American Audio CDI-300 - Manuals

© American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-300™ Instruction Manual Page 5 AUDIO OUT DIGITAL OUT POWER ON OFF RELAY AC IN~ 230V 115V 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...

Introduction: Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the American Audio ® CDI-300™ 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...

(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-300™ players. Connect your CDI-300’s as described in the set-up section of this manua...

1. Checking the Contents Be sure your CDI-300™ was shipped with the following: 1) CDI-300™ Professional CD player. 2) Operating instructions (this booklet). 3) One (1) set of RCA cables. 4) One (1) 1/8” mini plug. 5) Warranty card. 2. Installing the Units Place your unit on a flat surface or mount i...

P R O F E S S I O N A L C D P L A Y E R GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS A. TOP UNIT CONTROLS (FIGURE 3) 1. PITCH PERCENTAGE SELECTOR - Press this button to select pitch range percentages of 4%, 8%, 16%, and 100%. See adjusting the PITCH SLIDER'S RANGE on page 28. 2. TEMPO LOCK FUNCTION - This button ...

instantly returns to the CUE POINT. 17. RELOOP BUTTON - If a SEAMLESS LOOP has been made (see setting a SEAMLESS LOOP on page 17), but the CD Player is not actively in SEAMLESS LOOP mode (a loop is not playing), pressing the RELOOP BUTTON will instantly reactivate the SEAMLESS LOOP mode. To exit the...

GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-300™ Instruction Manual Page 12 Figure 5 Figure 4 AUDIO OUT DIGITAL OUT POWER ON OFF RELAY AC IN~ 230V 115V 23 29 28 27 26 25 24 B. REAR PANEL (FIGURE 4) 23. VOLTAGE SELECTOR - Because power supplies vary from loc...

© American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-300™ Instruction Manual Page 13 GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) Figure 6 D. LCD DISPLAY PANEL (FIGURE 5) 30. PAUSE INDICATOR - This indicator will glow when the drive is in pause mode. 31. MEMORY BUCKET INDICATOR - This indi- cator serves two fu...

P R O F E S S I O N A L C D P L A Y E R P R O F E S S I O N A L C D P L A Y E R P R O F E S S I O N A L C D P L A Y E R BASIC OPERATIONS Figure 8: Tapping the reverse track button will jump back to the previous track. Figure 9: Tapping the forward track button will skip forward to the next track. 2....

P R O F E S S I O N A L C D P L A Y E R P R O F E S S I O N A L C D P L A Y E R P R O F E S S I O N A L C D P L A Y E R 3. STARTING PLAYBACK - Figure 10 Insert an audio CD as describe on page 14 ( LOADING/EJECTING DISCS ). Pressing the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (14) with an audio CD inserted will imme- diat...

8. SCANNING (FAST FORWARD / FAST REVERSE) This function gives you a fast search through a disc or track. Turn the SEARCH KNOB (21) in clockwise direction for fast forward or turn the knob counterclockwise for fast reverse. You can scan in four different forward and four different reverse speeds depe...

Storing A Cue Point: Once you have set your CUE Point by one of the two means listed on page 16, you may store your cue point in one of the BANK BUTTONS (4). Once you store this cue point in memory you may recall it at any time and you may even recall memory if the disc has been removed or power had...

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12. Using the Built In Sampler: Your CDI-300™ comes with an advanced built in sampler. You may store up to four samples. One sample in each of the four BANK BUTTONS (4) (Once again please note you may only store either a CUE POINT or a SAMPLE into a BANK BUTTON (4), not both). Your sample can be a m...

BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) Figure 27 © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-300™ Instruction Manual Page 20 13. BANK BUTTONS (4): These buttons are used to store your samples and cue points. Only a sample or a cue point can be stored into each of these three banks. When a sample is stored in ...

© American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-300™ Instruction Manual Page 21 BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 16. RECALL FLASH MEMORY: The CDI-300 can store all your user programmed cue points in to memory. These cue points may be recalled at any time, even when a disc has been removed and reinserted at ...

PITCH ADJUSTMENTS © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-300™ Instruction Manual Page 22 1. PITCH SLIDER (33): 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 (5) is...

PITCH ADJUSTMENTS © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-300™ Instruction Manual Page 23 2. PITCH BENDING: Unlike the PITCH SLIDER (5) 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...

PITCH ADJUSTMENTS © American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-300™ Instruction Manual Page 24 Figure 37 3. JOG WHEEL (10): 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...

© American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-300™ Instruction Manual Page 25 FLIP-FLOP™ This feature is a kind of “auto pilot”. When you are using two CDI-300™ players and an American Audio® “Q” Deck™ mixer, you can have one player begin playback when the other ends. You can “Flip-Flop™” single t...

WARRANTY INFORMATION: The CDI-300™ 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 items whether under warranty or not, must be freight pre-paid and accompany...

GENERAL Model: American Audio® CDI-300™ - Professional CD Player Type: Tray loading, digital compact disc audio player. Disc type: Standard size compact discs (5in/12cm and 3in/8cm) Pitch Range: Within +/- 4%, +/- 8%, +/- 16%, +/- 100% Pitch Accuracy: 0.1% Dimensions: 348mm (W) x 246mm (D) x 106mm (...

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