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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.
 RELAY FUNCTION:
First open the 2 faders of the CD inputs on your mixer. Press the RELAY button (on the left or right player)
to enable the relay function. Put a disc in both players and start playback on one of the units. Alternately a
track will be played from both units until the relay function is disengaged. 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.
NOTE: by switching on the relay function you automatically put both players in single mode.
 PITCH BENDING:
This function is used to synchronize the beats of two tracks. This can be done in two ways:
 PITCH BEND buttons: The speed increases or decreases respectively as long as the PITCH BEND+
or PITCH BEND- buttons are pressed.
 JOG WHEEL: During play mode the JOG WHEEL will temporarily bend the pitch of the music by
turning the JOG WHEEL clockwise to speed up or counterclockwise to slowdown. The rotation speed
the JOG WHEEL determines the percent of pitch bend.
 PLAYING MP3 FILES:
The CD player automatically detects if a CD contains MP3 files. The MCD680 is able to read several
different MP3 formats but due to display limitations it can't show the ID3-tags (song title/performer/...). The
CD may contain up to 999 MP3- files, spread over maximum 255 folders.
The MP3-files may have the following file extensions: .mp3 ~ .MP3 ~ .mP3 ~ .Mp3
Check the technical specifications to see which MP3-files are allowed.
 FOLDER / TRACK SELECTORS:
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...
Important notice: you can only make subfolders in the root (main) directory. When you create extra
subfolders inside the existing subfolders (also called "nested subfolders") the MCD680 will NOT see these
nested subfolders and the tracks they contain!
Some examples:
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First put the MCD680 in FOLDER mode: see chapter "control unit", point (7) to learn how to do this.
 FOLDER MODE: use the FOLDER button (7) and TRACK SEARCH buttons (8) together to select the
desired folder. With the TRACK selectors (8) 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
button (7) and TRACK SEARCH buttons (8).
 TRACK MODE: you will be able to browse all the tracks on your CD/CDROM as if no subfolders were
present.
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 PLAYING/RECORDING CD-R and CD-RW:
Apart from normal audio CD's the MCD680 can play both CD-R (CD recordable) and CD-RW (CD
rewriteable). Please note that you should always use the "disc at once" and "track at once" disc writing
options! Although the MCD680 is capable of reading CD-R and CD-RW recorded at higher speeds, we
suggest not using recording speeds more than x12 to increase readability. Always buy good quality brands
for CD-R and CD-RW! If the disc is multi session, it will only play the first session:
 if the first session is CD-DA you can only play CD-DA tracks.
 if the first session is MP3 you can only play MP3 files.
 CREATE A LOOP:
While a track is playing, press the LOOP IN button to program the start point of the loop. Now press the
OUT 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 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 LOOP IN button to set the starting point of the new loop. Now enter the endpoint by
pressing the OUT 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 button, just press RELOOP to restart
the loop.
 When a loop is programmed and you left it by pressing the OUT button, just press OUT again to restart
the loop. The point where you pressed OUT 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 display shows the time information of the loop endpoint.
Use the 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.
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