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Operating Instructions
DIGI-PRO
Professional Dual CD Player
Featuring:
FLIPFLOP
American Audio®
4295 Charter Street
Los Angeles Ca. 90058
Revised 9/01
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CONTENTS CAUTIONS REGARDING HANDLING.......................................................................................................3 PRODUCT INFORMATION........................................................................................................................5 CUSTOMER SUPPORT ............................................................................................................................6 SET-UP....................................................................
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ELECTRICAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK NOTE: This CD player uses a semiconductor DO NOT USE THIS (POLARIZED) PLUG WITH laser. It is recommended for use in a room AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE, OR at the following temperature: 41˚F - 95˚F / OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN 5˚C - 35˚C BE CAREFULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE CAUTION: 1. Handle the power supply cord carefully. Do ATTENTION: POUR PREVENIR LES CHOCS not damage or deform; it may cause
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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 The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC 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 opera
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PRODUCT INFORMATION I. Heat - The CD player should be situated This unit has been thoroughly tested and has away from heat sources such as radiators, been shipped in perfect operating condition. heat registers, stoves, or other appliances Carefully check the shipping carton for damage (including amplifiers) that produce heat. that may have occurred during shipping. If the carton appears to be damaged, carefully inspect 2. Do not let insecticides, benzene, or thinner
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CUSTOMER SUPPORT Customer Support: American Audio® provides a toll free customer support line, to provide set up help and to answer any question should you encounter problems during your set up or initial operation. You may also visit us on the web at www.americandj.com for any comments or suggestions. For service related issue please contact American Audio®. Service Hours are Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacifi c Standard Time. Voice: (800) 322-6337 Fax: (323) 582-2610
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MAIN FEATURES 8 times over sampling 1 bit D/A converter Filter Effect 20 Seconds Digital Anti-Shock Protection 2 Coast Effect 4 Programmable Cue Points or Samples Auto cue Function (Sensitive to -48dB) Reverse Playback (Unlimited) Real-time Cue (“Cue on the Fly”) Selectable Time Display 4 different speed scan S/PDIF Digital Audio RCA Coaxial Output 30 Programmable Tracks Fader “Q” Start Control (a) Bop Effect (b) Flip-Flop (Relay P
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS - REMOTE UNIT 4 14 15 16 2 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 17 1 3 10 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 A. TOP UNIT CONTROLS (FIGURE 3) 1. FILTER/COAST/ADJUST - This button allow 3. FILTER - This button activates the FILTER you to change the FILTER and Coast values. effect. This effect simulates the sudden platter With the FILTER/COAST/ADJUST button select- stop of a turntable. Almost like pressing the stop ed (on) the FILTER value is one second and the bu
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS - REMOTE UNIT CONT. will continue to play in reverse until it returns to function also operates in PROGRAM and FLIP the beginning of the disc. When the REV/PLAY FLOP modes. In program mode the continuous effect is selected a number 3 will appear in the function will play all tracks in a program, than LCD (14), indicating REV/PLAY is active. See return to cue mode on the first track in the reverse play on page 24. program. When using two units in Flip-Flop mod
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS - REMOTE UNIT CONT. described in the next section. search control when the unit is in pause or cue mode allowing you to set a specific cue 15. (-) PITCH BEND - The (-) pitch bend function point or find a particular starting point. creates a momentary “Slow Down” in the CD’s B. The inner wheel also works as a momentary pitch speed (Beats per minute - BPM) when the pitch bend during playback. Turning the wheel PITCH (7) function is activat
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS - REMOTE UNIT CONT. another, that disc too will have a +2% pitch. The change from play to pause or from pause to amount of pitch being applied will be displayed in play. While in play mode the green play LED will the LCD (14). Use this slider to match the BPM’s glow, and while in pause mode the green play of this unit to that of another music source. By LED will flash. changing the pitch of one disc with respect to the 30. RELOOP/BOP BUTTON - This button serv
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS - PLAYER UNIT 35 36 37 38 39 SCRATCH BOX DIGITAL SCRATCH BOX DIGITAL INPUT OUT INPUT OUT AC INPUT 115/230 V, 50/60 Hz CONNECT TO CONNECT TO AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT CONTROL 2 CONTROL 1 Voltage Selector R L R L CAUTION 2 RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK 1 115V 230V DO NOT OPEN 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 B. TRANSPORT UNIT (FIGURES 3) Open/Close) - This button is used to open and 35. DRIVE 1 TRANSPORT TRAY - This tray is close the drive 2 transport tray. NOTE: When
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS - PLAYER UNIT 41. DRIVE 2 REMOTE JACK - Connect the result in sever damage to the unit. Be sure the supplied 8 pin din cable from this jack to the local power matches the unit’s required power. remote control's channel 2 remote connector. 46. SCRATCH BOX INPUT (Drive 1)- This jack This will allow you to control the player functions is used to receive the digital Scratch Box signal. with the remote unit. Use the included stereo mini plugs to connect the 42.
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LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY (LCD) LCD DISPLAY 69 68 67 66 65 64 63 50 51 62 52 53 61 s 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Figure 6 C. LCD DISPLAY (FIGURE 6) 50. FUNCTION INDICATORS - These indicators 59) When the ELAPSE indicator is displayed in serve two functions; Indicators 1-3 detail which the LCD (14), the time defined will refer to a single effect is active, Indicators 6-9 detail a cue point track's elapsed time. The time mode is changed stored in memory. by the tapping on the TIME BUTTON (5). 51. CUE
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LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY (LCD) CONT. 58, & 59). As with the TIME METER (57, 58, & is in direct reference to the TIME METER (57, 59), this bar is also dependent on the selected 58, & 59). When the TOTAL REMAIN indicator is time function TOTAL REMAIN (66), REMAIN (62) displayed in the LCD (14), the time defined will OR ELAPSE (56). This bar will begin to flash refer to a disc's total remaining time. The time when 15 seconds of a track remain and will mode is changed by tapping on TIME BUTTON b
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BASIC OPERATIONS 1. OPENING AND CLOSING THE DISC TRAY/LOADING DISCS 5 in. / 12cm disc This is an electronic operation and can only work when the power is on. Press the OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON (10) to open or close the disc tray. Pressing the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (29), will also automatically close the tray if it is open and immediately cue any CD that is in it. If the transport tray is left open for more than 60 seconds it will close automatically to prevent accidental damage to the transport. Agai
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 8. FRAME SEARCH This feature allows you to scroll through a track to set a cue, starting sample, or loop point. To use the scroll function you must first be in Pause Mode or Cue Mode. Once you are in Pause or Cue mode, use your finger tip to turn the JOG WHEEL (19) to scroll through the track (figure 9). Turning the wheel in a clockwise direction will advance the frame search and turning the wheel in a counter-clockwise direction rewinds the frame search. When yo
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 11. PITCH ADJUSTMENTS: This function will increase or decrease a tracks playback speed or "PITCH," this is not a momentary change as in "PITCH BENDING" (see page 19). The maximum pitch bend percentage allowed is +/-16%. The PITCH SLIDER (21) is used to decrease or increase the playback pitch. If the slider is move up (towards the top of the unit) the pitch will decrease, if the slider is moved down (towards the bottom of the unit) the pitch will increase. The PITCH
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 12. PITCH BEND: This function will momentarily increase or decrease a tracks playback speed. There are two ways to operate this function with the (-) & (+) PITCH BUTTONS (25) or with the JOG WHEEL (19). The maximum pitch bend percentage allowed is +/- 16%. The pitch bend function will work in conjunction with the PITCH SLIDER (23) pitch setting. The PITCH SLIDER (23) adjustment can be changed to range from +/-8%, +/-12%, or +/-16% (See changing "PITCH SLIDER PERCENT
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 13. SETTING and STORING a CUE POINT: Setting A Cue Point: A cue point is the exact point playback will begin when the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (29) is pressed. A cue point may be anywhere on a disc or in a track. You may set and store up to five independent cue points per disk. Four cue points are stored in the CUE MEMORY BUTTONS (6) and one in the IN REAL-TIME CUE BUTTON (26). Once a cue point is set it may be recalled at any time during normal playback. Figures 18 and 19
