American Audio CDMp3 PLAYER PRO DJ User Manual

 LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY (LCD)
B. LCD DISPLAY (FIGURE 6)
31. TOTAL REMAIN INDICATOR -  This indicator is in direct reference to the  TIME METER (37, 39 , & 
40
). When the  TOTAL REMAIN  indicator is displayed in the LCD, the time defined will refer to a disc's 
total remaining time. The time mode is changed by tapping on  TIME BUTTON (20
). 
32 .  SINGLE  INDICATOR  -  This  indicates  the  unit   is  in  single  play  mode,  the  unit  will  play  a  single 
and  return  to  CUE  mode.  If  the...

40.  MINUTES  METER  -  This  meter  will  display  the  elapse,  total,  or  remaining  time  in  minutes.    The 
display time will be indirect referenc
e to the current time mode.
41 . ELAPSE  INDICATOR  -  This  indicator  is  in  direct  reference to  the TIME  METER  (37
, 39 ,  &  40). 
When  the 
ELAPSE  indicator  is  displayed  in  the  LCD,  the  time  defined  will  refer  to  a  single  track's 
elapsed time. The time mode is changed by the tapping on the  TIME BUTTON (20
). 
42 . TRACK...

1. OPENING AND CLOSING THE DISC TRAY/LOADING DISCS
This is an electronic operation and can only work when the power is on. Press the 
OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON (4) to open or close the disc tray. Pressing the  PLAY/PAUSE 
BUTTON  (11),  will  also  automatically  close  the  tray  if  it  is  open  and  immediately  cue 
any  CD  that  is  in  it.  If  the  transport  tray  is  left  open  for  more  than  60  seconds  it  will 
close  automatically  to  prevent  accidental  damage  to  the  transport.  Again...

9. CHANGING THE TIME DISPLAY (37, 39, & 40)/TIME BAR (38):
The time may be displayed in three different modes;  Elapsed, Remain, and Total Remain. During normal play-
back,  pressing  the  TIME  BUTTON  (20)  as  in  figure  10,  will  change  the  time  display  information  (37,  39,  40,  & 
38) in the LCD. The following is a break down of the time settings and their definitions:    
1)   
ELAPSED (41) - This details the time in the LCD (5) as the current tracks’ 
elapsed  running  time.  The...

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Activating  the  Pitch  Slider  (14): To  activate  the PITCH  SLIDER  (14),  turn 
the pitch function on. Press the  PITCH BUTTON (18) to turn on the pitch func
-
tion,  when  the  pitch  function  is  activated  a  LED  will  begin  to  glow  (or  flash 
depending  on  what  pitch  percentage  value  is  selected,  see  changing  pitch 
values  on  page  18).  If  the  pitch  function  is  not...

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11. PITCH BEND:
This  function  will  momentarily  increase  or  decrease  a  tracks  playback  speed.  There  are  two  ways  to  operate 
this function with the (-) & (+) PITCH BUTTONS (16 & 17)
 or with the JOG WHEEL (6).  The maximum pitch bend 
percentage allowed is +/- 16%.  
PITCH BEND BUTTONS (16 & 17):
The  (+) PITCH BEND BUTTON (17)  will provide a speed bump and the (-) PITCH BEND...

12.  SETTING and STORING a CUE POINT:
Setting A Cue Point:
A cue point is the exact point playback will begin when the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (11) is pressed. A cue point 
may be anywhere on a disc or in a track. You may set and store up to five independent cue points per disk. Ten 
cue points are stored in the
  BANK BUTTONS (1) and one in the IN REALTIME CUE BUTTON (24).  Once a cue 
point is set it may be recalled at any time during normal playback. Figures 17 and 18 will detail the procedures 
for...

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13. CREATING AND PLAYING A SEAMLESS LOOP 
A seamless loop is a sound loop that plays continuously without sound interruption. You can use this loop to 
create dramatic effect in your mixing. This loop has no time limit and you could actually loop the entire length 
of disc. You create a seamless loop between two continuous points of a disc. The following steps illustrate the 
procedures for creating a seamless loop:2)...

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EXITING A LOOP - To exit a SEAMLESS LOOP, press the  OUT BUTTON 
(15). The IN REALTIME CUE BUTTON (7) and OUT BUTTON (15)  LEDs will 
remain  on,  but  will  stop  flashing.  Music  playback  will  resume  normal  play 
(Figure  24).  The
  IN  REALTIME  CUE  BUTTON  (7) and  OUT/EXIT  BUTTON 
(15) LEDs will remain on to remind you that a loop is stored in memory.
Figure 25
REPLAY LOOP - The RELOOP (13) function allows you...

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1)     Be sure a disc is inserted in the drive and press the PROGRAM    
      BUTTON (21). Pressing the  PROGRAM BUTTON (21) from any function  
     will immediately pause the disc and enter the program mode.
2)     After activating the program mode the program indicator LED beside the  
    PROGRAM BUTTON (21)  and the PROGRAM INDICATOR (46) in the  LCD  
   (5)
  will begin to glow indicating Program Mode has been...