American Audio CDMp3 PLAYER MCD710 User Manual

button will give a maximum of +16% or (+100% 
for CD) pitch
. 
15. RELOOP  BUTTON - If a SEAMLESS LOOP 
has been made (see setting a SEAMLESS LOOP  
on  page  19),  but  the  CD  Player  is  not  actively  in 
SEAMLESS  LOOP  mode  (a  loop  is  not  playing), 
pressing  the RELOOP  BUTTON  will  instantly 
reactivate  the  SEAMLESS  LOOP  mode.  To  exit 
loop,  press  the  OUT  BUTTON  (16)
.  LOOP  and 
RELOOP  will  appear  in  the  VFD  DISPLAY  (2) 
when the RELOOP  function is available.
16. OUT...

Figure 4
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B. TRANSPORT UNIT (FIGURE 4)
25. DRIVE  1  TRANSPORT  TRAY  -    This  tray  is 
used  to  load  and  unload  a  compact  disc  in  to 
the  drive  1  mechanism.  The  tray  is  opened  and 
closed  by  pressing  the  DRIVE  1  OPEN/CLOSE 
BUTTON  (26).  Never  attempt  to  force  the  to 
transport  tray  open  or  close  when  the  power  is 
turned off.
26.  DRIVE  1...

sents the left channels output.
31.  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.   
32. REMOTE JACK - Connect the supplied 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.
33.  VOLTAGE...

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D. VFD DISPLAY PANEL (FIGURE 5)
37.  PLAY  INDICATOR  - The  "PLAY"  indicator  will 
glow when the unit is in play mode.
38.  PAUSE  INDICATOR  -  This  indicator  will  glow 
when the drive is in pause mode.
39. CUE INDICATOR -  This indicator will glow when 
the  unit  is  in  CUE  or  mode  and  will  flash  every  time 
a new CUE POINT is set.
40.  CHARACTER  DISPLAY...

 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:  Turni
ng the track knob counterclock-
wise will take you to the previous track. Figure  9: 
Turning  the  track  knob  clockwise 
will take you to the to the next track.
1.  LOADING/EJECTING DISCS
The MCD-710™ can only play 3 and 5 inch CDs. Odd shaped, and oval CDs are not compatible. When load-
ing a CD into the transport...

5. STOPPING PLAYBACK -  Figures 10 & 11
Stopping  playback  will  not  stop  the  drive  mecha-
nism,  but  merely  pause  or  cue  the  track,  this  func
-
tion 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 (18) during    
  playback. This will pause playback at the exact   
  same point the
  PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (18)  was...

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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 or 
loop point. To use the scroll function you must first be in Pause Mode (see section 5) or Cue Mode (see sec
-
tion  8).  Once  you  are  in  Pause  or  Cue  mode,  turn  the
  SEARCH  KNOB  (4)  to  scroll  through  the  track  (Figure 
12). Turning the knob in a...

 BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.)
Press the IN BUTTON (17)). This will set the 
starting point of the SEAMLESS LOOP. The 
IN BUTTON (17))  L.E.D. will blink. Press 
PLAY/PAUSE  BUTTON  (18)  to  activate 
playback mode.
Figure 16
Figure 15
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9. 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....

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EXITING  A  LOOP  - To  exit  a  SEAMLESS 
LOOP,  press  the  OUT  BUTTON  (16)
.  The IN 
BUTTON  (17)) 
and  OUT  BUTTON  (16) L.E.D.s 
will  remain  on,  but  will  stop  flashing.  Music 
playback  will  resume  normal  play  (Figure  18). 
The  IN  BUTTON  (17)) and  OUT  BUTTON  (16) 
L.E.D.s will remain on to remind you that a loop 
is stored in memory.
Figure 18
REPLAY  LOOP  -  The...

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TIME  BAR  INDICATOR - Details  the  time  defined in  the  TIME  METER  (49,  50,  & 51) as  a  visual  bar  icon.  As 
with the  TIME METER (
49, 50, & 51) this bar is also dependent on  the selected time function REMAIN (48). This 
bar will begin to flash when a track is ending regardless
 of which time function you are in. Use the flashing bar 
as a visual reminder that a track is ending....