American Audio CD Player DCDPRO1000 User Manual

This  button  allows  you  to  override  the  internal 
beat  clock  and  manually  set  a  tracks  BPMs. 
To  manual  set  the  BPMs;  tap  this  button  a  few 
times  to  a  tracks  heavy  down  beat,  the  unit  will 
automatically  calculate  your  tapping  and  trans
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late  it  into  a  tracks  BPMs.  The  BPM  READOUT 
is then displayed in the LCD (34). To return to the 
automatic  BPM  counter,  press  and  hold  down 
the  BPM BUTTON (28)  for at least 1 second and 
then release.
20.  JOG...

pitch (if any) that is being applied to the track. 
29. BANK  BUTTONS  1-3  -  These  button  are 
used  to  store  either  three  (3)  cue  points  or  three 
(3)  samples.  Each  Bank  Button  can  store  either 
a  sample  or  a  cue  point.  6  sec.  samples  each 
bank.
30.  SAMPLER  BUTTON  -  This  is  used  to  acti
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vate  the  sampler  function.  When  this  function 
is  activated  a  created  sample  will  play  in  a  con
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tinuos loop, until the sampler is deactivated.
31. MEMORY BUTTON -...

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B. TRANSPORT UNIT (FIGURE 4)
39. DRIVE  2  TRANSPORT  TRAY  -  This  tray  is 
used to load and unload a compact disc in to the 
drive 2 mechanism. The tray is opened and closed 
by pressing the  DRIVE 2 OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON 
(40). Never  attempt  to  force  the  transport  tray...

the left channels output.
45.  DRIVE  1  DIGITAL  OUT  -  This  jack  sends  a 
digital  stereo  out  signal.  Use  this  connection  to 
create  near  perfect  copies  of  your  disc  to  a  Mini 
disc,  CD-R,  or  any  other  recording  device  with  a 
digital input.   
46. DRIVE 1 REMOTE JACK 
- Connect the sup-
plied 8 pin din cable from this jack to the remote 
control's  channel  1  remote  connector.  This  will 
allow you to control the player functions with the 
remote unit.
47.  POWER...

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 GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.)
D. LCD DISPLAY PANEL (FIGURE 5)
52. PLAY INDICATOR - The "PLAY" indicator will 
glow when the unit is in play mode.
53. TRACK  INDICATOR  -  This  2-digit  indicator  
visually details the current track cued or playing.
54. VISUAL MARKER DISPLAY WITH 1:1 RATIO 
-   Indicates  the  direction  the  CD  is  rotating. 
Counter-Clockwise rotation means the CD is play
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ing...

 BASIC OPERATIONS
Figure 7: Hold down the Eject 
Button to remove a disc.
Figure 6: When loading a disc always hold the disc 
by it edges and load the disc label side up.
Figure 8:  Tapping the reverse track button will 
jump back to the previous track. Figure  9: 
Tapping  the  forward  track  button 
will skip forward to the next track.
1.   LOADING/EJECTING DISCS
The DCD-PRO1000™ can only play 3 and 5 inch CDs. Odd shaped, and oval CDs are not compatible. When 
loading a CD into the transport tray,...

5. STOPPING PLAYBACK -  Figures 10 & 11
Stopping playback will not stop the drive mechanism, but merely 
pause or cue the track, this function allows the unit to begin play 
instantly. The drive mechanism will only stop if a disc is ejected or 
the  unit  has  gone  in  to  sleep  mode.  There  are  two  ways  to  stop 
(pause) playback:
1)  Press the  PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (32) during playback. This  
  will pause playback at the exact same point the
  PLAY/PAUSE
  BUTTON (32)  was pressed.
 
2)  Press...

 BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.)
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7. FRAME SEARCH 
This  feature  allows  you  to  scroll  through  a  track  frame  by  frame, 
allowing  you  to  find  and  set  a  starting  cue,  sample,  or  loop  point. 
To use the scroll function you must first be in Pause Mode (see sec
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tion 5) or Cue Mode (see section 9). Once you are in Pause or Cue 
mode, turn the
  JOG WHEEL (20)  to scroll through the track (Figure 
12)....

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 BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.)
2)  You may also use the JOG WHEEL (20) to set a cue point.  
  While a disc is in PAUSE or CUE mode, use the  JOG WHEEL  
  (20)
  to scroll through a track to find your desired starting point.
  Once you have found your desired position press the 
PLAY  
  BUTTON (32)
  to set your cue point. Pressing the CUE BUTTON
  (33)  or the IN BUTTON (25)
 will now return you to this exact point. 
Figure 15
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 BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.)
Press the IN BUTTON (25). This will set the starting point of the 
SEAMLESS LOOP. The  IN BUTTON (25) L.E.D. will blink.Press 
PLAY/PAUSE  BUTTON  (32)  to  activate  playback 
mode.
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10. 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...