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Featuring: Flex 100MP3 User Guide and Refer ence Manual 6122 S. Eastern Ave. Los Angeles Ca. 90040 www .AmericanAudio.us Rev . 5/1 1.
CONTENTS © American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - Flex 100MP3 Instruction Manual Page 2 .
NOTE: This unit may cause interference to radio and television r eception. NOTE: This CD player uses a semiconductor laser . It is r ecommended for use in a r oom at the fol- lowing temperatur e: 41˚.
ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS © American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - Flex 100MP3 Instruction Manual Page 4 ELECTRICAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION The exclamation poi.
© American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - Flex 100MP3 Instruction Manual Page 5 I. Read Instructions - All the safety and operat- ing instructions should be read before the CD Player is operated. The safety and operating instructions should be saved for future refer ence.
Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the American Audio ® Flex 100MP3 CD player . This CD player is a r epresentation of American Audio’ s continuing commitment to produce the best and high - est quality audio products possible at an affordable price.
(a) F ADER “Q” ST ART CONTROL: This feature is used in conjunction with most American Audio® and American DJ® audio mixers that also feature “Fader Q Start” control. For best r esults use this feature with two (2) Flex 100Mp3 players. Connect your Flex 100MP3’ s as described in the set-up section of this manual.
1. Checking the Contents Be sur e your Flex 100MP3 was shipped with the following: 1) Flex 100MP3 Professional CD player . 2) Operating instructions (this booklet). 3) One (1) set of RCA cables. 4) One (1) 1/8” mini plug. 5) W arranty card. 6) Power Cord 2.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS A. T OP UNIT CONTROLS (FIGURE 3) 1. PITCH PERCENT AGE SELECTOR - Pr ess this button to select pitch range percentages of 4%, 8%, 16%, and 100%. 100% pitch adjustment is only achievalbe on regular CD not an Mp3 disc. See adjusting the PITCH SLIDER'S RANGE on page 24.
to the beat of the current track. 6. P ARAMETER X & Y BUTT ONS - P ARAMETER Y (RA TIO) BUTTON - This button is used to adjust the parameter ratio value. Push this button once to activate, when the LED is glowing, turn the ) to adjust the parameter ratio value.
for a more precise adjustment use the to match the BPM’ s with another playing music source. Holding down this button will give a maximum pitch of the current pitch range set to the unit.
© American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - Flex 100MP3 Instruction Manual Page 12 GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) able. If no active loop exist, pressing the RELOOP button will r etur n you to the last set cue point. 23. OUT BUTTON - This button is used to set the ending point of a loop.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) © American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - Flex 100MP3 Instruction Manual Page 13 34 33 32 31 30 29 B. REAR P ANEL (FIGURE 4) 29. POWER CONNECTOR - This connection is used to connect your main power .
© American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - Flex 100MP3 Instruction Manual Page 14 GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) 35 48 47 46 45 44 43 40 38 42 41 39 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 36 D.
© American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - Flex 100MP3 Instruction Manual Page 15 GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) 46. REMAIN INDICA TOR - When "REMAIN" is indicated in the .
© American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - Flex 100MP3 Instruction Manual Page 16 BASIC OPERA TIONS .
© American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - Flex 100MP3 Instruction Manual Page 17 3. ST ARTING PLA YBACK - Load an audio CD as describe on page 16 ( ).
8. SCANNING (F AST FOR W ARD / F AST REVERSE) This function gives you a fast sear ch thr ough a disc or track. Pr ess the >> to fast forward or pr ess the << for fast reverse.
© American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - Flex 100MP3 Instruction Manual Page 19 Once you have set your CUE Point by one of the two .
© American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - Flex 100MP3 Instruction Manual Page 20 BASIC OPERA TIONS (CONT .) 3) Press the to set the ending point for your SEAMLESS LOOP (Figur e 20).
© American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - Flex 100MP3 Instruction Manual Page 21 BASIC OPERA TIONS (CONT .) 12. BANK BUTT ONS (13): These buttons are used to store your cue points. Only a cue point can be stored into each of these four banks.
© American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - Flex 100MP3 Instruction Manual Page 22 BASIC OPERA TIONS (CONT .) 15. RECALL FLASH MEMOR Y : The Flex 100MP3 can stor e all your user programmed cue points in to memory . These cue points may be r ecalled at any time, even when a disc has been removed and r eloaded at a later time.
© American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - Flex 100MP3 Instruction Manual Page 23 PITCH ADJUSTMENTS 1. PITCH SLIDER (7): This function will increase or decrease the tracks playback speed or "PITCH.
PITCH ADJUSTMENTS © American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - Flex 100MP3 Instruction Manual Page 24 2. PITCH BENDING: Unlike the adjustment t his function will momentarily incr ease or decrease a tracks speed during playback.
© American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - Flex 100MP3 Instruction Manual Page 25 PITCH ADJUSTMENTS 3. JOG WHEEL (14): The will temporari.
ACCESSING MP3 FOLDERS Use this function to access the differ ent folders located on your Mp3 disc.
© American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - Flex 100MP3 Instruction Manual Page 27 FLIP-FLOP™ This feature is a kind of “auto pilot”. When you are using two Flex 100MP3 players and an American Audio® “Q” Deck™ mixer , you can have one player begin playback when the other ends.
The FLEX 100MP3 carries a ONE year (365 days) limited war- ranty. This warranty covers parts and labor . Please fill out the enclosed warranty card to validate your purchase and warranty .
© American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - Flex 100MP3 Instruction Manual Page 29 GENERAL Model: American Audio® Flex 100MP3 - Professional CD Player T ype: T ray loading, digital compact disc audio player .
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