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SYN Q® 5/87 CDX -2
3. R.CUE/LOO P IN butt o n : Allo ws y o u t o se t th e cue point with o ut sto p pi ng t he
pl a yba ck (CU E ON TH E F LY). T hi s b utto n al so se ts th e be gi nni ng o f a s e a mle ss l o o p.
W he n y o u p l a y o ne o f the ho t cue s, t he st arti ng poin t i s also co pi e d to this b utto n .
4. CUE b utton : Pressi ng the CUE button duri ng pl a y pro vi de s an i mme di a te re tu rn t o
the po s it io n at wh ich pla y wa s starte d. P la y ba ck s tarts imme d ia tel y fro m t he
pro gra mme d c ue p o i nt f o r a s l o n g a s t he C UE bu tton is pre sse d. T he CD pla ye r jumps
ba ck to the cue poi nt a s so on a s the CUE bu tton is rele a se d. Al so w ith th e un it in
pa use mod e (Pl a y/Pa use L ED bl in ks) the s ea rch an d/or j og whe e l is use d to set a
di ffe re nt start p oin t. By p ressi ng "PLAY /PAUSE " bu tton the n "CUE", yo u can c o nf irm
this ne w cu e po in t. The CUE L ED li gh ts up as long a s th e cu e b u tto n is p re sse d until
the CD ha s r e turne d to the po si ti on wh e r e playback wa s starte d.
5. OUT/ EXIT b u t ton: Us e d to se t the e ndp oin t whe n l o o pi ng musi c. The p l a ye r s tar ts to
lo o p se a mle ssl y unt il yo u pre ss t his but ton ag a in to ex i t. W he n a loo p i s progra mme d
but n o t act iv e yo u ca n al so re start the l o o p. The p o int wh e re y o u p ress the b u tton wi ll
be memori ze d as t he n e w end p oi nt o f the lo o p. In lo o p ed it mod e p re ssin g t he
OUT/EX IT b utton sto ps th e lo o p e d it in g a n d s a ve s the new l o o p e nd poi nt.
6. PL A Y / PA USE b u t ton: ev e ry time yo u pre ss the PLAY /PAUSE bu tton the CD p la y e r
cha nge s fro m pla y t o pa use o r fro m pau se to play . T he button blinks a s l ong as the
pl a yer is set t o pa use .
7. RE LO OP/STUT TE R button: This bu tton ha s 3 func tio ns:
REL OOP: W hen a l oo p w as p ro gra mme d a nd you ha ve hit the OUT/EXIT but ton ,
pre ss the relo o p button to ente r t he lo o p aga in . To ex i t the lo o p pre ss t he
OUT/ EXIT button. ( i ntro and e nd p oin ts o f th e lo o p a re unc hanged)
STUT TE R: W hen a l oo p i s p la y ing yo u can p re ss t hi s butto n to restart the lo o p a t
o nce . Y o u ca n a l so p re ss thi s butto n w he n a tra ck is n o t p la ying in l o o p. E ve ry t ime
the RELOOP/S TUTT ER b utto n i s pre ssed, i t wi ll re sta rt the music fro m the
pr epr o gra mme d cue po int. The s tutte r effe ct a dds ex tra cr e a ti vi ty to yo ur
perf orm a nc e .
EN TER EDIT LOO P MO DE: W he n a loo p is pro gr a m me d (LOOP IN a nd
OUT/EX IT b utto ns a re on ) yo u ca n e nter lo o p e dit mo de by pressing th e
REL OOP/STU TTER bu tton until the displ a y show s “L o o p E dit”.
8. HOT CUE butto n s: 4 pro gra mma b le but ton s whe re y o u ca n s tore o rd in ary c ue poin ts
a nd/or l oo ps. When a no rma l c ue po int is sto re d, the cor re spond ing butto n is g ree n,
whe n a l o o p i s st o re d the cor re spo ndi ng b utton blin ks. All stored cu e p o i nts and l o o ps
can be b a cked u p to pe rman e nt memory fo r future use . Thi s fea t ure i s c alle d “P CMS
Permanent Cu e Memory System”. Che ck t he nex t c ha pt e r for mo re informa ti o n o n
ho w t o pro gra m c ue poi nts e tc.
9. PITCH BEND bu ttons : The s pe e d r ise s w hile t he “ + bu tton” i s p re ssed and returns t o
the o r ig inal p i tch wh e n the but to n i s rel ea se d. T he sp e ed dro ps whe n t he “ – b utto n ” is
pre ssed an d re turn s to t he o rig inal pitch wh e n the bu tton is rele a sed. The se butto ns
can be use d to s ynchr o ni ze the be ats o f 2 tra ck s. Th e y a r e also use d to conf irm (o r
no t) th e qu e stio ns tha t a re so m e tim e s sho wn o n t he di splay .
10. SPEED s li der: P ress the SPEED bu tton , s o i t i s lit. The spe e d ca n b e ch a nge d up to
+/-100 % by mo vi ng t he fad er. The spe e d will no t c ha nge if t he SPEE D button i s o ff.
Yo u c a n ch a ng e t he pitch ran ge with the %-b ut t o n.
11. TIME B u t ton: The TIME butto n swi tche s be twe e n e l a ps e d pla yi ng t i me , re ma in ing
time in a sele ct io n a nd to tal re ma i ni ng ti me o f the di sc. ( stand a rd = rem a ini ng /track)
The “ to tal r e ma in in g t i me o f the disc” is no t a v a ila b le on M P3 C Ds.
12. OPEN/CLOSE Butt on: Pre ss to lo a d or e j e ct t he d isc. Ea ch pre ss will o pe n o r clo se
the disc tra y o n th e t ranspo rt.
NOT E: The tray w ill not ope n w he n the disc is pl ayin g, first press t he PLAY/PAUSE butt on.
ENGL IS H USER MANUAL
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13. SG L/CT N: Yo u ca n cho o se be twe e n “ si ngl e tra ck mo de ” a nd “co nti nu o us pl a y”.
Co n tinu ou s play : the c omple te C D wil l b e p la y e d wi tho ut i nte rrup ti on. (mo stly u sed
in p u bs)
Sing le track: p la ye r sto ps a t t he en d o f ea ch track a n d w a i ts a t t he be gi nn ing o f the
ne x t t rack. (mostly used b y de e j a ys)
Push the S GL /CNT butto n for more th a n 1se co nd to switch be twe e n no rma l a n d “a u to
cue ” mo de . I n “ a uto cue ” mo d e the play e r wait s a t the first music note o f ea c h tra ck .
Thi s me a n s th a t b a dly i nde x e d CDs wi l l no t i nte rfere with the in stan t s tart ca pabi l itie s
o f thi s C D pla ye r . T hi s i s a v e ry use ful fea ture fo r de e ja ys!
14. VFD DISPL A Y: Shows all impo rta nt informa tio n ne e de d dur in g pla y ba ck. Re fer to the
ne x t cha pte r for more i nforma ti o n.
15. TR A CK/FOLDER SELECTOR: This m ultifunctiona l rota ry sw itch is u sed to ge the r with
the FOLD ER b ut to n t o sel e ct the de si red t ra cks a nd folde rs:
TR A C K MODE: Switch the F OL DER butto n o ff ( button no t l it) t o e nt e r track mo de :
e ve n i f yo ur CD cont a ins s ubfol de rs (directorie s) t he CDX-2 wil l p re ten d as if th e se
fo lde rs don’t e x i st .
S el ect t racks : Tu rn the rot a ry s witch to sel e ct t he des ire d tracks. Push t he
ro tary switch w hi le t urn ing t o s ki p 1 0 tra cks a t o nce .
S h ow in formation w ith MP3 f il es: If the M P3 tra ck s co ntain I D3ta g s, push th e
ro tary s witch 1x t o sho w t he tit le n a m e. P ush the ro ta ry s witch 2x s uccessiv ely
to s ho w the arti st na me .
S h ow in forma tion w ith au d io C Ds: I f the audi o CD c o ntai ns CD-TEXT , pu sh
the rotary s witch 1x to s ho w t he alb um t it le .
FOLDER M ODE: Switch the FOL DER b utton o n (b utto n i s lit) to e nte r f ol de r mode:
if t he CD co n tain s subfold e rs yo u w ill be a b l e t o s e le ct the se subfold e rs.
S elec t fo lders: P ush the rota ry switch while turn ing to s el e ct the de si re d
su bfolder.
S el ect t racks: On ce you ha ve s ele ct e d the de sire d fol der, just turn the rotary
switch (w itho u t pu shin g) to s ele c t the de si re d tr a ck s. Whe n yo u a rri ve a t th e e nd
o f the se le ct e d folde r, your s e arc h s tarts a gain fro m the first t rack in the s ele cted
f o lder.
S h ow i n formatio n w ith MP3 file s: If the M P3 tra ck s co ntain I D3ta g s, pus h the
ro tary switch 1x to sh ow the f o ld e r n a me . P u sh t he ro tary s witch 2 x successive l y
to sh o w th e t i tle na me . Push t he ro t a ry switch 3x su cc e ssive l y to sho w t he artist
name.
16. FOLDER Button: Thi s bu tto n i s u se d to to ggle be twe e n F OLD ER a n d TRACK mo d e .
17. A UTO LOOP Bu tt on: Th is bu tton is u se d for 2 d iffe rent f uncti on s:
L oop is NOT playin g : W he n no lo o p is pl a yi ng y o u can ea s ily cr ea te an
a utoma ti c 4-Be a t lo o p b y pr e ssin g thi s butto n. Se e ne x t cha p ter fo r more
inf ormat ion .
L oop i s playin g : When a lo o p i s pl a yi ng y o u c a n e nte r l o o p cut/e x ten d mo de by
pres s ing this bu tton . Se e n e x t ch a pter fo r mo re info rma tio n .
18. TAP b u t ton: T he CDX-2 ha s a f ull au toma tic BPM-c o unte r. In so me ra re case s the
a uto ma tic be a t co u nte r do e sn’t co u nt a s i t sho uld d o (be a ts a re o ut of the no rma l
ra nge o r the re ’s s imp ly no be a t t o de t e ct ). In th e se ca se s y o u c an h elp t he be a t
cou nte r b y ma nua ll y t app ing this button to t h e rhythm o f the be a t. Y o u c a n switch b a ck
to th e a uto ma ti c be a t counte r b y pre ss ing t he TA P butto n un ti l the “A UTOB PM” in th e
righ t upp e r c orne r o f the d i spla y turns o n .