Power Dynamics PDC-80 User Manual
PDC-80
172.710 3U Professional Mediaplayer
USERS MANUAL
GEBRAUCHSANWEISUNG
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
1. Read these instructions.
2. Keep these instructions.
3. Read all warnings.
4. Follow all instructions.
5. Do not use the apparatus near water.
6. Clean only with dry cloth.
7. Do not block any ventilation openings, install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
9. 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 blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong is provided for your safely
.If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.
10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit
from the apparatus.
11. Only use attachments/ accessories specified by the manufacturer.
12. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket or table specified 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.
13. Unplug this apparatus during lighting storms or when unused for long periods of time.
14. Refer all servicing to qualified 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.
15. The main plug is used as the disconnect device, the disconnect device shall be readily operable.
CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove any cover, No user-serviceable parts inside, Refer servicing to qualified
service personnel only.
The lighting flash with arrowhead symbol within the equilateral triangle is intended to alert the use to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient 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) instructions in the literature accompanying this appliance.
CAUTION
To prevent electric shock, do not use this polarized plug with an extension cord, receptacle or other outlet unless the blades can be fully
inserted to prevent blade exposure.
MAIN FEATURES
*Auto cue *Auto BPM
*Pitch Control *Folder search
*Real time cue *Scratch Function
*Digital Sound Effects *Instant Start
*Fast Track Search *Music Master tempo
*1/75
th
second frame search *Mp3 Track Listings, ID3 Tags
*Big LCD Display *Jog Wheel Pitch Bend +/-100%
*Selectable Single or Continuous Play *Supports memory device hot plug–and–play
*Seamless Loop *Full Function Playback
*Compatible with USB 2.0/1.1/1.0 mass storage devices
*Adjustable Pitch Percentages: +/-6%,+/-12%, +/-25%
*USB Port (For direct connectivity to supported USB mass storage device)
*Full Functional MP3 Playback, supports both CBR and VBR bit rate modes
*Instant Start within 10 ms (sound is produced immediately when the PLAY button is pressed)
WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire 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 filled with liquids, such as
vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS
1. USB PORT – This is the USB port where you insert your USB mass storage device for playing Mp3 files.
2. HOLD BUTTON – This button allows you to set and lock any new parameters you set to the effect. This button will glow when the hold
function is activated. If the hold function is not selected any changes to the effect parameters will be momentary.
3. BEAT–SYNC SELECT BUTTONS – There are six-effect sync. Sets for 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 1/1, 2/1, 4/1 BPM, depends on which BEAT LED
is on, press buttons at the same time to off beat sync.
4. SGL/CTN BUTTON – You can choose between “single track mode” and “continuous play”.
* Continuous play: all the tracks in the USB stick will be played in order without interruption.
* Single track: player stops at the end of each track and waits at the beginning of the next track. Push the SGL/ CTN button for more than
1 second to switch between normal and “auto cue” mode. In “auto cue” mode the player waits at the first music note of each track.
5. PARAMETER
TIME KNOB ( X parameter knob) – Turn the TIME to adjust the parameter time value. It is used to adjust the value of the X parameter
(time) of the effectors. “Push and rotate” is fast mode.
RATIO KNOB (Y parameter knob) – Turn the RATIO knob to adjust the parameter ratio value. It is used to adjust the value of the Y
parameter (mix ratio or resonance or feedback) of the effectors.
6. TEMPO LOCK BUTTON – Enables the TEMPO lock function, which allows the tempo of the music to be altered without affecting
the key. This button is illuminated when enabled.
7. PITCH ON/OFF BUTTON – This button is used to turn the PITCH SLIDER function on and off. The pitch percentage can be changed
between 6%, 12% and 25%. 6% will allow the least amount of pitch manipulation and 25%will allow the most amount of pitch
manipulation.
8. LCD DISPL AY – This high quality LCD display indicates all the functions, as they are occurring. This display is viewable at several
comfortable angles.
9. EFFECT FUNCTIONS
Besides the REVERSE effect, the unit has build in 7 different digital effects. You can press any effect button to activate your desi red
effect, and you can alter the effect’s value by assigning the beat buttons or rotating the TIME parameter knob. You can adjust the
designated effect’s intensity by rotating the RATIO parameter knob. See below for more exact description.
- Make sure to set HOLD to active before adjusting the designated effect’s value and intensity.
* FILTER BUTTON – This buttons is used to activate and deactivate the FILTER effect. This effect is alternately filters high and low
frequencies by the adjustment of TIME/RATIO value. In its simplest form, a filter is designed to pass some frequency regions through
unattenuated while significantly attenuating others.
* ECHO BUTTON – This buttons is used to activate and deactivate the ECHO effect. This effect continuously repeats the signal in a
certain interval. Repeats a sound several times. You can set the echo sound to your desired tempo.
* TRANS BUTTON – This buttons is used to activate and deactivate the TRANS effect. This effect creates the signal’s chopping by
fading in and out and it is similar to fast cutting with the crossfader. This effect simulates a real-time mixer transformer effect.
* SKID BUTTON
– This buttons is used to activate and deactivate the SKID effect. This effect emulates the sudden platter stop of a
turntable, similar to pressing the stop button on a truntable and then releasing it. You can rotate the TIME knob to set the start time
value (ST) and rotate the RATIO knob to set the break time value (BT).
* PHASE BUTTON – This buttons is used to activate and deactivate the PHASE effect. This effect tweaks the original sound and adds
different tonal definitions, similar in a way to the FILTER effect.
* FLANGER BUTTON – This buttons is used to activate and deactivate the FLANGER effect. This effect doubles the signal and shifts
it by a marginal value. Flanging is a time-based effect that occurs when two identical signals are mixed together but yet one signal is
time-delayed by a small and gradually changing amount, usually smaller than 20 ms (milliseconds).
* PAN BUTTON – This buttons is used to activate and deactivate the PAN ef fect. This effect produces the signal’s continuous fading of
the signal from the left to the right channel and back again. Pans stereo signal by alternating attenuating signals in the left and right
channels.
10. REVERSE BUTTON – This buttons is activates reverse play mode. This function will play your track or loop in reverse.
11. PITCH RANGE SELECT BUTTON – Press the button in order to change pitch percentage of 6%, 12%, 25%.
12. 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.
13. JOG WHEEL – This wheel has 3 functions:
In the PITCH mode
* 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.
* The jog wheel acts as a low 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”.
In the SEARCH mode
* When the SEARCH function is activated you can use the jog Wheel to search fast backward or forward through the current track
whether in play mode or not..
* Press this knob to toggle the search function of the jog wheel and LED is lit. The search function has 4 forward and 4 reverse speed
allowing you to quickly scan through tracks. The more you trun the wheel in either direction the faster you search.
In the SCRATCH mode
Press the button to activate the scratch function. You can scratch the track while in Play mode with the Jog Wheel like a vinyl record,
by moving it forward and backward and holding it. Press the Scratch button a second time to deactivate the Scratch effect. This
effect emulates real time turntable scratching on a vinyl record player.
14. TAP BPM BUTTON – This button is used to override and manually set a track BPM. Occasionally the built-in BPM meter may not
function as desired. This button allows you to override the internal beat clock and manually set a track BPMs. To manually set the
BPMS; tap this button a few times to a tracks heavy down beat, the unit will automatically calculate your tapping and translate it into a
tracks BPMs. The BPM readout is then displayed in the LCD. To return to the automatic BPM counter, press and hold down the TAP
BUTTON for at least 2 seconds and then release.
15. PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON – Each press of the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON causes the operation to change from play to pause or from
pause to play. While in play mode the PLAY/PAUSE LED will glow, And while in pause mode the PLAY/PAUSE LED will flash.
16. CUE BUTTON – Pressing the CUE button during playback immediately pauses play back a nd returns the track to the la st set cue poi nt.
The CUE indicator in the LCD will glow when the unit is in cue mode and the indicator 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.
17. CUE/ BUTTON
– Pressing the button will activate the CUE PLAY function and the music will play instantly from the last cue
point. You can also repeat to tap the CUE / button to create a STUTTER EFFECT.
18. TRACK KNOB – Use this knob to select track or folder, depending on these two different modes as below.
* 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.
19. FOLDER BUTTON – This button has two functions:
* Use to switch between FOLDER and TRACK search modes:
When the LED of FOLDER button is lit, the player is in the FOLER search mode, otherwise it is in TRACK search mode.
- File name is the first display when select a track and folder name is the first display when select a folder.
* Use to switch between REPEAT function on/off:
Push the FOLDER button for more than 2 second to switch between REPEAT function on/off.
- REPEAT function ON: All the tracks in the current folder will play track by track until the repeat function is deactivated.
20. POWER SWITCH butto n – It is used to switch the power on/off. To power off the unit, press and hold the button for more than 3
seconds.
21. 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 1 or USB 2) in the player. The pitch adjustment will remain even if a music source device (USB 1 or USB 2) has been removed
and will reflect on any other music source device inserted into the player. That is to say, if you set a +6% pitch on one music-source
device, remove that device and insert another, that music source device too will have a +6% pitch. The amount of pitch being applied
will be displayed in the LCD.
22. SEAMLESS LOOP
* IN BUTTON-This function allows you to set a CUE POINT without music interruption. This button also sets the starting point of a
seamless loop.
* OUT BUTTON-This button is used to set the ending point of a loop. A loop starting point is set by pressing the IN BUTTON.
Pressing the OUT BUTTON set the loop ending point. The loop will continue to play until the OUT BUTTON is pressed once again.
* RELOOP BUTTON – If a SEAMLESS LOOP has been made, but the Player is not actively in SEAMLESS LOOP mode (a loop is
not playing), LOOP and RELOOP will appear in the LCD DISPLAY when the RELOOP function is available. Pressing the RELOOP
BUTTON will instantly reactivate the SEAMLESS LOOP mode. To exit loop, press the OUT BUTTON,
- The display is showing like that: When in reloop, “LOOP” is blinking and “RELOOP” is on. When not in reloop, but reloop is available,
“LOOP” and “RELOOP” are on.
23. USB SELECT BUTTON – This button lets you toggle between USB Port 1 and 2. In other words, you can select which USB port will
be activated and the relational LED will be lit. The function can only be selected under pause mode.
24. SEARCH BUTTONS – These buttons allows you to search fast backward or forward through the current track whether in play mode
or not.
* This search button allows you to quickly scan backwards through a track.
* This search button allows you to quickly scan forwards through a track.
25. TIME BUTTON – You can select different time display by pressing the TIME button to switch between ela p sed and remaining time.
26. AUDIO OUTPUTS – The music-signal of these sockets is analogue. Connect the output to the respective input of your mixer.
27. CONTROL START SOCKET – If you are using a mixer with fader start function, connect the player with the fader start of the mixer.
Please note that these sockets must never be connected with any voltage.
28. POWER CONNECTOR – Plug in power adapter here. Please use the power adaptor included.
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS LCD DISPLAY
1. CUE INDICATOR —This indicator will glow when the device is in CUE mode and will flash every time a new CUE POINT is set.
2. FOLDER INDICATOR —indicates the number of the currently playing folder.
3. TIME BAR INDICATOR —Shows either time remaining or elapsed depending on the setting of the SETUP MODE. This bar will
begin to flash shortly before the end of a track.. The flashing bar is a great visual reminder a track is about to end regardless of which
time mode the unit is.
4. BPM STATUS —This will indicate that the AUTO BPM counter is active
5. BPM METER —Indicates the BPM value of the currently playing track.
6. PITCH METER —Indicates the percentage of a track’s pitch
7. TEMPO LOCK —Indicates if the tempo lock is activated (lock symbol)
8. LOOP INDICATOR —The indicator will blink if LOOP function is activated, the indicator will remain if a loop has been set.
9. RELOOP INDICATOR —Indicates if a loop has been set which can be activated with the Reloop function
10. AUTO CUE STATUS —Indicates if Auto Cue is activated
11. TIME DISPLAY —Indicates the time of the chosen Time mode in minutes, seconds and frames.
12. ALPHANUMERIC DISPLAY —Indicates the current name of the track, of the folder and the sampling rate. For VBR recorded MP3
tracks the display only show “VBR”. All kinds of other interactive information is also shown
13. TIME MODE —Indicates the elapsed time of a track (“ELAPSED”) or the remaining time of a track (“REMAIN”).
14. REPEAT INDICATOR —Indicates whether the unit is in REPEATED mode
15. SINGLE INDICATOR —
Indicates whether the play mode is set to single (“SINGLE”) or continuous mode (no display)
16. TRACK INDICATOR —Indicates the number of the currently playing track.
17. PLAY/PAUSE INDICATOR —Indicates the device is in play mode (: :). Or the player is in pause mode (“Ⅱ”).
BASIC OPERATION
1. MUSIC SOURCE DEVICE SELECT
There is a USB SELECT BUTTON to select the music source playback in each PLAYER by your desires.
You have two different choices as below:
(a) THE SAME USB PLAYBACK
To play the same USB in both player A and player B, insert the USB device into either USB 1 or USB 2 port. Press the USB SELECT
button and both USB 1 LEDs glow when USB device is in USB 1 port; either does when USB device is in USB 2 port.
(b) TWO USB devices PLAYBACK
Each USB port inserts a USB device to play. And each player select different USB port to play.
Note: To disconnect a USB drive, stop playback and “pull out” the USB connection.
2. HANGE MUSIC SOURCE DEVICE
It must be in the pause mode, to press the USB SELECT BUTTON you can select the other USB port, it will be no function when in
the play mode.
BASIC OPERATION
TRACKS KNOB has three functions as below:
1. TRACK SEARCH
When FOLDER LED is off, left turning the TRACK knob to backward search and forward search on the right turn. You can select the
desired up to 999 tracks in a folder.
* Turning the track knob counterclockwise will take you to the previous track.
* Turning the track knob clockwise will take you to the next track.
2. FOLDER SEARCH
When FOLDER LED is on, to select folder number by turning the TRACK knob. You can select the desired up to 999 folders.
* Turning the track knob counterclockwise will take you to the previous folder.
* Turning the track knob clockwise will take you to the next folder.
3. VIEW THE CONTENT OF TITLE
You can view the title content of Folder NAME/FILE NAME/TITLE
NAME/ARTIST/GENRE/BITRATE by each pressing the TRACK knob.
Displayed” Folder Name” is for folder contents.
Displayed” FILE NAME” is for file contents.
Displayed” TITLE NAME” is for title contents.
Displayed”ARTIST” is for artist contents.
Displayed”GENRE” is for genre contents.
Displayed bitrate contents directly.
Note: Each display for 20 sec. It will auto return to “TITLE NAME” when no action more than 20 sec.
BASIC OPERATION
FRAME SEARCH
This feature allows you to scroll through
a track frame by frame, allowing you to find and set a starting cue or loop
point. To use the scroll function you must first be in Pause Mode or Cue
Mode. Once you are in Pause or Cue mode, turn the JOG WHEEL in
PITCH mode to scroll through the track. Turning the wheel in a clockwise
direction will advance the frame search and turning the wheel in a counterclockwise direction rewinds the frame search. When you use the JOG
WHEEL the monitor function allows you to hear what you are scrolling
through. Once you reach your desired starting point you can set a cue
(starting) point by pressing the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON. Pressing the
CUE BUTTON will now return you to the point you just set.
AUTO CUE
Push the SGL/CTN button for more than 1 second to switch between normal and “auto cue” mode. This function will automatically set
a cue point to the first music note of each track.. If a new track is selected, a new CUE POLNT will be set to reflect the new starting point.
SETTING A CUE POINT
A cue point is the exact point playback will begin when the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON is pressed. A cue point may be created anywhere on a
music source device or in a track.You may press the IN BUTTON while the music is playing. This will set a CUE Point without music
interruption.
Pressing the CUE BUTTON will now return you to thesame point that you pressed the IN BUTTON. Pressing the CUE BUTTON will
now return you to this exact point.
(2)
You may also use the jog Wheel to set a cue point. While music is PAUSE or CUE mode and JOG WHEEL is in PITCH mode,
use the jog wheel to scroll through a track and find your desired starting point. Once you have found your desired CUE point press
the play Button to set your cue point. Pressing the cue Button will now return you to this exact point.
SEAMLLESS LOOP
1. CREATING AND PLAYING A SEAMLESS LOOP
A seamless loop is a sound loop that play s continuously without sound interruption. You can use this loop to create dramatic effect in
your mixing. This loop has no time limit and you could actually loop the entire length of the current folder. You can create a seamless
loop between two continuous points as below.
(1) Press PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON to activate playback mode.
(2) Press the IN BUTTON. This will set the starting point of the SEAMLESS LOOP. The IN BUTTON LED will glow
(3) Press the OUT BUTTON to set the ending point for your SEAMLESS LOOP. The IN BUTTON and OUT BUTTON LEDs will
immediately begin to flash rapidly, indicating the
SEAMLESS LOOP mode has been activated.
2. EXITING A LOOP
To exit a SEAMLESS LOOP, press the OUT BUTTON. The IN BUTTON and OUT BUTTON LEDs will remain on, but will stop
flashing. Music playback will resume normal play. The IN BUTTON, OUT BUTTON LEDs and RELOOP/LOOP indicator in the
LCD will remain on to remind you that a loop is stored in memory.
3. REPLAY LOOP
The RELOOP function allows you to return to your stored loop at any time. The IN BUTTON and OUT BUTTON LEDs will indicate
a loop is stored in memory, and may be played at any time. To replay the loop, press the RELOOP BUTTON. The IN BUTTON and
OUT BUTTON LEDs will again begin to flash indicating SEAMLESS LOOP mode has been activated and your stored loop will
immediately begin to play.
- When you use the Track Encoder to change songs, the previous CUE and LOOP memories will be erased, new CUE is set at the
beginning of the selected song.
- When you wait for the current song (song A) to finish, and play the next song (song B), the previous CUE and LOOP memories (of
Song A) are still kept, and when y ou press the CUE or RELOOP, it can go back to the CUE or LOOP of Song A. But, when play to
the next folder, the previous CUE and LOOP memories will be erased too.
4. EDITING A LOOP
You can edit your seamless loop, but you must first have created a seamless loop to edit. If you haven’t created a SEAMLESS
LOOP, follow the instructions in step 1 to create a loop.
There are three methods as below:
(1) Edit a seamless loop’s ending point
You can edit the end point of the loop to make your loop shorter or longer. Make sure the loop that you want to edit is not in RELOOP
mode. Pause in PITCH mode; turn the JOG WHEEL to make the loop shorter /longer. Press the OUT button to set the new ending point
of your loop and then press the RELOOP button to make the loop active.
(2) Edit a seamless loop’s starting point
You can edit the staring point of the loop to make your loop shorter without interrupting. Under the RELOOP mode, turn the JOG
WHEEL clockwise in PITCH mode to make the loop shorter. Please make sure the new starting point must before the ending point.
Press the IN button to set the new starting point of your loop.
(3) Reset a loop
You can reset a new loop under the play or pause mode, Whenever you find a more desired starting point press the IN button, the LED
of OUT button will go out, Find a new ending point and press the OUT button to set the ending point of your new loop.
STUTTER EFFECT
You can use your loop to create a stutter effect and it will add extra creativity to your performance.
Every time the RELOOP button is pressed, whether the loop is playing or not, it will restart the pre-programmed loop at once. You can
press RELOOP BUTTON repeatedly to create the stutter effect.
You can also repeat to tap the CUE/ button to create the stutter effect.
TAP BPM
AUTO BPM is the default mode when power on. You can switch Manual/Auto BPM by pressing the “TAP BPM” button.
Notice:
Switch manual BPM on just need one touch the button.
Switch Auto BPM on by pressing the “TAP BPM” button more than 2 sec. and then the LCD will display “AUTO BPM”.
There are two modes for BPM count as below:
1. Manual BPM: following the music tempo and press the “TAP BPM” button to count BPM value; from the auto BPM to manual
mode, the value won’t change until the correct BPM value is counted.
2. Auto BPM: counting BPM value automatically without pressing” TAP BPM” button.
SYSTEM SETTING
SETUP MODE：
Press the TIME button for more than 2 seconds to enter system setting mode. At this time, LCD display “PRESET” and the SETUP LED
will lit.
Note: System setting will be closed automatically when more than 10 seconds no function.
Turn the TRACK knob to scroll through the different submenus, you can adjust the setting by stopping on the desired submenu and pushing
the TRACK knob.
To exit the sy stem settings, you can turn the TRACK knob counterclockwise to PRESET submenu and then press the TRACK knob.
Once enter the SETUP mode you can browse the items by turning TRACK knob, and pressing TRACK knob to on or off item selection, see
more details of the different submenus and options as below:
PLAY MODE: This function allows you to choose single-track play or
Continuous track play (all tracks in order).
- The default setting is CONTINUOUS play.
AUTO CUE: This will indicate if the Auto Cue is on or off.
- The default setting is AUTO CUE on.
RELAY: Press the TRACK knob to switch the RELAY on and off.
RELAY: OFF-The left and right players will automatically be in the continuous play mode.
RELAY: ON-The left and right players will automatically be in the single play mode.
- The default setting is RELAY OFF.
Reset all: in the “Reset all?” section, this will reset all your programmed menus and restore the unit to its default settings. Press the
FOLDER knob will return all function setting to default setting automatically and then “reset OK” will display in the LCD.
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