increase the longevity of

theunit’s playing capabilities. You will notice the LCD (16) reads

SLEEP whenthis mode is activated. To deactivate this default mode,

beginplay & the unit will “wake up” to play music once again.

RELAY STARTJACK (31): This jack makes it possible to connect

twoMPX-40’s together, so that when one unit finishes playing,

theopposite unit automatically starts playback. For normal use,

leavethis jack disconnected.

TROUBLESHOOTING:

·If the disk will not play, check to see if the disc was loaded correctly

(labelside up). Also check the disc for excessive dirt, scratches,

etc.

·If the disc turns but there is no sound, check the cable connections.

Ifthey are okay, check your amplifier or receiver.

·If the CD skips, check the CD for dirt or scratches. Do not

assumethat the CD player is defective. Many CDs are recorded out

ofspec & will skip on most or all CD players. Before sending the

unitin for repair, try playing a CD that you are sure plays properly.

SPECIFICATIONS:

GENERAL:

Type........................................SingleMechanism Compact Disc Player

DiscType...................................Standard Compact discs (12cm, 8cm)

TimeDisplay.............Track Elapsed, Track Remain, or TotalRemain

VariablePitch..........± 4%, ± 8%, ± 16%, + 100% Slider with Resume

Switch

PitchBend......................................................................± 4% Maximum

InstantStart..........................................................W ithin 0.015 seconds

TrackSelection..............................................................1 to 99 Tracks

Dimensions......................................81/2" W x 3 3/4" H x 12 1/2" D

................................................................................(216x 95 x 320 mm)

Weight.............................................................PlayerUnit 6.62 lbs (3 kg)

AUDIOSECTION:

AudioTypes..............................................................................CD, MP3

Quantization..........................1Bit Linear/Channel, 3 Beam Laser

MP3/CDBit R ate...............................................................32-320KBPS

OversamplingR ate......................................................................8 Times

SamplingFrequency...................................................................44.1 kHz

FrequencyResponse.....................................................20 Hz to 20 kHz

TotalHarmonic Distortion.......................................Less Than 0.05%

Signalto Noise R atio.......................................................................90 dB

DynamicR ange...........................................................................< 80 dB

ChannelSeparation...........................................................88 dB (1 kHz)

OutputLevel..................................................................1.3 Volts R.M.S.

PowerSupply..................................................AC 115/230 V, 60/50 Hz

SPECIFICATIONSSUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTIFICATION

FOR IMPROVEMENT.

NOTES:

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