Page 2 - CONTENTS
CONTENTS © American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - SDJ-1™ 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. CAUTION: USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE THE SD PLAYER SHOULD NOT BE ADJUSTED OR REPAIRED BY ANYONE EXCEPT PROPERLY QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. CAUTI...
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
I. Read Instructions - All the safety and operat- ing instructions should be read before the SD Player is operated. The safety and operating instructions should be saved for future reference.2. Heed Warnings - All warnings on the SD 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 ® SDJ-1™ SD player. This SD player is a representation of American Audio’s continuing commitment to produce the best and highest qual-ity audio products possible at an affordable price. Please read and understand this manu...
Page 7 - mAIN FEATUrES
• Music Master tempo • Folder Search • Auto cue • Advance Track Search • 1/75th second frame search • Mp3 Track Listings • Real time cue (“Cue on the Fly”) • ID3 Tags • Unlimited Skip Protection • Bright Large Digital Screen • Pitch display • Fader “Q” Start Control (a) • Search Lock • Jog Wheel Pit...
Page 8 - ImPOrTANT SD CArD INFOrmATION
1. Checking the Contents Be sure your SDJ-1™ was shipped with the following: 1) SDJ-1™ Controller 2) Operating Instructions (This Booklet) 3) Two (2) "Q-Start" 1/8” mini plug. 4) Two (2) Sets of Stereo RCA Cables 5) Warranty card. 2. Installing the Units 1) Place your unit on a flat surface ...
Page 9 - gENErAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTrOLS; Figure 2
gENErAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTrOLS A. SD PLAYER (FIGURE 1) 1. SEARCH MODE BUTTON - Press this button to toggle between fast search (LED lit) and slow search (LED off). The fast search will automatically turn off if the jog Wheel (20) is not used for more then 15 seconds. - When in PLAY mode, you can use...
Page 10 - It cannnot read or accept a SDHC Card, it must be a
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 loaded SD card. The pitch adjustment will remain ...
Page 13 - pitch SliDer; lcD; Figure 3; C U E
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - SDJ-1™ Instruction Manual Page 13 gENErAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTrOLS (Cont.) D. LCD DISPLAY PANEL (FIGURE 3) 2 6. CUE INDICATOR - This indicator will glow when the unit is in CUE mode and will flash every time a new CUE POINT is set. 27. FOLDER INDICATOR - Thi...
Page 14 - BASIC OPErATIONS; SELECTING TRACKS; folDer Button; It cannot read an SD Card higher then 4GB.; It cannot; NEVEr
Figure 6: Turning the track/folDer knoB clockwise will take you to the to the next track. BASIC OPErATIONS Figure 4: To eject the SD Card press the SD Card "in" until it "pops" out. Remeber: When loading a SD Card always load the card with the label facing the up and the contacts are...
Page 15 - loaDing/ejecting an SD carD
5. STOPPING PLAYBACK - Figures 7 & 8 Stopping playback will not stop the read-ing mechanism, but merely pause or cue the track, this function allows the unit to begin play instantly. There are two ways to stop (pause) playback:1) Press the play/pauSe Button (18) dur- ing playback. This will paus...
Page 16 - FRAME SEARCH; cue
BASIC OPErATIONS (CONT.) © American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - SDJ-1™ Instruction Manual Page 16 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 Mo...
Page 17 - CREATING AND PLAYING A SEAMLESS LOOP
Press the in Button (12). This will set the starting point of the SEAMLESS LOOP. The in Button (12) LED will blink. Press play/pauSe Button (18) to acti- vate playback mode. Figure 13 Figure 12 BASIC OPErATIONS (CONT.) © American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - SDJ-1™ Instruction Manual Page 17 9. ...
Page 18 - in; out
BASIC OPErATIONS (CONT.) © American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - SDJ-1™ Instruction Manual Page 18 10. ExITING A LOOP - To exit a SEAMLESS LOOP, press the out Button (12). The in Button and out Button (12) LEDs will remain on, but will stop flashing. Music playback will resume normal play. The b...
Page 20 - PrESET mENU
REPEAT: Enter PRESET MENU, and then turn the track/folDer knoB (10) until REPEAT is displayed. Press the track/folDer knoB (10) to toggle REPEAT between ON or OFF. Once you have selected press the time Button (8) to exit the PRESET MENU. 14. PRESET MENU: The SDJ-1 has a PRESET MENU that lets you see...
Page 21 - only
RESET ALL: Enter PRESET MENU, and then turn the track/folDer knoB (10) until RESET ALL? is displayed. Press the track/folDer knoB (10) to reset back to default settings. If you do not wish to reset press the time Button (8) or wait 5 seconds to return to the main dis-play. Figure 26 SEARCH LOCK: Ent...
Page 22 - rECOrD A DEmO; SD
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - SDJ-1™ Instruction Manual Page 22 rECOrD A DEmO 15. RECORD A DEMO: In the SDJ-1 PRESET MENU there is a DEMO mode that allows you to play a single re-corded track from an SD Card, without the SD Card being loaded. Figure 30 Figure 31 Figure 32 3. To play yo...
Page 23 - PITCh ADJUSTmENTS
PITCh ADJUSTmENTS Figure 36 Using the Pitch slider (5): Be sure the pitch function has been activated as de-scribed above. To use the pitch SliDer (5) slide the slider up and down. Down will increase the pitch and up will decrease the pitch. 1. PITCH SLIDER (5): This function will increase or decrea...
Page 24 - pitch ButtonS
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - SDJ-1™ Instruction Manual Page 24 PITCh ADJUSTmENTS (CONT.) 2. PITCH BENDING: Unlike the pitch SliDer (5) adjustment this function will momentarily increase or decrease a tracks speed during playback. There are two ways to operate this function with the (-...
Page 25 - The
PITCh ADJUSTmENTS (CONT.) © American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - SDJ-1™ Instruction Manual Page 25 Figure 40 4. JOG WHEEL (20): The jog Wheel (20) will temporarily bend the pitch if a track is in playback mode, and the Search moDe Button (1) is not active. Rotating the wheel in a clockwise dire...
Page 26 - to activate FOLDER search.; ACCESSINg FOLDErS; Remember the SDJ-1 can only load a
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - SDJ-1™ Instruction Manual Page 26 ACCESS FOLDERS : Use this function to access the different folders (files) located on your SD Card. 1) Press the folDer Button (11) to activate FOLDER search. 2) Turn the track/folDer knoB (10) clockwise to scroll forward ...
Page 28 - WARRANTY INFORMATION:; odic check-up. During the period specified above, American Audio; WArrANTy
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - SDJ-1™ Instruction Manual Page 28 WARRANTY INFORMATION: The SDJ-1™ carries a ONE year (365 days) limited warranty. This warranty covers parts and labor. Please fill out the enclosed warranty card to validate your purchase and warranty. All returned service...
Page 29 - GENERAL; change without any prior written notice.; SPECIFICATIONS
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - SDJ-1™ Instruction Manual Page 29 GENERAL Model: American Audio® SDJ-1™ - Professional Dual SD Player Type: Dual SD Card audio player. SD Card type: Maximum 4GB SD Card Note: Does not accept SDHC Cards Pitch Range: Within +/- 4%, +/- 8%, +/- 16%, Pitch Ben...
Page 30 - ©American Audio® World Headquarters:
©American Audio® World Headquarters: 6122 S. Eastern Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90040 USA Tel: 323-582-3322 Fax: 323-582-3311 Web: www.americanaudio.us E-mail: [email protected]
