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SDJ-1
Professional Dual SD Card Player
"EASY, FAST, & RELIABLE"
Featuring:
User Guide
and Reference Manual
6122 S. Eastern Ave
Los Angeles Ca. 90040
www.americanaudio.us
1/08
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CONTENTS Safety precautionS........................................................................................................................3 electrical precautionS................................................................................................................4 Safety S in S truction .......................................................................................................................5 u acking.np ................. .......................................
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ImPOrTANT SAFETy PrECAUTIONS 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 WARNING: CAN BE CAREFULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS SD PLAYER TO WATER OR MOISTURE CAUTION: USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OTHER CAUTION: THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT 1. Handle the power supply c
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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 I. Read Instructions - All the safety and operat- ing instructions should be read before the SD The serial and model number for this unit is Player is operated. The safety and operating located on the rear panel. Please write down instructions should be saved for future the numbers here and retain for future refer- reference. ence. 2. Heed Warnings - All warnings on the SD Model No.________________________________ Player and in the operating instructions should
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UNPACk INg Every SDJ-1™ 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 SD player for any damage and be sure all equipment necessary to operate the SD 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. Pl
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mAIN FEATUrES • Music Master tempo • Folder Search • Auto cue • Advance Track Search • 1/75th second frame search • Mp3 Track Listings • Real time cue (“Cue on the Fly”) • ID3 Tags • Unlimited Skip Protection • Bright Large Digital Screen • Pitch display • Fader “Q” Start Control (a) • Search Lock • Jog Wheel Pitch Bend +/-100% • Seamless Loop (uninterrupted loop playback) • Demo Play • Selectable Single o
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ImPOrTANT SD CArD INFOrmATION VERY IMPORTANT SD CARD INFORMATION: When using your SD Card sas an audio source withe American Audio SD Players: • Make sure your SD Card only has MP3 files on it • Do Not have any other file type on your SD Card; no WAV files, photo files, etc... • American Audio SD Players are compatiable with SD Cards up to 4GB only • American Audio SD Players are not compatiable with SD HC (High Capacity) Cards PLEASE NOTE: For higher quality MP3 files (more than 128 kbps)
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gENErAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTrOLS Figure 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 1110 Figure 2 25 24 23 22 21 A. SD PLAYER (F IGURE 1) 1. SEARCH MODE BUTTON - Press this button to toggle between fast search (LED lit) and slow search (LED off). The fast search will automatically turn off if the jog Wheel (20) is not used for more then 15 seconds. - When in PLAY mode, you can use the jog Wheel (20) to search fast, backward or forward through the current track. If in PLAY mode and the
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ENE g rAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTrOLS (C ont.) 5. PITCH SLIDER - This slider is used to adjust the playback pitch percentage. The slider is a set adjustment and will remain set until the pitch slider is moved or the pitch function has been turned off. This adjustment can be made with or without a loaded SD card. The pitch adjustment will remain even if a SD Card has been removed and will reflect on any SD card that is loaded into the player. That is to say, if you set a +2% pitch on one SD card,
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ENE g rAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTrOLS (C ont.) off. 14. PITCH PERCENTAGE SELECTOR- This button activates the pitch SliDer (5) . Press and hold this button for at least 2 seconds to activate the pitch SD li er (5 ). When the pitch SD li er (5) is activated use this button to choose a pitch percentages of 4%, 8%, and 16%. See page 24 for more details. 15. PITCH BEND BUTTONS - (-) PITCH BEND BUTTON - The (-) pitch bend function creates a momentary “Slow Down” in the song's BPM’s (Beats per mi
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ENE g rAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTrOLS (C ont.) you hold either of the buttons down it will search quickly through the track. B. SD PLAYER - REAR (FIGURE 2) 21. AUDIO A OUT R & L - These jacks send a left and right analog mono output signal. Use these jacks to send standard audio to a mixer or receiver. The red colored jack represents the right channel output and white jack represents the left channels output. 22. CHANNEL A CONTROLLER JACK - Connect the supplied mini-plug from the CUE jack on the
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gENErAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTrOLS (C ont.) 26 27 28 29 30 31 42 32 41 33 40 34 35 Figure 3 39 38 37 36 loaded. D. LCD DISPLAY PANEL (FIGURE 3) 38. ELAPSED/REMAIN INDICATOR - When 26. CUE INDICATOR - This indicator will glow "REMAIN" is indicated in the D lc DS i y pla (3) the when the unit is in CUE mode and will flash every time DeSB cri eD (28) in the lcD will define the time a new CUE POINT is set. current track's remaining time. When "ELAPSED" 27. FOLDER INDICATOR - This will indicate wh
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BASIC OPErATIONS 1. LOADINg/EJECTIN g AN SD CArD The SDJ-1 can only read an SD Card up to 4GB. It cannot read an SD Card higher then 4GB. It cannot read or accept a SDHC Card, it must be a regular SD Card. The file format is Mp3 only. Please see page 8 for more SD Card information. When loading an SD Card into the player load with the SD Card label facing you. To remove the card from the player gently press the card "in" until it "pops' out. CAUTION: • NEVEr attempt to load any SD Cards h
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BASIC OPErATIONS (CONT .) 3. STARTING PLAYBACK - Figure 7 Insert an SD card as described on page 14 (loaDing/ejecting an SD carD ). Pressing the y/pla S aup e Button (18) with an SD Card loaded will immediately start playback. The y pla (42) 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 Figure 7 started) when t
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BASIC OPErATIONS (CONT .) Figure 9 7. FRAME SEARCH This feature allows you to scroll through a track frame by frame, allowing you to find and set a starting cue or loop point. To use the scroll function you must first be in Pause Mode (see section 4) or Cue Mode (see section 8). Once you are in Pause or Cue mode, press the Search ButtonS (17) to scroll through the track (Figure 9). When you use the Search ButtonS (17) the monitor (headphone level) function allows you to here what you are
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BASIC OPErATIONS (CONT .) 9. CREATING AND PLAYING A SEAMLESS LOOP A seamless loop is a sound loop that plays continuously without sound interruption. You can use this loop to create dramatic effect in your mixing. This loop has no time limit and you could actually loop the entire length of a card. You create a seamless loop between two continuous points of a track. 1) Press y/pla S aup e Button (18) to acti- vate playback mode. Figure 12 2) Press the in Button (12) . This will set the start
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BASIC OPErATIONS (CONT .) 10. ExITING A LOOP - To exit a SEAMLESS LOOP, press the out B utton (12) . The in B utton and out Button (12) LEDs will remain on, but will stop flashing. Music playback will resume normal play. The but- ton LEDs will remain on to remind you that a loop is stored in memory. Figure 15 11. REPLAY LOOP - The reloop (12) func- tion allows you to return to your stored loop at any time. The in Button (12) and out Button (12) LEDs will indicate a loop is stored in mem
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BASIC OPErATIONS (CONT .) 13. ADVANCE TRACK SEARCH You can find the desired track you would like to play during the playback/pause. 1. Press the D a v . track Button (16) to enter advance track search mode. The track inDtor (41) ica will flash in the LCD. Turn the track knoB (10) to search for your desired track within the current folder. NOTE: If your desired track is in another folder you must first locate/ access that folder before activating the Figure 18 adv. track search. 2. Pres
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PrESET mENU 14. PRESET MENU: The SDJ-1 has a PRESET MENU that lets you see a DEMO, or control REPEAT, RELAY (FLIP-FLOP), SEARCH LOCK, RESET, or lets you "display" the FIRMWARE VERISION. Press and hold the time Button (8) for 2 secs. to enter PRESET mode. Figure 22 DEMO: Enter PRESET MENU, and then turn the track/folDer knoB (10) until DEMO is displayed. Press the track/folDer knoB (10) to toggle DEMO ON or OFF. Once you have selected press the time Button (8) to exit the PRESET MEN
