OPERATIONS

12. Program play

ŒPress the PROGRAM button, the player will enter the program mode and the CD will stop rotating.

•Select the desired track by pressing the SKIP button, then press the PROGRAM button again. The selected track will be added to the program sequence.

Ž Repeat step 2 operation. A maximum of 20 tracks can be programmed at one time.

• Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to start the program play from the first selection.

• Press the program button again during program play to stop play.

‘ Press and hold the program button more than 2 seconds to cancel the program mode and erase all the current program contents.

13.Loop Play

ŒPress the LOOP button to set the loop start point A, the LOOP indicator will flashes on the LCD.

•Press the LOOP button again to set the loop end point B, after the B point is set, the playback will enter the loop play from A to B repeatedly.

ŽPress the LOOP button again, the loop play function is canceled, the LOOP indicator goes out.

14. Faderstart

With the S-500, you have the possibility to start the respective CD-player direcatly from the mixer. Make sure that the Control socket is connected with the respective socket on the mixer. Additionally, the Audio out socket have to be connected with the Line-input sockets of your mixer. Please note that the Faderstart function only works with the appropriate mixers. Insert the CD and select the desired track. Start playback from your mixer.

15. Relay

In the Relay-operation, the device automatically switches to the other player after every track. In this way, you have the possibility to enlarge the music program by using several CDs.

Possibility 1:

Connect the Control-sockets of the two CD-players with one another. The Relay-button must remain unpressed (LED off). Press the Single-button (The display shows “SINGLE”) on both CD-player. Start playback of CD1. As soon as the current track of CD1 is finished, the player automatically starts CD2. The first CD-player goes into Pause-mode. You can enter a new CD or memorize a Cue-point at the respective player in the Pause-Mode.

CAUTION: The Relay-operation does not work properly if the two CD-players are connected to different power amplifiers.

Possibility 2:

Press the Relay-button (LED on).

In the Single-mode, the device automatically starts with the playback of the other CD-player of the other CD-player at the end of the track.

During the Relay-operation, the Faderstart-function is disabled.

You can switch the Relay-operation off via the Relay-button (LED on) and the Faderstart-function will work again.

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S-500 specifications

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