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Operating Instructions
DCD-PRO310
Professional Dual CD Player
F L I P F L O P
4295 Charter Street
Los Angeles Ca. 90058
www.americandj.com
1/05
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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 at AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE, OR the following temperature: 41˚F - 95˚F / 5˚C - OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN 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 e
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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 radia- been shipped in perfect operating condition. tors, heat registers, stoves, or other appli- Carefully check the shipping carton for damage ances (including amplifiers) that produce that may have occurred during shipping. If heat. the carton appears to be damaged, carefully inspect your unit for any damage. Be sure all 2
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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.americanaudio.us 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. Pacific Standard Time. Voice: (800) 322-6337 Fax: (323) 582-29
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MAIN FEATURES • 8 Times Over Sampling 1 Bit D/A Converter • Jog Wheel Pitch Bend (b) • 60 Second Transport Protection (a) • Single or Continuous Play • 10+ Track Skipping • Selectable Time Display • Fader "Q" Start Control (c) • Auto Cue • Pitch Display • Flip Flop™ (Relay Playback) (d) • S/PDIF Digital Output for each Player • Pitch Control and Bend • Reads CD and CD-R Media (+/-4%, +/-8%, or +/-16%) • Repeat in Single Mode • 4 Speed Search (a) 60 SECOND TRANSPORT PROTECT
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS - REMOTE UNIT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 S I N G L E S I N G LE T OT AL T OT AL R E M A I N R EM A I N T R A C K M S F T R A C K M S F S G L S G L C T N C T N T I M E P I T C H T I M E P I T C H Figure 3 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 1 1 10 9 Figure 4 22 21 20 REMOTE CONTROL - FACE (FIGURE 3) 1. JOG WHEEL - The jog wheel serves two functions depending on the current operating mode: A. The jog wheel will act as a slow frame search control when the unit is in pause or cue mode
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS - REMOTE UNIT (CONT) function is activated. The slider is a set adjustment and will remain set until the pitch slider is moved or the PITCH (9) function has been turned off. The maximum pitch range of the slider is +/-12%. This adjustment can be made with or without a CD in the drive. The pitch adjustment will remain even if a disc has been removed, and will reflect on any other disc loaded into the unit. That is to say, if you set a +2% pitch on one disc, rem
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS - REMOTE UNIT CONT. speed (Beats per minute - BPM) when the PITCH (13) function is activated. This functions allows the beats between two CD’s or any other music source to match. This is a momentary function. When the button is depressed the pitch speed will automatically return to PITCH SLIDER'S (3) selected pitch. Holding down this button will give a maximum of -16% pitch. Be sure to remember that this func- tion is a momentary pitch adjustment, for a more pr
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS - PLAYER UNIT Figure 5 23 24 25 26 27 Figure 6 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 PLAYER UNIT - FACE (FIGURE 5) 23. DRIVE 1 TRANSPORT TRAY - This tray is used to load and unload a compact disc into the drive 1 mechanism. The tray is opened and closed by pressing the DRIVE 1 OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON (23). Never attempt to force the transport tray open or closed when the power is turned off. 24. DRIVE 1 OPEN/CLOSE (Transport Tray Open/Close) - This button is used to open and close
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS - PLAYER UNIT channel output and white jack represents the left channels output. 29. DRIVE 1 DIGITAL OUT - This jack sends a digital stereo out signal. Use this connection to cre- ate near perfect copies of your disc to a Mini disc, CD-R, or any other recording device with a digital input. 30. REMOTE JACK - Connect the supplied 8 pin cable from this jack to the remote control's con- nector. This will allow you to control the player functions with the remote
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LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY (LCD) 35 36 37 S I N G LE T O T A L R E MA I N T R A C K M S F Figure 7 43 42 41 40 39 38 LCD DISPLAY (FIGURE 7) 35. TIME BAR INDICATOR - This bar visually details the time defined in the TIME METER (40, 41, & 42). As with the TIME METER (40, 41, & 42), this bar is also dependent on the selected time function REMAIN (39) ELAPSED, OR TOTAL REMAIN (36). This bar will begin to flash when 15 seconds of a track remain and will begin to rapidly flash when three seconds of a
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BASIC OPERATIONS 5 in. / 12cm disc 1. OPENING AND CLOSING THE DISC TRAY/LOADING DISCS This is an electronic operation and can only work when the power is on. Press the OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON (1) to open or close the disc tray. Pressing the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (3), 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. Again i
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT) 8. CHANGING THE TIME DISPLAY (40, 41, & 42)/TIME BAR (35): The time may be displayed in three different modes; Elapsed, Remain, and Total Remain. During normal play- back, pressing the TIME BUTTON (9), will change the time display information (40, 41, & 42) in the LCD (2). The following is a break down of the time settings and their definitions: 1) TOTAL REMAIN (38) - This details the time in the LCD (30, 29, & 28) as the current cds’ total remaining time.
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT) 10. 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 (14) or with the JOG WHEEL (1). The maximum pitch bend percentage allowed is +/- 16%. The pitch bend function will work in conjunction with the PITCH SLIDER (3) pitch setting. PITCH BEND BUTTONS (14): The (+) PITCH BEND BUTTON (14) will provide a speed bump and the (-) PITCH BEND BUTTON (14) will pr
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT) 13. CREATING AND PLAYING A LOOP A loop is a sound loop that plays continuously. 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 loop between two continuous points of a disc. 1) Press PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (17) to activate P R O G . P R OG. S I N G L E playback mode. S I NG LE T O T A L T OT AL R E M AI N R EMAIN TR A C K M S F T R A C K M S F S G L S G L C T N
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"FLIP-FLOP' (RELAY) CONNECTION AND SET UP 12. RELAY (FLIP-FLOP™) This feature is a kind of “auto pilot." “Flip-Flop™” mode can only function with the both drives of the DCD-PRO310. The "Flip-Flop" function can work with the player connected to a mixer, but it will only work with an American Audio® or American DJ® “Q” Start mixer. Also, the "Flip-Flop" function can work with the cd player connected directly to speakers, without the mixer. With “Flip-Flop™” you can have one disc drive begin p
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"FLIP-FLOP" SET UP INSTRUCTIONS "FLIP-FLOP" (RELAY) CONNECTED TO A "Q" START MIXER P ROG. PROG . SINGLE S I N G L E T OT A L T OT AL R E MA IN REMA I N TR A C K M S F T R A CK M S F S G L S G L C T N C T N T I M E P I T C H T I M E P I T C H S E R I A L N O : M O D EL NO : Q - 24 2 2 M K I I P O WER S O U RCE : 11 5/2 30 V ~ 50 /60 H z 1 3 W M AD E IN C H INA B A MI N M A X B O O T H T R IM OUT P UT A U X / I N "FLIP-FLOP" (RELAY) CONNECTED DIRECT TO SPEAKERS P RO G. PR OG . S IN GL E S I N GL
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BEFORE SWITCHING OFF THE POWER • When you have finished using the CD unit, and before switching off the power, be sure that the disc holder has been closed with the OPEN/CLOSE button. • TRAY PROTECTION: If tray is not closed after 60 seconds, it will close automatically and pause. CAUTION: DO NOT forcibly close the disc holder when the power is off. Do not switch off the power Switch off the power after the when the disc holder is open. disc holder has been closed with the OPEN/CLOSE but
