Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product C.503 Stanton
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Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the latest addition to the growing Stanton family of professional DJ gear . Sporting a new attitude and a fresh, modern look, the Stanton C.503 is a dual rackmount CD player with designed to g ive club and mobile DJs a powerful, yet simple tool to mix, create, and perform their best.
1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instructions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water . 6 Clean only with dry cloth. 7 Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturerÅfs instructions.
1 . Functions and Controls (Layout) 1 -1. Main Unit (Front Panel) 1-2. Main Unit (Rear Panel) 1-3. Remote Controller (Front Panel) 1-4. Remote Controller (Bottom Panel) 1 -5. LCD 2. Standard Operation 2-1. CUE 2-2. MEMORY/CUE 2-3. Flash Start 2-4. Looping 2-5.
1 - 1. Main Unit (Front Panel) 1. Disc T rays Insert CDs into these trays, label side upwards. NOTE: The C.503 reads Audio from CDs & CD-Rs. + Audio Only CD-R Ws 2. T ray LEDs When power is turned on, these two LEDs will light. 3. OPEN/CLOSE Buttons Open and close the appropriate disc tray .
5. OUTPUT jacks (RCA, unbalanced) R CA connectors providing line level output signals, one set each for discs 1 and 2. Maximum output level is +6dBV (2V rms) 6. DIGIT AL OUTPUT jacks (COAXIAL, S/PDIF) Coaxial connectors provide S/DIF digital output signals.
1 0. Jog wheel The following functions can be controlled by using the Jog wheel: * Pitch Bend * VINYL / Scratch * Brake time * KEY SHIFT control * Preset menus [SHIFT + Jog Wheel] * Effect parameters * Program edit * T rack memory number select * Search (in Paused mode) 1 1.
15. SEARCH Buttons Search within the track selected, either forward >> or backward << with these buttons. When unit is pausing, pressing t his button shortly moves the start / cue point in 1 frame steps. This also enters is stutter mode. 16.
returns the CUE point again (Stutter play). At this time (playing with holding the CUE Button), pressing the PLA Y Button enters into the normal playback mode. Pressing and holding the SHIFT Button then pressing this Button toggles the AUTO CUE function on and off.
1-4. Remote Controller (Bottom Panel) 34. REMOTE connector Connect this to the REMOTE connector on the rear panel of the main unit. W ARRNING * DO NOT use any cable except the cable supplied with the C.503. * Connect the cable to the C.503 as shown on the illustration on the rear panel.
38. SGL indicator When the play mode is set to single play , this indicator lights. 39. RPT indicator When the play mode is set to either single repeat or all repeat play mode, this indicator lights. 40. PGM indicator When the play mode is set to programmed play , this indicator lights.
Stutter play with the CUE Button Once a CUE point has been created, the unit will play when this button is pressed, and enter pause mode when CUE button is released. If the PLA Y button is pressed during CUE playback, the unit will go into normal play mode.
CUE button, etc…). At this time, the RELOOP button start flashing, but the loop points are not erased. Re-looping W hen loop play is disengaged and loop points are already stored, pressing the RELOOP button starts looped playback and the RELOOP button lights.
2-9. BPM / T AP Button The C.503 features a manual BPM calculation. Set the parameter display mode to BPM by Pressing [RECALL DISPLA Y] u ntil BPM shows in LCD or just begin tapping the BPM/T AP button. Pressing the BPM/T AP button repeatedly (suggest- ed 8 times or more) enters the song tempo (BPM) in manually .
When VINYL function is on, the Jog wheel works as the search dial. 3 -4. T r ack Memory The C.503 can memorize the various playback settings of current selected tracks.
the track memory number . NOTE: C UE 1-3 and loop points can be memorized and/or recalled. However , just after the recall operation, start from the CUE 1-3 or loop points will not be seamless when performed on the first try (because there are no data in the RAM buffer just after the recall operation).
5. Exit the program edit mode [PROGRAM] by pressing and holding the SHIFT button then pressing the CNT/SGL but- ton. Edit program 1. Enter the program edit mode [PROGRAM] by pressing and holding the SHIFT button then pressing the CNT/SGL but- ton. 2. Program number is shown in the parameter display .
4. Pressing the TIME/ENTER button confirms the new parameter . 5. Pressing any other button exits the preset operation. 01 t PLA Y T imer Play OFF*, ON T urns the “Power on play” on and off 02 dIr.
D isc type: 8cm / 12cm CD Number of channels: 2-channel Resolution: 16-bit Sampling frequency: 44.1kHz A nalog output: RCA pin jack Output impedance: <1kohm Maximum output level: +6dBV Digital outp.
E rror Messages occur when there is known issue / problem with the playback device. Below are the Error numbers, and explanation of the problem and how to correct it.
W arranty Through Stanton’s authorized dealers around the W orld, Stanton, or one of Stanton’s authorized distributors outside the U.S., will, without charge, repair or replace, at the sole discre.
ADDITIONAL SAFETY INFO T O THE USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with t he limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
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