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CARD SELECT BUTTON:

MEMORY BUTTON:

CUE BANK BUTTONS:

CUE BUTTON:

PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON:

JOG WHEEL:

MIXED OUTPUT BUTTON:

POWER SWITCH BUTTON:

Crossfader:

Fader Start:

CHANNEL EQUALIZER:

A BUTTON:

B/EXIT BUTTON:

HEADPHONE JACK:

CUE PAN CONTROL:

CUE VOL CONTROL:

PITCH ON/OFF BUTTON KEY LOCK:

PITCH RANGE SELECTOR:

TRACK KNOB:

FOLDER KNOB:

BPM/TAP BUTTON:

This button lets you toggle

between SD Card slot A and SD Card slot B. This lets you
choose which SD card will play on either side. The LEDs will
verify which slot is active. Red LED signifies slot A, green
LED signifies slot B. The function can only be selected under
pause mode

This button allows you to program

up to 4 cue points or 4 loops into the 4 CUE BANK BUTTONS.
The loops or cue point can then be recalled at any time even
when the SD card has been removed and reloaded at a later
time.

These buttons are used to store

either 4 cue points or 4 loops. Each Bank Button can store either
a loop or a cue point.

Pressing the CUE button during playback

immediately pauses playback and returns the track to the last
set cue point. The 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
SD. When you release the CUE button it instantly returns to the
CUE POINT. You can also tap the CUE button to create a
STUTTER EFFECT.

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 PLAY/PAUSE LED
will glow, and while in pause mode the PLAY/PAUSE LED
will flash.

This wheel has 3 functions:

- The wheel works as a pitch bend during Playback. Turning

the wheel clockwise can increase the pitch
percentage up to 100%, and turning the wheel in the
counterclockwise direction can decrease the pitch percentage
down to -100%. The pitch bend will be determined on how long
you turn the jog wheel continuously.

- The jog wheel acts as a slow frame search (1/75 sec) control

when the SD is not playing but either paused or set to a cue
point. To set a new cue point, spin the wheel then press PLAY
or IN when you have determined the proper position. Press
CUE to return to the “CUE POINT”.

- If the search function is active, you will be able to search at a

higher speed through all the tracks.

This button is used to switch

the output signal between MIXED OUTPUT and PLAYER 1.
When the MIXED OUTPUT is activated, the output will send a
mixed output signal. You can connect the mixed output of the
player directly to an amplifier or a set of powered speaker
cabinets. If the MIXED OUTPUT is not activated, the output
will send player 1 output signal.

It is used to switch the

power on/ standby. When power cord plug into the rear socket to
be the STANDBY mode, all LED are off but STANDBY LED.
(a) In the STANDBY mode, press power button to POWER ON,
”InsertCard” is displayed in the LCD, SD1 LED will glow red
and SD2 LED will glow green.
(b) In the POWER ON mode, press and hold the power button
more than 2sec. to standby.

This fader is used to blend the output signals of

player 1 and 2 together. When the fader is in the full left position
(player 1), the output signal of player 1 will be controlled by the
master volume level. The same fundamentals will apply for
player 2. Sliding the fader from one position to another will vary
the output signals of player 1 and 2 respectively. When the
crossfader is set in the center position, the output signals of both
the player 1 and player 2 will be even.

With this function you can use the crossfader

to start and stop the player. The FADER START switch activates
the fader start feature. When the fader start feature is activated
sliding the crossfader from left to right will play or cue the
player connected.
Example: Be sure the Fader Start feature is activated on both
players. Slide the crossfader to the player 1 position (full left)
and begin playback on player 1. Slide the crossfader to the
player 2 position (far right), this will immediately trigger the
play function on player 2 and return player 1 to cue mode. To
return to normal fader operation turns the FADER START
SWITCH to the OFF position.

All of the channels include

a two-band signal EQ. These controls are used to increase or
decrease the LOW and HIGH of the output signal. (only
available when MIXER OUTPUT is ON)

- HIGH frequency control

This knob is used to adjust the high levels of a channel allowing
for a maximum high gain of 10dB or maximum decrease of
–26dB. Turning the knob in a counterclockwise direction will
decrease the amount of high applied to a channel signal, turning
the knob in a clockwise direction will increase the amount of
high applied to a channel signal.

- LOW frequency control

This knob is used to adjust the low levels of a channel allowing
for a maximum bass gain of 10dB or maximum decrease of
–26dB. Turning the knob in a counter- clockwise direction will
decrease the amount of low applied to a channel signal, turning
the knob in a clockwise direction will increase the amount of
low applied to a channel signal.

This function allows you to set a CUE

POINT without music interruption (“on the fly”). This button
also sets the starting point of a seamless loop.

This button is used to set the ending

point of a loop. A loop is started by pressing the A BUTTON.
Pressing the B/EXIT BUTTON set the loop ending point. The
loop will continue to play until the B/EXIT BUTTON is
pressed once again.

This jack is used to connect your

headphones to the mixer allowing you to monitor the cue
source. Use headphones only rated at 32 ohms. Most DJ
headphones are rated at 16 ohm, these are highly
recommended. Always be sure the CUE LEVEL VOLUME is
set to minimum before you put the headphones on.

This functions allows you to

monitor the CUE level as well as the Program (main output)
level in your headphones. When you turn the CUE PAN to the
full left position, you will only hear the player signal you
playing, on the contrary you will only hear the output signal of
the mixer. If the CUE PAN KNOB is set to the center position,
you can cue both the player signal you playing and the output
signal.

This knob is used to adjust the

headphone volume output level. Turn the knob in a clockwise
direction to increase the headphone volume.

This button

is used to turn the PITCH SLIDER function on and off. The
pitch percentage can be changed between 4%, 8%, and 16%.
4% will allow the least amount of pitch manipulation and 16%
will allow the most amount of pitch manipulation. Hold knob
and enter Key Lock mode.

Press this button to

choose any pitch range percentages of 4%, 8%, and 16%.

This knob is used to scroll backward and

forward through tracks. Pushing this knob and turning it at the
same time will let you scroll forward or backward 10 tracks per
"click" of the knob. Also, when you press the knob it will toggle
between artist, bitrate, title name, genre, and file name of the
current song playing out of the Player.

This knob is used to search through the

folders on an SD Card. Also, when you press the knob it will
show folder name of the current song playing out of the Player.

This button is used to override and

manually set a track BPM. Occasionally the built-in BPM
meter may not function as desired. This button allows you to
override the internal beat clock and manually set a track BPMs.
To manually set the BPMs; tap this button a few times to a
tracks heavy down beat, the unit will automatically calculate
your tapping and translate it into a tracks BPMs. The BPM
READOUT is then displayed in the LCD. To return to the
automatic BPM counter, press and hold down the TAP
BUTTON for at least 2 seconds and then release.

SEARCH KNOB:

RELOOP BUTTON:

GAIN INPUT FADER (Channel Fader):

CHANNEL GAIN CONTROL:

SD CARD SLOTS:

PITCH SLIDER:

LCD DISPLAY:

FADER START sockets:

Press this button to toggle

between fast search (LED lit) and slow search (LED
off). The fast search will automatically turn off if the
jog Wheel is not used for more then 10 Seconds. When
in PLAY mode, you can use the jog Wheel to search
fast, backward or forward through the current track. If
in PLAY mode and the SEARCH mode is not activated
the JOG WHEEL will act as a PITCH BEND.
When in PAUSE mode, you can use the jog Wheel to
search, backward or forward through the current
track. If the SEARCH button is activated you can
search fast through the track, if the button is not
activated you can search frame by frame or a slow
search.

If a SEAMLESS LOOP has

been made, but the 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 loop,
press the B/EXT BUTTON. LOOP and RELOOP will
appear in the LCD DISPLAY when the RELOOP
function is available.

These

faders are used to control the output signal of any
source assignedto its particular player (only available
when MIXER OUTPUT is ON).

This knob is

used to adjust the audio source signal input gain for a
channel. Never use the gain control to adjust a channels
output volume. Setting the gain level properly will
ensure a clean output signal. An improper gain level
adjustment will send a distorted signal throughout the
entire audio line, which may damage speakers and
amplifiers. (only available when MIXER OUTPUT is
ON)

These are the SD slots where

you insert your SD cards. One card per slot. It cannot
read a SD Card higher then 4GB. It cannot read or
accept a SDHC Card; it must be a regular SD Card. The
preferred file format is MP3.

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
move or the pitch function has been turned off. This
adjustment can be made with or without a SD card in
the player. The pitch adjustment will remain even if a
SD card has been remove and will reflect on any other
SD card inserted into the player. That is to say, if you set
a +2% pitch on one SD card, remove that card and
insert another, that SD card too will have a +2% pitch.
The amount of pitch being applied will be displayed in
the LCD.

This high quality LCD display

indicates all the functions, as they are occurring. This
display is viewable at several comfortable angles.

REAR PANEL

DISPLAY LCD

AUDIO OUTPUTS:

POWER CONNECTOR:

AUDIO OUTPUT from player 1 or mixer:

AUDIO OUTPUT from player2: Output for

the audio signal from player 2. Use the supplied cinch/cinch cables to
connect these outputs to the CD/line input of an external mixing unit.

This connection allows two players to

be linked for relay play. This can also be connected to a mixing board
that supports automatic fader start.

Plug in power adapter here. It is a

switching adapter to suitable to each voltage.

Output depending on

the setting of the MIXER OUTPUT MODE.

CUE INDICATOR:

FOLDER INDICATOR:

TIME BAR INDICATOR:

SYSTEM

SETTING SETUP MODE

BPM STATUS:

BPM METER:

PITCH METER:
TEMPO LOCK:
LOOP INDICATOR:

RELOOP INDICATOR:

AUTO CUE STATUS:

TIME DISPLAY:

ALPHANUMERIC DISPLAY:

TIME MODE:

SYSTEM SETTING

SETUP MODE

REPEAT INDICATOR :

SINGLE INDICATOR:

TRACK INDICATOR:

PLAY/PAUSE INDICATOR:

LED DISPLAY TO CARD SELECTING:

CARD SELECT:

This indicator will glow when the device is in

CUE mode and will flash every time a new CUE POINT is set.

Indicates the number of the currently

playing folder.

Shows either time remaining or elapsed

depending on the setting of the SETUP MODE (see chapter

for more information) This bar will begin to

flash shortly before the end of a track. The flashing bar is a great visual
reminder a track is about to end regardless of which time mode the unit is.

This will indicate that the AUTO BPM counter is

active.

Indicates the BPM value of the currently playing track.

Indicates the percentage of a track's pitch.

Indicates if the tempo lock is activated (lock symbol).

Indicates if LOOP function is activated.

Indicates if a loop has been set which can be

activated with the Reloop function.

Indicates if Auto Cue is activated.

Indicates the time of the chosen Time mode in

minutes, seconds and frames.

Indicates the current name of the

track, of the folder and the sampling rate. For VBR recorded MP3 tracks

the display only show “VBR”. All kinds of other interactive
information is also shown.

Indicates the elapsed time of a track

("ELAPSED") or the remaining time of a track ("Remain"). (see
chapter

for more

information)

Indicates whether the unit is in

REPEATED play mode.

Indicates whether the play mode is

set to single ("SINGLE") or continuous mode (no display).

Indicates the number of the

currently playing track.

Indicates the device is in play

mode (”

"), or the player is in pause mode (” ").

Switch on the

power and the relational LED goes out. Whether you have inserted
SD card or not, the default for SD card selection is as below: SD B
LED is on in the player 2.

SD A LED is on in the player 1

SD B LED is on in the player 2.

There is a CARD SELECT BUTTON to

select the card playback in each PLAYER by your desires. You
have two different choices as below:

(a) THE SAME CARD PLAYBACK To play the same
card in both player 1 and player 2; insert the card into
either SDA or SD B slot. Press the CARD SELECT and
both SD A LEDs in the player panel are on when card is in
SD A slot; either does when card is in SD B slot.

(b) TWO CARDS PLAYBACK Each SD slot inserts a
card to play. And each player select different SD slot to
play.

Case 1:

Case 2:

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