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DCD-PRO1000
Featuring:
F L I P F L O P
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 PRECAUTIONS........................................................................................................................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 I. Read Instructions - All the safety and operat- Line Voltage Selection ing instructions should be read before the CD Because power supplies vary from location Player is operated. The safety and operating to location we have incorporated a selectable instructions should be saved for future power supply. reference. • The desired voltage may be set with the 2. Heed Warnings - All warnings on the CD VOLTAGE SELECTOR switch on the rear Player and in the operati
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UNPACKING Every DCD-PRO1000™ has been thoroughly tested and has been shipped in perfect operating condi- tion. 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 equip- ment 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 instructi
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MAIN FEATURES • 8 times over sampling 1 bit D/A converter • Music Master tempo • Auto cue • Real Time Scratch Play • 1/75th second frame search • Reverse Play • Real time cue (“Cue on the Fly”) • Pan Effect • 8 different speed scan (4 Forward/ 4 Reverse) • Skid Effect • Pitch display • Filter Effect • Digital RCA coaxial output • Phase Effect • Bright Large Digital Screen • Echo Effect • Fader “Q” Start Control (a) • Flanger Effect • Seamless Loop (un
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SET-UP 1. Checking the Contents Be sure your DCD-PRO1000™ was shipped with the following: 1) DCD-PRO1000™ Transportation Unit 2) DCD-PRO1000™ Controller Unit 3) Operating Instructions (This Booklet) 4) Two (2) Control Cables 5) Two (2) "Q-Start" 1/8” mini plug. 6) Two (2) Sets of Stereo RCA Cables 7) Warranty card. 2. Installing the Units 1) Place your unit on a flat surface or mount it in a secure rack mount case. 2) Be sure the player is mounted
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS Figure 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 C O N NE C T T O C O NNE C T T O M A I N UN I T 2 M AI N U NI T 1 C O NTR OL S T AR T C O NTR O L S T A RT UNI T 2 U NI T 1 38 37 36 35 A. CONTROLLER UNIT (FIGURE 3) 3. PARAMETER RATIO - This knob is used to adjust the parameter ratio value. 1. EJECT FUNCTION - Pressing this will eject the CD. The eject function will only when the unit 4. SCRATCH/SKID BUTTON
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) or Phase effect. See built-in effects on page 28. to skip ahead by 10 tracks. Example: if you are at Track #1, pressing this button will skip you to 6. HOLD BUTTON - This button allows you to Track #11, press the button again, it will skip to set and lock any new parameters you set to the Track #21. If there are not that many tracks, it will effects. This button will glow bright blue when go back to Track #1. the hold function is activated. If the
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) pressing the IN BUTTON (25), pressing the OUT This button allows you to override the internal BUTTON set the loop ending point. The loop beat clock and manually set a tracks BPMs. To manual set the BPMs; tap this button a few will continue to play until the OUT BUTTON is pressed once again. times to a tracks heavy down beat, the unit will automatically calculate your tapping and trans- 25. LOOP IN BUTTON - “CUE ON THE FLY” - late it into a tracks B
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) EFFECT (for definition of BOP EFFECT, see page pitch (if any) that is being applied to the track. 24). 29. BANK BUTTONS 1-3 - These button are 34. LCD DISPLAY - This high quality LCD display used to store either three (3) cue points or three indicates all the functions, as they are occurring. (3) samples. Each Bank Button can store either This display is viewable at several comfortable a sample or a cue point. 6 sec. samples each angles (see page
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) 43 42 41 40 39 DIG IT AL DIG IT AL O UT O UT C O NN E C T T O A UD IO O UT C O NNE C T T O A UDIO O UT RE MO TE C O NTR O L RE MO TE C O NTRO L 2 1 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 Figure 4 B. TRANSPORT UNIT (FIGURE 4) 39. DRIVE 2 TRANSPORT TRAY - This tray is Open/Close) - This button is used to open and used to load and unload a compact disc in to the close the drive 1 transport tray. NOTE: When a disc is already loaded in the transport tray, the drive 2 mech
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) the left channels output. 120v or 220v to accommodate the two major power source. Always be sure to disconnect the 45. DRIVE 1 DIGITAL OUT - This jack sends a power plug before changing the voltage. digital stereo out signal. Use this connection to create near perfect copies of your disc to a Mini 49. DRIVE 2 AUDIO OUT R & L - These jacks disc, CD-R, or any other recording device with a send a left and right analog mono output signal. digital input
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) 52 59 60 53 61 54 62 55 Figure 5 56 63 57 64 58 65 66 67 59. PAUSE INDICATOR - This indicator will glow D. LCD DISPLAY PANEL (FIGURE 5) when the drive is in pause mode. 52. PLAY INDICATOR - The "PLAY" indicator will 60. MEMORY BUCKET INDICATOR - This indi- glow when the unit is in play mode. cator serves two functions. The bucket outline 53. TRACK INDICATOR - This 2-digit indicator details the cue memory status, a full bucket visually details the cur
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BASIC OPERATIONS 1. LOADING/EJECTING DISCS The DCD-PRO1000™ can only play 3 and 5 inch CDs. Odd shaped, and oval CDs are not compatible. When loading a CD into the transport tray, always hold the disc by it edge (see Figure 6). Load the disc label side up and place it in the disc tray. Never touch the signal surface (the glossy side). To remove a disc from the tray press the EJECT BUTTON (1), see Figure 7. CAUTION: • NEVER attempt to load any other objects besides a 3" or 5" CD. • NEVER at
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 3. STARTING PLAYBACK - Figure 10 Insert an audio CD as described on page 16 (LOADING/EJECTING DISCS). Pressing the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (32) with an audio CD loaded will immediately start playback. The PLAY (52) indica- tor will glow as soon as playback begins. The point at which play- back 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 (33)
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 7. FRAME SEARCH This feature allows you to scroll through a track frame by frame, allowing you to find and set a starting cue, sample, or loop point. To use the scroll function you must first be in Pause Mode (see sec- tion 5) or Cue Mode (see section 9). Once you are in Pause or Cue mode, turn the JOG WHEEL (20) to scroll through the track (Figure 12). Turning the wheel in a clockwise direction will advance the frame search and turning the wheel in a counter-clo
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 2) You may also use the JOG WHEEL (20) to set a cue point. While a disc is in PAUSE or CUE mode, use the JOG WHEEL (20) to scroll through a track to find your desired starting point. Once you have found your desired position press the PLAY BUTTON (32) to set your cue point. Pressing the CUE BUTTON (33) or the IN BUTTON (25) will now return you to this exact point. Figure 15 Storing A Cue Point: Once you have set your CUE Point by one of the two means listed
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 10. 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 disc. You create a seamless loop between two continuous points of a disc. 1) Press PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (32) to activate playback mode. Figure 18 2) Press the IN BUTTON (25). This will set the starting point
