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INSTALLATION GUIDELINES:
Placing and using the unit for long periods near heat-generating sources such as amplifiers, spotlights,
etc. will affect its performance and may even damage the unit.
Take care to minimize shocks and vibrations during transport.
When installed in a booth or flight case, please make sure to have good ventilation to improve heat
evacuation of the unit.
To avoid condensation to be formed inside, allow the unit to adapt to the surrounding temperatures when
bringing it into a warm room after transport. Condense sometimes prevents the unit from working at full
performance.
Choose the place where you put your installation very carefully. Avoid presence of heat sources. Avoid
places with vibrations or places that are dusty and humid.
The player will work normally when installed on a surface with max. 15° inclination.
Be very careful while handling CDs, do not touch them with wet or dirty hands.
Discs that are dirty must be cleaned with special designed cloth and cleaning products.
Do not use CDs that are badly damaged (scratched or deformed) they can damage your appliance.
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.
In order to prevent electric shock, do not open the top cover. If a problem occurs, contact your dealer.
Do not place metal objects or spill liquid inside the CD player. Electric shock or malfunction may result.
This CD player uses the semiconductor laser. To allow you to enjoy music at a stable operation, it is
recommended to use this in a room of 5°C – 35°C.
The compact disc player should not be adjusted or repaired by anyone except properly qualified service
personnel.
This unit may cause interference to radio and television reception.
CLEANING THE CD-PLAYER:
Clean by wiping with a polished cloth slightly dipped with water. Avoid getting water inside the unit. Do not
use volatile liquids such as benzene or thinner which will damage the unit.
CONNECTIONS
Connect the mini-DIN8 cable between the control unit and the main unit (CD loader)
Use the supplied cinch cables to connect the audio outputs of the CD player with the CD or line inputs on
your mixing unit.
Also connect the fader start cables if your audio mixer has fader start inputs. (Synq® or Pioneer®
compatible)
Connect the mains cable.
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS
MAIN UNIT
1.
POWER ON/OFF switch:
switches the CD-player on and off.
2.
DISC TRAY
: Use the OPEN/CLOSE buttons to open disc tray and put the CD in place.
3.
OPEN/CLOSE button
: press this button to open and close the disc tray. These buttons are disabled
during playback. If the tray is not closed after 60sec. It will close automatically to prevent damage.
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4.
CONTROL connector:
connect this connector to the control unit, using the supplied mini-DIN8 cable.
5.
AUDIO outputs:
Output for the audio signals from the CD-player. Use the supplied cinch/cinch cable to
connect this output to a CD/line input of your mixing unit.
6.
DIGITAL OUT socket:
Use this connector to connect the digital signal (S/PDIF format) to the input of a
digital amplifier or digital recorder (ex. Mini disc)
7.
MAINS input:
connect the CD player to the 230V AC mains, using the supplied power-cord.
CONTROL UNIT
1.
SEARCH WHEEL (OUTER RING):
This wheel has 4 forward and 4 backward speed positions for
searching through songs. The more you turn the wheel in either direction the faster you will search
through the music.
2.
JOG WHEEL (INNER RING):
This jog wheel serves 2 functions depending on the mode you are
working in.
The jog wheel acts as a slow frame search (1/75sec) control when the CD is not playing but either
paused or set to a cue point. To set a new cue point, spin the wheel and press PLAY when you
have determined the proper position. Press CUE to return to the “CUE POINT”.
The jog wheel temporarily bends the pitch of the music up to +/-16% if the song is already playing
by rotating the wheel clockwise to speed up or counterclockwise to slow down. The amount of pitch
change is determined by the speed of rotation.
3.
TRACK SEARCH Buttons:
These buttons are used to select the track to be played. Forward skip &
back skip. Press the +10 button to skip 10 tracks at once.
4.
CUE button:
Pressing the CUE button during play provides an immediate return to the position at which
play was started. Playback is started immediately from the programmed cue point for as long as the
CUE button is pressed. The CD player jumps back to the cue point as soon as the CUE button is
released. Also with the unit in pause mode (Play/Pause LED blinks) the search and/or jog wheel is used
to set a different start point. By pressing "PLAY/PAUSE" button then "CUE", you can confirm this new
cue point. The CUE LED will light up since the cue button is pressed until the CD has returned to the
position at which play was started.
5.
PLAY/PAUSE button:
every time you press the PLAY/PAUSE button the CD player changes from play
to pause or from pause to play.
6.
PITCH BEND buttons (+/-16%):
The speed rises while the “+ button” is pressed and return to the
original pitch when the button is released. The pitch drops when the “– button” is pressed and returns to
