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A. DRIVE TRANSPORT  

(Figures 1 & 2)

1)

POWER

(Power On/Off Button) - When the 

POWER Button is pressed, the power turns 
on, press again to turn power off.

2)

PLAYER 1 TRANSPORT TRAY

- Place the 

a compact discs in this tray.  

3)

PLAYER 1 OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON

- Press it 

to open and close the player one’s transport 
tray. The disc tray cannot be opened during
playback, so stop playback before pressing
these buttons.

tray. The disc tray cannot be opened during
playback, so stop playback before pressing
these buttons.

4)

PLAYER 2 OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON

- Press it 

to open and close the player one’s transport 

5)

PLAYER 2 TRANSPORT TRAY

- Place the 

a compact discs in this tray.  

6)

PLAYER 2 REMOTE CONTROL
CONNECTOR -

Connect this connector to the 

remote unit using the included control cord.

7)

PLAYER 2 DIGITAL OUTPUT (RCA TYPE - SPDIF) 

Connect to a DAT or CDR to make almost perfect 
copies of your CDs.

8)

PLAYER 2 RCA LINE OUT - 

Player 2 audio 

signal output.

B. Control Unit 

(Figures 3 & 4)

1)

OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON

- Press it to open 

and close the disc trays. The control unit also 
includes OPEN/CLOSE buttons. The disc holders 
cannot be opened during playback, so stop play-
back before pressing these buttons.

2)

LCD DISPLAY

- This high quality LCD display 

Indicates all the functions, as they are occurring.  
This display is viewable at several comfortable 
angles. The display ICONS will be explained in the 
next section.

3)

(

-) PITCH BEND -

The 

(-)

pitch bend function 

allows a momentary “Slow Down” in the CD’s 
BPM’s (Beats per minute) while it is playing.  This 
will allow you to match the beats between two 
playing CD’s or other playing music source.  

Remember, that this is a momentary function 
when you remove your finger from the pitch bend
button the BPM's will automatically return to 

SLIDERS (5)

 selected pitch. 

4)

(

+) PITCH BEND Button -

The 

(+)

pitch bend 

function allows a momentary “BUMP” in the CD’s 
BPM’s (Beats per minute) while it is playing.  This 
will allow you to match the beats between two 
playing CD’s or any other playing music source.  
Remember, that this is a momentary function when
you remove your finger from the pitch bend button
the BPM's will automatically return to 

SLIDERS (5)

selected pitch. Use this function to catch up to your
other playing music source.

5)

PITCH SLIDER - 

Use the slider to adjust the 

BPM. Slide up to decrease the BPM, down to 
increase the BPM.

6)

TIME BUTTON - 

Press this button to switch the 

time display between the elapsed time and re- 
maining time, and total remain time. The selected 
mode is indicated by the ELAPSED, REMAIN and 
TOTAL REMAIN indicator on the LCD.

7)

SGL/CTN (Single/Continuous Button) - 

Press it 

to switch between the single and continuous play 
modes. The SINGLE mode is indicated by the 
SINGLE indicator on the LCD.

8)

PROGRAM BUTTON -

Press the PROGRAM  

button, the player will enter the program mode and 
stop the CD playback.

9)

LOOP BUTTON - 

Press the LOOP button to set 

the loop start point, press the LOOP button again 
to set the loop end point.

10)

PITCH BUTTON -

Use these buttons to enable or 

disable BPM adjustment with the pitch sliders. 
BPM adjustment with the pitch sliders is enabled 
when the PITCH LED lights.

11)

PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON - 

Use this button to start 

playback. Press once to start playback, once 
again to set the pause mode, and once more to 
resume playback.

12)

CUE BUTTON

- Press the CUE button during 

playback to return to the position at which 
playback started.

13)

PITCH LED INDICATOR

- This red LED will glow 

when the pitch function has been activated.

14)

BACK SKIP BUTTON - 

Use this button to go 

back to the beginning of the current track or select 
a previous track for playing.

15)

REVERSE SEARCH/SCAN BUTTON

- Press this 

button to perform a reverse frame search during 
pause mode or to perform a reverse scan function
during play.

16)

FORWARD SEARCH/SCAN BUTTON

- Press 

this button to perform a forward frame search 
during when in pause or to perform a forward 
scan during play.

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FUNCTIONS & CONTROLS 

CONT.

 

 

9

)

   

POWER CONNECTION 

- Plug in to a standard 

wall outlet, to feed power to your unit.

10

PLAYER 1 REMOTE CONTROL

CONNECTOR - 

Connect this connector to the 

remote unit using the included control cord.

1

1

PLAYER 1 DIGITAL OUTPUT (RCA TYPE - SPDIF) 

Connect to a DAT or CDR to make almost perfect 
copies of your CDs.

1

2

PLAYER 1 RCA LINE OUT - 

Player 1 audio 

signal output.

Summary of Contents for DCD PRO200 MK3

Page 1: ...AUDIO Los Angeles CA 90058 USA FLIPFLOP SKIP SKIP SEARCH SEARCH OP CL OP CL PITCH PITCH LOOP LOOP PROG PROG SGL SGL TIME TIME PITCH BEND PITCH BEND PITCH 0 0 PITCH CUE CUE DCD PRO200 MKIII POWER DCD PRO200 MKIII ...

Page 2: ...tal Conditions Operational temperature 5 to 35 C 41 to 95 F Operational humidity 25 to 85 no condensation Storage temperature 20 to 60 C 4 to 14 F Accessories Connecting cord 1 set for each channel Control cord 1 8m 6 ft AUDIO SECTION Quantization 16 bit linear per channel Sampling rate 44 1 kHz at normal pitch Over sampling rate 8 times D A conversion 16 bit Frequency response 10 to 20000 Hz Tota...

Page 3: ...ctric shock do not open the top cover when the unit is plugged in If problems occur with the unit call American DJ Service Dept at 1 800 322 6337 3 Do not place metal objects or spill liquid inside the CD player Electric shock or malfunction may occur Please record and retain the model name and serial number from your rating label Model No ______________________________ Serial No _________________...

Page 4: ...9 Grounding or Polarization Precautions should be taken so that the grounding or polarization means of an appliance is not defeated 10 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 applia...

Page 5: ... Q Start mixers 3 different speed scan Flip Flop After Player A s track or entire CD is done CD Player B will instantly cue and play its track or entire CD Plays CD Recordables Dual Voltage Settings Frame search Loop Playback Mode Auto cue Anti Skip built in anti skip mechanism 20 tracks program play Pitch display DRIVE TRANSPORT UNIT FRONT PANEL FIGURE 1 GENERAL NOTES ON USE MAIN FEATURES America...

Page 6: ...UTTON 9 LOOP LOOP BUTTON 10 PITCH PITCH BUTTON 11 PLAY PAUSE PLAY PAUSE BUTTON 12 CUE CUE BUTTON 13 PITCH LED INDICATOR 14 BACK SKIP 15 SEARCH SCAN 16 FORWARD SEARCH SCAN 18 FLIP FLOP see page 9 17 FORWARD SKIP American audio DCD PRO200MKIII INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL PAGE 6 FUNCTIONS CONTROLS CONT REMOTE UNIT FRONT PANEL FIGURE 3 REMOTE UNIT REAR PANEL FIGURE 4 20 PLAYER 1 REMOTE CONNECTION 19 PLAYER 2 ...

Page 7: ... the pitch bend button the BPM s will automatically return to SLIDERS 5 selected pitch Use this function to catch up to your other playing music source 5 PITCH SLIDER Use the slider to adjust the BPM Slide up to decrease the BPM down to increase the BPM 6 TIME BUTTON Press this button to switch the time display between the elapsed time and re maining time and total remain time The selected mode is...

Page 8: ...rack 9 PROGRAM INDICATOR The PROGRAM indicator lights when program mode is set 10 PITCH INDICATOR When the indicator lights the pitch adjustment is enabled 11 LOOP INDICATOR When in loop mode this indicator will glow 12 TRACK INDICATOR Indicates the current track that is playing cued or in pause mode 13 MINUTES INDICATOR Display current minutes 14 SECONDS INDCTOR Displays current seconds 15 FRAME ...

Page 9: ...han one disc in the disc tray at a time Doing so may result in malfunction Do not push the disc tray in manually as this may result in malfunction and damage the player 3 Selecting Tracks Press the SKIP Buttons once to move to one higher or lower track Hold the SKIP buttons in to change tracks continuously at a higher speed When a new track is selected during playback playback begins as soon as th...

Page 10: ...nship between the play and pause Fig 11 Fig 12 American audio DCD PRO200MKIII INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL PAGE 10 5 Stopping Playback There are two ways to stop playback 1 Press the PLAY PAUSE button during playback to pause at that point figure 10 2 Press the CUE button during playback to return to the position at which playback started Back Cue Figure 11 BASIC OPERATION CONT Fig 10 4 Starting Playback P...

Page 11: ...ally changing the position Searching is used to set play start points with precision Press the FORWARD SEARCH or BACKWARD SEARCH while in pause or cue mode to begin searching The sound for one revolution of the disc is output repeatedly The point at which the sound starts is indicated on the LCD If the time display and the CUE point are the same the CUE indicator lights 7 Cue Cueing is your prefer...

Page 12: ...d and increases when the pitch slider is moved downward The adjustment range is 10 2 Pitch Bending The BPM increases or decreases respectively while the PITCH BEND or PITCH BEND button is pressed The BPM increase depends on how long you hold the button If you hold the button for about 1 2 second the BPM will go either to 16 for PITCH BEND or 16 for PITCH BEND If you tap the button the BPM will onl...

Page 13: ...he label printed side with a hard tipped implement such as a pencil or ball point pen Condensation will form if a disc is brought into a warm area from a colder one such as outdoors in winter Do not attempt to dry the disc with a hair dryer etc 2 Precaution on storage After playing a disc always unload it from player Always store the compact disc in the jewel case protecting from dirt or damage Do...

Page 14: ... American AUDIO Headquarters 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles CA 90058 USA Tel 800 333 0644 Fax 323 582 2610 Web www americanaudio us E mail info americandj com ...

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