User manual AMERICAN AUDIO DCD-PRO300 MKII

[. . . ] DCD-PRO300 MKII © American AUDIO Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA IMPORTANT SAFETY ITEMS FOR U. S. A. & CANADA MODEL ONLY WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS CD PLAYER TO WATER OR MOISTURE. NOTE: This CD player uses a semiconductor laser. It is recommended for use in a room at the following temperature: 41°F - 95°F / 5°C - 35°C CAUTION: 1. Do not damage or deform; it may cause electric shock or malfunction when used. [. . . ] OPEN/CLOSE - (Disc Tray Open/Close)- Press to load or eject the disc. Each press will open or close the disc tray on the transport. NOTE: Tray will not open unless the disc has been paused. American audio · DCD-PRO400TM INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL · PAGE 6 A. RECALL - This button allow you to cue up any of the 10 memory points that have been memorized. Press RECALL button then any of the 10 number buttons. the player will cue up the selected point and pause. GENERAL FEATURES (Cont. ) 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 37 36 35 34 13&14. TRACK (Track Buttons) - These buttons are used to select the track to be played. TIME (Time Button) - The TIME button switches between ELAPSED PLAYING TIME, REMAINING TIME in a selection and TOTAL REMAINING TIME of the disc. PITCH SLIDER - The pitch can be changed up to +/- 12% by Pressing the PITCH BUTTON so the PITCH LED is lit, then moving the sliding fader. The pitch will not be changed if the PITCH LED is off. BPM BUTTON - Switches the mode of the display between showing the BPM and the percentage change in PITCH. Use COUNTER 16. 17. BUTTON 18. COUNTER BUTTON - Tap this button with the beat of the music to determine the current Beats Per Minute (BPM). REALTIME CUE ­ This allows you to set the CUE POINT without stopping the play back. This button also sets the beginning of a seamless loop. CUE - Pressing the CUE button during play provides a return to the position at which play was started. If PAUSE is used before CUE or CUE POINT was set, that will become the cue point. Alternately pressing the PLAY button and the CUE button allows the CD to be played from the same position any number of times. The CUE LED will light up from the time the Cue button is pressed until the CD has reset to the position at which play was started. Steady lighting of this LED indicates the ready condition. OUT / EXIT - Used to set the ending point when looping music. The player will start to loop continuous. Until you press this button again to exit. [. . . ] BUTTON more than 2 seconds. MATCHING THE BEATS PER MINUTE (BPM) (1) Find the BPM of the song playing by pressing the BPM BUTTON. Then tap COUNTER BUTTON (18) firmly to the beat of the music until BPM is displayed on the LCD (2) Repeat step 1 for the song you want to mix in. You can listen in by cueing it in your headphones using your mixer or by follow the BEAT LED on the CD . (3) Engage Pitch by pressing PITCH on the side you want to use, make sure Readout is in BPM by pressing BPM BUTTON until BPM is lit on LCD Adjust pitch until same BPM as original song is reached. [. . . ]