Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DCD-PRO500 American Audio
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© American DJ ® AUDIO Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA • www .americandj.com Featuring: designed for the working dj. Sampling Sampling Sampling FLIP FLOP.
W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS CD PLA YER TO W A TER OR MOISTURE. NOTE: This unit may cause interference to radio and television reception.
I. Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the CD Player is operated. 2. Save Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be saved for future reference. 3. Heed W arnings - All warnings on the CD Player and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.
1. Checking the Contents Check that the carton contains the following items: 1) Main unit 2) Control unit 3) Operating instructions ( this booklet) 4) T wo sets of RCA cables. 5) T wo Control cords (6 feet / 1.8 meters) 2. Installing the Units Mount the units onto your console or rack with 19" EIA rack rails.
(a) F ADER “Q” ST ART CONTROL: This feature is used with American DJ mixers also featuring Fader “Q” Start. Connect the supplied mini plugs from Disc 1 output on CD player to the “A” player control input on the rear of mixer .
REV FWD JOG SHUTTLE REV FWD JOG SHUTTLE CUE CUE 1 CUE 3 CUE 2 CUE 4 CUE 5 CUE 6 + _ PITCH BOP MEMORY CUE RE LOOP TIME PROG. SGL/CTN. 5 6 7 4 9 8 0 3 2 1 BPM BPM COUNTER COUNTER DISK 1 DISK 2 IN/R. CUE OUT/EXIT OP/CL TRACK PITCH BEND flip-flop BEAT Q-Start 0 0 + _ + _ PITCH 8%.
A. The jog wheel will act as a slow frame search control when the CD is not playing but either paused or set to a cue point. T o set a new frame cue point, spin the jog wheel then press PLA Y when you have determined the proper position. Press CUE to return to the “CUE POINT”.
43 30 31 32 33 34 39 40 38 37 44 46 35 42 41 Figure 7 tinuous mode, the drive will play all the tracks on the cd and return to cue mode after the last track has finished playing.
1. OPENING AND CLOSING THE DISC TRA Y AND LOADING DISCS • This operation only works when the power is on. • Press the OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON (2) to open or close the disc tray . OPEN/CLOSE BUTTONS (2) are provided on both the main unit and control unit or , Press PLA Y BUTTON (25) , tray automatically closes.
American DJ ® AUDIO • DCD-PRO500™ INSTRUCTION MANUAL • P AGE 10 9. FRAME SEARCH • This feature allows you to scroll through a track to set a starting cue, sample, or loop point. T o use the scroll function you must first be in Pause Mode. Use the JOG WHEEL (13) (FIG.
loops cue point. (Fig. 16). This disengages the SEAMLESS LOOP mode and allows you to edit the loops ending point. (2) Press OUT/EXIT BUTTON (18) again for a new loop ending point (Fig. 16). (3) FOR A SHORTER LOOP: Press the OUT/EXIT BUTTON (16 ) at sooner point in the track.
and stay lit, the red Memory Cue LED will shut off. • Repeat the above steps to store up to 6 Cue Points on each CD. • Once all your six (6) cue points have been stored you must have the same CD in the tray to Play them. • Y ou may now instantly start from one of six (6) cue point without any interruption of music while the CD is playing.
American DJ ® AUDIO • DCD-PRO500™ INSTRUCTION MANUAL • P AGE 13 5. This sample can now be recalled while a CD is playing, while the CD drive is in P AUSE MODE, or even without the CD in the player . 6. If your loop is to long when storing samples, the Cue button will light only storing a Cue Point.
1. PRECAUTIONS ON HANDLING COMP ACT DISCS • Do not allow fingerprints, oil or dust to get on the surface of the disc. If the disc is dirty , wipe it off with a soft dry cloth. • Do not use benzene, thinner , water , record spray , electrostatic-proof chemicals, or silicone-treated cloths to clean discs.
GENERAL T ype: T win mechanism compact disc player with wired controller . Disc type: Standard compact discs (5 in / 12cm and 3in/8cm discs) Dimensions: Player unit: 19"(W) x 3 15/32” (H) x 9 5.
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