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Encore 2000

User Guide 

and Reference Manual

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Summary of Contents for Encore 2000

Page 1: ...Featuring Encore 2000 User Guide and Reference Manual 9 11 ...

Page 2: ...ATION 3 ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS 4 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 5 UNPACKING 6 CUSTOMER SUPPORT 6 FEATURES 7 SET UP INSTALLATION 8 FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS CD PLAYER 9 MIXER 12 FRONT REAR PANEL 14 LCD DISPLAY 16 INTERNAL MENU 17 BASIC OPERATIONS LOADING REMOVING DISC 18 TRACK SELECTION 19 STARTING PLAYBACK 19 PAUSING PLAYBACK 19 FRAME SEARCH 20 SETTING A CUE POINT 20 CREATING A SEAMLESS LOOP 21 CHANGING TIME DI...

Page 3: ...NO 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 t...

Page 4: ...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 conveniencereceptacles andthepointwhere they exit from the product OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING If an outside antennaorcablesystemisconnectedtotheproduct be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as...

Page 5: ...er appliances includ ing amplifiers that produce heat 6 Power Sources The system should be con nected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the system 7 Servicing The user should not attempt to service the system beyond that described in the operating instructions All other ser vicing should be referred to qualified service personnel The system ...

Page 6: ...m has been thoroughly 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 system for any damage and be sure all equipment necessary to operate the system has arrived intact In the event damage has been found or parts are missing please contact our ...

Page 7: ...ne is playing player two is in cue or pause mode and you move the fader at least 20 to the right player two 2 will begin to play When the crossfader is to the right and you move it 20 to the left player one 1 will begin to play You can create great effects similar to scratching with this feature After storing cue points on each side of the CD player different songs may quickly be recalled by movin...

Page 8: ... clearly visible within the angles shown in Figure 2 Mount the unit so that the visual angle is within this range Figure 1 15 Figure 2 American Audio www AmericanAudio us Encore 2000 Instruction Manual Page 8 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 ...

Page 9: ...d holding this button for at least 3 secs will activate AUTO CUE 5 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 The pitch adjustment will remain even if a disc has been removed and wi...

Page 10: ...ON The pitch bend function creates a momentary Slow Down in the CD s BPM s Beats per minute while it is playing This will allow you to match the beats between two playing CD s or other playing music source Remember this is a momentary function When you remove your finger from the pitch button the BPM s will automatically return to PITCH SLIDERS 5 pitch value Holding down this but ton will give a m...

Page 11: ...earch button allows you to quickly scan forwards through a track NOTE Hold down either button and use the JOG WHEEL 11 to rewind or forward scan at faster speeds 18 ADVANCE TRACK FOLDER BUTTONS 10 TRACK SKIP BUTTON This button is used to select a track Tapping this button will forward skip to the next track holding down this button will rapidly forward skip through the tracks When the FOLDER BUTTO...

Page 12: ... 4 2 Set the CHANNEL FADER 26 to level 8 3 Begin playback on an audio source connected to the channel you are adjusting 4 Use the Gain Control 23 to adjust an average output volume of 4 dB 5 Repeat this step for all channels 24 EQUALIZER All of the channels include a three band signal EQ These controls are used to increase or decrease the LOW s MID s and HI s of the output signal TREBLE CONTROL Th...

Page 13: ...el two position far right This will immediately trigger the play func tion on CD drive two and return CD drive one to cue mode To return to normal fader opera tion turn the Fader Q Start ON OFF SWITCH to the OFF position 29 CROSSFADER This fader is used to blend the output signals of channels one and two together When the fader is in the full left position channel 1 the output signal of channel on...

Page 14: ...recommended Always be sure the CUE LEVEL VOLUME 31 is set to minimum before you put the headphones on 36 TRANSPORT TRAY 2 This tray is used to load and unload a compact disc The tray is opened and closed by pressing the Deck 2 OPEN CLOSE BUTTON 1 Never attempt to force the transport tray open or closed when the power is turned off If the CD tray is left open for more than a minute it will close au...

Page 15: ...d with a 4 In 4 Out sound card The 2 stereo inputs are inde pendently switchable for Line or Phono Note The USB cable limit is 3m 41 REC OUT This is a low current unbalanced output source designed for various tape and CD recorders The Record Out REC OUT level is dictated by the CHANNEL FADER LEVEL 26 it is not influenced by the MASTER VOLUME CONTROL 32 42 RCA MASTER OUTPUTS The RCA jacks send a lo...

Page 16: ...and off 57 KEY INDICATOR This indicator will glow when the touch sensor part of the jog wheel has been touched 58 CHARACTER DISPLAY This will display the name of the track folder and album when a Mp3 disc is loaded 59 ELAPSED TOTAL REMAIN REMAIN INDICATOR This indicator is in direct reference to the TIME DISPLAY 50 When the ELAPSED indicator is displayed in the LCD 20 the time defined will refer t...

Page 17: ...start stop time adjustment Spd 50 2000 msec LINE NAME movement speed time adjustment 8 Bit rate Display ON OFF Display the bit rate of MP3 files 9 Version CON VerXX Control version DSP VerXX DSP version MDSP VerXX Mixer DSP version SER VerXX Servo version Displays the firmware version The firmware is tested to ensure that the Encore 2000 is free of defects If updates are released they will be post...

Page 18: ... with the USB port and connect to the USB port To disconnect a USB drive stop playback and disconnect the USB connection VERY IMPORTANT USB INFORMATION The ENCORE 2000 will only read MP3 files or WAV files If you are using a SD Card via USB SD Card reader you must remove the USB SD Card reader first to change SD Card s Please do not remove the SD Card from the USB SD Card reader while the USB card...

Page 19: ...l return to this cue point the point at which playback started when the CUE BUTTON 15 is pressed 4 PAUSING Figure 11 This function pauses playback at the exact same point the PLAY PAUSE BUTTON 13 was pressed Pressing the PLAY PAUSE BUTTON 13 will switch between play and pause modes When the unit is in pause mode the PAUSE INDICATOR 63 will show in the LCD DISPLAY 20 The blue PLAY PAUSE BUTTON LED ...

Page 20: ...UE BUTTON 15 as in Figure 12 will now return you to the point you just set BASIC OPERATIONS CONT Figure 13 1 You may press the IN BUTTON 12 on the fly while the disc is playing This will set a CUE Point without music interruption Pressing the CUE BUTTON 15 will now return you to the same point that you pressed the IN BUTTON 12 2 You may also use the JOG WHEEL 11 to set a cue point While a disc is ...

Page 21: ...l light 1 Press PLAY PAUSE BUTTON 13 to activate playback mode Figure 18 Figure 17 3 Press the OUT BUTTON 12 to set the ending point for your LOOP Figure 19 The IN BUTTON 12 and OUT BUTTON 12 LEDs will immediately begin to flash rapidly indicating the SEAMLESS LOOP mode has been activated LCD LOOP INDICATORS During a loop the RELOOP INDICATOR 53 will flash in the LCD DISPLAY 20 indicating a loop i...

Page 22: ...D 20 as the current CD total remaining running time this is for CDs only TIME BAR INDICATOR This details the time defined in the TIME METER 50 as a visual bar icon As with the TIME METER 50 this bar is also dependent on the selected time function REMAIN ELAPSED OR TOTAL REMAIN CD ONLY This bar will begin to flash when a track is ending regardless of which time function you are in Use the flashing ...

Page 23: ...ribed above To use the PITCH SLIDER 5 slide the slider up and down Down will increase the pitch and up will decrease the pitch Activating the PITCH SLIDER 5 To activate the PITCH SLIDER 5 you must turn on the pitch adjustment function Press the ON OFF BUTTON 6 located at the top right of the unit The ON OFF BUTTON 6 LED will glow when the function is activated If the pitch function is not activate...

Page 24: ...e PITCH BEND BUTTON 10 will decrease track playback speed The extent to which the speed changes is proportionate to the amount of time the button is pressed For example if the PITCH BEND BUTTON 10 is held down continuously as in figure 28 the disc speed will increases and will continue to increase until it reaches a maximum of 16 speed gain When you release the PITCH BEND BUTTON 10 the disc speed ...

Page 25: ... audio discs 4 After they have both cued press the PLAY PAUSE BUTTON 13 on one player to begin playback 5 After the first player s single track has ended the second player s track will immediately begin playback 6 RELAY FLIP FLOP will continue until you stop it or power is interrupted To RELAY entire CDs Be sure your players are both in continuous play mode make sure SINGLE MODE 61 does not appear...

Page 26: ...R 24 63 CH FADER VR 25 64 PITCH FADER PITCH BEND VR PITCH BEND 26 SEARCH SW 9 48 SEARCH SW 1 40 TRACK SW 11 50 TRACK SW 15 54 10 SW 5 44 TIME SW 12 51 SGL CTN SW 16 55 OPEN SW 0E 4D PITCH Bend SW 10 4F TAP PITCH Bend to increase Channel PITCH Bend SW 8 47 TAP PITCH Bend to decrease Channel RELOOP SW 0C 4B TAP BPM SW 4 FOLDER SW LED 0D 0D 4C CUE SW LED 13 13 52 SCRATCH SW LED 07 07 46 TEMPO LOCK SW...

Page 27: ...ation A message with data 0x43 indicates a positive change of 3 A messages with data 0x31 indicates a negative change of 15 SWITCH ON OFF SW CENTER CW CCW These messages are used for switches Control Change messages are sent with status 0x9n SWITCH On and Off value are 0x7F and 0x00 where n is the channel LED ON OFF LED These messages are used for LED Control Change messages are sent with status 0...

Page 28: ...the software s decks Load the time code CD s to the CD player tray of the Encore 2000 Set the Encore 2000 OUTPUT MODE SWITCH 43 to Deck route mode then route the DECK 1 and DECK 2 OUTPUTS 41 42 to the software s Audio Interface inputs Route the Audio Interface outputs to the Encore 2000 s LINE 1 and LINE 2 INPUTS 38 39 and set the Encore 2000 s SOURCE SELECTOR SWITCH 14 to Line Note Please see DVS...

Page 29: ...the different folders files located on your Mp3 disc 1 Press the FOLDER BUTTON 2 so that the FOL DER LED lights up The artist and song title should appear in the CHARACTER DISPLAY 58 and the Folder number will appear in the FOLDER INDICATOR 48 2 Now press the TRACK BUTTONS 18 to scroll forward or backwards through the folders Figure 30 Figure 31 ...

Page 30: ...dio us Encore 2000 Instruction Manual Page 30 MIXER SET UP CASSETTE DECK This image details a typical DJ Set Up consisting of a microphone Mp3 player CD players and a tape deck Note Turntables cannot be connected to the ENCORE 2000 ...

Page 31: ...up This image details a typical stereo output layout Note the use of the Balanced XLR Jacks on both the mixer and the amplifier Always use the balanced output jacks whenever possible The balanced output jacks should always be used for cable runs in excess of 15 feet Using the balanced jacks will ensure a clean signal through out the entire audio system ...

Page 32: ...nob Lift and remove the mixer face plate to access the cross fader Carefully pull the crossfader up from its seated position 3 After removing the crossfader disconnect the ribbon cable that attaches the crossfader to the PC board Grasp the crossfader by its base and pull the ribbon cable by its connector not the actual cables The connector is designed to only fit one way so don t worry about the c...

Page 33: ...tion 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 cleaning ...

Page 34: ...pedance Reference Level LINE 47K OHM 12dBV 250mV AUX 47K OHM 12dBV 250mV MIC 10K OHM 48dBV 3 98mV Output Impedance Sensitivity REC 1K OHM 8dBV 398mV 2dB MASTER 1K OHM 2dBV 1 25V 2dB MASTER XLR 300 OHM 4dBm 1 23V 2dB Between Hot Cold PHONES 4 7 OHM 2dBV 1 25V 2dB Maximum Input 1KHz THD 1 Master Output EQ Flat Maximum Gain w 20KHz LPF A Weighted Deck Mixer SW To Mixer LINE More than 2dBV 794mV AUX M...

Page 35: ... DISC TCD 792 Short access time Less than 4sec to next track Long access time Less than 6sec from First Track to Last Track PLAYABILITY Interruption More than 800um TCD 725 Black dot More than 600um TCD 725 Finger prints More than 65um TCD 725 Eccentricity More than 140um TCD 712 Vertical deviation More than 500um TCD 731R PICK UP System Object lens drive system optical pick up Object lens drive s...

Page 36: ... mode 1 only Max number of Folders 255 Disc Format Max number of files max 999 files note 1 File System FAT 12 16 32 Applicable file extensions mp3 MP3 mP3 Mp3 Max number of Folders 999 USB Format Max number of files max 999 files MPEG 1 Layer 3 standard ISO IEC 11172 3 which provides for single channel ʻmonoʼ and two channel ʻstereoʼ coding at sampling rates of 32 44 1 and 48kHz 32 40 48 56 80 96...

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