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™
CDI-300
Featuring:
S S a a m m p p l l i i n n g g
User Guide
and Reference Manual
4295 Charter Street
Los Angeles Ca. 90058
www.AmericanAudio.us
Rev. 4/05
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CONTENTS SAFETY REGULATIONS.........................................................................................................................3 ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS................................................................................................................4 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.......................................................................................................................5 VOLTAGE SELECTOR.........................................................
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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 INSERTED 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 WARNING: THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MA
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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 Line Voltage Selection I. Read Instructions - All the safety and operat- ing instructions should be read before the CD • The desired voltage may be set with the Player is operated. The safety and operating VOLTAGE SELECTOR switch on the rear instructions should be saved for future panel (using a flat head screw driver). reference. • Do not force the VOLTAGE SELECTOR switch as this may cause damage 2. Heed Warnings - All warnings on the CD • If the VOLTAGE SEL
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UNPACKING Every CDI-300™ 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. P
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MAIN FEATURES • 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) • Flash Function (e) • Fader “Q” Start Control (a) • Sleep Mode (f) • Digital RCA coaxial output • Jog Wheel Pitch Bend +/-100% • Large bright Digital Screen can be viewed from wide angles.
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SET-UP 1. Checking the Contents Be sure your CDI-300™ was shipped with the following: 1) CDI-300™ 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. 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 CDI-300™ outputs to the inputs on you
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS Figure 3 1 22 2 21 3 20 4 19 18 5 17 P R O F E S S I O N A L C D P L A Y E R 6 16 15 14 7 13 8 9 10 12 11 A. TOP UNIT CONTROLS (FIGURE 3) function and AUTO BPM counter. To activate the 1. PITCH PERCENTAGE SELECTOR - Press this button to select pitch range percentages BPM counter, you must hold the button down for at least 3 seconds. When the button LED is lit of 4%, 8%, 16%, and 100%. See adjusting the PITCH SLIDER'S RANGE on page 28. the PITCH SLIDER (5) i
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) slider is moved or the pitch function has been effect. turned off. This adjustment can be made with 10. JOG WHEEL/EFFECTS PLATTER - This or without a disc in the drive. The pitch adjust- wheel has two functions; ment will remain even if a disc has been removed A. The jog wheel will act as a frame search con- and will reflect on any other disc loaded into the trol when the CD is in pause or cue mode, player. That is to say, if you set a +2% pitch on
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) instantly returns to the CUE POINT. 17. RELOOP BUTTON - If a SEAMLESS LOOP has been made (see setting a SEAMLESS LOOP on page 17), but the CD Player is not actively in SEAMLESS LOOP mode (a loop is not playing), pressing the RELOOP BUTTON will instantly reactivate the SEAMLESS LOOP mode. To exit the loop, press the OUT BUTTON (18). LOOP and RELOOP will appear in the LCD DISPLAY (22) when the RELOOP function is available. 18. OUT BUTTON - This bu
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) Figure 4 23 2 30 V 115 V PO W E R A C IN~ A U D I O O UT D IGI T AL R E L A Y ON OFF O U T 28 27 26 25 24 Figure 5 29 B. REAR PANEL (FIGURE 4) 23. VOLTAGE SELECTOR - Because power 27. DIGITAL OUT - Use this connection to create supplies vary from location to location we have near perfect copies of your disc to a Mini disc, incorporated a selectable voltage switch. This CD-R, or any other digital recording device. switch can select a voltage input
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) 45 30 31 32 44 43 42 33 41 40 Figure 6 34 39 35 38 36 37 is indicated in the LCD DISPLAY (22) the TIME D. LCD DISPLAY PANEL (FIGURE 5) DESCRIBED (35, 36, & 37) in the LCD will define 30. PAUSE INDICATOR - This indicator will glow the current track's remaining time. when the drive is in pause mode. 39. TOTAL/REMAIN INDICATOR - When 31. MEMORY BUCKET INDICATOR - This indi- "TOTAL" and "REMAIN" are indicated in the cator serves two functions. The bucket
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BASIC OPERATIONS 1. LOADING/EJECTING DISCS The CDI-500™ 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 (12), 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 to y
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 3. STARTING PLAYBACK - Figure 10 Insert an audio CD as describe on page 14 (LOADING/EJECTING DISCS). Pressing the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (14) with an audio CD inserted will imme- diately start playback. The PLAY (46) indicator will glow as soon as playback begins. The point at which playback starts (cue point) will automatically be stored P R O F E S S I O N A L C D P L A Y E R in the memory as the cue point. The unit will return to this cue point (the point at which pl
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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. Turn the SEARCH KNOB (21) in clockwise direction for fast forward or turn the knob counterclockwise for fast reverse. You can scan in four different forward and four different reverse speeds depending on how much you rotate the knob. P R O F E S S I O N A L C D P L A Y E R Figure 13 9. SETTING and STORING a CUE POINT: Setting A Cue Point: A cue point is the exact
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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 16, you may store your cue point in one of the BANK BUTTONS (4). 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 21. You may store a maximum of three cue points per disc and maximum of 381 cue points can be saved in the unit's memory. Th
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 3) Press the OUT BUTTON (18) to set the ending point for your SEAMLESS LOOP (Figure 20). The IN BUTTON (19) and OUT BUTTON (18) LEDs will immediately begin to flash rapidly, indicating the SEAMLESS LOOP mode � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � has been activated. LCD LOOP INDICATORS - During a seamless loop, the LOOP (41) and RELOOP (40) INDICATORS will turn on in the LCD DISPLAY (22) indicating a loop is active. Figure 20 EXITING A LOOP - To exit a SEAMLES
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 12. Using the Built In Sampler: Your CDI-300™ comes with an advanced built in sampler. You may store up to four samples. One sample in each of the four BANK BUTTONS (4) (Once again please note you may only store either a CUE POINT or a SAMPLE into a BANK BUTTON (4), not both). Your sample can be a maximum of 6.5 seconds in length. A sample can be recalled while a CD is playing, while the CD drive is in PAUSE MODE, you may even play a sample when the CD has been remo
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 13. BANK BUTTONS (4): These buttons are used to store your samples and cue points. Only a sample or a cue point can be stored into each of these three banks. When a sample is stored in to these banks you may use the sample starting point as a cue point. The BANK BUTTONS instantly recall and play any of your stored samples or � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � cue points without interrupting music playback. When in sample mode, (see "Using the Built-In Sample
