Using the remote control:

Press the PITCH button to turn the pitch control function on. Use the + and − buttons to adjust the setting in the range between −16% and +16%.

Setting the pitch adjustment increment

To set the adjustment increment for pitch control playback (pitch step) use the 12 P-STEPmenu item.

Options (%): 0.1(default value), 0.5, 1.0

NOTE

The pitch step setting is retained even when the power is turned off.

6 – Various Playback Functions

Program setting mode

Use the following procedures to enter program setting mode and add tracks to the empty program.

NOTE

•• You can add tracks to the program regardless of the current playback mode.

•• You can add the same track to the program multiple times.

•• The program setting is retained even when the power is turned off or the disc is ejected. The player can remember one program for up to 100 discs.

Using the front panel buttons:

1When playback is stopped, select the 04 Prog menu item, and press the PITCH [MENU] knob to enter program setting mode. The display appears as follows.

Changing the playback speed without changing the pitch (KEY ORIG)

Ordinarily, when using the pitch control function, the speed changes along with the pitch. When the original key function is on, however, the pitch does not change even when the playback speed is changed.

Use one of the following procedures to turn the original key function on/off.

•• Press the KEY ORIG button on the remote.

•• Use the 01 Originmenu item (default value: OFF).

When the original key function is on, KEY ORIGappears at the bottom of the display.

NOTE

The original key function on/off setting is retained even when the power is turned off.

Program playback

By setting a program in advance, you can set the unit to play tracks in the order that you want. Up to 100 tracks can be added to the program. To use program playback to play tracks in the program order, set the playback mode to program playback mode and start playback. (See “Selecting the playback mode” on page 23.)

Track number

Program number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2Use the number buttons or SKIP Â/¯[INDEX/ DIR SEARCH] buttons to select the number of

the track that you want to add at the currently displayed program number. The selected track number blinks.

3Turn the PITCH [MENU] knob to the right or press the SEARCH [A.READY] button to add the selected track. The next program number is shown.

4Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add tracks as desired.

NOTE

After selecting a track, turning the PITCH [MENU] knob to the right or pressing the SEARCH [A.READY] button adds the track to the program. If you exit program setting mode without doing this, the track selected just before will not be added to the program.

5When you are done adding tracks to the program, press the PITCH [MENU] knob to exit program setting mode.

Using the remote control:

1When stopped, press the PGM button to enter program setting mode. The display appears as follows.

Track number

Program number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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