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UCD-200
Professional Dual CD/USB Player
Operating Instructions
6122 S. Eastern Ave.
Los Angeles, Ca. 90040
www.americandj.com
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CONTENTS CAUTIONS REGARDING HANDLING.................................................................................................3 PRODUCT INFORMATION......................................................................................................................5 CUSTOMER SUPPORT .........................................................................................................................6 SET-UP......................................................................
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ELECTRICAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK NOTE: This CD player uses a semiconductor DO NOT USE THIS (POLARIZED) PLUG wITH laser. It is recommended for use in a room at AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE, OR the following temperature: 41˚F - 95˚F / 5˚C - OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN 35˚C BE CAREFULLy INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE CAUTION: 1. Handle the power supply cord carefully. Do ATTENTION: POUR PREVENIR LES CHOCS not damage or deform; it may cause e
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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 The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC 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 opera
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PRODUCT INFORMATION I. Heat - The CD player should be situated This unit has been thoroughly tested and has away from heat sources such as radia- been shipped in perfect operating condition. tors, heat registers, stoves, or other appli- Carefully check the shipping carton for damage ances (including amplifiers) that produce that may have occurred during shipping. If heat. the carton appears to be damaged, carefully inspect your unit for any damage. Be sure all 2
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CUSTOMER SUPPORT Customer Support: American Audio® provides a toll free customer support line, to provide set up help and to answer any question should you encounter problems during your set up or initial operation. you may also visit us on the web at www.americanaudio.us for any comments or suggestions. For service related issue please contact American Audio®. Service Hours are Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Voice: (800) 322-6337 Fax: (323) 582-2
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MAIN FEATURES • 8 Times Over Sampling 1 Bit D/A Converter • Jog Wheel Pitch Bend (b) • 60 Second Transport Protection (a) • Single or Continuous Play • Pitch Display • Selectable Time Display • Reads CD and CD-R Media • Auto Cue • Repeat in Single Mode • Flip Flop™ (Relay Playback) (c) • 4 Speed Search • Pitch Control and Bend • Database Builder (+/-4%, +/-8%, or +/-16%, & 100%*) • Dual USB Slots for MP3 Playback *100% Pitch Bend/Pitch Slider is for CDs only (a) 60 SECOND TR
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS - REMOTE UNIT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Figure 3 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 Figure 4 22 21 20 REMOTE CONTROl - FACE (FIGURE 3) 1. OPEN/CLOSE (Disc Tray Open/Close) - This button is used to open and close the disc trans- port tray door. NOTE: when a disc is loaded, the tray will not open unless the unit is in pause or cue mode. 2. SOURCE SELECTOR - Press this button to select your desired playback source. Select either CD Player, USB 1, or USB 2. The source indicator
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS - REMOTE UNIT (CONT) track by track. 7. TAP/BPM BUTTON - Press this button to switch between manual BPM and Auto BPM. when in manual BPM mode, tap this button to the beat of the current track. 8. PITCH BUTTON/ PITCH PERCENTAGE SELECTOR - This button is used to turn the pitch function on and off and choose the pitch percentage. The pitch percentages to choose from are 4%, 8%, 16%, and 100%. To activate the pitch slider press the button for at least 3 seconds.
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS - REMOTE UNIT CONT. use the PITCH SLIDER to speed up or slow down playback speed without altering the tonal pitch of the track. when this function is not engaged the original tonal pitch of the track will be altered giving you the "chipmunk" effect when a track is played at a high rate of speed, or the "James Earl Jones" effect when a track is slowed too much. 15. SEARCH BUTTONS - This search button allows you to quickly scan backwards through a track
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS - PLAYER UNIT Figure 5 23 24 25 26 27 28 Figure 6 33 32 31 30 29 PLAYER UNIT - FACE (FIGURE 5) 23. DRIVE 1 TRANSPORT TRAy - This tray is used to load and unload a compact disc into the drive 1 mechanism. The tray is opened and closed by pressing the DRIVE 1 OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON (25). Never attempt to force the transport tray open or close when the power is turned off. 24. USB PORT - This is the USB port where you can insert a USB stick, USB SD Card reader, or com
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS - PLAYER UNIT 30. REMOTE JACK - Connect the supplied 8 pin cable from this jack to the remote control's connec- tor. This will allow you to control the player functions with the remote unit. 31. USB PORT - This is the USB port where you can insert a USB stick, USB SD Card reader, or compatiable external hard drive for playback 32. DRIVE 2 AUDIO OUT R & L - These jacks send a left and right analog mono output signal. Use these jacks to send standard audio to a
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LIqUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY (LCD) 34 35 36 37 38 48 39 47 40 46 41 45 42 Figure 7 44 43 LCD DISPLAY (FIGURE 7) 34. CUE INDICATOR - This indicator will glow when the unit is in CUE mode and will flash every time a new CUE POINT is set. 35. FOLDER DISPLAy - This indicates which folder you are in. 36. TIME BAR INDICATOR - This bar visually details the time defined in the TIME METER (37). As with the TIME METER (37), this bar is also dependent on the selected time function REMAIN, ELAPSED, or TOTAL
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LIqUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY (LCD) play all tracks in a selected folder until the mode is deactivated. To activate REPEAT mode, press the FOLDER BUTTON (10 ) for at least 2 seconds to activate and deactivate. 46. SINGLE INDICATOR - This indicates the unit is in single play mode, the unit will play a single track and return to CUE mode. If the sINGLE indicator is not displayed the unit is in continuous mode. 47. TRACK INDICATOR - This double digit indicator details a current track. The number di
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INTERNAL MENU Hold TIME BUTTON for 3 seconds to enter the internal menu. Turn TRACK KNOB to scroll through the differ- ent menus and press the TRACK KNOB to enter the corresponding submenu. Turn TRACK KNOB to change the submenus and press TIME BUTTON to memorize your settings in any operating mode and exit the menu. 1. Playlist – Normal / Title/ Artist / Album/ Genre Normally the unit will read your USB devices in order of folder name and file names in folders. Title, Artist, Album and Genre w
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BASIC OPERATIONS 5 in. / 12cm disc 1. OPENING AND ClOSING THE DISC TRAy/lOADING DISCS This is an electronic operation and can only work when the power is on. Press the OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON (1) to open or close the disc tray. Pressing the PLAy/PAUSE BUTTON (16), 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
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BASIC OPERATIONS to stop playback: 1) Press the PLAy/PAUSE BUTTON (16) during playback to pause at that point. 2) Press the CUE BUTTON (17) during playback to return the track to it’s last cue point. 7. SETTING A CUE POINT ”Cueing” is the action of preparing for playback. The unit is designed to automatically cue at the first audible signal on the first track of a disc when a disc is inserted. If a track is selected before a disc is inserted, the unit will automatically cue to the first au
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT) 8. CHANGING THE TIME DISPlA y (37)/TIME BAR (36): The time may be displayed in three different modes; Elapsed, Remain, and Total Remain. During normal play- back, pressing the TIME BUTTON (3), will change the time display information (37) in the LCD (4). The following is a breakdown of the time settings and their definitions: 1) TOTAL REMAIN - This details the time in the Lcd as the current CD's total remaining time. 2) REMAIN - This details the time in the Lc
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT) 10. PITCH BEND: This function will momentarily increase or decrease a tracks playback speed. There are two ways to operate this function with the (-) & (+) PITCH BUTTONS (13) or with the JOG wHEEL (19) . The maximum pitch bend percentage allowed is +/- 16%. The pitch bend function will work in conjunction with the PITCH SLIDER (5) pitch setting. PITCH BEND BUTTONS (14): The (+) PITCH BEND BUTTON (13) will provide a speed bump and the (-) PITCH BEND BUTTON (13) will p
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT) 13. CREATING AND PLAYING A LOOP A loop is a sound loop that plays continuously. 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. 1) Press PLAy/PAUSE BUTTON (16) to activate playback mode. Figure 16 2) Press the IN BUTTON (11). This will set the starting point of the SEAMLESS LOOP (figure 17). The IN BUTTON LED will blink. Figure 17 3) Press the OUT BUTTON (11) to set t
