Page 2 - CONTENTS
CONTENTS © American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - SDJ2™ 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 Player is operated. The safety and operating instructions should be saved for future reference.2. Heed Warnings - All warnings on the Player and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.3. Water an...
Page 6 - INTrODUCTION; Operating Determinations:; SET-UP PrECAUTIONS
Introduction: Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the American Audio ® SDJ2™ SD/USB player. This SD/USB 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 thi...
Page 7 - mAIN FEATUrES
• Tempo Lock • Folder Search • Auto cue • Advance Track Search • 1/75th second frame search • Mp3 Track Listings • Real time cue (“Cue on the Fly”) • Bright Large Digital Screen • Dual SD Card Slots and USB Port • Auto BPM • Pitch display • Fader “Q” Start Control (a) • Search Lock • Jog Wheel Pitch...
Page 8 - ImPOrTANT SD CArD INFOrmATION
1. Checking the Contents Be sure your SDJ2™ was shipped with the following: 1) SDJ2™ Player/Controller 2) Operating Instructions (This Booklet) 3) Two (2) "Q-Start" 1/8” mini plug. 4) Set of Stereo RCA Cables 5) Warranty card. 2. Installing the Units 1) Place your unit on a flat surface or m...
Page 9 - gENErAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTrOLS; It; Figure 1
gENErAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTrOLS A. SD/USB PLAYER (FIGURE 1) 1. SOURCE SELECT BUTTON - This button lets you toggle between SD Card slot A, SD Card slot B and the USB port. This selector lets you choose which source will play on either side. The LED's will verify which source is active. Red LED signifi...
Page 14 - pitch SliDer; lcD; C U E; Figure 3
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - SDJ2™ Instruction Manual Page 14 gENErAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTrOLS (Cont.) D. LCD DISPLAY PANEL (FIGURE 3) 37 . CUE INDICATOR - This indicator will glow when the unit is in CUE mode and will flash every time a new CUE POINT is set. 38. FOLDER INDICATOR - This...
Page 15 - bASIC OPErATIONS; LOADINg/EJECTINg AN SD CArD Or USb DEvICE; The SDJ2 can only read SDHC (High Capacity) Cards up to 16GB.; attempt to remove a USB device while in PLAY mode.; NEvEr; attempt to eject the SD Card when in PLAY mode.; Select your desired audio source using the; This button lets you toggle
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - SDJ2™ Instruction Manual Page 15 bASIC OPErATIONS 1. LOADINg/EJECTINg AN SD CArD Or USb DEvICE The SDJ2 can only read SDHC (High Capacity) Cards up to 16GB. The file format is Mp3 only. When load- ing an SD Card into the player load with the SD Card label ...
Page 16 - track knob; SELECTING TRACkS; loaDing/ejecting an SD carD or uSb
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - SDJ2™ Instruction Manual Page 16 bASIC OPErATIONS (CONT.) Figure 7: Turning the track knob clockwise will take you to the to the next track. Figure 6: Turning the track knob counter - clockwise will take you to the previous track. 3. SELECTING TRACkS Selec...
Page 17 - FRAME SEARCH; cue
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - SDJ2™ 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 Mode (see section 5) or Cue ...
Page 18 - to set; Press
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - SDJ2™ Instruction Manual Page 18 bASIC OPErATIONS (CONT.) 8. SETTING a CUE POINT:Setting A Cue Point: A cue point is the exact point playback will begin when the PLAY/PAUSE Button (18) is pressed. You may set your cue point anywhere on a track. There are t...
Page 19 - in; out button; out
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - SDJ2™ Instruction Manual Page 19 10. EXITING A LOOP - To exit a SEAMLESS LOOP, press the out button (26). The in button and out button (26) LEDs will remain on, but will stop flashing. Music playback will resume normal play. The but-ton LEDs will remain on...
Page 20 - TIME BAR INDICATOR; of which time func
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - SDJ2™ Instruction Manual Page 20 bASIC OPErATIONS (CONT.) Figure 18 12. CHANGING THE TIME DISPLAY (39)\TIME BAR (40): DURING NORMAL PLAYBACK, press the folDer knob (8) for at least 2 seconds to enter the PRESET MENU. Turn the folDer knob (8) until TIME MOD...
Page 22 - ADVANCE TRACk SEARCH
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - SDJ2™ Instruction Manual Page 22 4. Pressing the aDv. track button (29) at anytime, will cancel this function. 14. ADVANCE TRACk SEARCH You can find the desired track you would like to play during the playback/pause. 1. Press the aDv. track button (29) to ...
Page 23 - PrESET mENU
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - SDJ2™ Instruction Manual Page 23 PLAY: Enter PRESET MENU, and then turn the folDer knob (8) until PLAY is displayed. Press the folDer knob (8) to toggle PLAY between SINGLE or CONTINUOUS. Once you have selected your desired PLAY mode, turn FOLDER KNOB (8) ...
Page 25 - only
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - SDJ2™ Instruction Manual Page 25 SEARCH LOCk: Enter PRESET MENU, and then turn the folDer knob (8) until SEARCH LOCK is displayed. Press the folDer knob (8) to toggle between ON or OFF. Once you have selected turn the folDer knob (8) so that PRESET is disp...
Page 26 - VIEW THE TITLE CONTENT:; TITLE CONTENT
VIEW THE TITLE CONTENT: You are able to view the TITLE NAME, ARTIST, GENRE, BIT RATE, and FILE NAME of the current song playing. To view this information press the track knob (9) . Figure 39 TITLE CONTENT © American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - SDJ2™ Instruction Manual Page 26 Figure 38 FIRMWARE...
Page 27 - rECOrD A DEmO; Source
rECOrD A DEmO RECORD A DEMO: In the SDJ2 PRESET MENU there is a DEMO mode that allows you to play a single recorded track from an SD Card or USB device, without the SD Card or USB device being loaded. Figure 40 Figure 41 3. To play your demo track, go into the PRESET menu and activate DEMO mode and ...
Page 28 - PITCH ADJUSTmENTS
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - SDJ2™ Instruction Manual Page 28 PITCH ADJUSTmENTS Figure 45 Using the PITCH SLIDER (25): Be sure the pitch function has been activated as de-scribed above. To use the pitch SliDer (25) slide the slider up and down. Down will increase the pitch and up will...
Page 30 - ADDINg mUSIC TO yOUr SD CArD AND USb DEvICE; The SDJ2 can read SDHC cards (High
ADDINg mUSIC TO yOUr SD CArD AND USb DEvICE When adding music to your SD Card, the files must be in Mp3 format. Make a folder for each artist, this will make it easier for you to find your desired songs. The SDJ2 can read SDHC cards (High Capcity ) up to 16GB. The file format is Mp3 only. Loading mu...
Page 32 - WARRANTY INFORMATION:; odic check-up. During the period specified above, American Audio; wArrANTy
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - SDJ2™ Instruction Manual Page 32 WARRANTY INFORMATION: The SDJ2™ 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 i...
Page 33 - GENERAL; SPECIFICATIONS
© American Audio ® - www.americanaudio.us - SDJ2™ Instruction Manual Page 33 GENERAL Model: American Audio® SDJ2™ - Professional Dual SD/USB Player Type: USB + Twin SD Card player. SD Card type: SDHC (High Capacity) up to 16GB Pitch Range: Within +/- 4%, +/- 8%, +/- 16%, Pitch Bend: +/- 4%, +/- 8%, ...
Page 34 - ITEM; change without any prior written notice.
SPECIFICATIONS ITEM NORMAL LIMIT CONDITION EQ: Hi Band: +10 +/-0.5dB +10 +/-1dB 10KHz, -20dB -26 +/-1dB -26 +/-2dB Low Band: +10 +/-0.5dB +10 +/-1dB 100Hz, -20dB -26 +/-1dB -26 +/-2dB MIC SECTION: (Gain Maximum, EQ Flat, Line=1V Output) Input Impedance: 2.2K +/-5% 2.2K +/-10% Input Sesitivity: -36dB...
Page 35 - ©American Audio® World Headquarters:
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