Pioneer DMP-555 Owner's Manual - Page 13

BASIC OPERATION DJ PLAYER OPERATION This player plays supports playback of both Compact Discs and memory cards. When using memory cards, it is necessary to record the tracks by connecting this unit to a computer via a USB cable. For details, consult your software operating instructions. SOURCE SELECT CARD SOURCE SELECT CD TIME MODE/AUTO CUE FOLDER SEARCH +, = CD EJECT UNLOCK/LOCK CD EJECT 0 CUE PLAY/PAUSE 6 Auto Cueing (*) Auto cueing is used to automatically specify the Cue point ( P. 14) to be used before sound actually begins to play when inserting a disc or when performing track searching. ¶ Turning auto cueing on and off Pressing the TIME MODE/AUTO CUE button and holding it down for a second or more causes auto cueing to be alternately turned on and off. When AUTO CUE is on, the [A. CUE] indicator will be lit up. ÷ The auto cue level is set at -60dB. To Begin Playback 1. Load a disc in the player, or insert a memory card containing a recorded track. ÷ The CD indicator lights when a disc is loaded. ÷ The CARD indicator lights when a memory card is loaded. ÷ MMC cards created on devices equipped with security functions, or MMC cards formatted using proprietary formats are not supported (the CARD indicator will not light when the card is loaded). 2. Press the SOURCE SELECT button (CD or CARD) to select the source. ÷ The selected source button indicator ([CD] or [CARD]) will light. ÷ When the auto cue function is ON, the unit will enter cue pause at the beginning of the track. ÷ No sound will be heard if a select button is pressed when no media is loaded corresponding to the pressed button. ÷ If the CD select button is pressed during playback of a memory card, the card will enter silent pause at the beginning of the track that was playing. ÷ If the CARD select button is pressed during CD playback, the CD will enter silent pause at the beginning of the track that was playing. ÷ If the CARD select button is pressed during dual mode playback ( P. 18), the playback will return to the beginning of the card's currently playing track, and playback will begin again. ÷ The CARD select button does not operate when the Digital mode switch (DIGITAL OUT) is set to ON (when digital output connectors are being used). Functions indicated by * cannot be used when the Digital mode switch (DIGITAL OUT) is set to ON (and the digital output terminal is used). 3. If auto cueing is on, press the PLAY/PAUSE button (3/8). ÷ Wait for the CUE button indicator to light up before pressing the button. The silent portion at the beginning of the displayed track will be skipped and playback will begin instantaneously from the first bars of the track. Once the first track has been played, the player will automatically search for the beginning of the next track to be played. The [CUE] indicator will light up, the PLAY/PAUSE button indicator will flash, and the player will then wait for the PLAY/PAUSE button (3/8) to be pressed before beginning playback of the next track. If auto cueing is off, playback will begin automatically from the first track. ÷ When auto cueing is off, playback will continue after the first track has been played, with all subsequent tracks being played in sequence. ÷ When playback of the final track is complete, playback will automatically come to an end. Stopping Playback Press the CD EJECT button (0) when the CD EJECT LOCK switch is set to UNLOCK. When the CD EJECT LOCK switch is set to LOCK, press the PLAY/PAUSE button (6) during playback, or when a Cue point has been set, press the CUE button (back cue) before pressing the CD EJECT button (0) to eject the disc. ÷ Playback will stop and the disc will be ejected. ÷ Note that the DMP-555 does not come with a stop button. To Pause Play During playback, press the PLAY/PAUSE button (6). ÷ The PLAY/PAUSE button indicator and [CUE] indicator will flash, and play will be paused. ÷ When the PLAY/PAUSE button is pressed again, play will resume and the PLAY/ PAUSE button indicator will light steadily. ÷ In the CDJ mode broken sound will still be audible during the pause mode; if you wish to stop all sound, lower the output sound volume on your audio mixer. ÷ When the unit has not been operated for 80 minutes or more in pause mode, the disc rotation stops automatically. In this instance, playback can be resumed by pressing the PLAY/PAUSE button. Folder Search When performing track search on media with layered file structures (CD-ROMs and memory cards), press the FOLDER SEARCH buttons (+, =) to select a folder. Press the FOLDER SEARCH button (+, =) during playback ÷ When the button is pressed, the present folder number and name will be dis- played. If no folder is present, the display will show "NO FOLDER." If other folders are present, the root will be indicated by "00"; folder numbers and names are displayed for five seconds, after which the display returns to show the original title. ÷ If the + or = button is pressed during display of folder numbers and names (example: 00 Root), the search function will move in the selected direction and the next folder number and name will be displayed (example: 01 TECHNO); the search will then look for first track in the newly selected folder. Folders containing no playable tracks (empty folders) are ignored, and the search function automatically moves to the next folder. ÷ The new folder number and name are displayed for two seconds, after which the title of the folder's first track is displayed. ÷ If the folder name is composed of more than 8 characters, the title will begin scrolling after one second; since the display will not return to the title display until the entire folder name has been displayed, it is advisable to use 7 or fewer characters when possible to designate folder names. 13 En