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™
CDI-500
Featuring:
S S a a m m p p l l i i n n g g
User Guide
and Reference Manual
4295 Charter Street
Los Angeles Ca. 90058
Rev. 4/05
www.AmericanAudio.us
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CONTENTS SAFETY REGULATIONS.........................................................................................................................3 ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS................................................................................................................4 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.......................................................................................................................5 VOLTAGE SELECTOR.........................................................
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION CAUTION IMPORTANT SAFETY ITEMS FOR 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 NOTE: BLADES CAN BE CAREFULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE This CD player uses a semiconductor laser. It is recommended for use in a room at the follow- ing temperature: 41˚F - 95˚F / 5˚C - 35˚C CAUTION: USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OTHER WARNING: THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN
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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 I. Read Instructions - All the safety and operat- Line Voltage Selection ing instructions should be read before the CD • The desired voltage may be set with the Player is operated. The safety and operating VOLTAGE SELECTOR switch on the rear instructions should be saved for future panel (using a flat head screw driver). reference. • Do not force the VOLTAGE SELECTOR 2. Heed Warnings - All warnings on the CD switch as this may cause damage Player and in the
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UNPACKING Every CDI-500™ 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 CD player for any damage and be sure all equipment necessary to operate the CD player 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. P
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MAIN FEATURES • 8 times over sampling 1 bit D/A converter • Music Master tempo • Auto cue • Real Time Scratch Play • 1/75th second frame search • Reverse Play • Real time cue (“Cue on the Fly”) • Pan Effect • 8 different speed scan (4 Forward/4 Reverse) • Skid Effect • Pitch display • Filter Effect • Digital RCA coaxial output • Phase Effect • Large bright LCD display can be viewed from wide angles. • Echo Effect • Fader “Q” Start Control (a) • Flanger Eff
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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 CDI-500™ was shipped with the following: 1) CDI-500™ Professional CD player. 2) Operating instructions (this booklet)
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS 30 1 Figure 3 2 29 28 3 27 4 5 26 25 6 24 23 7 22 21 8 20 9 19 18 10 17 11 16 12 13 15 14 A. TOP UNIT CONTROLS (FIGURE 3) amount of pitch manipulation and 100% will allow 1. PITCH PERCENTAGE SELECTOR - Press the most amount of pitch manipulation. To adjust this button to choose any pitch range percent- ages of 4%, 8%, 16%, and 100%. See page 26 to the different values please see page 26. for more details. 4. BEAT SELECT BUTTONS - These buttons' are used to
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) and manually set a tracks BPM. Occasionally the ton will give a maximum of -100% pitch. Use this built-in BPM meter may not function as desired. function to slow to another playing music source. This button allows you to override the internal beat Be sure to notice that this function is a momentary clock and manually set a tracks BPMs. To manu- pitch adjustment, for a more precise adjustment ally set the BPMs; tap this button a few times to use the PIT
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) samples or cue points can then be recalled at any CUE button it instantly returns to the CUE POINT. time even when the disc has been removed and You can also tap the CUE button to create a BOP replaced at a later time. See System Memory on EFFECT (for definition of BOP EFFECT, see page 23. page 24). 17. PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON - Each press of the 21. FX SEL. (SELECT) BUTTON - The effects PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON causes the operation to are located on two differ
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) turn the knob in either direction, the faster your search. 29. PARAMETER TIME - This knob is used to adjust the parameter time value. 30. LCD DISPLAY - This high quality LCD dis- play indicates all the functions, as they are occur- ring. This display is viewable at several comfort- able angles (see page 8). The display ICONS will be explained in the section D. ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-500™ Instruction Manual Page 12
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) Figure 4 31 2 3 0 V 1 1 5 V A C I N ~ P O W E R A U D I O O U T D I G I T A L R E L A Y O N O F F O U T 36 35 34 33 32 Figure 5 37 Audio’s “Q” series mixers. B. REAR PANEL (FIGURE 4) 35. DIGITAL OUT - Use this connection to create 31. VOLTAGE SELECTOR - Because power sup- near perfect copies of your disc to a Mini disc, CD- plies vary from location to location we have R, or any other digital recording device. incorporated a selectable voltage switch
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) 54 38 39 53 40 52 51 41 50 42 49 43 Figure 6 48 44 47 45 46 47. REMAIN INDICATOR - When "REMAIN" D. LCD DISPLAY PANEL (FIGURE 6) is indicated in the LCD DISPLAY (30) the TIME 38. PAUSE INDICATOR - This indicator will glow DESCRIBED (44, 45, & 46) in the LCD will define when the drive is in pause mode. the current track's remaining time. 39. MEMORY BUCKET INDICATOR - This indi- 48. TOTAL/REMAIN INDICATOR - When TOTAL cator serves two functions. The b
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BASIC OPERATIONS 1. LOADING/EJECTING DISCS The CDI-500™ 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 (15), 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 y
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 3. STARTING PLAYBACK - Figure 11 Insert an audio CD as described on page 15 (LOADING/EJECTING DISCS). Pressing the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (17) with an audio CD loaded will immediately start playback. The PLAY (54) 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 (20) i
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 8. SCANNING (FAST FORWARD / FAST REVERSE) This function gives you a fast search through a disc or track. Turn the SEARCH KNOB (13) in clockwise direction for fast forward or turn the wheel counterclock- wise for fast reverse. You can scan in four different forward and four different reverse speeds depending on how much you rotate the knob. Figure 13 9. SETTING and STORING a CUE POINT: Setting A Cue Point: A cue point is the exact point playback will begin when the PL
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) Storing A Cue Point: Once you have set your CUE Point by one of the two means listed on page 17, you may store your cue point in one of the BANK BUTTONS (12). Once you store this cue point in memory you may recall it at any time and you may even recall memory if the disc has been removed or power had been disconnected, see SYSTEM MEMORY on page 23. You may store a maximum of four cue points per a disc and maximum of 508 cue points can be saved in unit's memory. The
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 3) Press the OUT BUTTON (24) to set the ending point for your SEAMLESS LOOP (Figure 20). The IN BUTTON (26) and OUT BUTTON (24) LEDs will immediately begin to flash rapidly, indicating the SEAMLESS LOOP mode has been activated. LCD LOOP INDICATORS - During a seamless loop, the LOOP (50) and RELOOP (49) INDICATORS will turn on in the LCD DISPLAY (30) indicating a loop is active. Figure 20 EXITING A LOOP - To exit a SEAMLESS LOOP, press the OUT BUTTON (24). The
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 12. Using the Built In Sampler: Your CDI-500™ comes with an advanced built in sampler. You may store up to four samples in the four BANK BUTTONS (12). Once again please note you may only store either a CUE POINT or a SAMPLE into a BANK BUTTON (12), not both. Your sample can be a maximum of 6.5 seconds in length. A sample can be recalled while a CD is playing, while the CD drive is in PAUSE MODE, you may even play a sample when the CD has been removed. You may play
