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CDI-100 Mp3
Featuring:
User Guide
and Reference Manual
4295 Charter Street
Los Angeles Ca. 90058
www.AmericanAudio.us
3/07
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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 THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT
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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 SELEC
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UNPACKING Every CDI-100 Mp3 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
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MAIN FEATURES • Plays Mp3, CD, and CD-R Discs • Selectable Voltage • Selectable elapsed, remain, & total remain time display • Auto cue • Digital Anti-Shock • Selectable Single or Continuous Play • Real time cue (“Cue on the Fly”) • Fader “Q” Start Control (a) • Sleep Mode (c) • Digital RCA coaxial output • Large bright Digital Screen can be viewed from wide angles. • Flip-Flop (Relay Playback) (b) • Pitch display • Loop IN/OUT function • Adjustable Pitch Pe
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SET-UP 1. Checking the Contents Be sure your CDI-100 Mp3 was shipped with the following: 1) CDI-100 Mp3 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-100 Mp3 outputs to the inpu
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS Figure 3 1 16 15 2 14 3 13 4 12 5 6 11 10 7 8 9 A. TOP UNIT CONTROLS (FIGURE 3) 1. LCD DISPLAY - This high quality LCD display slider is moved or the pitch function has been indicates all the functions, as they are occurring. turned off. This adjustment can be made with This display is viewable at several comfortable or without a disc in the drive. The pitch adjust- angles (see page 8). The display ICONS will be ment will remain even if a disc has been re
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) B. The wheel also works as a pitch bend during will allow the least amount of pitch manipulation Playback. Turning the wheel clockwise will and 16% will allow the most amount of pitch increase the pitch percentage up to 100%, manipulation. and turning the wheel in the counter-clock- 6. PITCH PERCENTAGE SELECTOR - Press wise direction will decrease the pitch per- this button to select pitch range percentages centage down to -100%. The pitch b
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) 15. TRACK BUTTONS - This button is used to select a track. Tapping this button will forward skip to the next track, holding down this button will rapidly for- ward skip through the tracks. This button is used to select a track. Tapping this button will back skip on track, holding down this button will rapidly back skip through the tracks. 16. EJECT FUNCTION - Pressing this will eject the CD. The eject function will only when the unit is
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) Figure 4 17 22 21 20 19 18 B. REAR PANEL (FIGURE 4) 17. VOLTAGE SELECTOR - Because power American Audio’s “Q” series mixers. supplies vary from location to location we have 21. AUDIO OUT R & L - Audio out signals. Connect incorporated a selectable voltage switch. This stereo RCA cables from AUDIO OUT to a mixer's switch can select a voltage input of 120v~60Hz line input. or 230v~50Hz. Always disconnect the power 22. DIGITAL OUT - Use this connection
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 33 30 32 31 Figure 5 D. LCD DISPLAY PANEL (FIGURE 5) the TIME DISPLAY (31) in the LCD will define the current track's remaining time. The time mode is 23. PLAY/PAUSE INDICATOR - Either the play changed by the tapping on the TIME BUTTON or pause indicator will glow depending which (2). mode you are in. 29. LOOP INDICATOR - Appears when a LOOP 24. MP3 INDICATOR - This will indicate that a is engaged. Mp3 disc is loaded in the dr
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BASIC OPERATIONS 1. LOADING/EJECTING DISCS The CDI-100 Mp3 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 (16), see Figure 6. 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 t
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 3. STARTING PLAYBACK - Figure 9 Insert an audio CD as describe on page 14 (LOADING/EJECTING DISCS). Pressing the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (11) with an audio CD inserted will imme- diately start playback. The PLAY (23) 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 (12)
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 8. SETTING A CUE POINT A cue point is the exact point playback will begin when the PLAY/PAUSE button (11) is pressed. You may set your cue points anywhere on a disc or in a track. There are two (2) ways to set and create a CUE point as detailed in figures 12 and 13. 1) You may press the IN BUTTON (10) on the fly (while the disc is playing). This will set a CUE Point without music interruption. Pressing the CUE BUTTON (12) will now return you to the same point th
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 9. CREATING AND PLAYING A LOOP A loop is a sound loop that plays continuously without sound interruption. You can use this loop to create dra- matic effect in your mixing. This loop has no time limit and you could actually loop the entire length of disc. 1) Press PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (11) to activate playback mode Figure 14 2) Press the IN BUTTON (10). This will set the starting point of the LOOP. The IN BUTTON (10) LED will light. Figure 15 3) Press the O
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) REPLAY LOOP - The RELOOP (7) function allows you to return to your stored loop at any time. The IN BUTTON (10) and OUT BUTTON (10) LEDs will indicate a loop is stored in memory, and may be played at any time. To replay the loop, press the RELOOP BUTTON (7). The IN BUTTON (10) and OUT BUTTON (10) LEDs will again begin to flash indicating LOOP mode has been activated and your loop will immediately begin to play. Figure 18 10. CHANGING THE TIME DISPLAY (31)/TIME BAR (
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PITCH ADJUSTMENTS 11. PITCH ADJUSTMENTS: You can activate the Pitch SLIDER (4) by pressing the PITCH ON/OFF BUTTON (5). When the button LED is lit, the PITCH SLIDER is active and the pitch can be adjusted. When the button LED is not lit. the AUTO BPM counter is active and the PITCH SLIDER is not active. The different pitch adjustments allow a track's or a loop's playback speed to be manipulated. This speed manipulation is commonly used to beat match between two or more music sources such as
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PITCH ADJUSTMENTS Adjusting the PITCH SLIDER'S RANGE (4): You may change the PITCH SLIDER'S (4) operating range at any time. To change the operat- ing range be sure the pitch function is turned on, see figure 21. The pitch percentage can be changed between +/-4%, +/-8%, and +/-16%. 4% will allow the least amount of pitch manipulation and 16% will allow the most amount of pitch manipulation. To adjust the different ranges, press the PITCH ON/OFF BUTTON (5) and tap on the PITCH RANGE BUTTON
