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SERIAL NO:

MODEL NO : Q-2422
POWER SOURCE

:

115/230V~ 50/60Hz 13W

MKII

MADE IN CHINA

MIN

MAX

TRIM OUTPUT

A

B

BOOTH

AUX/IN

 "FLIP-FLOP" (RELAY) CONNECTED DIRECT TO SPEAKERS

"FLIP-FLOP" (RELAY) CONNECTED TO A "Q" START MIXER

"FLIP-FLOP" SET UP INSTRUCTIONS

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American Audio

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   -   www.americanaudio.us   -   MCD-710™ Instruction Manual Page 28

Summary of Contents for MCD-710

Page 1: ...Featuring FLIPFLOP User Guide and Reference Manual 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca 90058 www americanaudio us 6 06 MCD 710 Professional Dual Mp3 Compact Disc Player ...

Page 2: ...STEM MEMORY 21 PITCH ADJUSTMENTS PITCH SLIDER 22 PITCH BENDING 23 BOP EFFECT 25 ACCESSING MP3 FOLDERS 26 FLIP FLOP 27 HANDLING COMPACT DISCS 29 WARRANTY 30 SPECIFICATIONS 31 FOR BEST CD R DISC PLAYBACK RESULTS IN THIS CD PLAYER PLEASE FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES 1 High quality CD R Audio discs should conform to the standards of the Orange Book 2 2 Use a high quality bit rate when recording discs At le...

Page 3: ... 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 the...

Page 4: ... 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 astoprovidesomeprotectionagainstvoltagesurges andbuilt upstaticcharges Article810oftheNational Electric...

Page 5: ...n the operating instructions All other servicing should be referred to quali fied service personnel The Player should be servicedby qualified service personnel when 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 Player does not appear to operate normally or exhibits ...

Page 6: ...ughly 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 carefully inspect your CD player for any damage and be sure all equipment necessary to operate the CD player has arrived intact In the event damage has been found or parts are missing please contact our toll free ...

Page 7: ...k Listings 1 75th second frame search Plays Mp3 and CD discs 10 Sec Digital Anti Shock Folder Search Real time cue Cue on the Fly Flash Start Function d 4 different speed scan 4 Forward 4 Reverse Sleep Mode f Digital RCA coaxial output Bop Effect e Bright Large Digital Screen Pitch display Fader Q Start Control a Flip Flop b Seamless Loop uninterrupted loop playback Selectable Single or Continuous...

Page 8: ...r s output to a mixers phono inputs 3 CONTROL JACK CONNECTIONS Use the supplied 1 8 mono mini plug cable to connect your MCD 710 to a mini jack connection A or B on a compatible American Audio or American DJ Fader Q Start mixer This will enable the Fader Q Start function See Q start control page 7 4 Connect the supplied D Plug control cables from the transport unit to the controlling unit Be sure ...

Page 9: ...as they are occurring This display is viewable at several comfortable angles see page 8 The display ICONS will be explained on page 14 3 PITCH SLIDER This slider is used to adjust 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 a disc in the drive T...

Page 10: ...CH PERCENTAGE SELECTOR Choose from pitch percentages of 4 8 16 and 100 See page 23 for more details 12 TEMPO LOCK FUNCTION This button activates the TEMPO LOCK function This func tion allows you to use the PITCH SLIDER to speed up or slow down playback speed without altering the tonal pitch of the track When this function is not engaged the original tonal pitch of the track will be altered giving ...

Page 11: ... The green CUE L E D will glow when the unit is in cue mode The L E D will also flash every time a new CUE POINT is set The CUE button can be held down to momen tarily 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 25 20 RELAY BUTTON This button activates the FLIP FLOP fu...

Page 12: ...o control the unit s main power A blue L E D directly above the power switch will glow to indi cate main power is active 28 DRIVE 2 OPEN CLOSE Transport Tray Open Close This button is used to open and close the drive 2 transport tray NOTE When a disc is already loaded in the transport tray the tray will not open unless the unit is in pause or cue mode 29 DRIVE 2 TRANSPORT TRAY This tray is used to...

Page 13: ...to disconnect the power plug before changing the voltage Only dual voltage models have this switch 34 POWER CONNECTOR This is the main power connection Only use the supplied polar GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS Cont American Audio www americanaudio us MCD 710 Instruction Manual Page 13 ized power cord Use of any other power may result in sever damage to the unit Be sure the local power matches the...

Page 14: ...49 50 51 TIME DISPLAY These indicators detail the Minutes Seconds and Frames The meter will display either the elapsed time or remaining time of a track The time displayed in the meter will directly reflect the time indicator 52 TOTAL REMAIN INDICATOR When TOTAL and REMAIN are indicated in the VFD DISPLAY 2 the TIME DESCRIBED 49 50 51 in the VFD 2 will define the total disc remaining time 53 TRACK...

Page 15: ...e To remove a disc from the tray press the EJECT BUTTON 21 see Figure 7 CAUTION NEVER attempt to load any other objects besides a 3 or 5 CD NEVER attempt to load more than one disc at a time Doing so may result in sever damage to your unit NEVER force the transport tray open or closed when the power is off as this may result in malfunction and damage the transport system 2 SELECTING TRACKS Select ...

Page 16: ...as playback begins The point at which playback starts cue point will automatically be stored in the memory as the cue point The unit will return to this cue point the point at which play back started when the CUE BUTTON 19 is pressed and released BASIC OPERATIONS CONT Figure 10 Figure 11 American Audio www americanaudio us MCD 710 Instruction Manual Page 16 4 AUTO CUE This function will automatica...

Page 17: ...LAY PAUSE BUTTON 18 as in Figure 10 Pressing the CUE BUTTON 19 as in Figure 11 will now return you to the point you just set Figure 12 8 SETTING a CUE POINT A cue point is the exact point playback will begin when the PLAY PAUSE BUTTON 18 is pressed A cue point may be created anywhere on a disc or in a track 1 You may press the IN BUTTON 17 on the fly while the disc is playing This will set a CUE P...

Page 18: ...mless 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 2 Press the OUT BUTTON 16 to set the ending point for your SEAMLESS LOOP Figure 19 The IN BUTTON 17 and OUT BU...

Page 19: ...tutter effect When a loop is playing press the IN BUTTON 17 repeatedly to create this effect Figure 19 10 EDITING A LOOP Please Note Only the end point of the loop may be edited You may make your loop shorter or longer Before you can edit your seamless loop you obviously must first have created a seamless loop to edit If you haven t created a SEAMLESS LOOP follow the instructions in step 9 to crea...

Page 20: ...TIME BAR 47 DURING NORMAL PLAYBACK pressing the TIME BUTTON 8 will change the time display information 49 50 51 47 in the VFD 2 see figure 21 The following is a break down of the time settings and their defini tions 1 ELAPSED This describes the time in the VFD 49 50 51 as the current TRACKS Elapsed running time Note The VFD will not display ELAPSED or the REMAIN indicatora in the VFD 2 REMAIN 48 T...

Page 21: ... Turn the TRACK KNOB to scroll through the different submenus including A CLOSE Automatic Close SLEEP TIME DJ MODE RESET ALL and FIRMWARE VERSION AUTOMATIC CLOSE TIME and SLEEP TIME can be adjusted by stopping on the desired subemenu and pushing the TRACK KNOB To exit the menu settings press the TIME BUTTON Figure 24 Figure 22 16 FIRMWARE VERSION DISPLAY You may display the units firmware version ...

Page 22: ...NTAGE RANGE on the next page This pitch adjustments will effect normal playback and loops only when the PITCH ON OFF BUTTON 10 is turned on The pitch adjustments will not affect your loops Figure 26 Figure 27 Activating the Pitch slider 3 To activate the PITCH SLIDER you must turn on the pitch adjust ment function Press the PITCH ON OFF BUTTON 10 The PITCH ON OFF BUTTON L E D will glow when the fu...

Page 23: ... and will continue to the maximum of 16 or 100 for CD NOTE A 100 pitch manipulation will stop playback entirely Holding down on the PITCH BEND BUTTON 14 will provide a slow down in the playback pitch Figure 29 Using the Pitch Slider Percentage Selector 3 You may choose a pitch operat ing range at any time To change the operat ing range be sure the pitch function is turned on see figure 29 The pitc...

Page 24: ...will continue to decrease until playback reaches a maximum of 100 and playback stops entirely When you stop turning the JOG WHEEL the disc speed will automatically return to it s previous set speed 3 PITCH BEND BUTTONS 14 The PITCH BEND BUTTON 14 will increase track playback speed and the PITCH BEND BUTTON 14 will decrease track playback speed The extent to which the speed changes is proportionate...

Page 25: ...cks in your mixing Creating a BOP effect is a simple process Figure 33 1 Press the PLAY PAUSE BUTTON 18 so music is playing Figure 33 4 When you discontinue the BOP effect normal playback will resume from the point you initial started your BOP Figure 35 3 Now tap the BOP BUTTON 9 Figure 35 It will produce a stutter effect as quickly as you tap on the BOP BUTTON 9 American Audio www americanaudio u...

Page 26: ... access the different folders files located on your Mp3 disc 1 Press the FOLDER BUTTON 13 to display the folder selection See FOLDER INDICATOR 54 on page 14 2 Now press the TRACK KNOB 5 and turn it clockwise to scroll forward through the folders or turn it counter clockwise to scroll backwards through the folders Figure 36 Figure 37 ...

Page 27: ...ELAY BUTTON 20 to activate Flip Flop mode Then press the SGL CTN BUTTON 7 to choose between SINGLE mode or CONTINUOUS mode 5 After they have both cued press the PLAY PAUSE BUTTON 18 on one of your drives to begin playback 6 If you have the cd player set to SINGLE mode the first cds single track will play and after it has ended the second cds track will immediately begin playback If the player is s...

Page 28: ...0Hz 13W MKII MADE IN CHINA MIN MAX TRIM OUTPUT A B BOOTH AUX IN FLIP FLOP RELAY CONNECTED DIRECT TO SPEAKERS FLIP FLOP RELAY CONNECTED TO A Q START MIXER FLIP FLOP SET UP INSTRUCTIONS American Audio www americanaudio us MCD 710 Instruction Manual Page 28 ...

Page 29: ...ttempt to dry the disc with a hair dryer etc 2 PRECAUTION ON STORAGE After playing a disc always unload it from the unit Always store the compact disc in the jewel case protecting from dirt or damage Do not place discs in the following areas a Areas exposed to direct sunlight for a considerable time b Areas subject to accumulation of dust or high humidity c Areas affected by heat from indoor heate...

Page 30: ...ection affects the reliability of the product if the product has been 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 cleanin...

Page 31: ...5 RH no condensation Storage temperature 20 to 60 C 4 to 140 F Accessories Connecting RCA Cable 2 sets for left and right channels Control 1 8 miniplug type 3 feet 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 AUDIO CHARACTERISTICS TEST DISC TCD 782 LOAD 47Kohm ITEM NORMAL LIMIT CONDITION Output level 2V...

Page 32: ...ng 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 CHECK THE AMERICAN AUDIO WEBSITE FOR DOWNLOADABLE USER SOFTWARE UPDATES ...

Page 33: ... 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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