Page 2 - CONTENTS
CONTENTS © American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-710™ Instruction Manual Page 2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS........................................................................................................................3ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS......................................................
Page 3 - TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD,; CAUTION; Risk of electric shock; IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
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; IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS; ELECTRICAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
ELECTRICAL 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 and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. The lightning flash with ...
Page 5 - SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS; Line Voltage Selection
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 warnings on the CD Player and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.3. Wa...
Page 6 - INTRODUCTION; Operating Determinations:; SET-UP PRECAUTIONS
Introduction: Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the American Audio ® MCD-710™ 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 ma...
Page 7 - MAIN FEATURES
(b) FLIP-FLOP: This feature is used in conjunction with American Audio ® mixers that also feature Fader “Q” Start. For FLIP-FLOP results you must use both sides of the MCD-710™. Connect your MCD-710 as described in the set-up section of this manual. This feature will start the next player once one (...
Page 9 - GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS; Figure 3
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS A. CONTROLLER UNIT (FIGURE 3) 1. JOG WHEEL - This wheel has three func- tions; A. The wheel works as a pitch bend during Playback. Turning the wheel clockwise can increase the pitch percentage up to 100%, and turning the wheel in the counter-clockwise direction can dec...
Page 11 - CUE
button will give a maximum of +16% or (+100% for CD) pitch. 15. RELOOP BUTTON - If a SEAMLESS LOOP has been made (see setting a SEAMLESS LOOP on page 19), but the CD Player is not actively in SEAMLESS LOOP mode (a loop is not playing), pressing the RELOOP BUTTON will instantly reactivate the SEAMLES...
Page 12 - Figure 4
Figure 4 GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) © American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-710™ Instruction Manual Page 12 B. TRANSPORT UNIT (FIGURE 4) 25. DRIVE 1 TRANSPORT TRAY - This tray is used to load and unload a compact disc in to the drive 1 mechanism. The tray is opened and closed by ...
Page 13 - *Only dual voltage models have this switch.
sents the left channels output. 31. DRIVE 1 DIGITAL OUT - This jack sends a digital stereo out signal. Use this connection to create near perfect copies of your disc to a Mini disc, CD-R, or any other recording device with a digital input. 32. REMOTE JACK - Connect the supplied 8 pin din cable from ...
Page 14 - TIME DESCRIBED; Figure 5; C U E
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-710™ Instruction Manual Page 14 GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) D. VFD DISPLAY PANEL (FIGURE 5) 37. PLAY INDICATOR - The "PLAY" indicator will glow when the unit is in play mode. 38. PAUSE INDICATOR - This indicator will glow when the dr...
Page 15 - BASIC OPERATIONS; LOADING/EJECTING DISCS; NEVER; SELECTING TRACKS; Select a desired track by using the
BASIC OPERATIONS Figure 7: Hold down the Eject Button to remove a disc. Figure 6: When loading a disc always hold the disc by it edges and load the disc label side up. Figure 8: Turning the track knob counterclock- wise will take you to the previous track. Figure 9: Turning the track knob clockwise ...
Page 16 - LOADING/EJECTING DISCS
5. STOPPING PLAYBACK - Figures 10 & 11 Stopping playback will not stop the drive mecha-nism, but merely pause or cue the track, this func-tion allows the unit to begin play instantly. The drive mechanism will only stop if a disc is ejected or the unit has gone in to sleep mode. There are two way...
Page 17 - FRAME SEARCH
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) © American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-710™ Instruction Manual Page 17 7. FRAME SEARCH This feature allows you to scroll through a track frame by frame, allowing you to find and set a starting cue or loop point. To use the scroll function you must first be in Pause ...
Page 18 - CREATING AND PLAYING A SEAMLESS LOOP
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) Press the IN BUTTON (17)). This will set the starting point of the SEAMLESS LOOP. The IN BUTTON (17)) L.E.D. will blink. Press PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (18) to activate playback mode. Figure 16 Figure 15 © American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-710™ Instruction Manual Page 1...
Page 19 - EXITING A LOOP; IN; REPLAY LOOP; IN BUTTON
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) © American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-710™ Instruction Manual Page 19 EXITING A LOOP - To exit a SEAMLESS LOOP, press the OUT BUTTON (16). The IN BUTTON (17)) and OUT BUTTON (16) L.E.D.s will remain on, but will stop flashing. Music playback will resume normal play...
Page 20 - TIME BAR INDICATOR; of which time func; not work with a Mp3 cd.
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) © American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-710™ Instruction Manual Page 20 TIME BAR INDICATOR - Details the time defined in the TIME METER (49, 50, & 51) as a visual bar icon. As with the TIME METER (49, 50, & 51) this bar is also dependent on the selected time ...
Page 22 - PITCH ADJUSTMENTS; NOTE: WHEN A MP3 DISC IS LOADED THE PITCH PER-
Figure 28 Using the Pitch slider (3): Be sure the pitch func- tion has been engaged as described above. To use the PITCH SLIDER slide the slider up and down. Down will increase the pitch and up will decrease the pitch. PITCH ADJUSTMENTS © American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-710™ Instructio...
Page 23 - Unlike the
PITCH ADJUSTMENTS © American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-710™ Instruction Manual Page 23 2. PITCH BENDING: Unlike the PITCH SLIDER (3) adjustment t his function will momentarily increase or decrease a tracks speed during playback. There are two ways to operate this function with the (-) &am...
Page 24 - JOG WHEEL; ally return to
PITCH ADJUSTMENTS © American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-710™ Instruction Manual Page 24 Figure 32 4. JOG WHEEL (1): The JOG WHEEL will temporarily bend the pitch if a track is in playback mode Rotating the wheel in a clock- wise direction will increase your track pitch and rotating the whe...
Page 25 - BOP EFFECT; the point you want your BOP to take place.; CREATING A BOP EFFECT:; It
BOP EFFECT 2) Press the IN BUTTON (17) (Figure 34) at the point you want your BOP to take place. Figure 34 CREATING A 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. Creating a BOP effect is a simple pro...
Page 26 - ACCESSING MP3 FOLDERS; to
ACCESSING MP3 FOLDERS © American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-710™ Instruction Manual Page 26 ACCESS MP3 FOLDERS : Use this function to access the different folders (files) located on your Mp3 disc. 1) Press the FOLDER BUTTON (13) to display the folder selection. See FOLDER INDICATOR (54) on...
Page 29 - COMPACT DISCS; DO NOT forcibly close the disc holder when the power is off.; BEFORE SWITCHING OFF THE POWER
1. PRECAUTIONS ON HANDLING COMPACT DISCS Compact disc are constructed of the same types of plastic record are. To avoid severe damage to you valuable disc please observe the following guide lines. Following the these guide lines will ensure long disc life.• Do not allow fingerprints, oil or dust to ...
Page 30 - WARRANTY INFORMATION:; WARRANTY
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-710™ Instruction Manual Page 30 WARRANTY INFORMATION: The MCD-710™ 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 se...
Page 31 - GENERAL; SPECIFICATIONS
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-710™ Instruction Manual Page 31 GENERAL Model: American Audio® MCD-710™ - Professional CD Player Type: Tray loading, digital compact disc audio player. Disc type: Standard size compact discs (5 in/12cm and 3in/8cm) CD-R, and CD-RW Pitch Range: Within +...
Page 32 - Tracking detection; change without any prior written notice.
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-710™ Instruction Manual Page 32 SPECIFICATIONS 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 ...
Page 33 - ©American Audio® World Headquarters:
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