Page 2 - CONTENTS
CONTENTS © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-500™ 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 follow-ing 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; IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS; ELECTRICAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle isintended to alert the user to the presence of importantoperating and maintenance (servicing) instructions inthe literature accompanying the appliance. The lightning flash with arr...
Page 6 - INTRODUCTION; Operating Determinations:; SET-UP PRECAUTIONS
Introduction: Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the American Audio ® CDI-500™ CD player. This CD player is a representation of American Audio’s continuing commitment to produce the best and highest quality audio products possible at an affordable price. Please read and understand this man...
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-500™ players. Connect your CDI-500’s as described in the set-up section of this manua...
Page 8 - Figure 2; unit so that the visual angle is within this range.; Checking the Contents; Be sure your CDI-500TM was shipped with the following:; Installing the Units; Place your unit on a flat surface or mount it in a flat surface case
CAUTION: • The LCD is designed to be clearly visible within the angles shown in Figure 2 . Mount the control unit so that the visual angle is within this range. 1. Checking the Contents Be sure your CDI-500™ was shipped with the following: 1) CDI-500™ Professional CD player. 2) Operating instruction...
Page 9 - GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS A. TOP UNIT CONTROLS (FIGURE 3) 1. PITCH PERCENTAGE SELECTOR - Press this button to choose any pitch range percent-ages of 4%, 8%, 16%, and 100%. See page 26 for more details. 2. TEMPO LOCK FUNCTION - This button acti- vates the TEMPO LOCK function. This function allow...
Page 12 - - This knob is used to
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-500™ Instruction Manual Page 12 turn the knob in either direction, the faster your search. 29. PARAMETER TIME - This knob is used to adjust the parameter time value. 30. LCD DISPLAY - This high quality LCD dis- pl...
Page 13 - Figure 5
A U D I O O U T D I G I T A L O U T P O W E R O N O F F R E L A Y A C I N ~ 2 3 0 V 1 1 5 V GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-500™ Instruction Manual Page 13 Figure 5 Figure 4 B. REAR PANEL (FIGURE 4) 31. VOLTAGE SELECTOR - Because power sup- plie...
Page 14 - PITCH
© American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-500™ Instruction Manual Page 14 GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) D. LCD DISPLAY PANEL (FIGURE 6) 38. PAUSE INDICATOR - This indicator will glow when the drive is in pause mode. 39. MEMORY BUCKET INDICATOR - This indi- cator serves two functions. ...
Page 15 - BASIC OPERATIONS; LOADING/EJECTING DISCS; NEVER; SELECTING TRACKS; Select a desired track by using either of the two
BASIC OPERATIONS Figure 7: Press the Eject button to load and remove a disc. Remeber: When loading a disc always hold the disc by it edges and load the disc label side up. Figure 8: Tapping the reverse track button will jump back to the previous track. Figure 9: Tapping the forward track button will...
Page 16 - LOADING/EJECTING DISCS; FRAME SEARCH
3. STARTING PLAYBACK - Figure 11 Insert an audio CD as described on page 15 ( LOADING/EJECTING DISCS ). Pressing the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (17) with an audio CD loaded will immediately start playback. The PLAY (54) indicator will glow as soon as playback begins. The point at which playback starts (cue p...
Page 17 - SEARCH
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 1) You may press the IN BUTTON (26) on the fly (while the disc is playing). This will set a CUE Point without music interruption. Pressing the CUE BUTTON (20) will now return you to the same point that you pressed the IN BUTTON (26). You may now store this CUE Point in any o...
Page 18 - IN BUTTON; SYSTEM; CREATING AND PLAYING A SEAMLESS LOOP
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 2) Press the IN BUTTON (26). This will set the starting point of the SEAMLESS LOOP. The IN BUTTON (26) LED will flash then glow. 1) Press PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (17) to activate playback mode. Figure 19 Figure 18 © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-500™ Instruction Ma...
Page 19 - LCD LOOP INDICATORS; and; EXITING A LOOP; OUT; REPLAY LOOP
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 3) Press the OUT BUTTON (24) to set the ending point for your SEAMLESS LOOP (Figure 20). The IN BUTTON (26) and OUT BUTTON (24) LEDs will immediately begin to flash rapidly, indicating the SEAMLESS LOOP mode has been activated. LCD LOOP INDICATORS - During a seamless loop, t...
Page 20 - BANK
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) Figure 24 Figure 23 Figure 25 6) Your sample can now be recalled at any time even when the unit is in PAUSE MODE. To recall the sample be sure the sample function is on, by press- ing the SAMPLE BUTTON (18). The yellow sample button LED will turn on. To play your sample in a...
Page 23 - LCD; of which time; ELAPSED; SYSTEM MEMORY
© American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-500™ Instruction Manual Page 23 BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 18. RECALL FLASH MEMORY: The CDI-500 can store all your programmed cue points and effect parameters in to memory. These setting may be recalled at any time, even when a disc has been removed and ...
Page 24 - to create tricks in your mixing.; JOG WHEEL TOUCH SENSITIVITY:; TOUCH SENSITIVE JOG WHEEL/BOP EFFECT; ACTIVATING TOUCH SENSITIVITY:
Figure 34 BOP EFFECT: The Bop Effect is a stutter effect that is similar to turntable scratching. You can use this effect to create tricks in your mixing. JOG WHEEL TOUCH SENSITIVITY: This function works with the SCRATCH effects. This function allows the play and cue commands to be controled by tapp...
Page 25 - PITCH ADJUSTMENTS; PITCH SLIDER
PITCH ADJUSTMENTS © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-500™ Instruction Manual Page 25 1. PITCH SLIDER (7): This function will increase or decrease the tracks playback speed or "PITCH." The maximum pitch percentage manipulation in this function is +/-100%. The PITCH SLIDER i s use...
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PITCH ADJUSTMENTS © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-500™ Instruction Manual Page 26 2. PITCH BENDING: Unlike the PITCH SLIDER (7) adjustment t his function will momentarily increase or decrease a tracks speed during playback. There are two ways to operate this function, with the (-) &a...
Page 27 - JOG WHEEL; ally return to
PITCH ADJUSTMENTS © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-500™ Instruction Manual Page 27 Figure 43 3. JOG WHEEL (13): 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 whee...
Page 28 - All parameters will be reset to there
BUILT-IN EFFECTS The CDI-500™ comes with nine built in effects. These effects can be used one at a time or you may choose to overlap the effects and use up to four at a time. The Built-in effects include Scratch, Skid, Filter, Phase, Flanger, Echo, Robot, Pan, and Trans. It is important to understan...
Page 30 - HOLD
© American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-500™ Instruction Manual Page 30 BUILT-IN EFFECTS Figure 48 Figure 50 HOLD BUTTON: Use the HOLD BUTTON (19) to lock your customized parameters. If the hold button is not activated any changes to your param-eters will be momentary. To activate the hold f...
Page 31 - Mono Mini Plug; Compatible Q-Deck Mixer
FLIP-FLOP™ Sample "Q" Start Set-Up. This set-up will allow "Q" start function and Flip-Flop™ function to operate. Be sure to use 1/8" mono mini plugs only. © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-500™ Instruction Manual Page 31 FLIP-FLOP™ This feature is a kind of “auto p...
Page 32 - WARRANTY
WARRANTY INFORMATION: The CDI-500™ carries a ONE year (365 days) limited warranty. This warranty covers parts and labor. Please fill out the enclosed warranty card to validate your pur-chase and warranty. All returned service items whether under warranty or not, must be freight pre-paid and accompan...
Page 33 - change without any prior written notice.; SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL Model: American Audio® CDI-500™ - Professional CD Player Type: Tray loading, digital compact disc audio player. Disc type: Standard size compact discs only (5 in/12 cm and 3in/8cm) Pitch Range: Within +/- 4%, +/- 8%, +/- 16%, +/- 100% Pitch Accuracy: 0.1% Dimensions: 348mm (W) x 246mm (D) x ...
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