Page 2 - CONTENTS
CONTENTS © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-100 Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 2 SAFETY REGULATIONS.........................................................................................................................3ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS..................................................
Page 3 - TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD,; CAUTION; TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK; IMPORTANT INFORMATION
NOTE: This unit may cause interference to radio and television reception. NOTE: This CD player uses a semiconductor laser. It is recommended for use in a room at the fol-lowing temperature: 41˚F - 95˚F / 5˚C - 35˚C CAUTION: USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT ...
Page 4 - ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS; ELECTRICAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS; IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-100 Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 4 ELECTRICAL SAFETY 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 ...
Page 5 - SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
© American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-100 Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 5 I. Read Instructions - All the safety and operat- ing instructions should be read before the CD Player is operated. The safety and operating instructions should be saved for future reference.2. Heed Warnings - All warn...
Page 6 - INTRODUCTION; Operating Determinations:; SET-UP PRECAUTIONS
Introduction: Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the American Audio ® CDI-100 Mp3/CD player. This CD player is a representation of American Audio’s continuing commitment to produce the best and high-est quality audio products possible at an affordable price. Please read and understand this...
Page 7 - MAIN FEATURES
(a) FADER “Q” START CONTROL: This feature is used in conjunction with most American Audio® and American DJ® audio mixers that also feature “Fader Q Start” control. For best results use this feature with two (2) CDI-100 Mp3™ players. Connect your CDI-100 Mp3’s as described in the set-up section of th...
Page 8 - Place your unit on a flat surface or mount it in a flat surface case; Figure 2; unit so that the visual angle is within this range.
1. Checking the Contents Be sure your CDI-100 Mp3 was shipped with the following: 1) CDI-100 Mp3 Professional CD player. 2) Operating instructions (this booklet). 3) One (1) set of RCA cables. 4) One (1) 1/8” mini plug. 5) Warranty card. 2. Installing the Units Place your unit on a flat surface or m...
Page 9 - GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS; TIME METER; Figure 3
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS A. TOP UNIT CONTROLS (FIGURE 3) 1. LCD DISPLAY - This high quality LCD display indicates all the functions, as they are occurring. This display is viewable at several comfortable angles (see page 8). The display ICONS will be explained on page 13. 2. TIME MODE - The TI...
Page 10 - PITCH
will allow the least amount of pitch manipulation and 16% will allow the most amount of pitch manipulation. 6. PITCH PERCENTAGE SELECTOR - Press this button to select pitch range percentages of 4%, 8%, and 16%. See adjusting the PITCH SLIDER'S RANGE on page 20. 7. RELOOP BUTTON - If a LOOP has been ...
Page 12 - Figure 4; Dual Voltage models only
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-100 Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 12 Figure 4 17 22 21 20 19 18 B. REAR PANEL (FIGURE 4) 17. VOLTAGE SELECTOR - Because power supplies vary from location to location we have incorporated a selectable voltage switch....
Page 13 - LCD will
© American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-100 Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 13 GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) D. LCD DISPLAY PANEL (FIGURE 5)23. PLAY/PAUSE INDICATOR - Either the play or pause indicator will glow depending which mode you are in. 24. MP3 INDICATOR - This will indicate tha...
Page 14 - BASIC OPERATIONS; NEVER
BASIC OPERATIONS Figure 7: Tapping the reverse track button will jump back to the previous track. Figure 8: Tapping the for- ward track button will skip forward to the next track. 2. SELECTING TRACKS Select a desired track by using the TRACK BUTTONS (15). Tapping the TRACK BUTTONS (15) once will sel...
Page 15 - LOADING/EJECTING DISCS; Figure 9; PAUSE
3. STARTING PLAYBACK - Figure 9 Insert an audio CD as describe on page 14 ( LOADING/EJECTING DISCS ). Pressing the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (11) with an audio CD inserted will imme- diately start playback. The PLAY (23) indicator will glow as soon as playback begins. The point at which playback starts (cue...
Page 16 - CUE BUTTON; SETTING A CUE POINT
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-100 Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 16 1) You may press the IN BUTTON (10) on the fly (while the disc is playing). This will set a CUE Point without music interruption. Pressing the CUE BUTTON (12) will now return you to the same p...
Page 17 - CREATING AND PLAYING A LOOP; LCD LOOP INDICATORS; LOOP; EXITING A LOOP
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-100 Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 17 9. CREATING AND PLAYING A LOOP A loop is a sound loop that plays continuously without sound interruption. You can use this loop to create dra-matic effect in your mixing. This loop has no time...
Page 18 - REPLAY LOOP; TIME BAR INDICATOR; of which time func
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-100 Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 18 REPLAY LOOP - The RELOOP (7) function allows you to return to your stored loop at any time. The IN BUTTON (10) and OUT BUTTON (10) LEDs will indicate a loop is stored in memory, and may be pla...
Page 19 - PITCH ADJUSTMENTS
PITCH ADJUSTMENTS © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-100 Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 19 1. PITCH SLIDER (4): This function will increase or decrease the tracks playback speed or "PITCH." The maximum pitch percentage manipulation in this function is +/-16%. The PITCH SLIDER (4) i...
Page 20 - Unlike the
PITCH ADJUSTMENTS © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-100 Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 20 2. PITCH BENDING: Unlike the Pitch SLIDER (4) adjustment t his function will momentarily increase or decrease a tracks speed during playback. There are two ways to operate this function with the (-) ...
Page 21 - JOG WHEEL; ally return to
PITCH ADJUSTMENTS © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-100 Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 21 Figure 26 3. JOG WHEEL (9): The JOG WHEEL will temporarily bend the pitch if a track is in playback mode Rotating the wheel in a clockwise direction will increase your track pitch and rotating the wh...
Page 22 - should be indicated in the; Mono Mini Plug; Compatible Q-Deck Mixer
© American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-100 Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 22 RELAY (FLIP-FLOP™) This feature is a kind of “auto pilot”. When you are using two CDI-100 Mp3 players and an American Audio® “Q” Deck™ mixer, you can have one player begin playback when the other ends. You can Relay o...
Page 23 - WARRANTY INFORMATION:; WARRANTY
© American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-100 Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 23 WARRANTY INFORMATION: The CDI-100 MP3 carries a ONE year (365 days) limited war- ranty. This warranty covers parts and labor. Please fill out the enclosed warranty card to validate your purchase and warranty. All retu...
Page 24 - GENERAL; SPECIFICATIONS
© American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-100 Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 24 GENERAL Model: American Audio® CDI-100 Mp3 - Professional CD Player Type: Tray loading, digital compact disc audio player. Disc type: Standard size compact discs (5in/12cm and 3in/8cm), Pitch Range: Within +/- 4%, +/-...
Page 25 - Tracking detection; change without any prior written notice.
© American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-100 Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 25 Tracking detection 3 spot beam detection Optical source Semiconductor laser Wave length 780nm NOTES: Specifications and improvements in the design of this unit and this manual are subject to change without any prior wr...
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