Operation Manual

 Responding to Questions

When DDS needs to send you a messsage or ask

you a question it will do so with a Dialog. If a

response is required the options will appear in the

Menu Bar. Select the desired option to answer the

question and the Dialog will close, returning you to

whatever you were doing.

In this example, DDS is responding to the DJ's

command to clear all tracks from the Crate by

checking if he is really sure.

 Changing Settings

A Dialog can be used to change settings, in which

case each setting is shown with the active setting

highlighted. Its value can be changed simply by

rotating the Push Select knob - some settings have

a textual description for each value, others have a

sliding bar. To change a different setting, press the

Push Select knob. Keep pressing to cycle through

all the settings in turn. Settings usually take effect

immediately.

In this example the DJ is changing the mode settings for Deck A.

 Entering Text

A text entry box is used whenever you need to get some text into DDS, for example while searching for

a track or naming a playlist. Unlike other kinds of settings the text entry box has its own menu which

works along with the Push Select knob to make it easy to enter text with or without a keyboard. A

highlighted box on the right shows the character which you are about to enter and the menu can be

used to delete the previous character (Delete), insert a space (Space), switch between lower and upper

case (Caps), and finsh entering text (Done).

If you have a USB keyboard connected to your DDS you can simply type text straight into a text entry

box. This is the fastest way to enter text. Use the left and right cursor keys to move around within the

text you have entered. The Enter and Tab keys complete text entry the same as the Done menu

option.

If you do not have a keyboard connected you can enter characters using the Push Select knob. Rotate

left or right to move through each letter, numeral and symbol. To fix the desired character press the

Push Select knob. When you're finished, select Done.