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 gENErAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTrOLS (Cont.)

D. LCD DISPLAY PANEL (FIGURE 3)

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.  CUE  INDICATOR  - 

This  indicator  will  glow 

when the unit is in CUE mode and will flash every 
time a new CUE POINT is set.

38. FOLDER INDICATOR

 - This will indicate which 

folder you are in. 

39.  TIME  DISPLAY  - 

These  indicators  detail  the 

Minutes, Seconds, and Frames. The meter will dis-
play either the elapsed or remaining time of a track.

40.  TIME BAR INDICATOR - 

This bar gives a visual 

approximation  of  a  track's  remaining  time.  This  bar 
will begin to flash when a track is ending.

 

41.    AUTO  BPM  INDICATOR  - 

This  will  indicate 

that the AUTO BPM counter is active. 

42.   BPM  METER  - 

This  meter  will  display  the 

BPM's of the current track.

43.   PITCH  METER  - 

This  meter  will  display  the 

pitch  percentage  applied  by  the

 

pitch  SliDer 

(25)

.

44.            TEMPO  LOCk  - 

This  will  indicate  the 

Tempo Lock function is active.

45.  LOOP  &  RELOOP  INDICATOR  - 

Appears 

when  a  LOOP  has  been  made  or  a  RELOOP  is 
engaged or ready to be engaged. 

46. AUTO CUE INDICATOR - 

This will indicate if 

the Auto Cue is on or off. To turn AUTO CUE on 
and off you must enter the PRESET MENU. Please 
see PRESET MENU on page 24.

47.  PITCH  INDICATOR  -

  Indicator  will  light  up 

when the 

pitch SliDer (25)

 is activated.

48. CHARACTER DISPLAY - 

This will display the 

name  of  the  track  and  album  when  a  SD  Card  is 

loaded.

49.  ELAPSED/REMAIN  INDICATOR  - 

When 

"REMAIN"  is  indicated  in  the 

lcD  DiSplay  (2)

 

the 

time DiSplay (39) 

in the 

lcD 

will define the 

current track's remaining time. When "ELAPSED" 
is indicated in the 

lcD DiSplay (2)

 the 

time DiS-

play (39) 

in the 

lcD 

will define the current track's 

elapsed time. You can change the time display in 
the PRESET MENU, see page 23.

50.  REPEAT  INDICATOR  -

  This  indicates  that 

the  repeat  function  is  activated.  When  the  re-
peat  function  is  activated,  the  current  tracks 
in the folder will repeat until the REPEAT func-
tion is deactivated. To turn REPEAT on and off 
you must enter the PRESET MENU. Please see 
PRESET MENU on page 24.  

51. SINGLE INDICATOR -

 

This indicates that the 

player  is  in  single  play  mode,  the  track  will  play 
once  and  return  to  CUE  mode.  If  the  single  indi-
cator is not on the unit is in continuous mode. In 
continuous mode the unit will play all the remaining 
tracks. Once the remaining tracks have ended the 
unit will enter cue mode. You can change the play 
mode in the PRESET MENU, see page 23.

52.  TRACk INDICATOR - 

This 4-digit indicator  

visually  details  the  current  track  cued  or  play-
ing.

53. PLAY & PAUSE INDICATORS - 

The "PLAY" 

indicator will glow when the unit is in play mode, 
and  the  "PAUSE"  indicator  will  flash  when  the 
unit is pause mode.

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Summary of Contents for SDJ-2

Page 1: ...Featuring User Guide and Reference Manual 6122 S Eastern Ave Los Angeles Ca 90040 www americanaudio us 9 08 SDJ2 Professional Dual SD Card Player EASY FAST RELIABLE...

Page 2: ...16 auto cue 17 Frame search 17 Setting a cue point 18 Creating a seamless loop 18 Changing Time display 20 CUE BANK BUTTONS 21 advance track search 22 preset menu 23 VIEW THE TITLE CONTENT 26 record...

Page 3: ...an 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 suffic...

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 outsid...

Page 5: ...should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the Player 7 Servicing The user should not attempt to service the Player beyond that desc...

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

Page 7: ...eature Fader Q Start control Connect your SDJ2 as described in the set up section of this manual After set up is completed load SDs into both players By moving the mixer s crossfader from left to righ...

Page 8: ...Start mixer This will enable the Fader Q Start function See Q start control page 7 CAUTION Be sure to use the supplied mono 1 8 control cables Using other types of cable may result in unit damage To a...

Page 9: ...r This function will only work when MIXER OUTPUT 23 is ON 4 SD CARD SLOTS These are the SD slots where you load your SD cards One card per slot It can read SDHC Cards up to 16GB The file format is Mp3...

Page 10: ...the Cue level as well as the Program main output level in your headphones When you turn the CUE PAN knob to the full left position you will only hear the headphone signal that is playing When the CUE...

Page 11: ...right this will immediately trigger the play function on player 2 and return player 1 to cue mode To return to normal fader operation turn the FADER START SWITCHES to the OFF position 21 Crossfader Th...

Page 12: ...ctivate the SEAMLESS LOOP mode To exit loop press the OUT BUTTON LOOP and RELOOP will appear in the LCD DISPLAY 2 when the RELOOP function is available 27 CUE bank Buttons 1 3 These buttons are used t...

Page 13: ...ROL out jack of a compatible American Audio or American DJ mixer This will enable the Q Start function This feature is only available on American Audio or American DJ Q series mixers 35 CONTROL START...

Page 14: ...DER 25 is activated 48 Character display This will display the name of the track and album when a SD Card is loaded 49 Elapsed Remain indicator When REMAIN is indicated in the LCD DISPLAY 2 the time d...

Page 15: ...e stop playback and pull out the USB connection Please see page 8 for SD Card and USB information CAUTION NEVER attempt to remove a USB device while in PLAY mode Never attempt to eject the SD Card whe...

Page 16: ...e TRACK KNOB 9 and turning it will allow you to skip 10 tracks ahead or backward per click of the knob Figure 6 Figure 7 4 STARTING PLAYBACK Figure 8 Insert an SD card or USB device as described on pa...

Page 17: ...cue the track this function allows the unit to begin play in stantly There are two ways to stop pause playback 1 Press the PLAY PAUSE Button 18 dur ing playback This will pause playback at the exact...

Page 18: ...11 2 You may also use the JOG WHEEL 16 to set a cue point While a track is in PAUSE or CUE mode press the SEARCH BUTTON 17 and use the JOG WHEEL 16 to scroll through a track to find your desired start...

Page 19: ...To replay the loop press the RELOOP BUTTON 26 The IN BUTTON 26 and OUT BUTTON 26 LEDs will again begin to flash indicating SEAMLESS LOOP mode has been activated and your stored loop will immediately...

Page 20: ...en press the knob again to exit The following is a break down of the time settings and their definitions Time bar indicator Details the time defined in the TIME METER 39 as a visual bar icon As with t...

Page 21: ...t you stored them to Press the MEMORY BUTTON 28 so that but ton LED glows then turn the FOLDER KNOB 8 to the folder that you made the loop or CUE POINT in Figure 20 Figure 21 BASIC OPERATIONS Cont 1 I...

Page 22: ...ck search mode The TRACK indicator 52 will flash in the LCD Turn the TRACK KNOB 9 to search for your desired track within the folder NOTE If your desired track is another folder you must first located...

Page 23: ...splay the firmware VERSION Press and hold the FOLDER KNOB 8 for 2 secs to enter PRESET mode Figure 29 Figure 26 DEMO Enter PRESET MENU and then turn the FOLDER KNOB 8 until DEMO is displayed Press the...

Page 24: ...isplayed Press the FOLDER KNOB 8 to toggle RELAY between ON or OFF Once you have selected turn the FOLDER KNOB 8 so that PRESET is displayed and press the knob to exit The default setting is OFF Figur...

Page 25: ...is NORMAL Figure 36 Figure 33 XFADER Enter PRESET MENU and then turn the FOLDER KNOB 8 until XFADER is dis played Press the FOLDER KNOB 8 to toggle XFADER between ON or OFF Once you have selected tur...

Page 26: ...RESET MENU and then turn the FOLDER KNOB 8 until VER XX XX is dis played X s are the version number Once you have seen the version number turn the FOLDER KNOB 8 so that PRESET is dis played and press...

Page 27: ...y your recorded track REMEMBER DEMO mode must be activated to play your track 1 Use the FOLDER and TRACK KNOBS 8 9 to search for your desired track 2 Once you have found your desired track press and h...

Page 28: ...can be changed to range from 4 8 or 16 See changing PITCH SLIDER PERCENTAGE RANGE on the next page The PITCH SLIDER 25 will only effect normal playback and loops when the PITCH SLIDER 25 is active Fi...

Page 29: ...momentarily increase or decrease a tracks speed during playback This is done using the JOG WHEEL 16 The maximum pitch bend percent age allowed by JOG WHEEL 16 is 100 The pitch bend function will work...

Page 30: ...c will be recorded onto your SD Card in the same quality originally recored onto your computer Note Remember it is better if you make a folder for each artist and then drop that folder onto your SD Ca...

Page 31: ...ER SOURCE 115 230V 50 60Hz 13W MKII MADE IN CHINA MIN MAX TRIM OUTPUT A B BOOTH AUX IN flip flop relay connected to a q start mixer FLIP FLOP SET UP INSTRUCTIONS American Audio www americanaudio us SD...

Page 32: ...n 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 Amer...

Page 33: ...C 14 to 140 F Accessories RCA Cable Auto Start Cables 2 sets Switching Adaptor AUDIO CHARACTERISTICS LOAD 100K LINE 600Oohm BAL 32ohm PHONES TEST SIGNAL FORMAT MP3 128Kbps TCD 782 ITEM NORMAL LIMIT C...

Page 34: ...80dB 75dB 1KHz 2 Noise Gate Off 87dB 82dB 1KHz 2 Noise Gate On THD N 0 015 0 05 1KHz 2 NOTE 1 With 20KHz low pass filter 2 With 20KHz low pass filter IHF A Weighted MP3 FORMAT Acceptable File Extensio...

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