Page 2 - SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS; The exclamation point within the equilateral triangle is; - The Leader in DJ Technology; CAUTION; FOR USA & CANADIAN MODELS ONLY
CDN90 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS a) Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before this product is connected and used. b) Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be kept for future reference. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NO...
Page 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
CDN90 - The Leader in DJ Technology ©2002 Numark Industries - 3 - http://www.numark.com For 220-volt use in USA, use NEMA style 220-volt plug. For other countries use proper plug for local outlet. TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety and Warnings (PLEASE READ) 2 Table of Contents 3 Introduction Letter from the ...
Page 4 - PREMIUM CD PLAYER; The NUMARK Product Development Team
CDN90 ® PREMIUM CD PLAYER Features: • Dual rack mount CD Player w/ real time scratching • DSP effects, reverse, • Beatkeeper™ with auto-mixing capability • 3,000 cue point and BPM memory storage • ±6, 12, 25 & 100% pitch control, • ±100% KEY LOCK • 2 seamless loops, 3 hot stutter starts • Adjust...
Page 6 - Control Unit Features; TIME- Controls display indication of time mode.
CDN90 Control Unit Features 1. PLAY/STUTTER- To start the music from the initial cue point. 2. PAUSE- To pause the music. 3. CUE- To move the music to the cue point and preview the selection. 4. WHEEL- Used for various functions such as cueing, scratching, pitch bend, searching, and effect control 5...
Page 7 - Main Unit Features; MIDI OUT Connector –The port is for; sending MIDI signals to other MIDI devices.
CDN90 Main Unit Features 25. CD Illumination Light – lights up the CD drawer and CD when open. 26. CD Drawer – Place your CDs you wish to play in here. This unit is designed to play commercially available CD and properly burned and finalized CDR and CDRW formats. Due to variances on the specificatio...
Page 8 - DISPLAY FEATURES
CDN90 DISPLAY FEATURES 1. PLAY - Active while the unit is actually playing a CD. 2. PAUSE - Active when the unit is paused. 3. CUE - Flashing when the unit is setting a cue point. Active when the unit is paused at a cue point. 4. SCRATCH – indicates when the wheel will cue as a smooth transition ove...
Page 9 - BASIC OPERATIONS
CDN90 BASIC OPERATIONS Eject: Press to load or eject the disc. The drawer will automatically close to protect the tray from accidental damage while open. NOTE: Tray will not open if the disc is in play. In order to program the automatic close time press and hold followed by . The display will indica...
Page 10 - SETTING CUE POINTS
CDN90 SETTING CUE POINTS PLAY and CUE: Pressing the “PLAY” button starts the disc. Pressing the “CUE” button will reset the disc to the last place where the disc was started. This is called the cue point. By alternately pressing the “PLAY” button and the “CUE” button, the disc may be returned and pl...
Page 11 - ADJUSTING PITCH; USING PITCH BEND
CDN90 ADJUSTING PITCH Pitch Range: actives the pitch slider and adjusts the amount of control the pitch slider has on the overall speed of music. On depression of will toggle the slider on and off. Range adjustments of 6, 12, 25, and 100% can be achieved by holding down and then pressing to cycle th...
Page 12 - THE BEATKEEPERTM III and INTERLOCK
CDN90 THE BEATKEEPER™ III and INTERLOCK The CDN90 includes the latest Numark patented Beatkeeper™ technology. The Beatkeeper™ automatically tracks beats based upon a combination of frequencies and rhythm patterns in the music. It shows BPM in the display and outputs 4-count (a.k.a. measure) informat...
Page 13 - KEY LOCK / KEY CHANGE; Auto Start; If the display shows
CDN90 KEY LOCK / KEY CHANGE The CDN90 uses Numark exclusive technology to lock the key of the music in place at the current pitch position or change it from the current position. This is different than “master tempo” often found on many modern units because the key lock to the current pitch position...
Page 14 - LOOPING OPERATIONS
CDN90 LOOPING OPERATIONS LOOPING: A loop is any area of a CD that you choose to repeat with no breaks. On the CDN90 two seamless loops are possible. LOOP IN: The “LOOP IN” point is where you wish for the loop to start. The initial “CUE” point of the CD is also the default “LOOP IN” point for both lo...
Page 19 - CUE/LOOP POINT STORAGE AND RECALL
CDN90 CUE/LOOP POINT STORAGE AND RECALL To SAVE Cue and Loop points on the current CD: • CD should still in the drawer with cue and loop points set. • Press + . • Cue points are stored and LCD shows "CUE STORE" for 1 second. • If MIDI OUT goes to another CD player’s MIDI IN, the cue point is...
Page 21 - MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART; *note: further MIDI Specs can be found at our web site
CDN90 HOOKING UP A MIDI KEYBOARD: attach the MIDI output of the keyboard to the MIDI input of the CD Player. Set your keyboard to transmit on Channel 6 to control the left side or Channel 7 to control the right side. Add a foot pedal to the keyboard for added control. The chart below details key rea...
Page 22 - UPGRADING YOUR UNIT; Downloading
CDN90 - The Leader in DJ Technology ©2002 Numark Industries - 22 - http://www.numark.com UPGRADING YOUR UNIT This unit contains the latest software available at the time of manufacturing. Our engineering staff will be working hard to constantly improve and offer additional features in the future. Th...
Page 23 - SPECIFICATIONS; TECHNICAL
CDN90 - The Leader in DJ Technology ©2000 Numark Industries - 23 - http://www.numark.com SPECIFICATIONS TECHNICAL Disc Type Standard Compact discs (12 cm & 8 cm) Time Display Track Elapsed, Track Remain, or Total Remain Quantization 1 bit linear/Channel, 3 Beam Laser Oversampling rate 8 Times Sa...
Page 24 - LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY
® LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY 1. What is covered and for how long? NUMARK INDUSTRIES LLC (“NUMARK”) warrants to the original purchaser that NUMARK'S DJ Mixers, Amplifiers, CD players, turntables, preamplifiers, beatkeepers, equalizers, microphones, headphones, and all other accessories are free from de...
