American Audio USBSD card PLAYER SDJ2 User Manual

through the current track. If in PLAY mode and the SEARCH mode is not activated the jog Wheel 
(16) will act as a PITCH BEND.
  - When in PAUSE mode, you can use the jog Wheel (16) to search, backward or forward through 
the current track. If the SEARCH button is activated you can search fast through the track, if the but-
ton is not activated you can search frame by frame or a slow search.
SEArCH  LOCk:  ON  - A  fast  search  can  only  be  done  when  the  player  is  in  PAUSE  mode,  not  in 
PLAY...

speaker  cabinets.  If  the  MIXED  OUTPUT  is  not  activated,  the  output  will  send  player  1  output  sig-
nal.
24.  POWER  BUTTON  - Press  and  hold  this  button  for  at  least  2  seconds  to  power  the  unit  on  and 
off.
25.  PITCH  SLIDER  -  This  slider  is  used  to  adjust  the  playback  pitch  percentage.  The  slider  is  a  set 
adjustment and will remain set until the pitch slider is moved or the pitch function has been turned off. 
This adjustment can be made with or without a...

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 gENErAL FUNCTIONS  AND CONTrOLS (Cont.)
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. Output depends on the setting of 
the MIXER OUTPUT MODE.
33. POWER CONNECTOR - Plug in the provided power adapter here. Only use the provided power 
adapter. 
34.   CONTROL  START  A  JACk-...

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D. LCD DISPLAY PANEL (FIGURE 3)
37.  CUE  INDICATOR  - This  indicator  will  glow 
when the unit is in CUE mode and will flash every 
time a new CUE POINT is set.
38. FOLDER INDICATOR - This will indicate which 
folder you are in. 
39.  TIME  DISPLAY  - These  indicators  detail  the 
Minutes,  Seconds,  and  Frames.  The  meter  will  dis-
play either the elapsed or remaining...

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 bASIC OPErATIONS
1.  LOADINg/EJECTINg AN SD CArD  Or USb DEvICE
The SDJ2 can only read SDHC (High Capacity) Cards up to 16GB. The file format is Mp3 only. When load-
ing an SD Card into the player load with the SD Card label facing up and the contacts facing down. To remove 
the card from the player gently press the card "in" until it "pops' out. When connecting a USB stick, USB card 
reader, or external...

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Figure 7: Turning the track knob clockwise 
will take you to the to the next track.
Figure  6: Turning  the track  knob  counter-
clockwise will take you to the previous track.
3. SELECTING TRACkS
Select a desired track by using the track knob (9). Turning the track knob (9) once will select either the 
next  higher  or  lower  track,  depending  on  which  way  you  turn  it.  Pushing  the...

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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 section 
8). Once you are in Pause or Cue mode, make sure that the Search  button (17) is deactivated and then use 
the jog wheel to scroll through the track (Figure 10). When you use the...

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8.  SETTING a CUE POINT:
Setting A Cue Point:
A cue point is the exact point playback will begin when the PLAY/PAUSE Button (18) is pressed. You may set 
your  cue  point  anywhere  on  a  track.  There  are  two  ways  to  set  and  create  a  CUE  point  as  detailed  in  figures 
11 and 12.
1) You may press the in  button (25) on the fly   
   (while the track is playing). This will set a CUE...

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10. EXITING A LOOP - To exit a SEAMLESS 
LOOP, press the out  button (26). The in 
button and out  button  (26) 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 16
11.  R EPLAY   LOOP  -  The RELOOP  function 
allows  you  to  return  to  your  stored  loop  at  any 
time.  The...

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Figure 18
12. CHANGING THE TIME  DISPLAY (39)\TIME  BAR (40):
DURING NORMAL  PLAYBACK,  press  the folDer knob  (8)  for  at  least  2  seconds  to  enter  the  PRESET 
MENU. Turn the folDer knob (8) until TIME MODE is displayed, push the knob to toggle between the two 
time settings. After you have chose your desired setting turn the knob back to display PRESET and then press 
the knob again to...