Pioneer DMP-555 - Manual (Page 15)

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BASIC OPERATION: DJ PLAYER OPERATION
7 Real-time cue
During playback, press the LOOP IN/REALTIME CUE button at
the desired Cue point.
÷ This point will then be recorded as the new Cue point.
7 Checking cue points (Cue point sampler)
After specifying a cueing point, press the CUE button.
÷ The sound at the specified Cue point will continue to play as long as the
CUE button is pressed.
Cue points on a memory card can be copied to the CUE button on the MIXOUT
CARD CONTROL block. After setting a cue point, press the MIXOUT CARD
CONTROL block’s CUE button. The [CUE] button indicator will flash for
four seconds, then switch to steadily lighted, indicating the cue point has been
copied. The MIXOUT CARD CONTROL block’s CUE button will function as
a cue point sampler during dual mode playback (☞ P.18).
7 Returning to a Cue point (Back cue)
1. During playback, press the CUE button.
÷ The player will return to the specified Cue point.
2. Press the PLAY/PAUSE button (
3/8).
÷ Playback will begin immediately from the specified Cue point.
Changing Playback Speed (*)
Move the TEMPO control slider towards you.
Move the slider towards you (+) to increase the tempo and move it away from you
(–) to decrease it.
÷ The rate of change in playback speed (tempo) is shown in the display.
÷ The playback speed can be changed without changing the pitch (☞ “Apply-
ing Master Tempo”).
7 Selecting range of tempo adjustment
Press the TEMPO control range button (±6/±10/±16).
Each time the button is pressed the variable range of the TEMPO control slider
changes as follows: ±6%, ±10% and ±16%. You can adjust as follows: at ±6%
: 0.05% units, at ±10% and at ±16% : 0.1% units.
÷ The set variable range value is indicated in the display.
Applying Master Tempo (*)
Press the MASTER TEMPO button during playback.
The MASTER TEMPO button and the [MT] indicator light. The speed (tempo)
can now be changed using the TEMPO control slider but the pitch (key) does not
change.
÷ The sound’s tone color will change due to digital processing, but this is not a
malfunction.
Jog Dial Function (*)
1. Rotate during playback (pitch bend)
This function operates when the SCRATCH button is set to OFF (SCRATCH
button indicator is not lighted).
÷ Accelerates (FWD+) and decelerates (REV–) in proportion to the amount
of dial rotation.
÷ When dial rotation is stopped, tempo returns to previous speed.
2. Rotate during playback (scratch play)
This function operates when the SCRATCH button is set to ON (SCRATCH
button indicator is lighted. For details, see page 16, “Scratch Play.”
3. Rotate during pause (frame search)
This function operates when the SCRATCH button is set to OFF (SCRATCH
button indicator is not lighted). During playback press the PLAY/PAUSE but-
ton (
6) to pause playback while allowing intermittent audio (audible pause).
Rotating the Jog dial in this condition causes the playback point to be changed
(search) while listening to the output.
÷ Search is performed frame by frame.
÷ Each rotation of the Jog dial plays back 80 frames of audio.
4. Rotate after pressing SEARCH button in cue pause mode
(cue point search)
This function operates when the SCRATCH button is set to OFF (SCRATCH
button indicator is not lighted). From the cue pause mode, press one of the
SEARCH buttons (
1, ¡) to enter audible pause. Rotating the Jog dial
allows you to search for potential cue points. After searching, press the CUE
button to set the new cue point.
5. Rotate during playback while holding the SEARCH button
depressed (super-fast search)
While holding one of the SEARCH ( 1, ¡) buttons depressed, rotate the
Jog dial in the desired search direction to perform high-speed search. Playback
resumes when the Jog dial is released.
6. Rotate while holding TRACK SEARCH button depressed
(super-fast track search).
While holding one of the TRACK SEARCH (
4, ¢) buttons depressed,
rotate the Jog dial in the desired search direction. High-speed track search will
be performed in accordance with the direction and amount of Jog dial rota-
tion. The search mode is canceled when you remove your finger from the
TRACK SEARCH button.