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SPECIFICATIONS

American Audio

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Tracking detection

3 spot beam detection

Optical source

Semiconductor 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.

Summary of Contents for CDI-500 MP3

Page 1: ...Featuring Sampling Sampling CDI 500 Mp3 User Guide and Reference Manual 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca 90058 www AmericanAudio us 10 05 ...

Page 2: ... STARTING PLAYBACK 17 PAUSING PLAYBACK 17 FRAME SEARCH 17 TRACK SCANNING FAST FWD FAST REV 18 SETTING AND STORING CUE POINTS 18 CREATING A SEAMLESS LOOP 19 USING THE BUILT IN SAMPLER 21 USING THE BANK BUTTONS 23 BANK PROGRAMMING 23 CHANGING TIME DISPLAY 24 SYSTEM MEMORY 24 JOG WHEEL SENSITIVITY 25 CREATING A BOP EFFECT 25 PITCH ADJUSTMENTS PITCH SLIDER 26 PITCH BENDING 27 BUILT IN EFFECTS SCRATCH ...

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: ...r 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 astoprovidesomeprotectionagainstvoltagesurges andbuilt upstaticcharges Article810oftheNational Electrical...

Page 5: ...tempt 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 CD Player C The CD Player has been exposed to rain or water D The CD Playe...

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: ...this feature see FLIP FLOP on page 33 c MEMORY BACKUP The CDI 500 Mp3 has a five 5 year memory back up that will save your setting in case the power supply is accidentally disconnected CDI 500 Mp3 will remember your last setting repeat SGL CTN andeffect parameters even if you disconnect your main power The CDI 500 Mp3 will store your cue points and samples in memory if you accidentally eject a dis...

Page 8: ...erican Audio or American DJ Fader Q Start mixer This will enable the Fader Q Start function 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 wit...

Page 9: ...f 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 the most amount of pitch manipulation To adjust to the different values please see page 26 4 BEAT SELECT BUTTONS These buttons are used to select the delay time of an effect to the beat of music The beat delay ratios are 1 4 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 1 and 4 1 NOTE A effect must ...

Page 10: ...M s will automatically return to PITCH SLIDER S 7 pitch value Holding down this but ton will give a maximum of 100 pitch Use this function to slow to another playing music source Be sure to notice that this function is a momentary pitch adjustment for a more precise adjustment use the PITCH SLIDER 7 to match the BPM s with another playing music source PITCH BEND BUTTON The pitch bend function crea...

Page 11: ... when the unit is in cue mode The LED will also flash every time a new CUE POINT is set The CUE button can be held down to momentarily play the CD When you release the CUE button it instantly returns to the CUE POINT You can also tap the CUE button to create a BOP EFFECT for definition of BOP EFFECT see page 24 21 FX SEL SELECT BUTTON The effects are located on two different layers This but ton al...

Page 12: ...ing down this button will rapidly BACK SKIP through the tracks 28 SEARCH KNOB This knob has four forward and four reverse speed positions allowing you to quickly scan through tracks The more you turn the knob in either direction the faster your search 29 PARAMETER TIME FOLDER SEARCH KNOB This knob is used to either adjust the parameter time value or search through the fold ers on a Mp3 disc 30 LCD...

Page 13: ...the unit s required power 33 POWER BUTTON This button is used to turn your unit s power on and off 34 CUE MINI JACK Connect the supplied mini plug from 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 35 DIGITAL OUT Use this connection to create near perfect copies of your disc to a Mini disc CD ...

Page 14: ... to flash when a track is end ing The flashing bar is great reminder that time is running out to get that next track ready to go 47 TIME METERS These indicators will detail the current Minutes Seconds and Frames The meter will display either the elapse total or remaining time of a track or the entire disc The display time will depend on the selected time function The selected time function will be...

Page 15: ...ive will play all the remaining tracks on the disc Once the remaining tracks have ended the unit will return to cue mode 56 AUTO BPM This will indicate that the AUTO BPM counter is active 57 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 58 LOOP This icon will flash when you are in loop mode This icon will g...

Page 16: ...ress the EJECT BUTTON 15 CAUTION NEVER attempt to insert any other objects beside 5 CD in the disc slot NEVER attempt to insert more than one disc at a time Doing so may result in sever damage to your unit DO NOT force a disc into the slot when the power is off this may damage the drive system 2 SELECTING TRACKS Select a desired track by using either of the two TRACK BUTTONS 27 or by turning the T...

Page 17: ... Press the CUE BUTTON 20 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 BUT TON 17 was pressed Pressing the PLAY PAUSE BUTTON 17 will switch between play and pause modes When the unit is in pause mode the PAUSE INDICATOR 42 in the LCD DISPLAY 30 will glow The green PLAY...

Page 18: ...e 14 American Audio www AmericanAudio us CDI 500 Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 18 Figure 13 8 SCANNING FAST FORWARD FAST REVERSE This function gives you a fast search through a disc or track Turn the SEARCH KNOB 28 in clockwise direction for fast forward or turn the wheel counterclockwise for fast reverse You can scan in four different forward and four different reverse speeds depending on how much ...

Page 19: ...TONS 12 the corresponding Bank Button LED will flash briefly The LED on the the BANK BUTTON 12 will remain lit indicating either a sample or cue point is stored in memory The yellow Memory LED will turn off 2 Repeat the above steps to store up to three 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 pla...

Page 20: ...BUT TON 24 LEDs will again begin to flash indicating SEAMLESS LOOP mode has been activated and your stored loop will immediately begin to play Figure 22 Figure 21 Figure 20 American Audio www AmericanAudio us CDI 500 Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 20 Please note Only the ending point of the loop may be edited You may make your loop shorter or longer Before you can edit your seamless loop you obviousl...

Page 21: ...mpler You may store up to three samples in the three BANK BUTTONS 12 Once again please note you may only store either a CUE POINT or a SAMPLE into a BANK BUTTON 12 not both Your sample can be a maximum of 5 5 seconds in length A sample can be recalled while a CD is playing while the CD drive is in PAUSE MODE you may even play a sample when the CD has been removed You may play your sample at anytim...

Page 22: ...ng the knob in a counter clockwise direction will decrease the parameters value Changing the Sample Parameters Hold Function Hold Function This mode will allow you to save and lock your param eter adjustments if the hold function is not activated before you set your parameters your parameter adjustments will be momentary If you select the HOLD BUTTON 19 all parameters will remain until changed aga...

Page 23: ...y begin to play that sample 13 BANK PROGRAM BUTTON 12 Once you store samples in the three 3 Bank Buttons the CDI 500 Mp3 can be programmed to play the stored samples in a desired order You can program the three 3 banks up to 12 times The programmed samples can be played in your desired order without interrupting music playback The programmed samples can be played when the player is in Pause mode a...

Page 24: ...e direction turn main power on The LCD 30 will flash three times and default memory will be restored 15 SYSTEM MEMORY The CDI 500 Mp3 comes with an incredible memory system The CDI 500 Mp3 can memorize virtually every customized setting for a particular CD The unit can memorize all customized effect parameters cue points and samples used on a particular disc To store all your setting for a CD pres...

Page 25: ...e automatically Once it displays the sensitivity value you may release the PITCH ON OFF BUTTON 3 TOUCH SENSITIVE JOG WHEEL BOP EFFECT American Audio www AmericanAudio us CDI 500 Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 25 ACTIVATING TOUCH SENSITIVITY Before you can use the JOG WHEEL 13 to control the play and cue commands you must first activate the jog wheel touch sensitivity To activate the touch sensitivity...

Page 26: ...l not affect your samples Figure 37 Figure 39 Figure 38 Using the Pitch Slider 7 Be sure the pitch function has been activated as described above To use the PITCH SLIDER 7 slide the slider up and down Down will increase the pitch and up will decrease the pitch Activating the Pitch Slider 7 To activate the PITCH SLIDER 7 you must turn on the pitch adjustment function Press the ON OFF BUTTON 3 locat...

Page 27: ...D BUTTONS 11 The PITCH BEND BUTTON 11 will increase track playback speed and the PITCH BEND BUTTON 11 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 11 is held down continuously as in figure 42 the disc speed will increase and will continue to increase until it reaches a maxi...

Page 28: ...se until playback reaches a maximum of 100 and play back stops entirely When you stop turning the JOG WHEEL the disc speed will automatically return to it s previous set speed NOTE To use the JOG WHEEL in a pitch bend function when the SCRATCH EFFECT 19 is activated you must use the outer ring of the jog wheel where the clear rubber insulator is attached FINE TUNE BPM This feature lets you fine tu...

Page 29: ...en activated the JOG WHEEL 13 may be used in the same fashion a turntable platter is used Use the JOG WHEEL 13 to simulate the scratch motion on a turntable platter and to manipulate playback When the skid effect is activated the SKID LED will flash blue Both the Skid and Scratch time parameters can be adjusted from 0010 to 9990 9990 will give you the longest Skid times The Skid value ranges from ...

Page 30: ...T value has been set use the PARAMETER RATIO KNOB 25 to create the effect by turning it back and forth FLANGER EFFECT The Flanger effect distorts the output signal and cre ates an effect similar to frequencies phasing in and out of each other The FLANGER Effect has two adjustable parameters Parameter Time PT and Parameter Ratio PR The PT will adjust the Flanger Mode and The PR will adjust the Flan...

Page 31: ...the parameter your are adjusting All effects except the pan effect have two adjustable parameters PARAMETER TIME 29 and PARAMETER RATIO 25 Use these knobs to customize the effects to your liking Figure 50 TRANS PAN EFFECT The Trans effect simulates a real time mixer trans former effect When the Transformer effect is activated the TRANS LED will flash green when the Pan effect is selected the PAN L...

Page 32: ...D lights up The Folder name should appear in the CHARACTER DISPLAY 48 and the Folder number will appear in the FOLDER INDICATOR 51 See page 14 2 Now turn the FOLDER KNOB 29 clockwise to scroll forward through the folders or turn it counter clockwise to scroll backwards through the folders Figure 52 Figure 53 American Audio www AmericanAudio us CDI 500 Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 32 ...

Page 33: ...ur selection is located 1 Press the PARAMETER FOLDER BUTTON 23 for 1 sec to enter advance track search mode 2 When this mode is active the PARAMETER FOLDER LED will blink and the LCD will display the track name 6 When FOUND is displayed in LCD press the PARAMETER FOLDER KNOB 23 to begin playback of your selected track If you want to cancel Advanced Track Search without making any changes press the...

Page 34: ...E BUTTON 17 on one player to begin playback 6 After the first player s single track has ended the second player s track will immediately begin playback 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 55 does not appear in the LCDS 30 of both players Follow all directions for sing...

Page 35: ...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 36: ...ling rate 44 1 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 1 4V 1dB Load impedance 47k ohm or more AUDIO CHARACTERISTICS TEST DISC TCD 782 LOAD 47Kohm ITEM NOMINAL LIMIT CONDITION Output level 1 4Vrms 0 5dB 1 4Vrms 1dB 1KHz 0dB Channel balance within 0 2dB within 1dB 1KHz 0dB Frequency response 20Hz 20KHz 0 4dB 20Hz 2...

Page 37: ... Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 37 Tracking detection 3 spot beam detection Optical source Semiconductor 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 ...

Page 38: ... 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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