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PRO DJ 3
Featuring:
FLIPFLOP
Sampling Sampling
© American DJ® AUDIO Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA • www.americandj.com
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NOTE: IMPORTANT SAFETY ITEMS FOR U.S.A. This CD player uses a semiconductor laser. It & CANADA MODEL ONLY is recommended for use in a room at the fol- WARNING: lowing temperature: 41˚F - 95˚F / 5˚C - 35˚C TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS CD PLAYER TO CAUTION WATER OR MOISTURE. TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT USE THIS (POLARIZED) PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, CAUTION: RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE 1. Handle the power supply cord carefully. Do not BLADES CAN BE CARE
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS I. Read Instructions - All the safety and oper- 10.Power-Cord Protection - Power-supply ating instructions should be read before the cords should be routed so that they are not CD Player is operated. likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying par- 2. Save Instructions - The safety and operat- ticular attention to cords at plugs, conve- ing instructions should be saved for future nience receptacles, and the point where reference. they
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SET-UP 1. Checking the Contents CAUTION: Be sure your PRO DJ3 was shipped with the following: • Be sure to use the supplied control cables. Using other 1) Pro DJ3 Professional CD player. types of cable may result in unit damage. 2) Operating instructions (this booklet). • Be sure the power is off when connecting the control 3) One (1) set of RCA cables. cables, otherwise the units may not work properly. 4) One (1) 1/8” mini plug. 5) Warranty card. 2. Installing the Units Place your unit
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MAIN FEATURES CONT. • 40 cue points can be stored into memory • Digital RCA coaxial output • Large bright LCD Screen can be viewed from wide angles. • Fader “Q” Start Control (a) • Seamless Loop (uninterrupted loop playback) • Sampler (Forward & Reverse Sampling) • Bop Effect (b) • Flip-Flop (Relay Playback) (c) • 60 Second Transport Protection (d) • Sleep Mode (e) • Adjustable Pitch Percentages: +/-8%, +/-12% or +/-16% • Jog Wheel Pitch Bend +/-16% • Memory Backup, Defaults to last setting (f
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS 1 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 3 23 22 4 24 25 26 27 28 29 21 Figure 5 5 20 6 19 18 7 891 10 1112 13 14 15 167 your tracks in the order they were programmed. A. TOP UNIT CONTROLS (FIGURE 3) To exit and erase a program, hold the program 1. MEMORY CUE - Pressing the MEMORY CUE button down for more than 2 seconds while the button after loading a new disc and before closing unit is in pause or cue mode. the tray, will restore any Cue memory that may be 4. OPEN/CLOSE - (Transpo
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) control when the CD is in pause or cue modes 13.(+) PITCHBEND Button - The (+) pitch allowing you to set a cue point. bend function creates a momentary “BUMP” in B. The inner wheel also works as a pitch bend the CD’s BPM’s (Beats per minute) while it is during playback. Turning the wheel clockwise playing. This will allow you to match the beats will increase the pitch percentage up to 16%, between two playing CD’s or any other music and turning the wheel i
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) pitch on one disc, remove that disc and insert for 16%. Note, the pitch button has to be turned on another, that disc too will have a +2% pitch to get a LED reading. adjustment. The amount of pitch being applied 23.TRANSPORT TRAY - This is the tray that is will be displayed on the LCD (21). By changing used to load and unload your CD’s in the player. the pitch of one disc with respect to the other in This tray is open and closed by tapping on the this way,
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 45 44 46 Figure 6 memory (see setting CUE POINTS on page 12). flashes in LCD DISPLAY (21) when playing loop. 33.PROGRAM INDICATOR - This indicates you 41.SAMPLE BANK INDICATORS - These indica- are in program mode or program play mode. tors (1~6) will Indicates which of CUE BUTTON (1~6) store samples. This indicator will also flash 34.SINGLE INDICATOR - This indicates that the the number of the last sample played. C
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BASIC OPERATIONS 1. OPENING AND CLOSING THE DISC TRAY/LOADING DISCS 5 in. / 12cm disk This is an electronic operation and can only work when the power is on. Press the OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON (4) to open or close the disc tray. Pressing the PLAY BUTTON (9), will also automatically close the tray if it is open and immediately cue any CD that is in it. If the transport tray is left open for more than 60 seconds it will close automatically to prevent accidental damage to the transport. Again if a CD is l
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) OP/CL PROG. OP/CL PROG. OP/CL PROG. SGL/CTN. TIME SGL/CTN. TIME SGL/CTN. TIME REV REV REV FWD FWD FWD CUE CUE CUE I Q-Start Q-Start Q-Start JOG SHUTTLE JOG SHUTTLE JOG SHUTTLE Fig. 9 Fig. 10 Fig. 11 8. FRAME SEARCH PITCH 8%.12%.16% This feature allows you to scroll through a track to set a starting cue, sample, _ or loop point. To use the scroll function you must first be in Pause Mode or Cue Mode. Once you are in Pause or Cue mode, use your finger tip to turn the PITCH
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) • Replay Loop The RELOOP (16) function allows you to return to your stored loop at any time. The IN/R CUE (12) and OUT/EXIT (14) LEDs will indicate a loop is stored in memory, and may be played at any time. To replay the loop, press the RELOOP BUTTON (16). The IN/R. CUE (12) and OUT/EXIT (14) LEDs will again begin to flash indicating SEAMLESS LOOP mode has been activated (Fig. 14) and your stored loop will immediately begin to play. 11. EDITING A LOOP: Please note you c
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) played more than once. To create a program: 1) Be sure a disc is inserted in the drive and press the PROGRAM BUTTON (3). Pressing the PROGRAM BUTTON (3) from any function will immediately pause the disc and go into program mode. 2) After pressing the PROGRAM BUTTON (3) to activate the units program mode the program indicator LED above the PROGRAM BUTTON (3) will light and the PROGRAM INDICATOR (33) in the LCD DISPLAY (21) will glow indicating that PROGRAM MODE has been
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 16. Using the Built In Sampler Your PRO DJ3 comes with a built in sampler. You may store up to six samples per a disc on the SIX CUE BUT- TON (2). Your sample can be a maximum of 2.6 seconds in length. A sample can be recalled while a CD is play- ing, while the CD drive is in PAUSE MODE, or even without the CD in the player. You may play loop at any time without music interruption. You can also play your sample once or in a continuous loop. As with cue points you may sto
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) To recall these points when a disk has been removed: 1) When the PRO DJ3 is on, open the transport tray. 2) Place the disc that has your stored cue points onto the transport tray. Do not close the CD tray! 3) With the CD tray open, and disc loaded on the transport tray, push the MEMORY CUE BUTTON (1). The MEMORY CUE BUTTON (1). red ”LED will Light” 4) Close the CD transport tray . 5) The word “Store” should flash in the LCD DISPLAY (21). 6) The LCD DISPLAY (21) an
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BEFORE SWITCHING OFF THE POWER • When you have finished using the CD player, and before switching off the power, be sure that the disc holder has been closed with the OPEN/CLOSE button (see figures 18 & 19). • TRAY PROTECTION: If tray is not closed after 60 seconds, it will close automatically and pause. CAUTION: DO NOT forcibly close the disc holder when the power is off. Fig. 18 Fig. 19 Switch off the power after the disc holder has DO NOT switch off the power when been closed with the OPEN/C
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SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Type: Twin mechanism compact disc player. Disc type: Standard compact discs (5 in / 12cm and 3in/8cm discs) Dimensions: 3 1/4” ~ 4 1/2” H x 8 1/2” W x 10 3/8” L Installation: Place on flat surface or mount in flat case Weight: 4 1/2 Lbs. / 1 3/4 kgs Power supply: 115/230V AC, 50/60Hz Power consumption: 14W Environmental conditions: Operational temperature: 5 to 35˚C (41 to 95˚F) Operational humidity: 25 to 85% (no condensation) Storage temperatu
