Operation Manual

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13. SAVE BUTTON - This button can be used in a number of ways:
a. Press the button to activate memory mode (LED will glow) press your desired bank
button to store your CUE point or playing loop.
b. To store your loops and cue points that are saved in the BANKS to the system
memory for next time, press and hold the SAVE button for 2 seconds
c. RECALL MEMORY: The MPCD-X3 can store 2000 programmed cue points in 500
tracks for CD and 4 programmed cue points per track in the USB device. These
setting may be recalled at any time, even when an audio source has been removed
and loaded at a later time. To recall the bank memory with CD/USB device:
i. Turn the TRACK knob to select the track with the BANKS and “Load Cues?”
will be indicated on the VFD screen. Press MIDI PLAYER A (Y) to load or
press MIDI PLAYER B (N) not to load.
ii. Press the SAVE button (LED on) and turn the TRACK knob to select the
TRACK with BANKS that you would like to recall.
14. CLEAR BUTTON - Press CLEAR button (LED on) or hold the CLEAR button to select the
BANK buttons you would like to clear.
15. PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON – Pressing PLAY/PAUSE button will start the track instantly.
Pressing this button again will pause the current track.
16. CUE BUTTON – Can be used in a number of ways:
a. Pressing the CUE button during playback immediately stops the current track and
returns the music to the last set cue point.
b. In pause mode pressing and holding the CUE button plays the track from the last
set CUE point. Releasing CUE button will return the track to the last set CUE point.
c. Pressing and hold Cue will start the track. If PLAY/PAUSE button is pressed during
this time the track will continue to play when CUE button is released.
17. CUE PLAY BUTTON - Press CUE PLAY button to return to the last cue point and
continue playing immediately. You can also tap the button to create a BOP effect.
18. SEARCH BUTTONS – Press the button to quickly scan backwards through the
track or press the button to quickly scan forward through the track.
19. NEXT TRACK BUTTON - While either playing a track or in pause mode, press this
button to search for the next track you want to play on that unit. NEXT TRACK indicators
will flash and you can turn the FOLDER and TRACK knob to search for the next track you
want. Press the PRESET button to confirm your next track.
20. TRACK KNOB - This knob has three functions:
a. You can use it to select the next or previous track by turning the knob forwards or
backwards.
b. Holding down and turning the knob forwards or backwards will rapidly skip through
the tracks on your CD or USB memory by 10 tracks per click.
c. Press track knob to read the ID3 tags on the file name. Switch between: Track
name / Title / Artist / Album / Genre on the VFD.
21. REV BUTTON - Activate reverse function to play the track or sampler in reverse.
Pressing this button again will deactivate this effect.
22. FOLDER KNOB - Turn FOLDER knob to search the desired folder.
23. EJECT BUTTON - Pressing the EJECT button will eject the current CD (Note: The EJECT
function will only work when the unit is in cue or pause mode (this is to prevent
accidentally ejecting the disc when in play mode).