Pioneer DMP-555 - Manual (Page 6)

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BEFORE OPERATIONS
FEATURES
This component is a digital media player designed to play both compact discs and solid-state memory cards, and equipped with a “card mix” (dual mode) function, thus
providing the features and operational convenience demanded by professional DJs in clubs and disco environments.
JOG DIAL
The large 100 mm diameter Jog dial enables better handling than
an analog turntable.
¶ SCRATCH PLAY
When the jog dial is rotated in the SCRATCH mode, playback will occur in response
to the direction and speed of jog-dial rotation.
¶ PITCH BEND
This function changes the playback tempo depending on direction of Jog dial rota-
tion and speed of movement.
¶ FRAME SEARCH
Moves the disc from pause position in frame increments (1/75 sec) when the Jog
dial is rotated in pause mode.
¶ SUPER FAST SEARCH
You can search the disc faster than normal search or track search by holding down
a SEARCH button or TRACK SEARCH button as you turn the Jog dial.
TEMPO CONTROL
100 mm high-precision slider coupled with a 0.05% increment digital
display (within a ±6% range) allows exact control of speed to make tempo adjust-
ments easy and accurate.
¶ TEMPO CONTROL RANGE
The maximum variable range can be set to three variable ranges: ±6%, ±10% and
±16% to facilitate adjustment.
¶ MASTER TEMPO
Changes playback tempo without changing pitch.
CUE
¶ BACK CUE
After storing the Cue point in memory, press the CUE button while playing to go
back to the Cue point.
¶ AUTO CUE
Auto cue automatically locates the song’s start point even if it differs from the track’s
frame, allowing the player to start instantly at a press of the PLAY/PAUSE (
3/8)
button.
¶ CUE POINT SAMPLER
The sound from the memorized cue point can be reproduced by one touch, which
can be used as the start point check and the sampler.
REAL TIME SEAMLESS LOOP
This function simplifies setting and releasing loops. This function lets you set a
loop while you are playing a track. A loop can also be set at the end of the track so
that the track does not stop. In addition, an ADJUST mode has been added to en-
able one-touch adjustment to the Loop-out point and facilitate loop operation.
RELOOP
Allows you to replay a loop any number of times.
Press the RELOOP button after releasing loop play to return to the loop start point.
Clever use of on and off in combination with the rhythm make it possible to create
new sound effects.
ONE TRACK LOOP
Automatically sets a loop from the beginning to the end of a track. Prepare the loop
material first, and enjoy loop play by one touch.
CARD MIX
While playing a CD, you can mix sounds from a memory card (dual mode ☞ P.
18).
¶ BPM SYNCHRO mixing
Automatically adjusts the playback speed of the memory card track to the tempo
(BPM) of the currently playing CD.
¶ CARD TEMPO
Allows manual adjustment of the playback tempo of the memory card.
* During BPM synchro playback, this dial operates as the PITCH BEND function.
¶ PITCH BEND
By rotating CARD TEMPO dial, you can perform fine tuning of the playback speed
of the memory card during BPM SYNCHRO (the speed changes in accordance with
the direction the dial is turned). This feature thus allows the playback beat of the
memory card to be matched to that of the CD.
ISOLATOR
This function allows the user to isolate and independently cut any of the three
frequency bands (low, mid-range, high), thus allowing greater control over bal-
ance during dual-mode playback.
PLAYING ADDRESS
This bar graph provides a visual representation of track playback progress that
enables you to see current playback position just like you can on an analog record
by checking needle position. The length of the bar shows current position and a
flashing bar provides advance notice of track end.
SLOT IN
Discs are loaded directly without opening doors or trays, making track selection
that much faster.
FADER START
QUICK START and BACK CUE can be performed using the fader function on DJ
mixers DJM-300, DJM-500, DJM-600 and DJM-3000 (all mixers are sold separately).
MULTI READ
CD-R, CD-RW discs can be replayed. (However, due to certain special characteris-
tics of some discs, recorders as well as dirty or damaged discs, some discs may not
replay properly.)
CD TEXT
Titles and artist names can be displayed during playback of discs supporting CD-
TEXT.
CD-ROM
Supports playback of single-layer recorded MP3 audio data.