Denon DN S5000 Quick Start Guide - Page 13

ENGLISH 5 BASIC OPERATION Play and pause • Each push of the o PLAY/PAUSE (13) button switches between playback and pause. PLAY/PAUSE (13) button illuminates solid green during playback and flashed in pause. • When the o PLAY/PAUSE (13) button is pushed during play, the DN-S5000 pauses playback at that point. Push PLAY/PAUSE (13) button once again and playback resumes. • When the Scratch mode is set to MAIN, the Platter turns when the Main Track is played. When the rotation of Scratch Disc is stopped by pressing with the finger, the pause mode is set, and when the finger is released playback resumes. Move the Cue point • If you would not like to start playback from beginning of the track, you need to move Cue Point using fast Search and manual search function. You can move to the approximate FAST SEARCH playback start position by fast- 1 forwarding and fast-reversing using the #1 FAST SEARCH knob. Turn the !4 SCRATCH source TRACK SAMP. select knob to select Scratch MAIN SEARCH 2 Disc to search mode. The all Scratch mode LEDs will turn off. Play and Cue • When the !1 CUE button is pushed during playback, the track stops and returns to the position that current playback started (Cue point) and prepares for next playback. This function is called Back-Cue. With Back-Cue function, you can start from exactly same position. The CUE button illuminates solid red when DN-S5000 is ready to start playback. • You can set and change Cue point as follows. • When you started playback. • Track select finished. • manual search. Turn the !2 Scratch Disc to change Cue point. You can hear the short sound of the current 3 Cue point. When Scratch Disc is turned in the pause, standby or frame repeat mode, works as the manual search function. After you found your 4 preferred Cue point, push the !1 CUE button then new Cue point is set. Select the track • Turn the #4 TRACK knob. • By pushing #4 TRACK knob down while turning, the tracks will change 10 at a time. Adjusting the pitch • With Pitch slider you can adjust the playback speed (Pitch). • If you would not change key of sound, use the Key Adjust function. Push the $2 PITCH/KEY button to PITCH LED lights up. 1 PITCH / KEY RANGE • PITCH → KEY (key adjust) → OFF Pitch decreases Move the $1 Pitch slider to adjust 2 the pitch. The current pitch setting is displayed on the display. Pitch increases DN-S5000 has five pitch ranges, 4%, 10%, 16%, 24% and 100%. 3 When the $2 RANGE button is pushed for more than 1 sec, the pitch range can be selected with the PARAMETERS knob. PITCH / KEY RANGE Pitch Bend • With PITCH BEND function you can change pitch temporary. DN-S5000 has three ways for this function PITCH BEND buttons and Scratch Disc. [PITCH BEND +/- buttons] • Push the #9 PITCH BEND - or $0 + button for PITCH BEND momentary change of 1 pitch. While holding these buttons down, the pitch continues to change up to the limitation. • After releasing the PITCH BEND buttons, playback pitch returns to slider setting. When the Scratch source is set to MAIN and the Platter is turning, playback of the Main source can be slowed 2 temporarily by lightly pressing !2 Scratch Disc or PLATTER. In addition, playback can be quickened temporarily by pushing Scratch Disc or PLATTER in the direction in which the Platter is turning. BPM • Normally the BPM for the currently playing track is measured and displayed on the auto BPM counter. NOTE: For some tracks the BPM cannot be measured properly. BPM LOCK: When this button is pressed once while the auto BPM counter is operating, the data measured by the auto BPM counter is locked. TAP: When you push this button repeatedly, the Auto mode turns off and starts measuring your Beats Per Minute (BPM) by tapping. INPUT BPM: When the TAP button is pressed and held in for more than 2 seconds, the BPM input mode is set and the BPM value can be input directly with the PARAMETERS knob. When the button is pressed again, the BPM input mode is turned off. NOTE: If you select a new track, AUTO BPM mode turns on automatically. [Scratch Disc] • When the Scratch mode is set to SEARCH, the playback speed can be changed by turning !2 Scratch Disc 3 during playback. • The pitch increases gradually when the Scratch Disc is turned clockwise and decreases when turned counterclockwise. • When you stop turning the Scratch Disc, the playing speed returns to the previous pitch. 11