American Audio USBSD card PLAYER SDJ1 User Manual

14. PITCH PERCENTAgE SELECTOR- This button activates the pitch SliDer (5). Press and hold 
this  button  for  at  least  2  seconds  to  activate  the pitch  SliDer  (5).  When  the pitch  SliDer  (5)  is 
activated use this button to choose a pitch percentages of 4%, 8%, and 16%. See page 24 for more 
details.  
15. PITCH BEND BUTTONS -
(-)  PITCH  BEND BUTTON -  The (-)  pitch  bend  function  creates  a  momentary  “Slow  Down”  in  the 
song's  BPM’s  (Beats  per  minute)  while  it  is...

B. SD PLAYER - REAR  (FIg URE  2)
21.  AUDIO  A  OUT  R  &  L  -  These  jacks  send  a  left  and  right  analog  mono  output  signal.  Use  these 
jacks to send standard audio to a mixer or receiver. The red colored jack represents the right channel 
output and white jack represents the left channels output.
22.  CHANNEL A  CONTROLLER JACK -  Connect the supplied mini-plug from the CUE jack on the 
rear of your unit to the CONTROL out jack of a compatible American Audio® or American DJ® mixer. 
This...

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 gENErAL FUNCTIONS  AND CONTrOLS (Cont.)
D. LCD DISPLAY PANEL (FIgURE 3)
26.  CUE  INDICATOR  - This  indicator  will  glow 
when the unit is in CUE mode and will flash every 
time a new CUE POINT is set.
27. FOLDER INDICATOR - This will indicate which 
folder you are in. 
28.  TIME  DISPLAY  - These  indicators  detail  the 
Minutes,  Seconds,  and  Frames.  The  meter  will  dis-
play either the elapsed or remaining...

Figure 6: Turning the track/folDer knoB 
clockwise will take you to the to the next track.
 BASIC OPErATIONS
Figure 4: To eject the SD Card press the SD Card "in" until it "pops" out. Remeber: When loading a SD Card always load 
the card with the label facing the up and the contacts are facing down. 
Figure  5: Turning  the track/folDer  knoB 
counterclockwise  will  take  you  to  the  previous 
track.
2. SELECTINg TRACKS
Select a desired track by using the track/folDer knoB (10)....

5. STOPPINg  PLAYBACK - Figures  7  & 
8
Stopping  playback  will  not  stop  the  read-
ing  mechanism,  but  merely  pause  or  cue  the 
track, this function allows the unit to begin play 
instantly.  There  are  two  ways  to  stop  (pause) 
playback:
1) Press the play/pauSe Button (18) dur- 
 ing playback. This will pause playback at 
 the exact same point the play/pauSe 
 But ton (18) was pressed. 
2) Press the cue Button (19) during play- 
    back. This will pause playback and return 
 the track...

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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 4) or Cue Mode (see section 
8). Once you are in Pause or Cue mode, press the Search ButtonS (17) to scroll through the track (Figure 
9). When you use the Search ButtonS (17) the...

Press the in Button (12). This will set 
the  starting  point  of  the  SEAMLESS 
LOOP.  The in  Button  (12) LED  will 
blink.
Press play/pauSe  Button  (18) to  acti-
vate playback mode.
Figure 13
Figure 12
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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...

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10. ExITINg A LOOP - To exit a SEAMLESS 
LOOP, press the out Button (12). The in 
Button and out  Button  (12) LEDs  will 
remain  on,  but  will  stop  flashing.  Music 
playback  will  resume  normal  play.  The  but-
ton LEDs  will  remain  on  to  remind  you  that 
a loop is stored in memory.
Figure 15
11.  R EPLAY   LOOP  -  The reloop   (12)  func-
tion  allows  you  to  return  to  your...

4. Pressing the aDv. track Button (16) at 
anytime, will cancel this function.
13. ADVANCE TRACK SEARCH
You can find the desired track you would like to play during the playback/pause. 
1. Press the aDv. track Button (16) 
to enter advance track search mode. The 
track inDicator (41) will flash in the 
LCD. Turn the track knoB (10) to search 
for your desired track within the current 
folder. NOTE: If your desired track is in 
another folder you must first locate/
access that folder before activating...

REPEAT: 
Enter  PRESET  MENU,  and  then  turn  the 
track/folDer knoB  (10)  until  REPEAT  is 
displayed.  Press  the track/folDer knoB 
(10)  to  toggle  REPEAT  between  ON  or  OFF. 
Once  you  have  selected  press  the time 
Button (8) to exit the PRESET MENU. 
14. PRESET MENU: 
The  SDJ-1  has  a  PRESET  MENU  that  lets 
you see a  DEMO, or control REPEAT, RELAY 
(FLIP-FLOP), SEARCH LOCK, RESET, or lets 
you  "display"  the FIRMWARE VERISION . 
Press  and  hold  the time  Button  (8)...