Basic Operation - Numark HDX Quick Start Owner's Manual

BASIC OPERATION

Playback from CD
To play back material from the HDX you must first select the source you would like to play. Begin by pressing
down on the track select knob to go to the SOURCE SELECT menu as shown below.
Source Select
X CD
HD by Artist
HD by Track
Items that are currently available will be indicated with a check mark while unavailable items will show an X
next to them. In the image above, no CD was loaded into the HDX, so the CD option is shown with an X next
to it. After loading an audio CD this display will appear as shown below.
Source Select
Audio CD
HD by Artist
HD by Track
To play an inserted CD, highlight "Audio CD" or "Data CD" and press the track knob to select it. At that point
you will be shown a list of tracks on the CD. To cue a particular song, just highlight it in the list and press the
track knob. The song will then be cued and ready to play by pressing PLAY or STUTTER. Pressing the track
knob again at this point will take you back to the main playback screen.
If the CD is found by the onboard Gracenote
information will be shown on the display.
Playback from the hard drive
Go to the SOURCE SELECT menu as shown above. You then have the option of displaying the contents of the
hard drive organized by Artist, Track, BPM, Album, Genre, or Playlist. The process for selecting a track based
on artist, track title, album or genre are essentially the same, so we'll just cover it based on the assumption
that you want to select a song by the artist's name.
If you choose "Artist" you will see a screen that looks something like this:
*| 2Pac
#| 50 Cent
A| 7 Seconds
B| AC/DC
To locate the desired artist, choose the first letter of the artist you're looking for in the left column and press
the track selection knob, or select the asterisk to display a list of all artists in alphabetic order. If the artist's
name begins with a number, select the pound sign. Once you press the track select knob you will then be
shown a list of all of the artists starting with the letter you selected. Highlight the desired artist and press the
track knob and you will be able to choose which track by that artist you wish to play.
To select songs based on tempo (BPM) choose "HD by BPM", then select the BPM range you're looking for. To
play songs in a certain playlist, select "HD Playlists", then choose the playlist you want to play.
Tip: You can always get back to the main playback screen by repeatedly pressing the DSPLY/BACK
button.
Tip: To make sure your audio files are organized properly in the HDX it is important that your mp3
files contain proper ID3 tag information. Use your favorite mp3 organization software to enter in
the correct file characteristics (artist, title, album, genre, track number and year)
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Music Recognition database, the appropriate artist and song
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