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ELECTRICAL 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 manufacturer’s 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
manufacturer’s 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). 
T H E R E  A R E  N O  U S E R  S E R V I C E A B L E  P A R T S 
INSIDE  REFER SERVICE TO YOUR AUTHORIZED 
AMERICAN AUDIO

®

 SERVICE TECHNICIAN.

©

American Audio

®

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 ELECTRICAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Summary of Contents for Pro-Scratch 2

Page 1: ...Featuring Sampling Sampling FLIPFLOP Pro Scratch 2 User Guide and Reference Manual 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca 90058 www americandj com Rev 02 02...

Page 2: ...KING 14 STARTING PLAYBACK 15 PAUSING PLAYBACK 15 FRAME SEARCH 15 TRACK SCANNING FAST FWD FAST REV 16 SETTING AND STORING CUE POINTS 16 CREATING A SEAMLESS LOOP 17 USING THE BUILT IN SAMPLER 19 CREATIN...

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...

Page 4: ...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 an...

Page 5: ...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 a marked change in performa...

Page 6: ...ed 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 da...

Page 7: ...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 pl...

Page 8: ...merican DJ Fader Q Start mixer This will enable the Fader Q Start function See Fader Q start control page 8 CAUTION Be sure to use the supplied mono 1 8 control cables Using other types of cable may r...

Page 9: ...effect See built in effects on page 21 7 P S P Pre Set Parameters BUTTON This button is used to activate the effect preset Each effect comes with four preset this button access the presets 8 FLASH BU...

Page 10: ...l decrease the pitch percentage down to 100 The pitch bend will be deter mined on how long you turn the jog wheel continuously C The jog wheel will act as a frame search control when the CD is in paus...

Page 11: ...slow to another playing music source Be sure to notice that this function is a momen GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS Cont tary pitch adjustment for a more precise adjust ment use the PITCH SLIDER 33 to...

Page 12: ...ual Page 12 Figure 5 43 POWER ON ON OFF OFF 115V 230V DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL OUT SERIAL NO CUE HEADPHONE L R HEADPHONE VOLUME HEADPHONE VOLUME AUDIO OUT Com plies with DHHs radia tion Per fom ance standa...

Page 13: ...splay time will depend on the selected time func tion The selected time function will be displayed above the TIME METER as TOTAL REMAIN 58 REMAIN 58 OR ELAPSE 59 55 MEMORY BUCKET INDICATOR This indi c...

Page 14: ...press the EJECT BUTTON 18 see Figure 8 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...

Page 15: ...his feature allows you to scroll through a track frame by frame allowing you to find and set a starting cue sample or loop point To use the scroll function you must first be in Pause Mode see section...

Page 16: ...2 You may also use the JOG WHEEL 16 to set a cue point While a disc is in PAUSE or CUE mode use the JOG WHEEL 16 to scroll through a track to find your desired starting point Once you have found your...

Page 17: ...thout 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 bet...

Page 18: ...c playback will resume nor mal play Figure 13 The IN BUTTON 14 and OUT BUTTON 32 LEDs will remain on to remind you that a loop is stored in memory REPLAY LOOP The RELOOP 31 function allows you to retu...

Page 19: ...ce turn the sample function off immediately after initiating your sample With the sample function on the sample will continue to play until the sample function is turned off 7 Important Notice If you...

Page 20: ...gain or power is shut off unless they are stored in to the unit s memory Changing the Sample Parameters Volume While a sample is playing push the PARAMETERS RATIO BUTTON 3 One tap will display SV 10 0...

Page 21: ...BOP ENTER PAN FLANGER SKID PHASE FX SELECT SGL CTN TIME REV PLAY TEMPO LOCK 4 8 16 TRANS ECHO SCRATCH FILTER HOLD ON OFF SAMPLE PITCH PARAMETER TIME PARAMETER RATIO EJECT POWER CUE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9...

Page 22: ...running time 2 REMAIN 59 This describes the time in the LCD 52 53 54 as the current TRACKS remaining running time 3 TOTAL REMAIN 59 This describes the time in the LCD 52 53 54 as the disc total remai...

Page 23: ...the LCD 19 where XX XX will be replaced with firmware version 18 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 de...

Page 24: ...der is in the center position a green LED just left of the slider will glow When this slider is glowing there is zero pitch being applied to the track regardless if the pitch function is on or off Act...

Page 25: ...ND BUTTON 29 will provide a slow down in the playback pitch PITCH BEND BUTTONS 28 29 The PITCH BEND BUTTON 28 will increase track playback speed and the PITCH BEND BUTTON 29 will decrease track playba...

Page 26: ...wheel in a clockwise direction will increase your track pitch and rotating the wheel in a counter clockwise direction will slow your track pitch The speed you rotate the JOG WHEEL will determine pitch...

Page 27: ...he 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 a 10ms to ten seconds Figure 51 PARAMETER TIME PARAMETER RATI...

Page 28: ...After PT value has been set use the PARAMETER RATIO KNOB 3 to create the effect by turning it back and forth FLANGER EFFECT The flanger effect distorts the output signal and creates an effect similar...

Page 29: ...M CUE AUTO BPM OFF ON FX MIX BOP ENTER PAN FLANGER SKID PHASE FX SELECT SGL CTN TIME REV PLAY TEMPO LOCK 4 8 16 TRANS ECHO SCRATCH FILTER HOLD ON OFF SAMPLE PITCH PARAMETERS All the effects have adjus...

Page 30: ...f you follow steps one and four you will initiate the FX mix on the current track For example If you used the brake effect for your effects mix following steps one and four will initiate a brake effec...

Page 31: ...and three You must be in continuos play mode for this effect to operate properly if the unit is in single play mode the track will cue when the effect has played out PARAMETER TIME PARAMETER RATIO EJ...

Page 32: ...ETER RATIO EJECT POWER CUE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 RELOOP SINGLE LOOP REMAIN NONSTOP TOTAL ELAPSED M T S PROGRAM LOCK KEY SYNC BEAT F PITCH BPM CUE AUTO BPM OFF ON FX MIX BOP ENTER PAN FLANGER SKID PHASE...

Page 33: ...Flip Flop control Be sure to connect 1 8 mono mini plugs from the control connection on the rear your Pro Scratch 2 to the 1 8 control jack on the rear of American Audio Q series mixer That s it you...

Page 34: ...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 35: ...L LIMIT CONDITION Output level 1 0Vrms 1dB 1 0V 1dB 1KHz 0dB Channel balance 0 5dB 1 0dB 1KHz 0dB Frequency response 0 5dB 1 0dB 20Hz 20KHz 0dB De emphasis response 2 5dB 3dB 16KHz 20dB Channel separa...

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