Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DCD PRO 250 American Audio
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PRO former Series © American DJ ® A UDIO Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA 5.
CONTENTS SPECIFICA TIONS.................................................................................................................................2 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY ITEMS........................................................................
W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD , DO NO T EXPOSE THIS CD PLA YER T O W A TER OR MOISTURE. NO TE: This unit ma y cause interference to radio and tele vision reception. CA UTION: 1. Handle the power supply cord carefully . Do not damage or deform; it may cause electr ic shock or malfunction when used.
I. Read Instr uctions - All the safety and operating instr uctions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2. Sav e Instr uctions - The safety and operating instr uctions should be sav ed f or future reference . 3. Heed W ar nings - All w ar nings on the appliance and in the operating instr uctions should be adhered to .
• Allow f or sufficient heat dispersion when installed on a rack. • Handle the power cord carefully . • Hold the plug when unplugging the cord. • K eep the unit free from moisture, water , and dust. • Unplug the power cord when not using the unit for long per iods of time.
• 8 times ov er sampling 1 bit D/A conv er ter . • Digital Output (S/PDIF , RCA coaxial) • 3 in. / 8 cm CD singles compatib le. • Plays CD Recordab les • Dual V oltage Settings • Real-time.
1. PO WER (P o wer ON/OFF Button) 4. Pla yer 2 Open/Close Button 2. Pla yer 1 T ranspor t T ray . 5. Pla yer 2 T ranspor t T ray 3. Pla yer 1 Open/Close Button 6. Pla yer 2 Remote Connector 10. A C P o wer Connection 7. Pla yer 2 Digital Output 11. Pla yer 1 Remote Connector 8.
1. TRA CK (Current track indicator) 2. MINUTES INDICA T ORS (Displa ys current minutes) 3. SECONDS INDICA T ORS (Displa ys current seconds) 4. FRAME INDICA T ORS (Displa ys current frame) 5. BAR (Bar Indicator) 6. ELAPSED (Elapsed time Indicator) 7. CONTINUE INDICA T OR 8.
B. Control Unit - Front (Figure 3) 1) TRA Y OPEN/CLOSE BUTT ON - Press it to open and close the disc tra ys. The control unit also includes OPEN/CLOSE buttons . The disc holders cannot be opened during playbac k, so stop pla y- back before pressing these buttons .
American DJ ® A UDIO • DCD-PRO250™ INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL • P AGE 10 pla yer 1 connector on transpor t assembly . 4) PLA YER 1 CONTROL - Connect mini-plug from CONTROL out on rear of CONTROL UNIT to a mix er’ s CONTROL out. This feature is av ailable on all mix ers with F ader “Q” Start (see Q” Star t Control p .
American DJ ® A UDIO • DCD-PRO250™ INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL • P AGE 11 CAUTION: • Do not place any foreign objects in the disc tray , and do not place more than one disc in the disc tra y at a time.
1) The play er has completed the cue or pause operation and is waiting f or the play star t command. 2) When the PLA Y/P A USE button is pressed, playbac k star ts and the cue point is stored in the memor y . 3) Playing 4) The pause mode is set when the PLA Y/P A USE button is pressed again.
American DJ ® A UDIO • DCD-PRO250™ INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL • P AGE 13 1) The play er has completed the cue or pause operation and is waiting f or the play star t command. 2) When the PLA Y/P A USE b utton is pressed, playbac k star ts and the cue point is stored in the memory .
13. Editing A Loop: • Note: Y ou can only edit the ending point of the loop. • Before you can edit a seamless loop you obviously , must first be in SEAMLESS LOOP mode . • If a SEAMLESS LOOP has not yet been created, f ollow instr uctions abov e (SEAMLESS LOOP PLA Y) to create a SEAMLESS LOOP .
15. PITCH BENDING • This function momentarily increases or decreases the playbac k speed of a CD respectively when the + PITCH BEND or - PITCH BEND button is pressed. The extent to which the speed changes is propor tionate to the amount of time the button is pressed.
MA TCHING THE BEA TS PER MINUTE (BPM) Fig. 15 Matching the Beats Per Minute (BPM) This function allows you to match the beat of two separate music sources. • With the unit, there are two wa ys to adjust the playing speed and match the BPMs of the two CDs: • Use the pitch slider to adjust the BPM statically .
Precautions on handling compact discs • Do not allow finger pr ints, oil or dust to get on the surface of the disc. If the disc is dir ty , wipe it off with a soft dr y cloth. • Do not use benzene, thinner , water , record spra y , electrostatic-proof chemicals, or silicone-treated cloths to clean discs.
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