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HARD DRIVE and
DUAL CD PLAYER SYSTEM
USER’S MANUAL
Version 2.0
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QUICK SETUP 1. Make sure all items listed below are included in the box. 2. READ SAFETY INSTRUCTION BOOKLET BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT. 3. Place unit in an appropriate position for operation. 4. Connect control cable jack 1 on the display unit to control cable jack 1 on the player unit. 5. Connect control cable jack 2 on the display unit to control cable jack 2 on the player unit. 6. Make sure all devices are turned off and all faders and gain knobs are set to “zero”. 7. Connec
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JOG WHEEL - Four Modes: 1) During play, in Play mode: While a song is playing, the wheel is used for pitch bending. This allows you to temporarily change the speed of the music to align the beats with the other deck. To briefly speed up a song, turn the wheel clockwise. To briefly slow down a song, turn the wheel counter-clockwise. The faster you rotate the wheel the more the pitch will change. When you stop spinning the wheel, the pitch will return to normal. 2) When paused, in Play
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INFO - Displays the all information about the track being selected as long as the unit is not in play mode. If the unit is in play mode you will need to press the back button before pressing INFO. Once on the info screen you can hold the INFO button for two seconds to enter edit mode where changes can be made to the track information. Press SAVE to save the edited track information. TIME - Switches the time mode on the display between elapsed time, remaining time on the track, and re
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USB – Used to connect to your computer for loading and managing your collection of audio files. For your convenience there is a USB jack on both the front panel and the rear of the unit. Only one can be used at a time. KEYBOARD – Used to connect a standard PS/2 keyboard, as supplied with the unit. There is another keyboard jack on the rear of the unit. Only one jack can be used at a time. Rear Panel Description 1. Control Cable Jacks – This is where the control cables are
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Basics of MP3 MP3 stands for MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3. The MPEG “ripping” process compresses the audio into a very small file, while retaining its most of it’s original quality. By eliminating certain sound frequencies that can't be heard by the human ear, the audio is compressed into a file much smaller than the original, allowing you to fit more music on your hard drive. The size of the compressed file directly corresponds to the audio quality of the compressed file. The less compressio
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Connecting your Computer 1. To connect to a PC for uploading or downloading audio files, first install the “HDCD1 MANAGER” software that came with your unit. You can also download the latest version from www.numark.com. Insert the CD and follow the setup instructions on screen. 2. When the following screen appears press “Continue Anyway.” 3. Reboot your PC. 4. Connect one end of the USB cable to your computer’s USB port. Connect the other end to the USB port on the HDCD1 and allow
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Loading The HDCD1 There are 4 ways to load the HDCD1. 1) You can use your computer to “rip” your songs from your CDs. This is often the quickest way to convert CDs to MP3 files. Many MP3 programs will allow you to connect to the online Gracenote Music Recognition Service for automatic creation of ID3 tag information. After ripping your MP3 files on your computer, you can load the HDCD1 via the included “HDCD Manager” software and by connecting the HDCD1 to your PC via USB. Simply Dra
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Top Display Area Custom Gracenote Lookup – Yes Auto Door Close – 30s Now we can record: • Place a CD in the drive. • The HDCD1 will attempt to reference the disc in the Gracenote Music Recognition Service to retrieve artist name, track and album titles and genre information. • If your CD was in the database, your song titles will show. If not, you will have the opportunity to name them later. • Press the BACK button and move the selection dot to “Audio CD.” Top Display Area
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Top Display Area Compression Options CD – 320kbps Line In – 128kbps • Compress Archived • The unit will now begin the compression process. Note: Because compressing takes time, you should do this when you don’t need to use the unit for other tasks. While the HDCD1 is perfectly capable of compressing these audio files, you may find that your computer is much faster. If your CD was not available in the Gracenote database stored internally in the HDCD1, you can update the interna
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Playing from CD If no CD is in the drive, the display will appear as shown here: Top Display Area No CD • Artists Albums Genre Playlists If a CD is in the drive, the display will appear as shown here: Top Display Area • Audio CD or MP3 CD Artists Albums Genre Playlists When you insert a CD, if the HDCD1 is not in play or utility mode, the HDCD1 will attempt to reference the CD in the Gracenote Music Recognition Service database and display the cor
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Top Display Area AUDIO CD • Track 01 Track 02 Track 03 Track 04 You can then auto-cue a track by moving the selection dot to the track you wish to cue and pressing the SELECT button. You can also start playing a track immediately by moving the selection dot to the track you wish to play and then pressing the play button. Note: If the lookup song information is not correct the user can toggle between Track # identification and found information by using the info button.
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Playing from HD From the main menu screen you can select tracks based on four different categories of information stored in the ID3 tag: artist name, album title, genre and playlist as shown below. An item can be selected and expanded to the next level by pressing the SELECT button. During browsing, you can get back to the previous (or upper) level by pressing the BACK button. Top Display Area • Audio CD or MP3 CD or No CD Artists Albums Genre Playlists If you selec
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Top Display Area HD PLAYLISTS • Dancing Dinner Disco Partying You can then move the cursor and use the SELECT button to choose a playlist, which will then display a list of all songs in that playlist. To select a song, use the cursor to choose a song and press the SELECT button to cue or the PLAY button to begin playing the song. You can also highlight a playlist and press play to play all songs in that playlist. Top Display Area Dancing • SONG TITLE SONG
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Searching for Songs Searching is only as good as your ID3 tag information. It’s a good idea to be as consistent as possible with your ID3 tags as this will make your searches faster and more efficient. You can enter search text by using either the jog wheel or the included keyboard. Jog Wheel: Rotating the jog-wheel will scroll through the alphabet from A-Z and from 0-9. You can press the SELECT button when the desired character is shown. In this mode, the back button acts like a b
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Top Display Area Search By Artist BRI After you have finished entering the information that you wish to search for, press either the SELECT button or the ENTER key to begin the search. When the search is complete, the results will be displayed: Top Display Area SEARCH RESULTS • Brick and Mortar Brian Seltzer Britney Superstar Sophie Brinks You can then use the jog wheel to scroll through the search results. If you were searching by song title, you can use th
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Viewing Song Information If the HDCD1 is not in play mode you can press the INFO button when a song is selected to display that song’s ID3 information on the screen shown below: Top Display Area Artist Name Album Name Song Name Genre FORMAT: SAMPLE RATE, FILE TYPE Editing Song Information While viewing the info screen shown above, you can also press and hold the INFO button for 2 seconds to edit the song’s ID3 information on the menu shown below. Top Display Area SELECT FIE
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Creating A Playlist 1. Go to any menu where you can see and select songs. 2. Highlight a song and press the PROGRAM button to add it to your playlist. An asterisk will appear next to the song to indicate it has been marked for addition to your playlist. The playlist order is determined by the order in which you choose your songs. Note: When choosing songs for a playlist, you can select songs using only one deck at a time. Top Display Area MICHAEL • Working all the time * Ale
