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CK 800Mp3
Featuring:
User Guide
and Reference Manual
4295 Charter Street
Los Angeles Ca. 90058
www.AmericanAudio.us
4/07
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CONTENTS Important InformatIon..................................................................................................................3 Safety regulatIonS.........................................................................................................................4 electrIcal precautIonS................................................................................................................5 Safety InStructIonS.........................................................
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ImPORTANT INFORmATION IMPORTANT SAFETY ITEMS FOR CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT USE THIS U.S.A. & CANADA MODEL ONLY (POLARIZED) PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES NOTE: CAN BE CAREFULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE This CD player uses a semiconductor laser. It EXPOSURE is recommended for use in a room at the fol- lowing temperature: 41˚F - 95˚F / 5˚C - 35˚C CAUTION: USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT
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ELECTRICAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK). intended to alert the user to the presence of important presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS operat
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Line Voltage Selection I. Read Instructions - All the safety and oper- ating instructions should be read before • The desired voltage may be set with the you operate the system. The safety and VOLTAGE SELECTOR switch on the rear operating instructions should be saved panel (using a flat head screw driver). for future reference. • Do not force the VOLTAGE SELECTOR switch as this may cause damage 2. Heed Warnings - All warnings on the system • If the VOLTA
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UNPACKING Every CK 800Mp3 System has been thoroughly tested and has been shipped in perfect operating condition. Carefully check the shipping carton for damage that may have occurred during shipping. If the carton appears to be damaged, carefully inspect your system for any damage and be sure all equipment necessary to operate the system has arrived intact. In the event damage has been found or parts are missing, please contact our toll free customer support number for further instructions.
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mAIN FEATURES • Plays Mp3, CD, and CD-R Discs • Auto cue • Sleep Mode (c) • Selectable Single or Continuous Play • 1/75th second frame search • Real time cue (“Cue on the Fly”) • Pitch display • Digital RCA coaxial output • Large bright LCD display can be viewed from wide angles. • Fader “Q” Start Control (a) • Digital Anti-Shock • Jog Wheel Pitch Bend +/-100% • RELAY (Flip-Flop Playback) (b) • Aux Input • Cue Mixing • High output to headphones
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SET-UP FOR BEST CD-R DISC PLAYBACK RESULTS IN THIS CD PLAYER PLEASE FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES: 1. High quality CD-R Audio discs (should conform to the standards of the Orange Book 2). 2. Use a high quality bit rate when recording discs. (At least 160kbps) 3. Record discs in the slowest speed possible. (i.e. 2x or 4x speed) 1. Checking the Contents Be sure your CK 800Mp3 was shipped with the following: 1) CK 800Mp3 Professional CD player/mixer. 2) Operating instructions (this boo
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS CD PLAYER Figure 3 1 16 15 2 3 14 13 4 5 12 6 11 7 10 8 9 A. TOP UNIT CONTROLS (F IGURE 3) 1. EJECT FUNCTION - Pressing this will eject set adjustment and will remain set until the pitch the CD. The eject function will only when the unit slider is moved or the pitch function has been is in pause or cue mode, this is to prevent acci- turned off. This adjustment can be made with dentally ejecting the disc when in play mo
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) CD PLAYER A. The jog wheel will act as a frame search con- can be changed between 4%, 8%, and 16%. 4% trol when the CD is in pause or cue mode, pitch percentage can be changed between 4%, allowing you to set a cue point. will allow the least amount of pitch manipulation B. The wheel also works as a pitch bend during and 16% will allow the most amount of pitch Playback. Turning the wheel clockwise will manipulation.
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) CD PLAYER 14. SEARCH BUTTONS - This search button allows you to quick- ly scan backwards through a track. This search button allows you to quick- ly scan forwards through a track. 15. TRACK BUTTONS - This button is used to select a track. Tapping this button will forward skip to the next track, holding down this button will rapidly forward skip through the tracks. This button is used to selec
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) mIxER 17 18 19 29 28 20 27 26 21 22 23 24 25 17. SOURCE SELECTOR SWITCH - These 5. Repeat this step for all channels switches are used to select the input source 20. CHANNEL EQUALIzER - All of the channels assigned to each channel. Each channel may only include a three-band signal EQ. These controls be assigned one input source at a time. are used to increase or decrease the LOW’s, 18. AUx INPUT - This Aux inp
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) mIxER another will vary the output signals of channels applied to a channel signal. one and two respectively. When the crossfader CHANNEL BASS CONTROL - This knob is is set in the center position, the output signals of used to adjust the low frequency levels of a chan- both the channels one and channels two will be nel allowing for a maximum bass gain of +12dB even. or maximum signal decrease of -30dB. Turning
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) FRONT & REAR PANEL Figure 4 30 31 32 Figure 5 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 B. FRONT PANEL (FIGURE 4) C. REAR PANEL (FIGURE 5) 30. TRANSPORT TRAY 1 - This tray is used 33. BALANCED xLR mASTER OUTPUTS to load and unload a compact disc. The tray JACKS - The Master Output includes a pair of is opened and closed by pressing the oPEn/ XLR Balanced jacks as well as a pair of rca CLOSE BUTTON (1). Never attempt to force the u n Balanced j ack S
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) FRONT & REAR PANEL 42. POWER CONNECTOR - This connection is 36. RCA mASTER OUTPUTS - The RCA jacks used to connect your main power. Be sure that send a low current unbalanced output signal. your local power matches the unit’s required These jacks should only be used for shorter power. NEVER REMOVE THE GROUND PRONG cable runs to signal processors or looping to FROM THE POWER CABLE, DOING SO MAY another mixer. For cable runs greater than
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) CD PLAYER LCD Figure 6 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 54 51 52 53 D. LCD DISPLAY PANEL (FIGURE 6) 50. LOOP - This icon will glow when you are in 43. PLAY/PAUSE INDICATOR - Either the play loop mode. or pause indicator will glow depending which mode you are in. 51. PITCH mETER - This meter will display the pitch percentage applied by the pItch SlIder 44. CUE INDICATOR - This indicator will glow (4). when the unit is in CUE or mode
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BASIC OPERATIONS 1. LOADING/EJECTING DISCS The CK 800Mp3 can only play 3 inch and regular 5 inch CDs. When loading a CD into the player always hold the disc by it edge). Load the disc label side up and never touch the signal surface (the glossy side). To remove a disc from the player press the eject Button (1) , see Figure 7. CAUTION: • NEVER attempt to load any other objects besides 3" and 5" CDs. • NEVER attempt to load more than one disc at a time. Doing so may result in sever damage to
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 3. STARTING PLAYBACK - Figure 10 Load an audio CD as describe on page 17 (loadIng/ejectIng dIScS ). Pressing the play/pauSe Button (11) with an audio CD loaded will immediate- ly start playback. The play (43) indicator will glow as soon as playback begins. The point at which playback starts (cue point) will automatically be stored in the memory as the cue point. The unit will return to this cue point (the point at which playback started) when the cue Button (12) is
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 8. SETTING A CUE POINT A cue point is the exact point playback will begin when the play/pauSe button (11) is pressed. You may set your cue points anywhere on a disc or in a track. There are three (3) ways to set and create a CUE point as detailed in figures 13 and 14. 1) You may press the In Button (10) on the fly (while the disc is playing). This will set a CUE Point without music interruption. Pressing the cue Button (12) will now return you to the same point
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 9. CREATING AND PLAYING A SEAmLESS LOOP A seamless loop is a sound loop that plays 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 disc. You create a seamless loop between two continuous points of a disc. 1) Press play/pauSe Button (11) to activate playback mode. Figure 15 2) Press the In Button (10) . This will set the starting
