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MCD-710
Professional Dual Mp3
Compact Disc Player
Featuring:
F L I P F L O P
User Guide
and Reference Manual
4295 Charter Street
Los Angeles Ca. 90058
www.americanaudio.us
6/06
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CONTENTS SAFETY PRECAUTIONS........................................................................................................................3 ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS................................................................................................................4 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.......................................................................................................................5 VOLTAGE SELECTOR.........................................................
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IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 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 HE
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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 MCD-710™ 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. P
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MAIN FEATURES • 8 times over sampling 1 bit D/A converter • Tempo Lock • Auto cue • Mp3 Track Listings • 1/75th second frame search • Plays Mp3 and CD discs • 10 Sec. Digital Anti-Shock • Folder Search • Real time cue (“Cue on the Fly”) • Flash Start Function (d) • 4 different speed scan (4 Forward/ 4 Reverse) • Sleep Mode (f) • Digital RCA coaxial output • Bop Effect (e) • Bright Large Digital Screen • Pitch display • Fader “Q” St
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SET-UP 1. Checking the Contents Be sure your MCD-710™ was shipped with the following: 1) MCD-710™ Transportation Unit 2) MCD-710™ Controller Unit 3) Operating Instructions (This Booklet) 4) One (1) Control Cable 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 in a well ve
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS Figure 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 24 23 22 Figure 3 indicates all the functions, as they are occurring. A. CONTROLLER UNIT (FIGURE 3) This display is viewable at several comfortable 1. JOG WHEEL - This wheel has three func- angles (see page 8). The display ICONS will be tions; explained on page 14. A. The wheel works as a pitch bend during Playback. Turning the wheel clockwise can 3. PITCH SLIDER - This slider is used to adjus
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) 4. SEARCH KNOB - The search function has 11. PITCH PERCENTAGE SELECTOR- Choose four forward and four reverse speed positions from pitch percentages of 4%, 8%, 16%, and allowing you to quickly scan through tracks. The 100%. See page 23 for more details. more you turn the wheel in either direction, the 12. TEMPO LOCK FUNCTION - This button faster your search. activates the TEMPO LOCK function. This func- 5. TRACK/FOLDER KNOB - This knob is used tion a
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) is in cue mode, this is to prevent accidentally button will give a maximum of +16% or (+100% ejecting the disc when in play mode. for CD) pitch. 15. RELOOP BUTTON - If a SEAMLESS LOOP B. REMOTE CONTROL - REAR has been made (see setting a SEAMLESS LOOP on page 19), but the CD Player is not actively in 22. REMOTE JACK - Connect the supplied 8 pin SEAMLESS LOOP mode (a loop is not playing), din cable from this jack to the player's remote pressing th
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) 25 26 27 28 29 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 Figure 4 B. TRANSPORT UNIT (FIGURE 4) 25. DRIVE 1 TRANSPORT TRAY - This tray is 28. DRIVE 2 OPEN/CLOSE (Transport Tray used to load and unload a compact disc in to Open/Close) - This button is used to open and close the drive 2 transport tray. NOTE: When a the drive 1 mechanism. The tray is opened and closed by pressing the DRIVE 1 OPEN/CLOSE disc is already loaded in the transport tray, the BUTTON (26). Never atte
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) sents the left channels output. ized power cord. Use of any other power may result in sever damage to the unit. Be sure the 31. DRIVE 1 DIGITAL OUT - This jack sends a local power matches the unit’s required power. digital stereo out signal. Use this connection to create near perfect copies of your disc to a Mini 35. 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
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) 44 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 59 58 57 56 55 Figure 5 54 53 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 52 49, 50, 51. TIME DISPLAY - These indicators D. VFD DISPLAY PANEL (FIGURE 5) detail the Minutes, Seconds, and Frames. The 37. PLAY INDICATOR - The "PLAY" indicator will meter will display either the elapsed time, or glow when the unit is in play mode. remaining time of a track. The time displayed in the meter will directly reflect the time indicator. 38. PAUSE INDICATOR - Thi
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BASIC OPERATIONS 1. LOADING/EJECTING DISCS The MCD-710™ can only play 3 and 5 inch CDs. Odd shaped, and oval CDs are not compatible. When load- ing 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 (21), see Figure 7. CAUTION: • NEVER attempt to load any other objects besides a 3" or 5" CD. • NEVER atte
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 3. STARTING PLAYBACK - Figure 10 Insert an audio CD as described on page 15 (LOADING/EJECTING DISCS). Pressing the PLAY/ PAUSE BUTTON (18) with an audio CD loaded will immediately start playback. The PLAY (37) 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 play- back started) when the CUE BUTTON (19
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) Figure 12 7. FRAME SEARCH This feature allows you to scroll through a track frame by frame, allowing you to find and set a starting cue or loop point. To use the scroll function you must first be in Pause Mode (see section 5) or Cue Mode (see sec- tion 8). Once you are in Pause or Cue mode, turn the SEARCH KNOB (4) to scroll through the track (Figure 12). Turning the knob in a clockwise direction will advance the frame search and turning the knob in a counter- clock
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 9. 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 (18) to activate playback mode. Figure 15 2) Press the IN BUTTON (17)). This will set the starting poin
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) EXITING A LOOP - To exit a SEAMLESS LOOP, press the OUT BUTTON (16). The IN BUTTON (17)) and OUT BUTTON (16) L.E.D.s will remain on, but will stop flashing. Music playback will resume normal play (Figure 18). The IN BUTTON (17)) and OUT BUTTON (16) L.E.D.s will remain on to remind you that a loop is stored in memory. Figure 18 REPLAY LOOP - The RELOOP (15) function allows you to return to your stored loop at any time. The IN BUTTON (17)) and OUT BUTTON (16) L.
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) Figure 21 12. CHANGING THE TIME DISPLAY (49, 50, & 51)\TIME BAR (47): DURING NORMAL PLAYBACK, pressing the TIME BUTTON (8), will change the time display information (49, 50, 51, & 47) in the VFD (2) see figure 21. The following is a break down of the time settings and their defini- tions: 1) ELAPSED - This describes the time in the VFD (49, 50, & 51) as the current TRACKS Elapsed running time. Note: The VFD will not display "ELAPSED", or the REMAIN indicatora i
