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General functions and controls (cont.) cd player – American Audio CK 800Mp3 User Manual

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can be changed between 4%, 8%, and 16%. 4%
pitch percentage can be changed between 4%,
will allow the least amount of pitch manipulation
and 16% will allow the most amount of pitch
manipulation.
6. PITCH PERCENTAGE SELECTOR - Press

this button to select pitch range percentages
of 4%, 8%, and 16%. See adjusting the PITCH
SLIDER'S RANGE on page 22.
7. (+) PITCH BEND BUTTON - The (+) pitch

bend function creates a momentary “BUMP” in
the CD’s BPM’s (Beats per minute) while it is
playing. This will allow you to match the beats
between two playing CD’s or any other music
source. Remember, this is a momentary function.
When you remove your finger from this button,
the BPM’s will automatically return to pItch
SlIderS (4)
selected pitch. Holding down this
button will give a maximum of +16% pitch.

(-) PITCH BEND BUTTON - The (-) pitch bend

function creates a momentary “Slow Down” in the
CD’s BPM’s (Beats per minute) while it is playing.
This will allow you to match the beats between
two playing CD’s or other playing music source.
Remember, this is a momentary function. When
you remove your finger from the pitch button, the
BPM’s will automatically return to pItch SlId-
erS (4)
pitch value. Holding down this button will
give a maximum of -16% pitch. Use this function
to slow to another playing music source. Be sure
to notice that this function is a momentary pitch
adjustment, for a more precise adjustment use
the pItch SlIder (4) to match the BPM’s with
another playing music source.
8. RELOOP BUTTON - If a SEAMLESS LOOP

has been made (see setting a SEAMLESS LOOP
on page 20), 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
the loop, press the out Button (10). LOOP
will appear in the lcd dISplay (16) when the
RELOOP function is available.
9. JOG WHEEL/EFFECTS PLATTER - This

wheel has two functions;

A. The jog wheel will act as a frame search con-

trol when the CD is in pause or cue mode,

allowing you to set a cue point.

B. The wheel also works as a pitch bend during

Playback. Turning the wheel clockwise will

increase the pitch percentage up to 100%,

and turning the wheel in the counter-clock-

wise direction will decrease the pitch per-

centage down to -100%. The pitch bend will

be determined on how long you turn the jog

wheel continuously.

10. OUT BUTTON - This button is used to set

the ending point of a loop. A loop is started by
pressing the IN BUTTON, and pressing the OUT
BUTTON to set the loop ending point. The loop
will continue to play until the OUT BUTTON is
pressed once again.
SEAmLESS LOOP IN BUTTON - “CUE ON

THE FLY” - This function allows you to set a
CUE POINT (see CUE POINT page 19) without
music interruption (“on the fly”). This button also
sets the starting point of a seamless loop (see
SEAMLESS LOOP).
11. PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON - Each press of the

PLAY/PAUSE BUTTon causes the operation to
change from play to pause or from pause to play.
While in play mode the blue play LED will glow,
and while in pause mode the blue play LED will
flash.
12. CUE - Pressing the CUE button during play-

back immediately pauses playback and returns
the track to the last set cue point (see setting a
CUE POINT, page 19). The red CUE LED will glow
when the unit is in cue mode The LED will also
flash every time a new CUE POINT is set. The
CUE button can be held down to momentarily
play the CD. When you release the CUE button it
instantly returns to the CUE POINT.
13. +10 TRACK SKIP - This button allows you

to skip ahead by 10 tracks. Example: if you are
at Track #1, pressing this button will skip you to
Track #11, press the button again, it will skip to
Track #21. If there are not that many tracks, it will
go back to Track #1.

GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) CD PLAYER

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