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Flex 100MP3
Featuring:
User Guide
and Reference Manual
6122 S. Eastern Ave.
Los Angeles Ca. 90040
www.AmericanAudio.us
Rev. 5/11
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CONTENTS Safety regulationS.........................................................................................................................3 electrical precautionS................................................................................................................4 Safety inStructionS.......................................................................................................................5 unpacking.................. .............................................
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ImPORTANT INFORmATION IMPORTANT SAFETY ITEMS FOR CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT USE THIS U.S.A. & CANADA MODEL ONLY (POLARIZED) PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES NOTE: CAN BE CAREFULLY LoadED TO PREVENT BLADE This CD player uses a semiconductor laser. It EXPOSURE is recommended for use in a room at the fol- lowing temperature: 41˚F - 95˚F / 5˚C - 35˚C CAUTION: USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT
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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 CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is 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 operat
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The serial and model number for this unit is I. Read Instructions - All the safety and operat- located on the rear panel. Please write down the ing instructions should be read before the CD numbers here and retain for future reference. Player is operated. The safety and operating instructions should be saved for future Model No._____________________________ reference. Serial No._____________________________ 2. Heed Warnings - All warnings on the CD Player and in
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UNPACKING Every Flex 100MP3 has been thoroughly tested and has been shipped in perfect operating condition. Carefully check the shipping carton for damage that may have occurred during shipping. If the carton appears to be damaged, carefully inspect your CD player for any damage and be sure all equipment necessary to operate the CD player has arrived intact. In the event damage has been found or parts are missing, please contact our toll free customer support number for further instructions
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mAIN FEATURES • Plays Mp3, CD, and CD-RW Discs • Mp3 Track Listings • Folder Search for Mp3's • Visual Marker Display with 1:1 Ratio • 8 times over sampling 1 bit D/A converter • Music Master tempo • Auto cue • Scratch Effect • 1/75th second frame search • Digital Anti-Shock • Real time cue (“Cue on the Fly”) • Selectable Single or Continuous Play • 8 different speed scan (4 Forward/4 Reverse) • Bank Program for Cue Points • Fader “Q” Start Control (a) • Sleep
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SET-UP 1. Checking the Contents Be sure 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) Warranty card. 6) Power Cord 2. Installing the Units Place your unit on a flat surface or mount it in a flat surface case 3. Connections 1) Be sure the power is disconnected. 2) Connect the included RCA cable from your Flex 100MP3 outp
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS Figure 3 28 1 27 2 26 3 25 4 5 24 23 6 22 7 21 8 9 20 10 19 18 11 12 17 13 14 16 15 A. TOP UNIT CONTROLS (F IGURE 3) 1. PITCH PERCENTAGE SELECTOR - Press 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. 2. TEmPO LOCK FUNCTION - This button activates the TEMPO LOCK function. This function allows you to use the PITCH
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) to the beat of the current track. 6. PARAmETER X & Y BUTTONS - PARAmETER Y (RATIO) BUTTON - This button is used to adjust the parameter ratio value. Push this button once to activate, when the LED is glowing, turn the jog Wheel (14 ) to adjust the parameter ratio value. PARAmETER X (TImE) BUTTON - This button is used to adjust the parameter time value. Push this button once to activate, when the LED is glowing, turn the jog Wheel (14 ) to adjust the pa
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) for a more precise adjustment use the pitch Slider (7) 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. 12. SGL/CTN - This function allows you to choose between single track play or continuous track play (all tracks in order). This function also operates in FLIP-FLOP mode. Press this button for 1 second to turn A.CUE on and off. 13. BANK BUTTONS 1-4 -
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) able. If no active loop exist, pressing the RELOOP button will return you to the last set cue point. 23. OUT BUTTON - This button is used to set the ending point of a loop. A loop is started by press- ing the in Button (24), and pressing the OUT BUTTON to set the loop ending point. The loop will continue to play until the OUT BUTTON is pressed once again. 24. SEAmLESS LOOP IN BUTTON - “CUE ON THE FLY” - This function allows you to set a CUE POINT (see
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) Figure 4 33 32 31 30 29 Figure 5 34 B. REAR PANEL (FIGURE 4) 29. POWER CONNECTOR - This connection is used to connect your main power. Be sure that your local power matches the unit’s required power. 30. POWER BUTTON - This button is used to turn your unit’s power on and off. 31. RELAY JACK - Connect the supplied mini-plug from the RELAY jack on the rear of your unit to a compatible American Audio® mixer’s CONTROL out. This feature is only available on
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) 55 35 36 54 37 53 38 52 39 51 40 50 49 41 48 42 47 Figure 6 43 46 44 45 D. LCD DISPLAY PANEL (FIGURE 6) 35. RELOOP INDICATOR - Appears when a LOOP has been activated and disappears when a LOOP has been deactivated. 36. mEmORY BUCKET INDICATOR - This indicator serves two functions. The bucket outline details the cue memory status, a full bucket outline indicates the cue memory is full. The four bars in the memory bucket detail the anti-shock memory stat
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) 46. REmAIN INDICATOR - When "REMAIN" is indicated in the lcd diSplay (28) the time diSplay (44) in the lcd will define the current track's remaining time. When "REMAIN" is not indicated in the lcd diSplay (28) the time diSplay (44) in the lcd will define the track's elapsed time. When "TOTAL REMAIN" is indictated the time display will show total time remaining of the entire CD. Mp3 discs will not have total remain time. 47. TRACK/FOLDER DISPLAY - Thi
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BASIC OPERATIONS 1. LOADING/EJECTING DISCS The Flex 100MP3 can only play 3 inch and regular 5 inch CDs. When loading a CD into the player always hold the disc by it edge). Load the disc label side up and never touch the signal surface (the glossy side). To remove a disc from the player press the eject Button (16) , see Figure 7. CAUTION: • NEVER attempt to load any other objects besides 3" and 5" CDs. • NEVER attempt to load more than one disc at a time. Doing so may result in sever damage
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 3. STARTING PLAYBACK - Figure 10 Load an audio CD as describe on page 16 (loading/ejecting diScS ). Pressing the play/pauSe Button (18) with an audio CD loaded will immediate- ly start playback. The play (39) indicator will glow as soon as playback begins. The point at which playback starts (cue point) will automatically be stored in the memory as the cue point. The unit will return to this cue point (the point at which playback started) when the cue Button (20) is
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 8. SCANNING (FAST FORWARD / FAST REVERSE) This function gives you a fast search through a disc or track. Press the >> Search Button (25) to fast forward or press the << Search Button (25) for fast reverse. You can scan in four different forward and four different reverse speeds depending on how long you hold the button. The CD playback indicator will indicate the speed, 2 marks 2 x speed, 3 marks 3 x speed, and so on. 5 marks is full speed. Figure 13 9. SETTING an
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) Storing A Cue Point: Once you have set your CUE Point by one of the two means listed on page 18, you may store your cue point in one of the Bank ButtonS (13) . Once you store this cue point in memory you may recall it at any time and you may even recall memory if the disc has been removed or power had been disconnected, see SyStem memory on page 22. You may store a maximum of four cue points per disc and maximum of 2000 cue points can be saved in the unit's memory.
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 3) Press the out Button (23) to set the ending point for your SEAMLESS LOOP (Figure 20). The in Button (24) and out Button (23) LEDs will immediately begin to flash rapidly, indicating the SEAMLESS LOOP mode has been activated. LCD LOOP INDICATORS - During a seamless loop, the loop (55) and reloop indicatorS (35) will turn on in the lcd diSplay (28) indicating a loop is active. Figure 20 ExITINg A LOOP - To exit a SEAMLESS LOOP, press the out Button (23) . Th
