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MX25
PROFESSIONAL DUAL CD PLAYER
MANUAL
©2001 Industries http://www.numark.com
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MX25 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS a) Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before this product is connected and used. b) Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be kept for future reference. c) Heed Warnings - All warnings on this product and in these operating CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK instructions should be followed. DO NOT REMOVE ANY COVER. NO USER- d) Follow Instructions - All operating and other instructions shoul
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MX25 ® MX25 MX25 MX25 MX25 PROFESSIONAL DUAL PROFESSIONAL DUAL PROFESSIONAL DUAL PROFESSIONAL DUAL CD PLAYER CD PLAYER CD PLAYER CD PLAYER CONGRATULATIONS... You have just purchased a CD player designed specifically for the professional DJ. This unit has been designed to provide CD mixing with the same ease and creativity that you have enjoyed with records. Please take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the MX25 by reading the following information before attempting to operate the u
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MX25 TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Instructions 2 Introduction and Registration 3 Set-up & Connections 5 Description of the Features Face Panel 6 Rear Panel 8 Display 9 Basic Operation Play, Pause and Cue Operations 11 Matching the Tempo 12 Beat Matching Using Pitch Bend 12 Example of Mixing 13 Before Switching off the Power 14 Troubleshooting Guide 14 Information and Specifications 15 Warranty 16 - The Leader in DJ Technology ©2001 Numark Industries - 4 - http://www.numark.com
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MX25 SETUP and CONNECTIONS Typical connection with a mixer is illustrated below. 1. Mount the units in your console or rack with 19” EIA rails. 2. The transport should be mounted not to exceed an angle of 15 degrees. 3. Your CD player can be affected by excess vibration so mount the units in a secure environment if possible. 4. Connect the supplied Control Cable between the CD Control and CD Transport unit. 5. Connect the line output connections using the supplied audio cables from the CD Player
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MX25 FRONT PANEL FEATURES 1. Open/Close: Press to load or eject the disc. The tray will not open if a disc is in play. The tray door will automatic close in 30 seconds if left open. This is to protect the tray from accidental damage while open 2. Single: toggles the unit to play back just one track at a time (single) or play continuously through all tracks and then start over repeating the CD infinitely (continuous). 3. Time: switches the time modes on the display between elapsed playing time
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MX25 8. Play/Pause: Starts the music from the cue point or pauses it while in play. By pressing play after pause a new cue point will be set 9. Jog Wheel: Cue Function: As explained under “CUE”, when the music is paused and you rotate the wheel, music will sound. By pressing play a new cue point is set. Search Function: As explained under “SEARCH BUTTON”, when search is press and you rotate the wheel, the music will rapidly scan the music to find a cue point. Pitch Bend Function: allows the
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MX25 REAR PANEL FEATURES 15. Control Cable Connector- Plug in the 8-pin cable included in here to connect the remote control and main CD unit together 16. IEC Power Plug Connector - Plug your supplied power cord in here. 17. Voltage Selector - Set this switch to the voltage for your location. 18. RCA Audio Connectors - Connect your CD player to your mixer from this line level output. 19. Digital Output - The format is type 2, form 1, also known as S/PDIF (Sony/Phillips Digital Interface Format).
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MX25 DISPLAY FEATURES 1. CUE - Flashing when the unit is setting a cue point. Lit continuously when the unit is paused at a cue point. 2. PAUSE (II)- Active when the unit is paused. 3. PLAY (>)- Active while the unit is actually playing a CD. 4. TRACK - Shows the track that the unit is playing. 5. TOTAL – indicates when total CD remaining tracks are displayed. 6. MINUTES - Shows the minutes elapsed or remaining depending on mode setting. 7. SECONDS - Shows the seconds elapsed or remaining depend
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MX25 - The Leader in DJ Technology ©2001 Numark Industries - 10 - http://www.numark.com
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MX25 DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAY/PAUSE AND CUE OPERATIONS PLAY and CUE Pressing the “PLAY/PAUSE” button starts the disc. Pressing the “CUE” button will reset the disc to the last place where the disc was started. This is called the cue point. By alternately pressing the “PLAY/PAUSE” button and the “CUE” button, the disc may be returned and played from the cue point any number of times. This function is called back cue. PLAY, PAUSE and CUE When Play is paused and then started again, the return po
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MX25 MATCHING THE BEATS PER MINUTE (BPM) Match the tempo by monitoring the music of both PLAYER 1 and PLAYER 2 by ear and adjusting the pitch. When the tempo of the music of the selected CD player is slow compared to the tempo of the other player, move the slider to the “+” side and match the tempo. When faster, move the pitch slider to the “-“ side. The following description is for the case of matching the pitch of PLAYER 2 to the pitch of the music being played on PLAYER 1. Press PLAY/PAUSE t
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MX25 EXAMPLE OF MIXING USING TWO CD PLAYERS While playing a disc on PLAYER 1 load a disc into PLAYER 2 and select your next track, match its pitch to the track playing on PLAYER1 and when you are ready use the crossfader on your mixer to fade from PLAYER 1 to PLAYER 2. PLAYER 1 PLAYER 1 PLAYER 1 Load a disc in PLAYER 1 and select the track and press PLAY. Load a disc and press the Select the track to be Press the PLAY button OPEN/CLOSE button. played. PLAYER 2 PLAYER 2 PLAYER 2 Load a disc in PL
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MX25 BEFORE SWITCHING OFF THE POWER: When you have finished using the CD player, be sure that the disc tray is closed with the “OPEN/CLOSE” button before switching off the power. DO NOT switch off the power when Switch off the power after the the disc holder is open. disc holder has been closed with the “OPEN/CLOSE” button TROUBLESHOOTING: Symptom Possible Cause Corrective Action The power fails to switch on when the Poor power plug connection at the AC Insert the power plug firmly into the AC P
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MX25 SPECIFICATIONS TECHNICAL Disc Type Standard Compact discs (12 cm & 8 cm) Time Display Track Elapsed, Track Remain, or Total remain Quantization 1 bit linear/Channel, 3 Beam Laser Oversampling rate 8 Times Sampling Frequency 44.1 kHz Frequency response 20 Hz to 20 kHz T.H.D. + NOISE Less Than 0.01% S/N ratio (IHF-A) > 90 dB Channel separation > 90 dB Output level 2 Volts R.M.S. Short Access Time < 1.5 seconds Long Access Time < 3 seconds Start Time within 0.03 seconds Pitch control range +/-
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® Professional Disc Jockey Products LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY 1. What is covered and for how long? NUMARK INDUSTRIES LCC ("NUMARK") warrants to the original purchaser that NUMARK'S DJ Mixers, Amplifiers, CD players, turntables, preamplifiers, beatkeepers, equalizers, microphones, headphones, and all other accessories are free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for the period commencing upon the date of purchase from an authorized NUMARK dealer and continuing fo
