Operation Manual

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JB SYSTEMS® 5/81 MCD200
preprogrammed cue point. This stutter effect adds extra creativity to your
performance.
 LOOP EDIT: When a loop is programmed, press the RELOOP/STUTTER button
for about 2 seconds to enter “loop edit” mode. Now you are able to change the
endpoint of the loop. See chapter “How to use…” for more information.
6. CUE button: Pressing the CUE button during playback provides an immediate return
to the position at which playback was started. Playback starts immediately from the
programmed cue point for as long as the CUE button is pressed. The CD player jumps
back to the cue point as soon as the CUE button is released. Also with the unit in
pause mode (Play/Pause LED blinks) the search and/or jog wheel is used to set a
different start point. By pressing "PLAY/PAUSE" button then "CUE", you can confirm
this new cue point.
7. SCRATCH button: Used to put the MCD200 in scratch mode. This option gives you
the possibility to scratch any track on the CD in real time. You can use the scratch
function in both play and pause mode:
 In play mode: The music plays normally until you turn the big jog wheel(20).
While manipulating the jog wheel(20), the scratch effect is audible. Once the jog
wheel is stopped, the music continues playing from the point where you stopped
turning it.
 In pause mode: the music is paused for as long as the jog wheel(20) isn’t moved.
When you start manipulating the jog wheel(20), the scratch effect is audible. Once
the jog wheel is stopped, the music stops playing and waits in pause mode.
NOTE: during scratch mode you can switch between play and pause mode by simply pressing the
PLAY/PAUSEbutton(8)
8. PLAY/PAUSE button: every time you press the PLAY/PAUSE button the CD player
changes from play to pause or from pause to play. The button blinks as long as the
player is set to pause.
9. MEMORY Button: is used to store cue points and loops to the Hot Cue buttons and to
the permanent cue memory:
 Storing to HOT CUE buttons: Press the MEMORY button shortly to prepare the
MCD200 for storing a cue point or loop to one of the 4 HOT CUE buttons.
 Storing to permanent memory: Press the MEMORY button until it starts flashing
and the LCD display shows “SAVING”. The contents of the HOT CUE buttons for
this CD are stored to permanent memory.
Look further in this manual for more information on how to use these functions.
10. OPEN/CLOSE button: press this button to open and close the disc tray in the front of
the MCD200. This button is disabled during playback. If the tray is not closed after
60sec. It will close automatically to prevent damage.
11. LCD DISPLAY: Shows all important information needed during playback. Refer to the
next chapter for more information.
12. PITCH RANGE Button: Every time you press this button, you will change the scale of
the speed slider(15). On normal audio CDs you can select +/-4%, +/-8%, +/-16% and
+/-100%. The +/-100% option is not available on MP3 CDs.
13. PITCH LOCK Button: (Master tempo) activates the Pitch Lock function. This function
allows you to make adjustments to a tracks speed using the pitch control without
altering its tonal pitch. This button turns red when the Pitch Lock is on.
NOTE: be informed that the pitch lock function has its limitations. From a certain speed deviation
(depends on the music style) the pitch lock won’t be able to keep the same pitch anymore. First you will
hear a small distortion that becomes more important at higher speed deviations. This is not always a
disadvantage: at very low speeds you can also use it as a special “distortion effect”!
14. SPEED Button: This button is used to turn the speed function on and off.
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15. SPEED slider: Press the SPEED button(14), so it is lit. The speed can be changed up
to +/-100% by moving the fader. The speed will not change if the SPEED button(14) is
off. You can change the pitch range with the PITCH RANGE button(12)
16. TIME Button: The TIME button switches between elapsed playing time, remaining
time in a selection and total remaining time of the disc. (standard = remaining /track)
The “total remaining time of the disc” is not available on MP3 CDs.
The TIME button is also used to set the pitch bend parameter of the jog dial. See
“Pitch bend parameter” in the chapter “How to use”.
17. SGL/CTN Button: with this button you can choose between “single track mode” and
“continuous play”. You can also switch the auto cue function (-48dB) on and off.
 Continuous play: the complete CD will be played without interruption. (mostly
used in pubs)
 Single track: player stops at the end of each track and waits at the beginning of
the next track. The player waits at the first music note of each track. This means
that badly indexed CDs will not interfere with the instant start capabilities of this
CD player. This is a very useful feature for deejays!
 Auto Cue on/off: The MCD200 automatically detects the first “music note” on
each track to ensure the music starts immediately when you press the play
button. To turn this Auto Cue function on/off just press the SGL/CTN button for
about 2 seconds. The display shows “A.CUE” when the function is active.
18. PITCH BEND buttons: The speed rises while the “+ button” is pressed and returns to
the original pitch when the button is released. The speed drops when the “– button” is
pressed and returns to the original pitch when the button is released. These buttons
can be used to synchronize the beats of 2 tracks.
19. HOT CUE buttons: 4 programmable buttons where you can store ordinary cue points
and/or loops. You can program up to 4 cue points and/or loops divided over all the
tracks on your CD.
 Button not lit: no cue points loaded.
 Button is red: a simple cue point is loaded
 Button is green: a loop is loaded
If you like you can store the contents of these HOT CUE buttons to the internal
permanent memory. Look further is this manual for more information on how to
program cue points etc.
NOTE: When you put another CD in the disc tray without firstwriting the current HOT CUE memories to
the internal permanent memory, theywill be erased.
20. BIG JOG WHEEL: This jog wheel serves 3 functions depending on the mode you are
working in.
 The jog wheel acts as a slow frame search (1/75sec) control when the CD is not
playing but either paused or set to a cue point. To set a new cue point, spin the
wheel then press PLAY(8) or LOOP IN(3) when you have determined the proper
position. Press CUE(6) to return to the “CUE POINT”.
 If the track is playing, the jog wheel temporarily bends the pitch of the music up to +/-
100% by rotating the wheel clockwise to speed it up or counterclockwise to slow it
down. The amount of pitch change is determined by the speed of rotation. This is an
alternative to the PITCH BEND buttons(18).
 In scratch mode the jog wheel is used to manipulate the playback of the music in real
time. As a result you can scratch the music on your CD the way you do this with a
normal analog vinyl record.
21. CD TRAY INDICATOR: is lit when no CD is loaded and when the CD tray is open or
prepares to open.