Citronic MPSD-1 Operating Instructions Manual

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

USB And Dual SD Card MP3 Player

MPSD - 1

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1. Do not use the apparatus near water.

2. Clean only with dry cloth.

3. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

4. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including
ampliers) that produce heat.

5. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades
with one wider than the other. A grounding- type plug has two bl ades and a third grounding prong. The wide
blade or the third prong is provided for your safety. If the provi ded plug does not t into your outlet, consult an
electrician for repl

acement of the obsolete outlet.

6. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the
point where they exit from the apparatus.

7. Only use attachments/ accessories specied by the manufacturer.

8. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket or table specied by the manufacturer, or sold
with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus
combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

9. Unplug this apparatus during lighting storms or when unused for long periods of time.

10. Refer all servicing to qualied service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been
damaged in any

way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects
have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate
normally, or has been dropped.

WARNING

To reduce the risk of re or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. The apparatus
shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects lled with liquids, such as vases, shall be
placed on the apparatus.

CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove
any cover. No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to
qualied service personnel only.

The lightning ash with arrowhead symbol within the equilateral triangle is intended to alert the use
to the presence of un-insulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of
sucient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.

The exclamation point within the equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of
important operation and maintenance (servicing) inst ructions in the literature accompanying this
appliance.

CAUTION

To prevent electric shock, do not use this polarized pl ug with an extension cord, receptacle or other outlet
unless the blades can be fully inserted to prevent blade exposure.

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future reference

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 Auto cue  Auto BPM

 Pitch Bend  Fader start

 Pitch display

 Folder Search

 Fast Track Search  Single/Continuous

 Music Master Tempo  Mp3 Track Listings, ID3 Tags

 SD & SDHC cards available  Full Functional MP3 Playback
 1/75th second frame search  Big LCD Display with Backlight

 Selectable elapsed and remain time display  Jog Wheel Pitch Bend +/-100%

 Seamless Loop (uninterrupted loop playback)

 USB mass storage device available

 Adjustable pitch percentages: +/-4%,+/-8%,+/-16%

1. SEARCH MODE BUTTON – Press this button to toggle the function of the JOG WHEEL between fast search
mode (the LED is lit) and normal mode. The fast search function is automatically turned off when the JOG
WHEEL is not used for more than 15 seconds.

 PLAY MODE:

normally the JOG WHEEL is used as pitch bend tool to synchronize the beats of the playing
track to another track. When the fast search mode is turned on, you can use the JOG WHEEL to search very
quickly forward /backward inside the current track.

 PAUSE MODE:

normally the JOG WHEEL is used to search very precisely (1 frame precision) for the exact
cue point. When the fast search mode is turned on, you can use the JOG WHEEL to search very quickly
forward/backward inside the current track.

2. SOURCE SELECT BUTTON –This button lets you toggle between USB Port and SD Card slots. This lets
you choose which music source device will play on either side. The LEDs will verify which source is active.
Glowing red LED signifies slot 1, green LED signifies slot 2；glowing red LED and green LED signifies
USB port. The function can only be selected under pause mode.

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3. SEAMLESS LOOP (See basic operation for more information.)

 IN BUTTON – Allow you to set the cue point without stopping the playback. This button also sets the

beginning of a seamless loop. When the button contains a cue point it lights up.

 OUT BUTTON – Used to set the endpoint when looping music. The point where you press the button

will be memorized as an endpoint of the loop. The player starts to loop seamlessly until you press this
button again to exit.

 RELOOP BUTTON –When a loop is programmed but not active you can also restart the loop. press the

RELOOP button to enter the loop again. To exit the loop presses the OUT button.

4. LCD DISPLAY – This high quality LCD display indicates all the functions, as they are occurring. The
display ICONS will be explained in the next section.

5. TAP/BPM BUTTON – The unit has a full automatic BPM-counter. In some rare cases the automatic beat
counter doesn't count as it should do (beat are out of the normal range or there' s simply no beat to detect).
In these cases you can help the beat counter by manually tapping this button to the rhythm of the beat.

See basic operation for more information.

6. PITCH SLIDER –This slider is used to adjust the playback pitch percentage. The slider is a set adjustment
and will remain set until the pitch slider is move or the pitch function has been turned off. This adjustment
can be made with or without a music source device (USB stick or SD card) in the player. The pitch
adjustment will remain even if a music source device (USB stick or SD card) has been remove and will
reflect on any other music source device inserted into the player. That is to say, if you set a +2% pitch on
one music source device, remove that

device and insert another, that music source device too will have a

+2% pitch. The amount of pitch being applied will be displayed in the LCD.

7. SD CARD SLOT – Gently insert a SD card into the slot. Press the SD card while in Pause/Cue mode to eject

the SD card.

8. USB PORT – This is the USB port where you insert your USB mass storage device for playing MP3 files.

9. TIME BUTTON – The TIME button switches between elapsed playing time and remain time in a track. The default
mode is remain time.

10. FOLDER BUTTON – Use to switch between FOLDER and TRACK search modes. When the LED of
FOLDER button is lit, the player is in the FOLDER search mode, otherwise it is in TRACK search mode.

11. TRACK KNOB – Use this knob to select track or folder, depending on these two different modes as below.

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In TRACK mode

, use to select a track. Turning track knob will navigate between tracks. Holding down

and turning track knob will rapidly forward / back skip through the tracks by 10 tracks per click.

 In FOLDER mode, turning track knob will forward / back skip between folders. You can also switch

between displaying Folder Name/FILE NAME / TITLE / ARTIST/GENRE/BITRATE for easy searching
by each pressing the TRACK button. Release the TRACK button when you see the information you
want to keep on the display. You can find more information in basic operation paragraph.

12. PITCH ON/OFF BUTTON – Use to turn the PITCH SLIDER function on and off. When ON, the button will
glow.

13. PITCH SELECT BUTTON – Press the button in order to change pitch percentage of 4%,8%,16%. When the
pitch range is selected, the related LED will glow.

14. 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.

15. SEARCH BUTTONS

This search button allows you to quickly scan backwards through a track.

This search button allows you to quickly scan forwards through a track.

16. PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON – Every time you press the PLAY/PAUSE button the player changes from play to
pause or from pause to play. The button blinks as long as the player is set to pause.

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17. CUE BUTTON –Pressing the CUE button during playback immediately pauses playback and returns the
track to the last set cue point. The CUE LED will glow when the unit is in cue mode. The LED will also flash
every time a new CUE POINT is set. The CUE button can be held down to momentarily play the music.
When you release the CUE button it instantly returns to the CUE POINT. You can also tap the CUE button
to create a STUTTER EFFECT.

18. JOG WHEEL – This jog wheel serves 3 functions depending on the mode you are working in.

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The wheel works as a pitch bend during Playback. Turning the wheel clockwise can increase the pitch
percentage up to 100%, and turning the wheel in the counterclockwise direction can decrease the pitch
percentage down to -100%. The pitch bend will be determined on how long you turn the jog wheel
continuously.

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The jog wheel acts as a slow frame search (1/75 sec) control when the music is not playing but either paused
or set to a cue point. To set a new cue point, spin the wheel then press PLAY or IN when you have
determined the proper position. Press CUE to return to the “CUE POINT”.

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If the search function is active, you will be able to search at a higher speed through all the tracks.

19. POWER SWITCH button – It is used to switch the power on/ standby. When power cord plug into the rear
socket to be the STANDBY mode, all LED are off but STANDBY LED.

(a) In the STANDBY mode, press power button to POWER ON,” Please insert memory device” is

displayed in the LCD.

(b) In the POWER ON mode, press and hold the power button more than 2sec. to standby.

20. TEMPO LOCK BUTTON – This button is used to choose the tempo lock mode and the pitch control mode.
Tempo lock mode allows speeding up or slow down playback speed without altering the tonality of music.

21. SGL/CTN BUTTON – You can choose between “single track mode” and “continuous play”.

 Continuous play:

the complete memory device 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. (mostly
used by deejays) Push the SGL/CTN button for more than 1 second to switch between normal and “auto
cue” mode. See basic operation for more information.

22. POWER CONNECTOR – Plug in power adapter here. It is a switching adapter to suitable to each voltage.

23. FADER START – This connection allows two players to be linked for relay play. This can also be
connected to a mixing board that supports automatic fader start.

24. AUDIO OUTPUTS –Output for the audio signals is from each player. Use the supplied cinch/cinch cables to
connect these outputs to the CD/line inputs of your mixing unit.

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