Operation Manual
ENGLISH USER MANUAL
JB SYSTEMS® 9/81 MCD200
16.AUTO CUE: The display shows “A.CUE” when the auto cue function is active.
17.AUTO BPM: This indicator is always on present to indicate that the automatic beat
counter is working.
18.PITCH LOCK: when Master Tempo is active, the display shows a small “lock” to
indicate that the pitch of the music is locked.
19.CD/MP3: indicates if you have loaded a normal digital audio or MP3 CD.
20.ALPHANUMERIC DISPLAY: Shows the names of folders and MP3 tracks. For MP3
tracks recorded in CBR also the bit rate is shown. For VBR recorded MP3 tracks the
display only shows “VBR”. For Audio CD’s CD-TEXT information will be shown when
it’s available on the CD, otherwise the display shows “no CD-TEXT”.
21.BPM: The automatic beat counter shows the number of Beats Per Minute on the
display.
HOW TO USE …
Most of the common functions are explained in the previous chapter “controls and
functions” In this chapter we talk about the functions that need a little more explanation.
SLEEP MODE:
The CD player automatically shuts off the transport and laser after about 15 minutes
(when in pause or cue mode). This extends the life of your motor drive and laser. During
sleep mode the display shows the word “SLEEP”. To wake up the player, just press the
cue or play button, the display turns to normal and is ready to receive instructions.
FOLDER / TRACK SELECTORS:
Most of the time a CDR contains a lot of MP3 files (sometimes 150 or more). To keep
things manageable you can sort your MP3 files in different subfolders (directories).
These folders can be named after the names of the performers, after the music genres
(techno, slows, salsa …), the BPM count (100BPM, 110BPM, 120BPM …) or any other
idea you have to sort your music…
With the FOLDER / TRACK selectors you can easily browse through the different folders
and tracks. You can put the MCD200 in FOLDER mode and TRACK mode:
FOLDER MODE: use the FOLDER selector to select the desired folder. With the
TRACK selector you can select the desired MP3 track in this folder. Note that you can
only select tracks inside the selected folder. To go to another folder just use the
FOLDER selector.
TRACK MODE: To select track mode, just press the TRACK selector shortly: you will
be able to browse all the tracks on your CD as if no subfolders where present. To
move quickly (by 10tracks) through the CD, press the TRACK selector while turning it
forward/backward. To turn back to folder mode, press or turn the FOLDER selector.
ENGLISH USER MANUAL
JB SYSTEMS® 10/81 MCD200
RELAY FUNCTION:
First check if the special fader start cable connects the two MCD200 players.
Put a disc in both players.
Open the 2 channel faders of the corresponding CD inputs on your mixer.
Check if both players are in Single mode (the “single” indicator(13) on the display
appears). If one of the players is not in single mode, press its SGL/CNT button(17) of
that player.
Begin playback on one of the two players.
Alternately a track will be played from both players. You can always put a new CD in
the player that is waiting in pause. In this way you can create an endless program,
perfect for use in pubs etc.
Remove the relay cable if you don’t want to use the relay function anymore.
CREATE A LOOP:
While a track is playing, press IN/R.CUE button to program the starting point of the loop.
Now press the OUT/EXIT button to program the endpoint of the loop. The seamless loop
starts playing at once. (With some practice you will be able to create perfect loops!)
While the loop is playing, you can press the OUT/EXIT button again to exit the loop and
continue the rest of the track.
It is possible to program a new loop, even when the current loop is still playing. While the
loop is playing, simply press the IN/R.CUE button to set the starting point of the new
loop. Now enter the endpoint by pressing the OUT/EXIT button. Your new loop is
programmed and playing.
RESTART A LOOP:
This can be done in 3 ways:
When a loop is programmed and you left it by pressing the OUT/EXIT button, just
press RELOOP to restart the loop.
When a loop is programmed and you left it by pressing the OUT/EXIT button, just
press OUT/EXIT again to restart the loop. The point where you pressed OUT/EXIT is
now programmed as the new endpoint of the loop.
When the loop is still playing, press the RELOOP button to restart the loop
immediately. You can repeat this several times to create a “Stutter” effect.
EDIT A LOOP:
When a loop is programmed, press the RELOOP/STUTTER button for about 2 seconds
to enter “loop edit” mode. While the loop is seamlessly playing, the alphanumerical
display shows the time information of the loop endpoint. Use the big jog wheel to set the
new loop endpoint. To make things very easy you can hear your modifications to the loop
endpoint continuously. When the loop is perfect, press the LOOP OUT button to save the
new loop endpoint and leave the loop.
NOTE: You can store loops under the HOT CUE buttons. This means that you have up to 4 loops per track
to play with. In the next paragraph you learn how to store these loops.