User manual GEMINI CD-1800X

[. . . ] PITCH CONTROL SLIDE: The PITCH or BPM of a track will change (+ or -) 4%, 8%, and 16% when the PITCH CONTROL SLIDE (25) is moved. BPM/PITCH (PITCH BEND - or +): Pressing BPM/PITCH (26) buttons together switches from BPM or PITCH BEND mode. When in BPM or PITCH mode, the buttons for BPM/PITCH (26) will raise or lower the pitch percentage or BPM - or + 4%. zOOM: Pressing the ZOOM (27) effect button changes the delay time , producing a flanger effect , by rotating the jog wheel. [. . . ] (13) FLY CUE: The FLY CUE (13) function lets you set cues on the fly with one press of a button. With the unit in the PLAY mode (PLAY/PAUSE LED glows green), press FLY CUE (13) at the point where you want the CUE POINT to be (the unit will continue to play). Push the PLAY/PAUSE (17) button, and the unit will instantly play from the spot selected. (14) CUE 1-B/EXIT: After a CUE POINT is memorized, pressing the CUE 1 B/EXIT BUTTON (14) in play mode, repeats the section between the CUE POINT and the point where the CUE B/EXIT (14) button was pressed. Press the CUE B/EXIT (14) button again or pause play to exit the repeating play. To return to a previously saved LOOP from normal play, press the RETURN (15) button after saving the LOOP. To return to and instantly play from a previously saved CUE POINT, press the RETURN (15) button after setting the CUE POINT (if you do not have a LOOP saved). Plug the other end of the RCA connectors into any available line level input jacks on your mixer. If you are playing the CD-1800X through a receiver, you can plug the RCA connectors into the CD or AUX input jacks on your receiver. If there are no CD or AUX inputs, use any line level (except phono) inputs. The DIGITAL OUTPUT- BNC (33) jacks are for connecting to any type of DAT, MD, HARD DRIVE, or any other type of device that accept digital signals. ANTI-SHOCK BUFFER MEMORY: With 6 seconds of ANTI-SHOCK BUFFER MEMORY the CD player stores 6 seconds of future play to ensure that any harsh movement or bumping of the unit will not interrupt play and play will continue smoothly. (1)POWER: After making sure that the VOLTAGE SELECTOR SWITCH (36), found on the rear panel, is properly set, plug the unit in and press the POWER (1). (2)DISC IN/OUT SLOT: Insert the CD into the slot and the unit will automatically load the disc into the drive mechanism. (16) CUE 1/PREVIEW: With the unit in PLAY mode (the PLAY/PAUSE LED will glow), and after the CUE POINT has been set, pressing the CUE 1/ PREVIEW (16) button will cause the CD player to enter PAUSE mode (the PLAY/PAUSE LED will blink) at the memorized CUE POINT (the CUE LED glows yellow). Holding down the CUE (10) button changes the CUE 1/PREVIEW (16) function to PREVIEW allowing you to hear the music play from the CUE POINT. releasing the CUE 1/PREVIEW (16) button returns you to the preset CUE POINT. (17) HOT START CUE1: When you set a CUE POINT using the CUE1/ PREVIEW (16) or FLY CUE (13) button you can return to that CUE POINT at any time during the musical performance simply by pressing the HOT START CUE1 (17) button. The AUTO CUE FUNCTION causes the unit to pause at the beginning of music of the following track and allows you to start play immediately from the start of music without any blank space (which exists at the beginning of every track). Pressing the AUTO CUE SINGLE/ CONTINUOUS (18) button a second time activates the CONTINUOUS function causing the unit to play continuously (after the last track, the unit will return to the first track of the disc and continue to play). (20) HOT STARTS CUE 2-4: The CD-1800X allows you to set up to 3 different CUE POINTS using the HOT STARTS CUE 2-4 (20). To set each individual CUE POINT, press the SET CUE (19) button and then a cue button (CUE 2-4). [. . . ] Or you can press the RETURN (15) button to return to and instantly play from the saved CUE POINT (if you do not have a loop saved). The EFFECTS BUTTONS (27-32) allow you to select one of five different effects: ZOOM (27), FILTER (28), REVERSE (29), BRAKE (30), and SCRATCH (32). (27) ZOOM: The ZOOM (27) effect changes the delay time by rotating the jog wheel, mixing a short delay with the playback sound. This function allows you to produce the sound of a JET ENGINE (FLANGER EFFECT) using a single CD Player. [. . . ]