Denon DN-HD2500 manual

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    PROFESSIONAL MEDIA PLA YER & CONTROLLER DN-HD2500 OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG MODE D’EMPLOI ISTRUZIONI PER L ’USO INSTRUCCIONES DE FUNCIONAMIENTO GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING BRUKSANVISNING 操作說明書[...]

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    IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ BEFORE OPERA TING EQUIPMENT This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards. There are, however , some installation and operation precautions which you should be particularly aware of. 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow a[...]

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    2 108 4 w r e t q u y Unit: mm Gerät: mm Unité: mm Unità: mm Unidad: mm Eenheid: mm Enhet: mm 單位: mm 132 57.2 482 465 o !1 !3 !5 !0 !9 @1 !7 !2 i !4 !6 @0 !8 @9 #3 #1 @6 #5 #7 #4 #6 #2 @8 #0 @7 @2 @4 @3 @5 7 x 10 hole Loch 7 x 10 Tr ou de 7 x 10 Foro 7x 10 Orificio de 7 x 10 Opening 7 x 10 Hål, 7 x 10 7 x 10 孔 SIDE P ANEL DIAGRAM / ÜBE[...]

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    NOTE ON USE / HINWEISE ZUM GEBRAUCH / OBSERV A TIONS RELA TIVES A L ’UTILISA TION / NOTE SULL ’USO / NOT AS SOBRE EL USO / AL VORENS TE GEBRUIKEN / OBSERVERA •A void high temperatures. Allow for sufficient heat dispersion when installed in a rack. •V ermeiden Sie hohe T emperaturen. Beachten Sie, daß eine ausreichend Luftzirkulation gewäh[...]

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    CAUTION: To completely disconnect this product from the mains, disconnect the plug from the wall socket outlet. The mains plug is used to completely interrupt the power supply to the unit and must be within easy access by the user . VORSICHT : Um dieses Gerät vollständig von der Stromversorgung abzutrennen, trennen Sie bitte den Netzstecker von d[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH 1 1 MAIN FEA TURES Congratulations on your new purchase of the DN-HD2500. The DN-HD2500 rack mount MEDIA player is equipped with a variety of advanced features, functions and rich performance for unlimited creativeness and showmanship. Features and Functions 1. Internal 40 GB HDD The DN-HD2500 includes an internal 40 GB HDD, large e[...]

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    2 ENGLISH ENGLISH 2 CONNECTIONS/INST ALLA TION (1) CONNECTIONS 1. T urn off the POWER switch. 2. Connect the RCA pin cords to the inputs on your mixer . CH6 Fader jack CH4 Fader jack DN-X900 DN-HD2500 3.5 mm stereo mini cord Deck2 Fader jack CH6 Input jack CH4 Input jack RCA Cord RCA Cord Deck1 Output jack Deck2 Output jack DN-D4500 External USB HD[...]

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    3 ENGLISH ENGLISH Keyboard 8 7 6 5 3 4 DN-HD2500 Front Panel Button 1 ↓ P ARAMETERS knob (Scroll Up) ↓ P ARAMETERS knob (Scroll Down) 2 ENTER Pushing P ARAMETERS knob ESC BACK button TA B Change Deck (Keyboard input) INSERT SOURCE button Windows PLA Y LIST button AL T NEXT FILE button 4. All types of USB devices q Operation of the USB device ma[...]

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    4 ENGLISH 3 PA RT NAMES AND FUNCTIONS q USB A terminal • Connect a mass storage device, USB keyboard or USB hub. w USB B terminal • Connect a computer . • MP3/W A V files and playlist files are transferred between the computer and the DN-HD2500. e Digital output terminals • Digital data is available from this terminals. •U s e 75 Ω /ohm[...]

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    5 ENGLISH @8 TA P, LOCK, AUTO/INPUT BPM button • T AP: When you push this button repeatedly , the Auto mode turns off and starts measuring your Beats Per Minute (BPM) by tapping. • LOCK: When this button is pressed once while the Auto BPM counter is operating, the data measured by the Auto BPM counter is locked. • AUTO: When pushing the T AP [...]

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    6 ENGLISH q Loop mode indicat ors • DN-HD2500 has Loop mode indicators which consist of A , B and two arrows. A and B marks indicate A and B points have been set. •T wo arrows indicate loop setting mode as follows. or Left arrow only on: Hot Start mode Both arrows on: Seamless Loop mode , Both arrows flashing: Seamless Loop Playing , Left arrow[...]

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    ENGLISH 7 4 SELECTING FILES The DN-HD2500 offers two types of playback modes, as described below . • File Playback mode MP3/W A V files are searched for and selected by artist name, album name, genre, year , BPM, etc., and played in units of files. • Playlist Playback mode Playlists created and edited by the user are searched for and selected a[...]

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    1st Search mode Search mode Artist Y ear T itle 8 ENGLISH 2 File Playback mode In this mode you search for MP3/W A V files on the devices and select them for playback. One of the search modes below can be used. T wo modes can be combined for greater precision. Artist Album T itle Genre Y ear BPM File Name Album 2nd Search mode Album BPM – T itle [...]

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    9 ENGLISH 4 Procedure for exiting the clearing mode (saving the playlist) q At the file search window on the right side, turn the P ARAMETERS knob or JOG disc and select “Exit & Save” at the top of the list. w Press the knob again to enter the selection. The window for entering the playlist name* appears on the left of the screen. Input the[...]

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    ✽ All displayed A~ Z 10 ENGLISH 2 T ext search Use this procedure to search for titles and albums in the file search or playlist search mode by first letter or by character strings. For example, to select the desired artist name from a list, you can press and turn the P ARAMETERS knob and display only artist names beginning with a specific letter[...]

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    ENGLISH 11 • Each push of the PLA Y/P AUSE button switches between playback and pause. PLA Y/P AUSE button illuminates solid green during playback and flashes in pause. • When the PLA Y/P AUSE button is pushed during play , the DN-HD2500 pauses playback at that point. Push PLA Y/P AUSE button once again and playback resumes. • Playback will p[...]

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    12 ENGLISH Next File playback start t When the PLA Y/P AUSE button is pushed, the current playback is stopped and playback of the next file starts. ✽ The currently playing file can be faded out when starting to play a different file. The fade out time can be selected at ⁄5 PRESET “(4) Next File CFade”. • If the PLA Y/P AUSE button is not [...]

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    [Start the Scratching] w When SCRA TCH is selected as the JOG MODE and JOG disc is turned by hand, the sound is scratched. 13 ENGLISH 7 SCRA TCH q , w w , e Y ou can Scratch MP3 or W A V files. 1 Set the JOG mode q Push the JOG MODE button to set JOG disc to scratch mode. The JOG MODE button light up in orange. 2 3 [Stop the Scratching] e When the [...]

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    14 ENGLISH 6 Stutter • A1 and A2 points can be also used for Stutter playback. t To enable stutter playback, push FLIP button for A1/A2 buttons, then “ ” display turns off. Press the FLIP button to switch between the Hot Start/Seamless Loop and Stutter modes. • If the device has been changed in the file playback mode or if the playlist has [...]

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    t When the T AP button is pushed again, the BPM manual input mode is saved and the BPM is locked to that value. MANUAL INPUT The known BPM can be dialed in directly by the numerical value. e The BPM manual input mode is available when the T AP button is pushed for more than 2 sec. “Manual In” is displayed is the screen. r Y ou can input BPM val[...]

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    16 ENGLISH FLANGER OFF i When the FLANGER button is pressed, the flanger parameter selection mode is set. If the FLANGER button is pressed again, the flanger function is turned off. 2 -3 FIL TER OFF !2 When the FIL TER button is pressed, the filter parameter selection mode is set. If the FIL TER button is pressed again, the filter function is turne[...]

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    17 ENGLISH ENGLISH 11 PLA TTER EFFECT 3 -1 Start the REVERSE playback y The REVERSE function can be turned on and reverse playback start by pushing the REVERSE button during playback. 1 -1 BRAKE Simulates a winding-down sound of a turntable coming to a full stop slowly . Set the BRAKE mode q The BRAKE function can be turned on by pushing the BRAKE [...]

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    18 ENGLISH ENGLISH 12 MEMO (Custom Setting Memory) The setting information can be stored in the file. The stored information can be called out of the memory at later time, making it easy to prepare for your mixing. 1. About MEMO For the memo function, the data that can be stored in the memo differs according to the playback mode. q For the file pla[...]

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    19 ENGLISH ENGLISH With the DN-HD2500, when inputting characters for playlist names, etc., the characters can be input either using the P ARAMETERS knob or from a keyboard. • Inputting using the P ARAMETERS knob Characters can be input by turning and pressing the P ARAMETERS knob. • Inputting using the keyboard Characters can be input efficient[...]

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    20 ENGLISH ENGLISH The DN-HD2500 offers the utilities described below . • File Edit MP3/W A V files stored on the HDD can be deleted. Note that MP3/W A V files are deleted from the HDD when they are removed from the database, so be careful when doing so. • Playlist Edit Playlists can be edited, created and deleted. The main functions: q Edit: T[...]

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    21 ENGLISH ENGLISH • Deleting playlists 1 Deleting playlists q At the top menu in the Utility mode, turn the P ARAMETERS knob or JOG disc and select “Playlist Delete”. Press the knob again to enter . w The unit is set to the mode for deleting playlists. 2 Selecting the device q A list of the currently connected devices (with database) is disp[...]

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    22 ENGLISH ENGLISH • Creating temporary databases Use this procedure to create a database searchable by file name only . This database can be created faster than a full database. Searching using ID3 T ag data is not possible. 1 Creating temporary databases q At the top menu in the Utility mode, turn the P ARAMETERS knob or JOG disc and select “[...]

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    23 ENGLISH ENGLISH 15 PRESET 1. Preset mode q When in the standby or pause mode, press and hold in the PRESET button for at least 1 second to enter the preset mode. w Use the P ARAMETERS knob to select the preset item. e Select the item and press the P ARAMETERS knob to set the preset item to be changed. r Next, turn the P ARAMETERS knob. The prese[...]

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    MP3 Format 24 ENGLISH ENGLISH NOTE: • Depending on the type of MP3 encoding software, with some files noise may be generated or it may not be possible to play the file. • Recordings you make are for your personal use and should not be used in ways infringing upon the copyright holder as per copyright laws. MP3/W A V FORMA T COMP A TIBLE FILES 1[...]

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