American Audio DCD-PRO500 - Manual (Page 10)

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AUDIO • DCD-PRO500™ INSTRUCTION MANUAL • PAGE 10
9. FRAME SEARCH
• This feature allows you to scroll through a track to set a starting cue, sample, or loop point. To use the scroll function
you must first be in Pause Mode. Use the JOG WHEEL (13) (FIG. 12) to find your desired staring point by turning the
wheel in either a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction. When you use the jog wheel the monitor function allows
you to here what is playing. Once you have set starting point pressing the PLAY BUTTON (25) (FIG.13) locks your cue
point into memory. Pressing the CUE BUTTON (15) (FIG.14) will now return you to your set cue point.
10. SCANNING (FAST FORWARD / FAST REVERSE)
• This function allows a fast search through a disk or track. To do this turn Shuttle
wheel in clockwise direction for fast forward or counter-clockwise for fast
reverse. You can scan in 6 different speeds depending on how much you rotate
the wheel.
11. SEAMLESS LOOP PLAY
• A seamless loop is a sound loop that plays continuously without sound interrup-
tion.
• You can create a seamless loop between two points continuously.
(1) Press PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (25) so a CD is playing.
(2) Press IN/R. CUE BUTTON (15). This sets the starting point of the SEAM-
LESS LOOP. The IN/R. CUE LED will light (Fig. 15).
(3) Press OUT/EXIT BUTTON (18) to set desired ending point of the SEAM-
LESS LOOP. The IN/R. CUE and OUT/EXIT LEDs will flash indicating
SEAMLESS LOOP mode has been activated.
• LOOP INDICATOR
(1) The LOOP INDICATOR (39) will display in the LCD display (27) indication
that a loop is running.
• Exiting a loop
(1) To exit a SEAMLESS LOOP, press the OUT/EXIT BUTTON (18). The IN/R.
CUE and OUT/EXIT LEDs will will remain on, but will stop flashing.
Music will resume normal play (Fig. 16)
• Replay Loop
(1) To replay the loop, press the RELOOP BUTTON (20). The IN/R. CUE and
OUT/EXIT LEDs will again begin to flash indicating SEAMLESS LOOP
mode has been activated (Fig. 17).
12. EDITING A LOOP:
• Note: You can only edit the ending point of the loop.
• Before you can edit a seamless loop you obviously, must first be in SEAMLESS
LOOP mode.
• If a SEAMLESS LOOP has not yet been created, follow instructions above
(SEAMLESS LOOP PLAY) to create a SEAMLESS LOOP. If a SEAMLESS LOOP
has already been created, press the RELOOP BUTTON (20) to reenter the
SEAMLESS LOOP mode (Fig. 17).
(1) Press the OUT/EXIT BUTTON (18) to return to normal play from the the
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.)
REV FWD
JOG SHUTTLE
CUE
TIME
PROG.
SGL/CTN.
OP/CL
Q-Start
REV FWD
JOG SHUTTLE
CUE
TIME
PROG.
SGL/CTN.
OP/CL
Q-Start
REV FWD
JOG SHUTTLE
CUE
TIME
PROG.
SGL/CTN.
OP/CL
Q-Start
Fig. 13 Fig. 14 Fig. 12
CUE
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PITCH
BOP
RE
LOOP IN/R. CUE OUT/EXIT
TRACK
PITCH BEND
0 0
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SEAMLESS
LOOP
CUE
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PITCH
BOP
RE
LOOP IN/R. CUE OUT/EXIT
TRACK
PITCH BEND
0 0
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PITCH
8%.12%.16%
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LOOP
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CUE
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PITCH
BOP
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LOOP IN/R. CUE OUT/EXIT
TRACK
PITCH BEND
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SEAMLESS
LOOP
Fig. 15
Fig. 17
Fig. 16