Numark Industries AXIS 8 Premium - Manual (Page 8)

AXIS 8
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BASIC OPERATIONS
Open/Close: Press to load or eject the disc. The drawer will automatically close to protect the tray from accidental
damage while open. NOTE: Tray will not open if the disc is in play. In order to program the automatic close
time press and hold followed by . The display will indicate options of 30 seconds, 60 seconds, 120
seconds, and (no) for no auto close. This setting will be remembered at power down.
Play/Stutter: Starts the music from either the first set cue point or the last point of pause. By starting from the last pause
point while the unit is paused a new cue point is set. Pressing this button while the unit is in play restarts the
unit from the last cue point, creating a “stutter” effect.
Startup speed of initial play can be adjusted by pressing followed by and then rotating the wheel
until the desired seconds of startup are shown. Pressing followed by twice will toggle startup
between 0 to the desired seconds. This setting will be remembered at power down.
Pause: Stops the music while in play. Pressing play following this sets a new cue point. Holding down the button while
scratching or stuttering the music will stop the music at the current position, allowing you to capture a loop in or
cue point. Pause speed (BRAKING) can be adjusted, by pressing followed by and then rotating
the wheel until the desired seconds of startup are shown. Pressing followed by twice will toggle
startup from 0 to the desired seconds. This setting will be remembered at power down.
Cue: Returns and pauses the music at the last set cue point. The cue point is the last place in which the
unit was paused and then play was pressed. Pressing a second time allows for temporary play of
this point. You can easily edit the cue point by turning the wheel. As you rotate the wheel the
music will sound. By stopping the wheel and pressing play a new point is set.
The sound during wheel rotation can be adjusted from a smooth “scratch” sound to the tradition
“stutter” sound. To alternate modes hold followed by . The display will indicate “SCRATCH” when
the scratch sound is active. This indication will go away when the style of cue is stutter. This setting will be
remembered at power down.
Time: switches the time modes on the display between elapsed playing time, remaining time on the track and remaining
time on the entire CD. This setting will be remembered at power down.
Single: toggles the unit to play back just one track at a time (single) or play continuously through all tracks and then start
over repeating the CD infinitely (continuous). This setting will be remembered at power down.
Track Selection: Rotate the dial to quickly find the desired track To advance by +10, press the knob while rotating.
Search: Pressing the selector changes the mode of the jog wheel to a search mode. Search will remain
active while the wheel is being moved and for 8 seconds after. Moving the wheel clockwise
rapidly moves forward through the music. Counterclockwise moves backwards through the
music. There are 2 search speeds depending upon wheel rotation speed.