Numark AXIS8V3 Reference Guide
AXIS 8/9
Tabletop CD Players
Reference Guide
©2002 Industries http://www.numark.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents 2
Basic Operation
Play, Pause, Cue, Pitch, General CD control 3
Advanced Operations
Setting Cue Points 5
Saving Cue Points 6
Beatkeeper Operation 7
Adjusting Pitch/ Aligning Beats 8
Looping 9
Stuttering (Hot Starts) 11
Key Lock / Key Change 12
Effects 13
Program Functions (A MUST READ!!!) 17
Relay 18
Fader Start 19
Remote Start 19
Updating your Software 20
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BASIC OPERATIONS
Open/Close: Press to load or eject the disc. The drawer will
automatically close to protect the tray from accidental damage
while open. NOTE: Tray will not open if the disc is in play.
In order to program the automatic close tim e press and hold
“PROG” followed by “OPEN/CLOSE”. The display will indicate
options of 30 seconds, 60 seconds, 120 seconds, and (no) for no
auto close. This setting will be remembered at power down.
Play/Stutter: Starts the music from either the first set cue point or
the last point of pause. By starting from the last pause point
while the unit is paused a new cue point is set. Pressing this
button while the unit is in play restarts the unit from the last cue
point, creating a “stutter” effect.
Startup speed of initial play can be adjusted by pressing “PROG”
followed by “PLAY/STUTTER” and then rotating the wheel until
the desired seconds of startup are shown. Pressing “PROG”
followed by “PLAY/STUTTER” twice will toggle startup between
0 to the desired seconds. This setting will be remembered at
power down.
Pause: Stops the music while in play. Pressing play following this sets
a new cue point. Holding down the button while scratching or
stuttering the music will stop the music at the current position,
allowing you to capture a loop in or cue po int.
Pause speed (BRAKING) can be adjusted, by pressing “PROG”
followed by “PAUSE” and then rotating the wheel until the
desired seconds of startup are shown. Pressing “PROG” followed
by “PAUSE” twice will toggle startup from 0 to the desired
seconds. This setting will be remembered at power down.
Cue: Returns and pauses the music at the last set cue point. The cue
point is the last place in which the un it was paused and then play
was pressed. Pressing a second time allows for
temporary play of this point. You can easily edit
the cue point by turning the wheel. As you
rotate the wheel the music will sound. By
stopping the wheel and pressing play a new
point is set.
The sound during wheel rotation can be adjusted from a smooth
“scratch” sound to the traditional “stutter” sound. To alternate
modes hold “PROG” followed by “CUE”. The display will indicate
will go away when the style of cue is stutter. This setting will be
remembered at power down.
when the scratch sound is active. This indication
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Time: switches the time modes on the display betwe en elapsed
playing time, remaining time on the track and remaining time on
the entire CD. This setting will be remembered at power down.
Single: toggles the unit to play back just one track at a time (single)
or play continuously through all tracks and then start over
repeating the CD infinitely (continuous). This setting will be
remembered at power down.
You have an option for eliminating the dead space at the end of
tracks during continuous mode. The unit already automatically
removes dead space at the beginning of tracks. End of track dead
space elimination is useful if you are playing a CD continuously
and want to eliminate all the gaps between songs. Press
“PROG” followed by “SGL”. The display will indicate “
when the function is set to eliminate space and indicates “
tracks. This setting will be remembered at power down.
Track Selection: Rotate the dial to quickly find the desired track. To
advance by +10, press the knob while rotating.
You can also pre program the desired sequence of songs Track
sequence programming can be done by pressing “PROG” while
the unit is stopped and “
track to be programmed then press “PROG” between selections.
Press “PLAY/STUTTER” to start the track sequence program
playing. To exit and erase program hold “PROG” for more than 2
seconds while the unit is stopped, open the disc tray, or turn off
the power.
Search: Pressing the “TRACK” selector changes the
mode of the jog wheel to a search mode. Search
will remain active while the wheel is being moved
and for 8 seconds after. Moving the wheel clockwise
rapidly moves forward through the music.
Counterclockwise moves backwards through the
music. There are 2 search speeds depending upon
wheel rotation speed.
“ when the unit is left to leave the natural space between
” will light. Select each
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SETTING CUE POINTS
PLAY and CUE
Pressing the “PLAY” button starts the disc. Pressing the “CUE” button will
reset the disc to the last place where the disc was started. This is called the
cue point. By alternately pressing the “PLAY” button and the “CUE” button,
the disc may be returned and played from the cue point any number of times.
This function is called back cue.
PLAY, PAUSE and CUE
When pressing “PLAY” to start then pressing “PAUSE” and then “PLAY”
again, a new cue point will be set. Pressing “CUE” will return to the last pause
position and will be the new cue point.
EDITING CUE POINT
When the jog wheel is turned while paused, a new cue point ca n be located.
By pressing “PLAY” while paused that point will be set. By pressing “PLAY”
again (STUTTER) the point can be checked as desirable.
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CUE/LOOP POINT STORAGE AND RECALL
To SAVE Cue and Loop points on the current CD:
• CD should still be in the drawer with cue and loop points set.
• Press “PROG” +
• Cue points are stored and LCD shows "CUE STORE" for 1 second.
To RECALL Cue points on the current CD:
• Press “PROG” +
• If CD player is open, it will automatically close and LCD will show "CUE
FETCH" to indicate cue point loading.
• If CD is already in the player, it will stop the current function and show
"CUE FETCH" to indicate cue point loading ".
• All cue, loop in, and loop out points are restored along with the BPM
and downbeat for immediate access to beatkeeper functions.
• If the CD doesn't have cue points stored on the CD player, then the
LCD will show "NO FETCH.
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