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13, 14. TRACK BUTTONS - These buttons are used to select
the track to be played.              FORWARD SKIP & 
BACK SKIP.

15.

TIME BUTTON - The TIME button switches  between

ELAPSED PLAYING TIME, REMAINING TIME in a selection and
TOTAL REMAINING TIME of the disc.

16.

PITCH SLIDER - The pitch can be changed from 

+/- 8%, +/- 12% or +/- 16%. Press the PITCH BUTTON (10) until
the PITCH LED is lit, then move the PITCH SLIDER (16). The
pitch will not be changed if the PITCH LED is off. Pitch percent-
age (%) can be changed by holding the PITCH BUTTON (10) and
pushing the plus (+) button to change the percentage (%) selec-
tion.

17.

BPM BUTTON - Switches the mode of the display 

between the BPM or the percentage (%) change in PITCH. Use
COUNTER BUTTON (18) to change modes. BPM or PITCH
mode will appear in LCD DISPLAY (8 & 33, 34, 35)

18.

COUNTER BUTTON - When in BPM mode, tap this but-

ton with the beat of the music to determine the current Beats Per
Minute (BPM). BPM will appear in the LCD DISPLAY (8, 33).

19.

IN REALTIME BUTTON -  (CUE “ON THE FLY”) This

allows you to set a CUE POINT without stopping the play back.
This button also sets the beginning of a seamless loop. To create
a SEAMLESS LOOP see page 9.

20.

CUE - Pressing the CUE button during play  provides a

return to the position at which play was started. If PAUSE is used
before CUE or a CUE POINT was set, that will become the cue
point. Alternately pressing the PLAY button and the CUE button
allows the CD to be played from the same position any number
of times. The CUE LED will light up from the time the Cue button
is pressed until the CD has reset to the position at which play was
started. Steady lighting of this LED indicates the ready condition.
The CUE button can be held down to play a CD. When you
release the CUE button it instantly returns to the CUE POINT.
You can also tap the CUE button to create a BOP EFFECT (for
definition of BOP EFFECT, see page 5).

21.

OUT / EXIT - Used to set the ending point when looping.

When the OUT/EXIT button is pressed, the player will play the
loop continuously. To exit the loop, press the OUT/EXIT button
again.

22.

PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON -

Each press of the

PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON causes the operation to change from
play to pause or from pause to play.

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23.

RELOOP BUTTON - If a SEAMLESS LOOP has been

made, but the CD Player is not actively in SEAMLESS LOOP
mode, press the RELOOP BUTTON (23) to reactivate the
SEAMLESS LOOP mode. RELOOP will appear in the LCD DIS-
PLAY (37). To exit loop, press the OUT/EXIT BUTTON (21).

24.

PROGRAMMED CUE POINTS - Indicates how many

CUE POINTS have been saved. Save up to 10 CUE POINTS
per side. For setting CUE POINTS see (20).

25.

CUE INDICATOR- appears when the CUE BUTTON

(20) is pushed.

B. LCD Display (figure 12)

26.

PLAY INDICATOR (        ) - The PLAY indicators light 

during playback.
27.

PAUSE INDICATOR (       ) - The PAUSE indicators light

during pause or cue mode.
28.

TRACK INDICATOR - Displays which TRACK is being

played.
29.

PROGRAM INDICATOR - This lights when program

mode is set or played.
30.

REPEAT Indicator - (REPEAT 1, REPEAT ALL) These

light during repeat one or all playback.
31, 32.  MINUTE, SECOND INDICATOR - Displays time of 
current track.
33. 

PITCH OR BPM DISPLAY - Show either beat per minute

or percent of pitch adjustment (see also 17, 18).
34.

BPM INDICATOR - Lights when BPM Button is

engaged.
35. PITCH 

INDICATOR- Lights when PITCH is engaged.

36.

ELAPSED & TOTAL REMAIN INDICATORS - These

indicate that the time shown on the display is the ELAPSED,
TOTAL remaiming or SINGLE song remaining time.
37. LOOP, 

RELOOP - Appears when LOOP is engaged.

LOOP flashes in LCD DISPLAY (8) when playing loop.

C. MAIN UNIT REAR PANEL (figure 5)

38.

AUDIO OUT 1 & 2 - Audio Out signals. Connect RCA

cable from AUDIO OUT to a mixer input.
39.

REMOTE 1 & 2 - Connect supplied 8-pin cable from

REMOTE 1 on MAIN UNIT to REMOTE 1 on CONTROL UNIT
(42).
40.

DIGITAL OUT - connect to Minidisc or CD-R device.

41.

VOLTAGE SELECTOR - Select which voltage desired:

115V or 230V. Always disconnect the power plug before chang-
ing the voltage.
42.

POWER CONNECTOR/FUSE - ICE Power Connector

with built-in fuse holder. Always replace with same type fuse.

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Summary of Contents for DCD-PRO400

Page 1: ...American DJ AUDIO Los Angeles CA 90058 USA www americandj com PROformer plus designed for the working dj Featuring Fader Q Start Seamless Loop...

Page 2: ...ects or spill liquid inside the CD player Electric shock or malfunction may occur Please record and retain the model name and serial number from your rating label Model No ____________________________...

Page 3: ...pliance 9 Grounding or Polarization Precautions should be taken so that the grounding or polarization means of an appliance is not defeated 10 Power Cord Protection Power supply cords should be routed...

Page 4: ...les Using another type of cable may result in damage Be sure the power is off when connecting the control cables Otherwise the units may not work properly The control panel s LCDs are designed to be c...

Page 5: ...ut on CD player to the B player control input on the rear of mixer By moving the mixer fader from left to right you can start and pause Disc1 and Disc 2 respectively In other words when the cross fade...

Page 6: ...ransport NOTE Tray will not open unless the disc has been paused 8 LCD DISPLAY Indicates all the functions as they are occurring with the CD These functions are explained in the next section 9 PITCH B...

Page 7: ...he loop continuously To exit the loop press the OUT EXIT button again 22 PLAY PAUSE BUTTON Each press of the PLAY PAUSE BUTTON causes the operation to change from play to pause or from pause to play A...

Page 8: ...nually when the power is off as this may result in malfunction and damage the player 3 SELECTING TRACKS Select desired track using NUMBER Button or Press the TRACK Buttons once to move to one higher o...

Page 9: ...and When the PLAY PAUSE button is pressed playback starts To recall cues if the recall LED is lit you can press the last number button cue stored and create a BOP EFFECT see also p 5 The last cue that...

Page 10: ...CH BEND button is held in continuously the speed increases continuously The pitch can be changed from 08 12 or 16 range See changing PITCH PERCENTAGE 16 The jog wheel will temporarily bend the pitch o...

Page 11: ...urface in particular when removing a disc from its Do not bend the disc Do not apply heat Do not enlarge the hole in the center of the disc Do not write on the label printed side with a hard tipped im...

Page 12: ...140 F Accessories Connecting cord 2 sets for left and right channels Control cord 1 8m 6 feet AUDIO SECTION Quantization 16 bit linear per channel Sampling rate 44 1 kHz at normal pitch Over sampling...

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