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®
Professional Disc Jockey Products
CDN-32SE
PROFESSIONAL DUAL CD PLAYER
with
Buffered memory
OPERATING MANUAL
©2001 Industries http://www.numark.com
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CDN-32SE Safety Information and Product Registration sofa, rug, or similar surface CAUTION that may block the RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK ventilation opening; or, DO NOT OPEN placed in a built-installation, such as bookcase or cabinet CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC that may impede the flow of SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE ANY COVER. NO USER- air through the ventilation SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING openings. TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL ONLY. 8) Power Sources - This product should be co
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CDN-32SE WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electrical NOTICE CONCERNING FCC REGULATIONS shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or This equipment generates and uses radio frequency moisture. Electrical equipment should NEVER be energy and may cause interference to radio and kept or stored in damp environments. television reception if you do not operate it in strict accordance with the procedures detailed in this DANGER: INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPERATING MANUAL. OPEN AND INTERLOC
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CDN-32SE ® CDN-32SE PROFESSIONAL DUAL CD PLAYER WITH CONGRATULATIONS... You have just purchased a dual CD player designed specifically for the professional DJ. This unit has been designed to provide CD mixing with the same ease and creativity that you have enjoyed with records. Please take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the CDN-32SE by reading the following information before attempting to operate the unit. Once again, congratulations and thank you for making the CDN-32SE your ch
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CDN-32SE TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety and Registration 2 Introduction 4 Set-up Instructions & Connections 7 Description of the Features Remote Control Unit 8 Display 9 Transport 9 Basic Operation Play, Pause and Cue Operations 10 Matching the Tempo 11 Beat Matching Using Pitch Bend 11 Relay and Fader Start 12 Example of Mixing 13 Looping 14 Stuttering 17 Before Switching off the Power 18 Troubleshooting Guide 18 Information and Specifications 19 Warranty 20 CHECK TO BE SURE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE I
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CDN-32SE DESCRIPTION OF ANTI-SHOCK BUFFER MEMORY The CDN-32SE is equipped with a total of 24 Seconds of RAM Buffer memory. 12 Seconds of this is used for the Anti-Shock Buffer and the other 12 are used for instant start functions. Anti-shock is to allows the unit to be bumped around hard for 6 seconds per side and not stop. When the CD is first placed in the tray and a track is selected, the CD player quickly reads the beginning of the track and stores it into a buffer memory, the same way
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CDN-32SE CONNECTIONS Typical connection with a mixer is illustrated right. 1. Connect the output connection cords from the CD Player to the line inputs of your mixer. 2. Connect the remote control connection cable from the Unit 1 connector on the main unit to the Unit 1 connector on the remote control unit. Repeat for Unit 2. 3. The output connection cords and the remote control connection cables are supplied with the main unit. Be sure to use the remote control connection cables which have bee
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CDN-32SE DESCRIPTION CDN-32SE REMOTE FEATURES 1. OPEN/CLOSE (Disc Tray Open/Close) - Press to load or eject 11. PITCH BEND/JOG WHEEL (INNER RING) - The jog wheel serves the disc. Each press will open or close the disc tray on the 2 functions depending on the current mode. transport. NOTE: Tray will not open unless the disc has been • The jog wheel will control a slow frame search when the CD is not paused. Tray will automatically close after 30 seconds. playing. To set a new frame cue point
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CDN-32SE LCD DISPLAY FEATURES 12. SECONDS - Shows the seconds elapsed or remaining depending on mode setting. 13. FRAMES - The CD Player breaks down a second into 75 frames for accurate cueing. This shows the frames elapsed or remaining depending on mode setting. 14. LOOP - shows when the CD is repeating a particular area with the music on the CD. 15. RELOOP - shows when the CD has had a loop set previously and can go back to it to loop again. TRANSPORT FEATURES 1. PLAY - Active while the unit i
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CDN-32SE DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAY/PAUSE AND CUE OPERATIONS STARTING PLAY OPTIONS Play can be started any 1 of 3 ways 1. Pressing the “PLAY/PAUSE” button 2. Pressing the “STUTTER” button as explained in the STUTTER SECTION 3. When the cue button is pressed a second time, it will temporarily play a section and will stop it when the button is released. (to check a cue point) PLAY and CUE Pressing the “PLAY/PAUSE” button starts the disc. Pressing the “CUE” button will reset the disc to the last place
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CDN-32SE MATCHING THE BEATS PER MINUTE (BPM) Match the tempo by monitoring the music of both PLAYER 1 and PLAYER 2 by ear and adjusting the pitch. When the tempo of the music of the selected CD player is slow compared to the tempo of the other player, move the slider to the ( + ) side and match the tempo. When faster, move the pitch slider to the ( - ) side. The following illustration shows the case of matching the pitch of PLAYER 2 to the pitch of the music being played on PLAYER 1. Press PLA
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CDN-32SE RELAY PLAY 1. Press the RELAY-FADER START button while CDs are in both sides of the unit. 2. Put both sides in SINGLE play mode while learning this function. 3. Press play on PLAYER A of the unit. When that PLAYER A has finished play it will send a signal to PLAYER B to start play. You will see PLAYER B start play and PLAYER A pause and cue to the beginning of the next track. When PLAYER B has completed play PLAYER A will start. In relay mode the play command is sent at the end of sp
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CDN-32SE EXAMPLE OF MIXING USING BOTH PLAYERS OF YOUR CD PLAYER While playing a disc on PLAYER 1 load a disc into PLAYER 2 and select your next track, match its pitch to the track playing on PLAYER1 and when you are ready use the crossfader on your mixer to fade from PLAYER 1 to PLAYER 2. PLAYER 1 PLAYER 1 PLAYER 1 Load a disc in PLAYER 1 and select the track and press PLAY. Load a disc and press the Select the track to be Press the PLAY button OPEN/CLOSE button. played. PLAYER 2 PLAYER 2 PLAYER
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CDN-32SE USING THE LOOPING FEATURES These feature are for seamlessly looping certain areas of the CD. A loop is any area of a CD that you choose to repeat with no breaks. There are 3 buttons associated with the loop feature. LOOP IN The “LOOP IN” is where you wish for the loop to actually start. You will notice the “LOOP IN” LED will be lit every time you put in a new CD and select a new track. This means that the initial “CUE” point of the CD is also the default “LOOP IN” point. If you wis
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CDN-32SE MOVING LOOP POINTS The “LOOP IN” point can be moved while a loop is playing just by pressing the “LOOP IN” button at the new desired point. The next time “LOOP OUT” is reached the CD will return to this new “LOOP IN” point. If you should accidentally set a new “LOOP IN” point at the same place as your “LOOP OUT” point the “LOOP OUT” point will be erased and play will continue. Note: If for any reason you should press pause then play to restart a track in between these loop points, se
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CDN-32SE PRE-PROGRAMMING AND EDITING A PLAYING YOUR LOOP To return to the beginning of the song and play after you are happy with the loop: LOOP 1. Press “PAUSE” to stop the play action of the CD or “CUE” to return to the “LOOP IN” point. LOOP IN PRE-PROGRAM 2. Track backwards until you reach the beginning of the song. (Remix CD’s often To pre-program your “LOOP IN” point either play your song or contain multiple track numbers for the same song.) search for the desired “LOOP IN” point using th
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CDN-32SE DESCRIPTION OF STUTTERING FFFFUN........ This function allows music to be replayed from the last set cue point seamlessly. Carefully read all of the following conditions to fully understand this button’s operation. Don’t forget this button serves two functions depending upon the CD player’s state of play. • If the CD is paused either at the beginning of a track or at some other “CUE” point the “STUTTER/RELOOP” can start play of the song and actually seamlessly restart every time the bu
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CDN-34S BEFORE SWITCHING OFF THE POWER: When you have finished using the CD player, be sure that the disc tray is closed with the “OPEN/CLOSE” button before switching off the power. DO NOT switch off the power when Switch off the power after the the disc holder is open. disc holder has been closed with the “OPEN/CLOSE” button TROUBLESHOOTING: Symptom Possible Cause Corrective Action The power fails to switch on Poor power plug connection at Insert the power plug firmly into when the POWER switch
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CDN-32SE SPECIFICATIONS TECHNICAL Quantization 16-bit linear/channel, 3 beam laser Oversampling rate 8 times Frequency response 20Hz-20KHz Channel separation 86dB T.H.D. + NOISE 0.01% S/N ratio (IHF-A) 94dB Output level 2.0Vrms Short access time (Play next track) less than 1.7sec Long access time (Track 1 ->Track 20) less than 3sec Instant start less than .015 sec Pitch control range +/-12% Pitch bend +/-16% Digital Output type 2, form 1, S/PDIF (Sony/Phillips Digital Interface Format) GEN
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® Professional Disc Jockey Products LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY 1. What is covered and for how long? NUMARK INDUSTRIES LCC ("NUMARK") warrants to the original purchaser that NUMARK'S DJ mixers and amplifiers are free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for the period commencing upon the date of purchase from an authorized NUMARK dealer and continuing for the following period of time after that date for (2) Years. The warranty is extended to (3) Years with the com
