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Radius 3000
PROFESSIONAL SD/USB/CD PLAYER
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User Guide and Reference Manual
9/09
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CONTENTS Safety regulationS.........................................................................................................................3 electrical precautionS................................................................................................................4 Safety inStructionS.......................................................................................................................5 cuStomer Support.................. ......................................
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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 WARNING: CAN BE CAREFULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, EXPOSURE DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PLAYER TO WATER OR MOISTURE CAUTION: USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OTHER CAUTION: THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT 1. Handle the power supply cord careful
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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- The serial and model number for this unit is ing instructions should be read before the located on the rear panel. Please write down Player is operated. The safety and operating the numbers here and retain for future refer- instructions should be saved for future ence. reference. Model No._____________________________ 2. Heed Warnings - All warnings on the Player and in the operating instructions Serial No._______
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UNpACk INg Every Radius 3000™ 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 player for any damage and be sure all equip- ment necessary to operate the 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/WAV* filles from either USB Stick or SD/SDHC Card and regular CDs • Mp3 Track Listings • Headphone Jack w/ Trim Control • Fine Tune BPM (See page 28) • Advanced Track Search (See page 34) • 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 • RCA coaxial output •
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ImpORTANT SD CARD INfORmATION & SET -Up SD CARD INFORMATION: • Make sure your SD Card only has MP3 files on it • Do Not have any other file type on your SD Card; no photo files, etc... • American Audio SD Players can read SD HC (High Capacity) Cards up to 32GB PLEASE NOTE: For higher quality MP3 files (more than 128 kbps) American Audio recommends "High Speed" SD Cards. Using high speed cards will ensure the best performance with your American Audio SD Player. USB INFORMATION: • Make sure
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gENERAL fUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS Figure 2 A. TOp UNIT CONTROLS ( fIgURE 2) 1. SOURCE SELECTOR - Press this button to select your desired playback source. Select either SD, USB, or CD player. The source indicator LED will light when the selected source is activate. You can also use this button to record a demo from the current playing track. To record and save a demo, press and hold the SOURCE SELECT button for 3 sec. to record the playing track as a demo. 2. EJECT BUTTON - Pressing this butto
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gENERAL fUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) even if a disc has been removed and will reflect on any other disc loaded into the player. That is to say, if you set a +2% pitch on one disc, remove that disc and load another, that disc too will have a +2% pitch. The amount of pitch being applied will be displayed in the Vfd (3). 5. (-) pITCH BEND BUTTON - The (-) pitch bend function creates a momentary “Decrease” in the track’s BPM’s (Beats per minute) while it is playing. This will allow you to mat
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gENERAL fUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) 4 (Mode 4) - The Wheel flashes to the beat of the music. Wheel stays lit when scratching 5 (Mode 5) - Wheel is always on. Dimmable from 100-0 6 (Mode 6) - Flashes at a set speed 7 (Mode 7) - Cue indicator with a strobe effect. 8 (Mode *) - The wheel will light when the touch sensor on the jog wheel is touched in Scratch or Scratch Cue mode. 10. Bpm BUTTON - Press this button to switch between manual BPM and Auto BPM. 11. TAp BUTTON - This button is
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gENERAL fUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) 16. SEARCH BUTTONS - This search button allows you to quickly scan backwards through a track. This search button allows you to quickly scan forwards through a track. 17. f AST TRACk BUTTONS - This button is used to select a track. Tapping this button will for ward skip to the next track, holding down this button will rapidly forward skip through the tracks. This button is used to select a track. Tapping this butt
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gENERAL fUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) fect tweaks the original sound to add different tonal definition. The effect is almost the same as the PHASE effect. ECHO EffECT - This button is used to activate and deactivate the Echo effect. The Echo effect adds an echo to your output signal. See built in effects on page 32. TRANS EffECT - This button is used to activate and deactivate the Trans effect. The Trans effect simulates a real-time mixer transformer effect. See built in effects on
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gENERAL fUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) push the TIME KNOB and turn the jog Wheel (9 ) to adjust the parameter time value. 32. TImE BUTTON - The button will switch the time value described in the time meter (48) between ELAPSED PLAYING TIME, TRACK REMAINING TIME, and TOTAL REMAINING TIME. 33. SgL/CTN - This function allows you to choose between single track play or continuous track play (all tracks in order). This function also operates in FLIP-FLOP mode. With this button you can also switch
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gENERAL fUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) 42 43 44 4546 47 48 49 59 58 50 57 51 52 56 55 54 53 Figure 4 C. VfD DISpLAY pANEL (fIgURE 4) 42. pLAY INDICATOR - The play indicator will glow when the unit is in play mode. 43. pAUSE INDICATOR - The pause indicator will glow when the unit is in pause mode. 44. CUE INDICATOR - This indicator will glow when the unit is in CUE mode and will flash every time a new CUE POINT is set. 45. TOUCH INDICATOR - This appears when anything touches the jog wheel. 46
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gENERAL fUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) will display either the elapse, total, or remaining time of a track or the entire disc. The display time will depend on the selected time function. The selected time function will be displayed above the TIME METER as either total remaining , remaining track time, or elapSed track name. 55. TOTAL/REmAIN/ELApSED INDICATOR - When TOTAL REMAIN is indicated in the Vfd diSplay (3) the time meter will show the total disc remaining time. When REMAIN is indicat
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INTERNAL mENU Press and hold the folder knoB (20) for at least 2 sec. to enter the internal menu, and turn the folder knoB (20) to search through the different menus. Turn either the ratio (25) or time (31) knoBS to change the submenus; press the folder knoB (20) to save your settings and exit the menu. 1. JOg mODE - Select JOG LED mode (mode range is 1~8) 2. pLAYLIST - Normal/Title/Artist/Album/Genre (for USB or SD only) 3. Sensitivity - Touch Wheel Sensitivity Adjustment (Adjustment range is
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BASIC OpERATIONS 1. LOADINg/EJECTINg AN SD CARD, USB DEVICE, OR CD The Radius 3000™ can read SDHC (High Capacity) Cards up to 32GB. The file format is Mp3 only. When loading an SD Card into the player load with the SD Card label facing up and the contacts facing down. To remove the card from the player gently press the card "in" until it "pops' out. When connecting a USB stick, USB card reader, or external hard drive make sure you are correctly lined up with the USB port and gently insert
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BASIC OpERATIONS (CONT.) 4. STARTINg pLAYBACk - Figure 8 Load a audio device as described on page 18 (loading/ejecting Sd card, uSB, or cd ). Pressing the play/pauSe Button (13) will immediately start playback. The play (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 started) when the cue Button (14) is pressed
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BASIC OpERATIONS (CONT.) 9. SCANNINg (f AST fORWARD/f AST REVERSE) This function gives you a fast search through a track. Press the Search ButtonS (16) for a fast forward or a fast reverse search. Figure 11 10. SETTINg and STORINg a CUE pOINT: Setting A Cue Point: A cue point is the exact point playback will begin when the play/pauSe But - ton (13) is pressed. You may set your cue points anywhere on a disc or in a track. You may set up to four independent cue points per disc. Four cue poi
