By changing the pitch of one disc with respect to the pitch of the other disc, the beats can be matched. 5 12. CUE - Pressing the CUE button during play provides a return to the position at which play was started. If PAUSE is used before CUE, 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 been reset to the position at which play was started. Steady lighting of this LED indicates the ready condition. 13. START/ PAUSE ( Play/ Pause Button) - Each press of the Play/ Pause Button causes the operation to change from play to pause or from pause to play. 14. BPM/ PITCH BUTTON - Switches the mode of the display between showing the BPM and the percentage change in pitch. 15. TAP BUTTON - Tap this button with the beat of the music to determine the current Beats Per Minute (BPM). LCD DISPLAY FEATURES 1. PLAY: Active while the unit is actually playing a CD. 2. PAUSE: Active when the unit is paused. 3. CUE: Flashing when the unit is setting a cue point. Lit continuously when the unit is paused at a cue point. 4. PROGRAM: Used for preprogramming the track order to automatically be played by the unit. This is a great function if you need to leave the CD player alone. 5. TIME MODE: ( Elapsed) is for showing time as it is taking place. (Remain) shows how much time is left on a particular track. This function is controlled by the TIME BUTTON. 6. SINGLE: Shows when the unit is set to play just one track at a time. When this is not lit, the CD will play continuously through all tracks. This function is controlled by the SING/ CONT BUTTON. 7. PITCH: Is lit when the PITCH BUTTON is active. 8. TIME BAR: Shows either time remaining or elapsed depending on the setting of the TIME BUTTON. 9. PITCH/ BPM: Shows the percentage change in pitch or current BPM. 10. TRACK: Shows the current track that the unit is playing. 11. MINUTES: Shows the minutes elapsed or remaining depending on mode setting. 12. SECONDS: Shows the seconds elapsed or remaining depending on mode setting. 13. FRAMES: The CD Player breaks down a second into 75 frames for accurate cueing. This shows the frames elapsed or remaining depending on mode setting. 6 PLAY / PAUSE & CUE OPERATIONS Press "PLAY/PAUSE" Press "CUE" return to to start music last starting point PLAY & CUE Position on Disc Play Interval Back Cue Operation Pressing the “ PLAY/PAUSE” button starts the disc. Pressing the “ CUE” button will reset the disc to the last place where the disc was started. This is called the cue point. By alternately pressing the “ PLAY/PAUSE” button and the “CUE” button, the disc may be returned and played from the cue point any number of times. This function is called back cue. PLAY, PAUSE & CUE Press "PLAY/PAUSE" Press "PLAY/PAUSE" Press "PLAY/PAUSE" Press "CUE" return to to start music to pause music to start music last starting point Position on Disc Play Interval Play Interval Back Cue Operation When play has been paused and then started again, the return position for the back cue will be updated to this new position. EDITING CUE POINT Adjust the "CUE" point with the jog wheel Press "PLAY/PAUSE" Press "CUE" return to to start music last starting point Play Interval Position on Disc Back Cue Operation When the inner dial is turned while a cue point is set, a new cue point can be located. The CD player will repeatedly play small parts of the CD as you move it to the desired position. By pressing “PLAY/PAUSE” then “ CUE” you can confirm that the new cue point is desirable. 7 Matching the Beats Per Minute Match the tempo by monitoring the music of both PLAYER 1 and PLAYER 2 by ear and adjusting the pitch. When the tempo of the music of the selected CD player is slow compared to the tempo of the other player, move the slider to the ( + ) side and match the tempo. When faster, move the pitch slider to the ( - ) side. The following illustration shows the case of matching the pitch of PLAYER 2 to the pitch of the music being played on PLAYER 1. 1. Press PLAY/ PAUSE to start PLAYER 1. PLAYER 1 is playing. 2. Press PLAY/ PAUSE to start PLAYER 2. Both CD players are playing discs. 3. Listen to PLAYER 2 in your headphones. If the beat of channel 2 (in the headphones) is faster than channel 1, slow down the beat of channel 2 using the pitch control. 4. If the beat of channel 2 ( in the headphones) slower than the beat of channel 1, speed up the beat using the pitch control. USING THE BPM DISPLAY FEATURE Press the BPM button to select the BPM feature on the display on the side of the CD player that you wish to set. Tap the Counter button to the beat of the music. You will see the BPM number appear in the display. The more times you tap the more accurate your number will be. When you adjust the pitch slider the display number will change by an equal percentage. BEAT MATCHING USING PITCH BEND If y...