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NOTE: IMPORTANT SAFETY ITEMS FOR U.S.A. This CD player uses a semiconductor laser. & CANADA MODEL ONLY It is recommended for use in a room at the WARNING: following temperature: 41˚F - 95˚F / 5˚C - 35˚C TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS CD PLAYER TO CAUTION WATER OR MOISTURE TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT USE THIS (POLARIZED) PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, CAUTION: RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES 1. Handle the power supply cord carefully. Do not CAN
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS I. Read Instructions - All the safety and oper- 10.Power-Cord Protection - Power supply ating instructions should be read before the cords should be routed so that they are not CD Player is operated. likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying par- 2. Save Instructions - The safety and operat- ticular attention to cords at plugs, conve- ing instructions should be saved for future nience receptacles, and
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SET-UP 1. Checking the Contents Be sure your Pro Scratch 1 was shipped with the following: 1) Pro Scratch 1 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
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MAIN FEATURES • 8 times over sampling 1 bit D/A converter • Auto cue • 1/75th second frame search • Real time cue (“Cue on the Fly”) • 4 different speed scan • Pitch display • 384 programmable Cue Points (128 x 3) (f) • Digital RCA coaxial output • Large bright Digital Screen can be viewed from wide angles. • Fader “Q” Start Control (a) • Seamless Loop (uninterrupted loop playback) • Sampler (Forward & Reverse Sampling) • Bop Effect (b) • Flip-Flop (R
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) 7. MEMORY BUTTON - This button allows you and turning the wheel in the counter-clock- to program up to 3 cue points or three samples wise direction will decrease the pitch percent- in to the three FLASH BUTTONS (6). You also age up to -100%. The pitch bend will be use this button to recall samples. determined on how long you turn the jog wheel continuously. 8. SAMPLER BUTTON - This is used to activate the sampler function. When
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) 20. BOP - During play mode, pressing the BOP 25.TIME BUTTON - The TIME button will switch button will instantly return play to the last set the time value described in the TIME METER cue point without interruption of music. Use this (56) between ELAPSED PLAYING TIME, TRACK function to create a stutter effect. REMAINING TIME, and TOTAL REMAINING TIME. 21.(-) PITCH BEND BUTTON - The (-) pitch bend function creates a momentary “Slow Down” 26. REV/PLAY -
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) “Q” series mixers. 46. RELOOP INDICATOR - Appears when LOOP is engaged or ready to be engaged. 35.DIGITAL OUT - Use this connection to create near perfect copies of your disc to a Mini disc, 47. PAUSE INDICATOR - This indicator will glow CD-R, or any other digital recording device. when the drive is in pause mode. 36. HEADPHONE MONITOR - Use this stereo 48.TRACK INDICATOR - This indicator describes jack to connect a pair of headphones. which trac
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h c t POWER OFF ¤ American DJ ON Pro-Scratch1PROFESSIONAL CD PLAYER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 PROGRAM NONSTOP AUTO CUE BPM EFFECT CUE ELAPSED TOTAL REMAIN -- KEY BEAT SYNC. 18LOCK SINGLE LOOP -- BPM : RELOOP 88T00M 00S00F 16.0PITCH EJECT/ STOP SEARCH SCRATCH/ SKID/COAST HOLD FLANGER/ TRANS/ PARAMETER SGL/CTN FADE ECHO PAN ON/OFF ON/OFF 8%/12%/16% ON/OFF FLASH 1 FLASH 2 FLASH 3 MEMORY SAMPLER PITCH BEND SEAMLESS IN OUT RELOOP LOOP TRACK BOP FX SAMPLE PITCH a MIX ENTER REV FWD CUE DIGITAL TURNTABLE DISC
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h c t BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 3. STARTING PLAYBACK - Figure 11 Insert an audio CD as describe on page 10 (LOADING/EJECTING DISCS). Pressing the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (15) with an audio CD inserted will immediately start playback. The PLAY (41) 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
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 8. SCANNING (FAST FORWARD / FAST REVERSE) This function gives you a fast search through a disk or track. Turn the SEARCH WHEEL (5) in clockwise direction for fast forward or turn the wheel counterclockwise for fast reverse. You can scan in four different forward and four different reverse speeds depending on how much you rotate the wheel. Figure 14 9. SETTING and STORING a CUE POINT: Setting A Cue Point: A cue point is the exact point playback will begin when the P
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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 12, you may store your cue point in one of the FLASH BUTTONS (6). Either a CUE POINT or a SAMPLE (See creating a sample loop on page 14) can be stored into a FLASH BUTTONS (6), not both. Once you store this cue point in memory you may recall it at any time and you may even recall if the disc has been remove or power had been disconnected. You may store a maximum of three cue
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 3) Press the OUT BUTTON (18) to set the ending point for your SEAMLESS LOOP (Figure 13). The IN BUTTON (12) and OUT BUTTON (18) LEDs will begin to flash indicating SEAMLESS LOOP mode has been activated. LOOP INDICATORS - During a seamless loop, the LOOP (44) and RELOOP (45) INDICATORS will light in the LCD DISPLAY (1) indication a loop is active. Figure 21 EXITING A LOOP - To exit a SEAMLESS LOOP, press the OUT BUTTON (18). The IN BUTTON (12) and OUT BU
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h c t BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 12. Using the Built In Sampler: Your Pro Scratch 1 comes with a built in sampler. You may store up to three samples on the three FLASH BUTTON (6). 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, or even without the CD in the player. You may play your sample at anytime without music interruption. If you play your sample when the unit is already in playback mode you sampl
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h h c c t t BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) Changing the Sample Parameters: Changing the sample parameters allows you to change the sample's volume and pitch. The parameters values for both the pitch and volume settings range from 00:00 to 20:00, 00:00 being the lowest value. A higher value will increase the pitch percentage or volume. It's important to understand that the pitch value is basic a speed adjustment and has nothing to do tonal quality. The values can be either a momentary change or se
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h c t BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 13. Reverse Play: Reverse play allows you to play a track, loop, or sample backwards. This function is activated by pressing the REV/PLAY BUTTON (26) as in figure 31. This function will react differently to different playback modes: - Reverse track/disc play. In this mode the unit will playback in reverse until POWER OFF ¤ American DJ ON Pro-Scratch1PROFESSIONAL CD PLAYER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 PROGRAM NONSTOP AUTO the reverse function is turned off. If the reve
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h c t BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 15.FLASH START BUTTONS (6): These button are used to store your samples and cue points. Only a sample or a cue point can be stored in to each of these three banks. When a sample is store in to these banks you may use the sample starting point as a cue point. The FLASH 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 Sampler" on page 15) during playback
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h h c c t t BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 17. PITCH BENDING: This function will momentarily increase or decrease the tracks playback speed. There are two ways to operate this function with the (-) & (+) PITCH BUTTONS (21 & 22) or with the JOG WHEEL (14). The maximum pitch bend percentage allowed is +/- 100%. The pitch bend function will work in conjunction with the PITCH SLIDER (17) pitch setting. The PITCH SLIDER (17) adjustment can be changed to range from +/-8%, +/-12%, or +/-16% (See changin
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h h h c c c t t t BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 18. PITCH ADJUSTMENTS: This function will increase or decrease the tracks playback speed or "PITCH," this is not a momentary change as in "PITCH BENDING" on page 19. The maximum pitch bend percentage allowed is +/-16%. The PITCH SLIDER (17) is used to decrease or increase the playback pitch. If the slider is move up (towards the top of the unit) the pitch will decrease, if the slider is moved down (towards the bottom of the unit) the pitch will incr
