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13 & 14TRACK (Track Buttons)- These buttons are used 

to select the track to be played. Forward skip & 
Back skip.

15.

TIME (Time Button)- The TIME button switches 
between

Elapsed playing time, Remaining 

time in a selection,Total remaining time of 
the disc.

16.

PITCH SLIDER- The pitch can be changed up to 
+/-12% by pressing the PITCH button so the 
PITCH LED is lit, then moving the sliding fader. 
The pitch will not be changed if the PITCH LED is 
off.

17.

BPM BUTTON- Switches the mode of the display 
between showing the BPM and the percentage 
change in pitch. Use COUNTER button.

18.

COUNTER BUTTON- Tap this button with the 
beat of the music to determine the current Beats 
Per Minute (BPM).

19.

REAL TIME CUE -This allows you to set the cue 
point without stopping the play back This button 
also set the beginning of a loop

20.

CUE- Pressing the CUE button during play pro
vides a return to the position at which play was
started. If PAUSE  is used before CUE or CUE 
point was set, that will become the cue point. 
Alternately pressing the PLAY button and the 
CUE button allows the CD to be played from the 
same position any number of times. The CUE
LED will light up from the time the Cue button is 
pressed until the CD has reset to the position at 
which play was started. Steady lighting of this 
LED indicates the ready condition.

21.

OUT / EXIT- Used to set the ending when looping  
music. The player will start to loop continuous 
until you press this button again to exit. This is 
not a seamless function. 

22.

START/PAUSE (Play/Pause Button)- Each press 
of the Play/Pause Button causes the operation to 
change from play to pause or from pause to play.

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RELOOP BUTTON- If a loop has been made
and you have hit the exit button, press this but
ton to enter the loop again. to exit loop press 
OUT/EXIT button

B. LCD

26. PLAY Indicators (      ) - The PLAY

indicators light during playback.

27. PAUSE Indicators (     ) - The PAUSE 

indicators light during pause or cue mode.

28. A-B Indicators - These light when player 

performs repeat A-B playback.

29. PROGRAM Indicator - This lights when  program

mode is set or played.

30. REPEAT Indicators - (REPEAT 1, REPEAT

ALL) These light during repeat one or all 

playback.

28,31,32 TRACK, MINUTE, SECOND 

These displays indicate information on the 

current track and time.

33. PITCH OR BPM DISPLAY- Show either beat per 

minute or percent of pitch adjustment.

34. BPM INDICATOR - lights up when BPM Button is 

engaged

35. PITCH INDICATOR- light to show percent of pitch 

is displayed.

36. ELAPSED, TOTAL REMAIN Indicators 

These indicate that the time shown on the display
is the ELAPSED, TOTAL REMAINING  or single 
song remaining time.

37. LOOP , RELOOP - displayed when loop is 

engaged loop flashes when playing loop.

D. Main Unit Rear Panel 

LINE OUT 1 and 2 - The audio signals from each 

player are output from these jacks.

REMOTE - Connect this connector to the control unit 

using the included control cords.

DIGITAL - connect to Minidisc or CDR device.

Voltage Selector - (multi-voltage models only) On 

multi-voltage models, use this to select the power 
voltage. Always disconnect the power plug before 
changing the voltage.

E. Control Unit Rear Panel 

(figure 4)

Connect to main unit - Connect this connector 

to the REMOTE connector on the main unit 
using the included control cords.

Control  - Connect this connector to the control out 

from mixer control out. Available on future mixers.

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Summary of Contents for DCD-PRO300

Page 1: ... American DJ AUDIO Los Angeles CA 90058 USA www americandj com PROformer plus ...

Page 2: ...jects 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 ______________________________ Line Voltage Selection for multiple voltage model only The desired voltage may be set with the VOLTAGE SELECTOR switch on the rear panel using a screwdrive...

Page 3: ...ppliance 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 t...

Page 4: ...ay not be loaded or unloaded properly Figure 1 3 Connections 1 Turn off the POWER switch 2 Connect the RCA pin cables to the inputs on your mixer 3 Connect the control cables to the REMOTE connector on the main unit CAUTION Be sure to use the supplied control cables Using another type of cable may result in damage Be sure the power is off when connecting the control cables Otherwise the units may ...

Page 5: ... disassemble or modify the set in any way 1 8 times over sampling 1 bit D A converter 2 Beat counter 3 Auto cue 4 Frame search 5 Realtime cue 6 4 different speed scan 7 Pitch display 8 10 number buttons for direct track access 9 30 programmable tracks 10 Ten cue points can be memorized 11 Digital output RCA coaxial 12 Fader Start Fader Stop back cue Relay playback using the control jack 13 Large b...

Page 6: ...in order by pressing once or twice 7 OPEN CLOSE Disc Tray Open Close Press to load or eject the disc Each press will open or close the disc tray on the transport NOTE Tray will not open unless the disc has been paused 8 LCD DISPLAY Indicates all the functions as they are occurring with the CD These functions are explained in the next section 9 PITCH BEND 16 Pitch Bend Button When each of the two C...

Page 7: ...American DJ AUDIO DCD PRO300 INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL PAGE 7 23 RELOOP BUTTON If a loop has been made and you have hit the exit button press this but ton to enter the loop again to exit loop press OUT EXIT button B LCD 26 PLAY Indicators The PLAY indicators light during playback 27 PAUSE Indicators The PAUSE indicators light during pause or cue mode 28 A B Indicators These light when player performs re...

Page 8: ... Figure 9 CAUTION Do not place any foreign objects in the disc tray and do not place more than one disc in the disc tray at a time Doing so may result in malfunction Do not push the disc tray in manually when the power is off as this may result in malfunction and damage the player 3 Selecting Tracks Select desired track using NUMBER Button or Press the TRACK Buttons once to move to one higher or l...

Page 9: ...aded the cue point is set to the first source of music If track is changed before pressing play the cue point is changed to the new starting point If you pause during playback this also sets the new cue point 9 Frame search This is done by first pausing then using the jog wheel to set the starting point When you use the jog wheel the monitor function allows you to here what is playing Once you hav...

Page 10: ...example if the PITCH BEND button is held in continuously the speed increases continuously The pitch changes within a range of 16 The jog wheel will temporarily bend the pitch of the music if the song is already playing by rotating the wheel clockwise to speed up or counterclockwise to slow down The speed that you rotate the JOG Wheel determines the percent of pitch bend 1 Find the BPM of the song ...

Page 11: ... or returning it Do not bend the disc Do not apply heat Do not enlarge the hole in the center of the disc Do not write on the 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 pl...

Page 12: ... to 60 C 4 to 14 F Accessories Connecting cord 2 sets for left and right channels Control cord 1 8m 6 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 Frequency response 10 to 20000 Hz Total harmonic distortion 0 01 Signal to noise ratio 94 dB Channel separation 86 dB Output level 2 OV 1dB Load impedan...

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