Page 2 - CONTENTS
© American Audio ® - www.americandj.com - PRO-DJ2FX™ Instruction Manual Page 2 CAUTIONS REGARDING HANDLING.......................................................................................................3 PRODUCT INFORMATION.........................................................................
Page 3 - ELECTRICAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
NOTE: This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used to connect the unit to other equipment. To prevent electromagnetic interference with electrical appliances such as radios and televi-sions, use shielded cables and connectors for connections. NOTE: This CD play...
Page 4 - ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS; CAUTION; IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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 5 - PRODUCT INFORMATION; LINE VOLTAGE SELECTION
PRODUCT INFORMATION I. Heat - The CD player should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other appliances (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 2. Do not let insecticides, benzene, or thinner come in contact with the surface of the unit. 3. Never disass...
Page 6 - CUSTOMER SERVICE; Figure 2; Installing the Units
SET-UP © American Audio ® - www.americandj.com - PRO-DJ2FX™ Instruction Manual Page 6 CUSTOMER SERVICE Customer Support: American Audio ® provides a toll free customer support line, to provide set up help and to answer any question should you encounter problems during your set up or initial operatio...
Page 7 - MAIN FEATURES; (see setting cue points
• 8 times over sampling 1 bit D/A converter • Break Effect • 20 Seconds Digital Anti-Shock Protection • Coast Effect • 4 Programmable Cue Points • Auto cue Function (Sensitive to -48dB) • Reverse Playback • Realtime Cue (“Cue on the Fly”) • Selectable Time Display • 4 different speed scan • S/PDIF D...
Page 8 - GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS © American Audio ® - www.americandj.com - PRO-DJ2FX™ Instruction Manual Page 8 A. TOP UNIT CONTROLS (FIGURE 3) 1. SKID - This button activates the SKID effect. This effect simulates the sudden platter stop of a turntable. Almost like pressing the stop button on a turnt...
Page 11 - PITCH BUTTON
This is a momentary function. When the but ton is depressed the pitch speed will automatically return to PITCH SLIDER'S (21) selected pitch. Holding down this button will give a maximum of -16% pitch. Be sure to remember that this function is a momentary pitch adjust-ment, for a more precise adjust-...
Page 12 - ELAPSE; LCD DISPLAY
LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY (LCD) B. LCD DISPLAY (FIGURE 6) 35. FUNCTION INDICATORS - These indicators serve two functions; Indicators 1-3 detail which effect is active, Indicators 6-9 detail a cue point stored in memory. 36. CUE INDICATOR - This indicator will glow when the unit is in CUE mode and will ...
Page 13 - REPEAT
time function (TOTAL REMAIN (50), REMAIN (47) OR ELAPSE (41). This bar will begin to flash when 15 seconds of a track remain and will begin to rapidly flash when three seconds of a track remain. The flashing bar is a great visual reminder a track is about to end. The flashing bar will function regar...
Page 14 - TRACK BUTTONS; BASIC OPERATIONS
1. OPENING AND CLOSING THE DISC TRAY/LOADING DISCS This is an electronic operation and can only work when the power is on. Press the OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON (12) to open or close the disc tray. Pressing the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (19) , will also automatically close the tray if it is open and immediately cue a...
Page 15 - FRAME SEARCH; CUE BUTTON; ELAPSED; This bar will begin to flash when 15 seconds of a track
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 8. FRAME SEARCH This feature allows you to scroll through a track to set a cue, starting sample, or loop point. To use the scroll function you must first be in Pause Mode or Cue Mode. Once you are in Pause or Cue mode, use your finger tip to turn the JOG WHEEL (14) to scroll...
Page 16 - PITCH
© American Audio ® - www.americandj.com - PRO-DJ2FX™ Instruction Manual Page 16 BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) Activating the Pitch Slider (21) : To activate the PITCH SLIDER (21) , turn the pitch function on. Press the PITCH BUTTON (27) to turn on the pitch function, when the pitch function is activated ...
Page 17 - PITCH SLIDER; ll continue to
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) © American Audio ® - www.americandj.com - PRO-DJ2FX™ Instruction Manual Page 17 11. PITCH BEND: This function will momentarily increase or decrease a tracks playback speed. There are two ways to operate this function with the (-) & (+) PITCH BUTTONS (25) or with the JOG ...
Page 18 - CUE
12. SETTING and STORING a CUE POINT: Setting A Cue Point: A cue point is the exact point playback will begin when the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (19) is pressed. A cue point may be anywhere on a disc or in a track. You may set and store up to five independent cue points per disk. Four cue points are stored i...
Page 19 - CREATING AND PLAYING A SEAMLESS LOOP; CUE BUTTONS
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) American Audio ® • PRO-DJ2FX™ INSTRUCTION MANUAL • PAGE 19 13. CREATING AND PLAYING A SEAMLESS LOOP A seamless loop is a sound loop that plays continuously without sound interruption. You can use this loop to create dramatic effect in your mixing. This loop has no time limit...
Page 20 - EXITING A LOOP; IN; LOOP INDICATORS; RELOOP
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) American Audio ® • PRO-DJ2FX™ INSTRUCTION MANUAL • PAGE 20 EXITING A LOOP - To exit a SEAMLESS LOOP, press the OUT/EXIT BUTTON (23). The IN REALTIME CUE BUTTON (24) and OUT/EXIT BUTTON (23) LEDs will remain on, but will stop flashing. Music playback will resume normal play (...
Page 21 - PROGRAM; PROGRAM PLAY; BACK SKIP
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) American Audio ® • PRO-DJ2FX™ INSTRUCTION MANUAL • PAGE 21 1) Be sure a disc is inserted in the drive and press the PROGRAM BUTTON (8) . Pressing the PROGRAM BUTTON (8) from any function will immediately pause the disc and enter the program mode.2) After activating the progr...
Page 22 - Reverse track/disc play; Creating a BOP Effect:
American Audio ® • PRO-DJ2FX™ INSTRUCTION MANUAL • PAGE 22 Reverse Play: Reverse play allows you to play a track, loop, or sample backwards. This function is activated by pressing the REV/PLAY BUTTON (3) as in figure 34. This function will react differently to different playback modes: - Reverse tra...
Page 23 - SINGLE ICON; ADVANCED OPERATIONS; “Flip Flop”
American Audio ® • PRO-DJ2FX™ INSTRUCTION MANUAL • PAGE 23 To FLIP-FLOP entire CDs: To FLIP-FLOP an entire disc, be sure both drives are in continuous play mode. The SINGLE ICON (51) should not be displayed in the LCD (13) . When both drives are in continuous play mode, follow the directions for sin...
Page 24 - The Skid effect simulates the sudden platter stop of a; The COAST effect simulates a turntable slowly
American Audio ® • PRO-DJ2FX™ INSTRUCTION MANUAL • PAGE 24 BUILT-IN EFFECTS: The PRO-DJ2FX™ comes with two built in effects. Only one effect may be used at any given time. The Built-in effects include Skid and Coast. When either effect is activated a corresponding icon will display in the LCD. For e...
Page 25 - PRECAUTIONS ON HANDLING COMPACT DISCS; • Do not apply heat.; PRECAUTION ON STORAGE; COMPACT DISCS; forcibly close the disc holder when the power is off.; DO NOT; 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 26 - -YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY; WA R R A N T Y
2-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY A. American Audio ® hereby warrants, to the original purchaser, American Audio ® products to be free of manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for a period of 2 Year (730 days) from the date of purchase. This warranty shall be valid only if the product is purchased...
Page 27 - SPECIFICATIONS; GENERAL Model: American Audio
SPECIFICATIONS American Audio ® • PRO-DJ2FX™ INSTRUCTION MANUAL • PAGE 27 GENERAL Model: American Audio ® PRO-DJ2FX™ - Professional Compact Disc Player System: Single, Tray Loading, Digital Compact Disc Audio Player. Disc type: Standard compact discs (5 in / 12cm and 3in/8cm discs) Dimensions: 3 1/4...
