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Storing A Cue Point:

Once you have set your CUE Point by one of the two means listed on page 16, you may store your cue point 
in one of the

 BANK BUTTONS (9).

 Once you store this cue point in memory you may recall it at any time and 

you may even recall memory if the disc has been removed or power had been disconnected, see 

SYSTEM 

MEMORY

 on page 21. You may store a maximum of three cue points per disc and maximum of 381 cue points 

can be saved in the unit's memory. The

 MEMORY BUCKET (35) 

in the 

LCD DISPLAY (26) 

will approximate the 

available memory. Either a CUE POINT or a SAMPLE (See creating a SAMPLE LOOP at the bottom of this 
page) can be stored into a

 BANK BUTTON (9)

 not both. 

To Store a cue point:

1) Create a Cue Point by one of the two means listed on page 16. Press the

 MEMORY BUTTON (14),

 as in

  Figure 16. The red Memory Cue LED will glow indicating the store memory function has been activated.  
  You may now press any one of the three

 BANK BUTTONS (9) 

to store your cue point into memory (Figure  

  17). After pressing one of the

 BANK BUTTONS (9),

 the corresponding Bank Button LED will flash briefly.

   The LED of the 

BANK BUTTON (9) 

will remain lit indicating either a sample or cue point is stored in  

  memory.  The red Memory LED will turn off.

2)  Repeat the above steps to store up to two more Cue Points. Once your three cue points have been  
  stored you may access them at any time. During playback the cue points will instantly start playback from  
  that  point without any music interruption. Please note in order to access these cue point, the disc used to 
  create the cue points must be loaded.

10. 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. 

 BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.)

Figure 17

2) Press the 

IN BUTTON 

  (21).

 This will set the 

  starting point of the 
  SEAMLESS LOOP. The 
 

IN BUTTON (21) 

LED 

  will light.

1) Press

 PLAY/PAUSE  

  BUTTON  (15) 

to    

  activate playback 
  mode   

 

 

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Summary of Contents for CDI-300 MP3

Page 1: ...Featuring Sampling Sampling CDI 300 Mp3 User Guide and Reference Manual 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca 90058 www AmericanAudio us 9 05 ...

Page 2: ...CANNING FAST FWD FAST REV 17 SETTING AND STORING CUE POINTS 17 CREATING A SEAMLESS LOOP 18 USING THE BUILT IN SAMPLER 20 USING THE BANK BUTTONS 21 CHANGING TIME DISPLAY 21 SYSTEM MEMORY 22 PITCH ADJUSTMENTS PITCH SLIDER 23 PITCH BENDING 24 ACCESSING YOUR Mp3 FILES 26 FLIP FLOP 27 WARRANTY 28 SPECIFICATIONS 29 FOR BEST CD R DISC PLAYBACK RESULTS IN THIS CD PLAYER PLEASE FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES 1 Hi...

Page 3: ...NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICE TO YOUR AUTHORIZED American Audio DEALER The lightning flash with an arrow triangular symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of non insulated dangerous volt age within the products enclosure and may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock The exclamation point triangular symbol is intended to alert the user to t...

Page 4: ... POWER CORD PROTECTION Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords at plugs conveniencereceptacles andthepointwhere they exit from the product OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING If an outside antennaorcablesystemisconnectedtotheproduct be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so a...

Page 5: ...structions or as marked on the CD Player 7 Servicing The user should not attempt to service the CD Player beyond that described in the operating instructions All other servicing should be referred to quali fied service personnel The Player should be servicedbyqualifiedservicepersonnelwhen A The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged B Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the...

Page 6: ...ughly tested and has been shipped in perfect operating condi tion 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 equip ment necessary to operate the CD player has arrived intact In the event damage has been found or parts are missing please contact our toll fre...

Page 7: ...memory back up that will save your setting in case the power supply is accidentally disconnected CDI 300 Mp3 will remember your last setting even if you discon nect your main power The CDI 300 Mp3 will store your cue points and samples in memory if you accidentally eject a disc or shut off the power See memory on page 21 d PROGRAMMABLE CUE POINTS The CDI 300 Mp3 has three BANK BUTTONS 4 500 Cue po...

Page 8: ...on a compatible American Audio or American DJ Fader Q Start mixer CAUTION Be sure to use the supplied mono 1 8 control cables Using other types of cable may result in unit damage To avoid severe damage to the unit be sure the power is off when making connections to the unit SET UP CAUTION The player will work normally when the main unit is mounted with the front panel within 15 degrees of the vert...

Page 9: ...d to toggle between the PITCH SLIDER 5 function and AUTO BPM counter To activate the BPM counter you must hold the button down for at least 3 seconds When the button LED is lit the PITCH SLIDER 5 is active When the button LED is not lit the PITCH SLIDER 5 is not active The pitch percentage can be changed between 4 8 16 and 100 4 will allow the least amount of pitch manipulation and 100 will allow ...

Page 10: ...ks in order This function also oper ates in FLIP FLOP mode 9 BANK BUTTONS 1 3 These buttons are used to store either three 3 cue points or three 3 samples Each Bank Button can store either a sample or a cue point 10 JOG WHEEL EFFECTS PLATTER This wheel has two functions A The jog wheel will act as a frame search con trol when the CD is in pause or cue mode allowing you to set a cue point B The whe...

Page 11: ...LY This function allows you to set a CUE POINT see CUE POINT page 16 without music interruption on the fly This button also sets the starting point of a seamless loop see SEAMLESS LOOP 22 TRACK BUTTON This button is used to select a track Tapping this button will forward skip to the next track holding down this button will rapidly forward skip through the tracks TRACK BUTTON This button is used to...

Page 12: ... POWER CABLE DOING SO MAY RESULT IN IMPROPER OPERATION 29 POWER BUTTON This button is used to turn your unit s power on and off 30 CUE MINI JACK Connect the supplied mini plug from the CUE jack on the rear of your unit to a compatible American Audio mixer s CONTROL out This feature is only available on American Audio s Q series mixers 31 DIGITAL OUT Use this connection to create near perfect copie...

Page 13: ...s a visual approximation of a track s or disc s remain ing time This bar will begin to flash when a CD is ending or a track if the unit is in SINGLE mode 42 TIME DISPLAY These indicators detail the Minutes Seconds and Frames The meter will display either the elapsed or remaining time of a track 43 CHARACTER DISPLAY This will display the name of the track and or folder when a Mp3 disc is loaded 44 ...

Page 14: ... the unit will return to cue mode 51 AUTO BPM This will indicate that the AUTO BPM counter is active 52 AUTO CUE This will indicate if the Auto Cue is on or off Press and hold the SGL CTN 10 for 1 sec to turn the Auto Cue function on and off 53 LOOP This icon will flash when you are in loop mode This icon will glow when a loop has been created but is not actively playing American Audio www America...

Page 15: ... will immediately begin playback as soon as the search operation is completed American Audio www AmericanAudio us CDI 300 Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 15 1 LOADING EJECTING DISCS The CDI 500 can only play 3 inch and regular 5 inch CDs When loading a CD into the player always hold the disc by it edge Load the disc label side up and never touch the signal surface the glossy side To remove a disc from...

Page 16: ...2 Press the CUE BUTTON 17 during playback This will pause playback and return the track to the last set cue point 6 PAUSING Figure 10 This function pauses playback at the exact same point the PLAY PAUSE BUTTON 15 was pressed Pressing the PLAY PAUSE BUTTON 15 will switch between play and pause modes When the unit is in pause mode the PAUSE INDICATOR 37 will show in the LCD DISPLAY 26 The green PLAY...

Page 17: ...ways to set and create a CUE point as detailed in figures 14 and 15 BASIC OPERATIONS CONT 1 You may press the IN BUTTON 21 on the fly while the disc is playing This will set a CUE Point without music interruption Pressing the CUE BUTTON 17 will now return you to the same point that you pressed the IN BUTTON 21 You may now store this CUE Point in any of the BANK BUTTONS 1 3 9 Pressing the CUE BUTTO...

Page 18: ...g one of the BANK BUTTONS 9 the corresponding Bank Button LED will flash briefly The LED of the BANK BUTTON 9 will remain lit indicating either a sample or cue point is stored in memory The red Memory LED will turn off 2 Repeat the above steps to store up to two more Cue Points Once your three cue points have been stored you may access them at any time During playback the cue points will instantly...

Page 19: ... BUTTON 20 to set the ending point for your SEAMLESS LOOP Figure 20 The IN BUTTON 21 and OUT BUTTON 20 LEDs will immediately begin to flash rapidly indicating the SEAMLESS LOOP mode has been activated LCD LOOP INDICATORS During a seamless loop the LOOP 53 and RELOOP INDICATORS 34 will turn on in the LCD DISPLAY 26 indicating a loop is active EXITING A LOOP To exit a SEAMLESS LOOP press the OUT BUT...

Page 20: ... sample and will stored as a Cue Point 4 The red MEMORY BUTTON 14 LED will turn off when your sample is locked into memory 5 At this point your sample has been stored into memory The original loop you used to create the sample will remain playing until the OUT BUTTON 20 is pressed Figure 25 BASIC OPERATIONS CONT Figure 24 Figure 23 Figure 25 7 Important Notice If you try to activate your sample wi...

Page 21: ...ediately begin to play that sample without interruption of music If the unit is in sample mode and the drive is not in playback mode pressing any of the BANK BUTTONS that stores a sample will immediately begin to play that sample 14 CHANGING THE TIME DISPLAY 42 TIME BAR 41 DURING NORMAL PLAYBACK pressing the TIME BUTTON 6 will change the time display information 41 42 in the LCD 26 The following i...

Page 22: ...While the search knob is turned in a clockwise direction turn main power on The firmware version will appear in the LCD 26 as long as the search knob is held in the clockwise position 17 CLEAR ALL MEMORY You may clear the system memory at any time This will erase all your programmed memory and restore the unit to it s default settings To clear the memory While main power is turned off turn the SEA...

Page 23: ...ted as described above To use the PITCH SLIDER slide the slider up and down Down will increase the pitch and up will decrease the pitch Activating the Pitch Slider 5 To activate the PITCH SLIDER you must turn on the pitch adjustment function Press the ON OFF BUTTON 3 located at the top right of the unit The ON OFF BUTTON 3 LED will glow when the function is activated If the pitch function is not a...

Page 24: ...END BUTTONS 7 The PITCH BEND BUTTON 7 will increase track playback speed and the PITCH BEND BUTTON 7 will decrease track playback speed The extent to which the speed changes is proportionate to the amount of time the button is pressed For example if the PITCH BEND BUTTON 7 is held down continuously as in figure 36 the disc speed will increases and will continue to increase until it reaches a maxim...

Page 25: ...tating the wheel in a counter clockwise direction will slow your track pitch The speed you rotate the JOG WHEEL will determine pitch bend percentage For example if the JOG WHEEL is continuously turned in a counter clockwise direction the playback speed will steadily decrease and will con tinue to decrease until playback reaches a maximum of 100 and playback stops entirely When you stop turning the...

Page 26: ...RS 1 Turn the FOLDER KNOB 25 clockwise to scroll forward through the folders or turn it counter clockwise to scroll backwards through the folders Figure 39 Figure 40 American Audio www AmericanAudio us CDI 300 Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 26 ...

Page 27: ...ack 7 FLIP FLOP will continue until you stop it or power is interrupted To Flip Flop entire CDs Be sure your players are both in continuous play mode make sure SINGLE MODE 50 does not appear in the LCDS 22 of both players Follow all directions for single track FLIP FLOP above When one player s disc ends the other player will immediately begin playback Note You may combine FLIP FLOP single and cont...

Page 28: ...repaired or serviced by anyone other than the American Audio factory unless prior written authorization was issued to purchaser by American Audio if the product is damaged because not properly maintained as set forth in the instruction manual D This is not a service contract and this warranty does not include maintenance cleaning or peri odic check up During the period specified above American Audi...

Page 29: ...kHz at normal pitch Over sampling rate 8 times D A conversion 16 bit Frequency response 1 dB 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz Output level 2 0V 1dB Load impedance 47k ohm or more AUDIO CHARACTERISTICS TEST DISC TCD 782 LOAD 47Kohm ITEM NOMINAL LIMIT CONDITION Output level 2Vrms 0 5dB 2Vrms 1dB 1KHz 0dB Channel balance within 0 5dB within 1dB 1KHz 0dB Frequency response 0 2dB 1dB 20Hz 20KHz 0dB output De emphasi...

Page 30: ...miconductor laser Wave length 780nm NOTES Specifications and improvements in the design of this unit and this manual are subject to change without any prior written notice SPECIFICATIONS American Audio www AmericanAudio us CDI 300 Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 30 ...

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