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• Plays Mp3, CD, and CD-R Discs   

 

 

 

• Auto cue    

 

 

 

• Sleep Mode (

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• Selectable Single or Continuous Play

• 1/75th second frame search 

 

 

 

 

• Real time cue (“Cue on the Fly”)

• Pitch display 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Digital RCA coaxial output   

 

• Large bright LCD display can be viewed from wide angles. 

• Fader “Q” Start Control

 (a)

  

 

• Digital Anti-Shock   

 

 

 

 

 

• Jog Wheel Pitch Bend +/-100%   

• RELAY (Flip-Flop Playback)

 (b)

 

 

 

 

 

• Aux Input

• Cue Mixing   

 

 

 

 

 

 

• High output to headphones

• Seamless Loop (uninterrupted loop playback) 

 

 

• 2 Line Level Inputs

• 3 Band EQ per channel 

 

 

 

 

 

• Independent Gains Per Channel

• Front Access Combo Mic Jack 

 

 

 

 

• Record Out

• Extremely clean signal to noise ratio 

 

 

 

• Adjustable Pitch Percentages: +/-4%, +/-8%, and +/-16%

• Instant Start within 10ms (sound is produced immediately when the PLAY button is pressed)  

 

(a)  FADER “Q” START CONTROL:

 Set up your CK 800Mp3 as described in the set-up section of this manual. After  

 

set up is completed load your players. By moving the mixer’s crossfader from left to right you can start and pause 

 

each players playback functions. For Example, when using the CK 800Mp3 player, if your mixer’s crossfader is all  

 

the  way to the left (player one is playing, player two is in cue or pause mode), and you move the fader at least 20%  

 

to the right, player two (2) will begin to play. When the crossfader is to the right, and you move it 20% to the left,  

 

player one (1) will begin to play. You can create great effects similar to scratching with this feature. After storing cue  

 

points on each side of the CD player, different songs may quickly be recalled by moving the mixer crossfader back  

 

and forth. New cue points can be easily selected on the CK 800Mp3 player (see setting cue points page 19). “Q”  

 

Start control is easy to use and mastering this feature will help you create amazing effects with your music. 

(b)  RELAY (FLIP-FLOP):

 Connect your CK 800Mp3 player as described in the set-up section of this manual. This 

 

feature will start the next player once one (1) player has ended. For example, if player one (1) is playing a disc and  

 

it ends, player two (2) will instantly begin to play. You may set RELAY to play track to track or disc to disc. For 

 

more information on this feature, see RELAY (FLIP-FLOP™) on page 25.

(c) 

SLEEP mODE:

 The CK 800Mp3's laser and pick-up assembly will power down after 15 minutes of inactivity  

 

(when in pause or cue mode). This will lengthen the life of your motor drive and laser. To initialize the player, just 

 

press the cue or play buttons.

Summary of Contents for CK 800Mp3

Page 1: ...Featuring CK 800Mp3 User Guide and Reference Manual 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca 90058 www AmericanAudio us 4 07...

Page 2: ...nt information 3 Safety regulations 4 Electrical precautions 5 Safety instructions 5 Voltage selector 5 unpacking 6 Customer support 6 FEATURES 7 Set up installation 8 Functions and controls CD Player...

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 insulat...

Page 4: ...OWER 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 conve...

Page 5: ...nstructions or as marked on the system 7 Servicing The user should not attempt to service the system beyond that described in the operating instructions All other ser vicing should be referred to qual...

Page 6: ...has been thoroughly tested and has been shipped in perfect operating condition Carefully check the shipping carton for damage that may have occurred during shipping If the carton appears to be damaged...

Page 7: ...ll the way to the left player one is playing player two is in cue or pause mode and you move the fader at least 20 to the right player two 2 will begin to play When the crossfader is to the right and...

Page 8: ...is tilted excessively discs may not be loaded or unloaded properly Figure 1 CAUTION The LCD is designed to be clearly visible within the angles shown in Figure 2 Mount the unit so that the visual angl...

Page 9: ...t the playback pitch percentage The slider is a set adjustment and will remain set until the pitch slider is moved or the pitch function has been turned off This adjustment can be made with or without...

Page 10: ...s available 9 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 wheel...

Page 11: ...rward skip through the tracks This button is used to select a track Tapping this button will back skip on track holding down this button will rapidly back skip through the tracks 16 LCD DISPLAY This h...

Page 12: ...at this step for all channels 20 Channel Equalizer All of the channels include a three band signal EQ These controls are used to increase or decrease the LOW s MID s and HI s of the output signal CHAN...

Page 13: ...eturn to normal fader operation turn the Fader Q Start ON OFF SWITCH to the OFF position 25 replaceable Crossfader This fader is used to blend the output signals of channels one and two together When...

Page 14: ...t disc The tray is opened and closed by pressing the oPEN CLOSE button Never attempt to force the transport tray open or closed when the power is turned off C REAR PANEL FIGURE 5 33 Balanced XLR MASTE...

Page 15: ...these jacks The red colored RCA jack represents the right channel input and the white represents the left channel input Input volume will be controlled by channel two fader The channel Source Selecto...

Page 16: ...mode In continuous mode the drive will play all the remaining tracks on the disc 48 Total Remain indicator When REMAIN is indicated in the LCD DISPLAY 16 the time Display 53 in the LCD will define th...

Page 17: ...is completed American Audio www AmericanAudio us CK 800Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 17 1 Loading EJECTING discs The CK 800Mp3 can only play 3 inch and regular 5 inch CDs When loading a CD into the pla...

Page 18: ...r cue the track this functions allows the unit to begin play instantly The drive mecha nism will only stop if a disc is ejected or the unit has gone in to sleep mode There are two ways to stop pause p...

Page 19: ...ton 12 will now return you to this exact point Figure 14 Figure 13 American Audio www AmericanAudio us CK 800Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 19 8 SETTING A CUE POINT A cue point is the exact point playbac...

Page 20: ...During a loop the loop indicator 50 will turn on in the LCD DISPLAY 16 indicating a loop is active Exiting a loop To exit a SEAMLESS LOOP press the OUT BUTTON 10 The IN button 10 and OUT button 10 LE...

Page 21: ...ill change the time display information 53 in the LCD 16 The following is a break down of the time settings and their definitions 1 Remain 48 This details the time in the LCD 16 as the current tracks...

Page 22: ...cribed 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 4 To activate the pitch slider you must turn o...

Page 23: ...ND 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...

Page 24: ...ing 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...

Page 25: ...two players with audio discs 4 After they have both cued press the PLAY PAUSE button 11 on one player to begin playback 5 After the first player s single track has ended the second player s track wil...

Page 26: ...merican Audio www AmericanAudio us CK 800Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 26 This image details a typical DJ Set Up consisting of a microphone Mp3 player CD players and a tape deck Note Turntables cannot b...

Page 27: ...lanced XLR Jacks on both the mixer and the amplifier Always use the balanced output jacks whenever possible The balanced output jacks should always be used for cable runs in excess of 15 feet Using th...

Page 28: ...he channel fader knobs and crossfader knob Lift the mixer face plate from its to access the crossfader Carefully pull the crossfader up from its seated position 4 After removing the crossfader disconn...

Page 29: ...aired 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...

Page 30: ...to 95 F Operational humidity 25 to 85 RH no condensation Storage temperature 10 to 60 C 14 to 140 F Accessories Instruction Booklet AC Power Cord MIXER SECTION Input Output Impedance Sensitivity Level...

Page 31: ...an 85dB W 20KHz LPF A Weighted Channel separation More than 65dB 1KHz W 20KHz LPF A Weighted De emphasis response 20dB 2dB TCD 782 TRK14 SEARCHING TIME TEST DISC TCD 792 Short access time Less than 4s...

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