Stanton S-450 - Manual (Page 5)

1. DISPLAY PANEL LCD-display for displaying the
different modes and functions.
2. PARAMETER TIME-CONTROL
With the
Parameter Time-Control, you can adjust the effect
time.
3. PARAMETER RATIO-CONTROL With the
Parameter-Ratio-Control, you can adjust the effect
ratio.
4. SEARCH WHEEL
This wheel has 4 forward and 4
reverse speed positions allowing you to quickly scan
through tracks. The more you turn the wheel in either
direction the faster you search.
5. TRACK BUTTON
These buttons are used the
select a track. Tapping the button will forward/back
skip to the next track, holding down the button will
rapidly forward/back skip through the tracks.
6. IN BUTTON
This function allows you to set a cue
point without music interrupt. This button also sets the
starting point of a seamless loop.
7. OUT BUTTON
This button is used to set the
ending point of a loop. A loop is started by pressing
the IN button, pressing the OUT button set the loop
ending point. The loop will continue to play until the
OUT button is pressed once again.
8. RELOOP BUTTON
If a seamless loop has been
made, 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 loop, press the OUT button. LOOP
and RELOOP will appear in the LCD display when
the reloop function is available. During play mode,
pressing the RELOOP button will instantly return play
the last set point without interrupt of music.
9. BANK PROGRAM BUTTON
1. After any Bank has been memorized, press and
hold down the BANK Prog. button for one second and
+1 will appear on the LCD display; then now you can
start press the BANK button to select the desired
Banks for programming. And it will be saved in order
up to 12 banks.
2. Press the
BANK P button again to end programming.
Ex. Press Bank Prog.(1sec.) àshow +1àpress bank1
àshow +2àpress bank3 àshow +3àpress bank2
àpress Bank Prog. to end
Bank Program will be bank1+bank3+bank2 in order.
3. To play Bank Program in the sampler mode, press
BANK PROG. button to start playing the desired
Banks in order. Ex. Sampler mode:
press Bank Prog.
à play bank1+bank3+bank2 in
order.
10. CUE BUTTON
Pressing the CUE button during
playback immediately pauses playback and returns
the track to the last set cue point. In pause mode and
the CD is at the cue point, press the CUE button to
provide cue monitor. The red CUE LED will light when
the CD is at the cue point.
11. PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON Each press of the button
to change from play to pause or from pause to play.
In skid mode, press this button to break or slow start.
12. SAMPLER BUTTON
Press this button, then press
the desired BANK button to set the sampler mode.
When sampler mode is set, the audio sample will play
over the CD (if still playing). The audio sample can
even play when there is no disc inside. There are two
ways to adjust the sampler pitch, you can turn the
TIME PARAMETER button, or press the TIME
PARAMETER button down, then rotate the JOG
wheel. There are also two ways to adjust the sampler
volume. You can turn the RATIO PARAMETER
button, or press the RATIO PARAMETER button
down, then rotate the JOG wheel. The sampler will
play once or continuous depending on mode. Press
sampler button once for continuous play and LED is
lit (static); Press button again for single play and LED
flashes. Press again to cancel the sampler function
and the LED is off.
13. MEMORY BUTTON
Press this button to set the
memory mode, then press the desired BANK button
to memorize the music from the last cue point. The
music length to be memorized is determined by the
length of BANK. When the memory mode is set, the
MEMORY LED is lit. You can also memorize the
BANKs, FX’ parameter, and the last play mode (i.e.
time, single/continuous, pitch select, activated FX) by
pressing the memory for 1 sec. To recall the BANKs
just activate the memory mode before you load a new
disc.
14. EJECT BUTTON Press this button to eject disc.
The disc will not eject unless the player is in Cue or
Pause, this is to prevent accidentally ejecting the disc
while in play mode.
15. 4%,8%,16%,100% PITCH SELECT BUTTON
Press the button in order to change pitch percentage
of 4%,8%,16%,100%.
16. KEY CORRCETION BUTTON
This button is used
to activate Key Correction via the pitch controls. Key
Correction mode allows tempo change while
maintaining the original key. When the Key Correction
is selected, the LED above the KEY CORRECTION
button glows red.
17. PITCH ON/OFF BUTTON – This button is used to
turn the PITCH SLIDER function on and off.
18. BPM BUTTON
S-450 supports auto/manual BPM
modes. Press the BPM button to toggle (change
between) PITCH or BPM on the LCD display. Press
down and hold the BPM button for 1 sec. to change
the auto/manual BPM mode.
19. TAP BUTTON The TAP button is used to enter
the BPM manually. Tap this button to the beat of the
music a few times (x4) to display the current BPM.
20. PITCH SLIDER
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.
21. BANK BUTTONS
Press the desired BANK button
when the MEMORY LED is lit will set the memory
mode. The music from the cue point will be
memorized to the flash. Press the desired BANK
button when the SAMPLER LED is lit will set the
sampler mode. The sampler length is determined by
the smaller one of out point and bank length. Press
the desired BANK button will return to the start point
instantly. The LED of the BANK button last pressed
will be flashing.
22. TIME BUTTON
The TIME button will switch the
time value described in the time meter between
elapsed play time, track remaining time, and total
remaining time.
23. SGL/CTN BUTTON
This function allows you to
choose between single track play or continuous track
play (all tracks in order).
24. PITCH -/+ BUTTONS
The desired pitch of CD