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 ELECTRICAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is

intended to alert the user to the presence of important

operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in

the literature accompanying the appliance.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an

equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the

presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the

product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude

to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

READ INSTRUCTIONS —

 All the safety and operating

instructions should be read before the product is

operated.

RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS — 

The safety and operating

instructions should be retained for future reference.

HEED WARNINGS

 — All warnings on the product and

in the operating instructions should be adhered to.

FOLLOW  INSTRUCTIONS  —

  All  operating  and  use

instructions should be followed.

CLEANING —

 The product should be cleaned only with

a polishing cloth or a soft dry cloth. Never clean with

furniture wax, benzine, insecticides or other volatile

liquids since they may corrode the cabinet.

ATTACHMENTS  —

  Do  not  use  attachments  not

recommended by the product manufacturer as they

may cause hazards.

WATER AND MOISTURE —

 Do not use this product

near water — for example, near a bathtub, wash

bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub; in a wet basement;

or near a swimming pool; and the like.

ACCESSORIES  —

  Do  not  place  this  product  on  an

unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The

product may fall, causing serious injury to a child or

adult, and serious damage to the product. Use only

with  a  cart,  stand,  tripod,  bracket,  or  table

recommended by the manufacturer, or sold with

the product. Any mounting of the product should

follow the manufacturerʼs instructions, and should

use a mounting accessory recommended by the

manufacturer.

CART  —

  A  product  and  cart  combination  should  be

moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and

uneven surfaces may cause the product and cart

combination to overturn.

VENTILATION —

 Slots and openings in the cabinet are

provided  for  ventilation  and  to  ensure  reliable

operation  of  the  product  and  to  protect  it  from

overheating,  and  these  openings  must  not  be

blocked or covered. The openings should never be

blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug,

or other similar surface. This product should not be

placed in a built-in installation such as a bookcase or

rack  unless  proper  ventilation  is  provided  or  the

manufacturerʼs instructions have been adhered to.

POWER SOURCES — 

This product should be operated

only from the type of power source indicated on the

marking label. If you are not sure of the type of

power supply to your home, consult your product

dealer or local power company.

LOCATION

  –  The  appliance  should  be  installed  in  a

stable location.

NONUSE PERIODS

 – The power cord of the appliance

should be unplugged from the outlet when left un-

used for a long period of time.

GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION

If this product is equipped with a polarized alternating

current line plug (a plug having one blade wider than

the other), it will fit into the outlet only one way. This

is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug

fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug

should  still  fail  to  fit,  contact  your  electrician  to

replace  your  obsolete  outlet.  Do  not  defeat  the

safety purpose of the polarized plug.

If  this  product  is  equipped  with  a  three-wire

grounding type plug, a plug having a third (grounding)

pin, it will only fit into a grounding type power outlet.

This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the

plug  into  the  outlet,  contact  your  electrician  to

replace  your  obsolete  outlet.  Do  not  defeat  the

safety purpose of the grounding type plug.

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, convenience receptacles, and the point where

they exit from the product.

OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING —

 If an outside

antenna or cable system is connected to the product,

be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so

as to provide some protection against voltage surges

and built-up static charges. Article 810 of the National

Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, provides information

with regard to proper grounding of the mast and

supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire

to  an  antenna  discharge  unit,  size  of  grounding

conductors,  location  of  antenna-discharge  unit,

connection  to  grounding  electrodes,  and

requirements for the grounding electrode. See Figure

A.

LIGHTNING —

 For added protection for this product

during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended

and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from

the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable

system. This will prevent damage to the product

due to lightning and power-line surges.

POWER LINES —

 An outside antenna system should

not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines

or other electric light or power circuits, or where it

can  fall  into  such  power  lines  or  circuits.  When

installing an outside antenna system, extreme care

should be taken to keep from touching such power

lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal.

OVERLOADING  —

  Do  not  overload  wall  outlets,

extension cords, or integral convenience receptacles

as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock.

OBJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY -

 Never push objects of

any kind into this product through openings as they

may  touch  dangerous  voltage  points  or  short-out

parts  that  could  result  in  a  fire  or  electric  shock.

Never spill liquid of any kind on the product.

SERVICING — 

Do not attempt to service this product

yourself as opening or removing covers may expose

you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all

servicing to qualified service personnel.

DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE  - 

Unplug this product

from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified

service personnel under the following conditions:

When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged.

If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into

the product.

If the product has been exposed to rain or water.

If the product does not operate normally by following

the operating instructions. Adjust only those controls

that are covered by the operating instructions as an

improper adjustment of other controls may result in

damage and will often require extensive work by a

qualified  technician  to  restore  the  product  to  its

normal operation.

If the product has been dropped or damaged in any

way.

When  the  product  exhibits  a  distinct  change  in

performance — this indicates a need for service.

REPLACEMENT  PARTS  --

 W hen  replacement  parts

are required, be sure the service technician has used

replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or

have the same characteristics as the original part.

Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, electric

shock, or other hazards.

SAFETY CHECK -

 Upon completion of any service or

repairs to this product, ask the service technician to

perform safety checks to determine that the product

is in proper operating condition.

WALL OR CEILING MOUNTING —

 The product should

not be mounted to a wall or ceiling.

HEAT — 

The product should be situated away from heat

sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or

other products (including amplifiers) that produce

heat.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

ANTENNA

LEAD IN

WIRE

GROUND

CLAMP

ANTENNA

DISCHARGE UNIT

(NEC SECTION 810-20)

GROUNDING CONDUCTORS

(NEC SECTION 810-21)

GROUND CLAMPS

POWER SERVICE GROUNDING

ELECTRODE SYSTEM

(NEC ART 250, PART H)

ELECTRIC

SERVICE

EQUIPMENT

Fig. A

NEC — NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC 

SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK). 

THERE  ARE  NO  USER  SERVICEABLE  PARTS 

INSIDE  REFER SERVICE TO YOUR AUTHORIZED 

AMERICAN AUDIO

®

 SERVICE TECHNICIAN.

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 ...

Page 31: ... American Audio World Headquarters 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles CA 90058 USA Tel 323 582 3322 Fax 323 582 3311 Web www AmericanAudio us E mail info americanaudio us ...

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