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American Audio DCD-PRO310 manual

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    DCD-PRO310 Pr ofessional Dual CD Player Operating Instructions 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca. 90058 www .americandj.com 1/05 FLIP FLOP[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - DCD-PRO310™ Instruction Manual Page 2 CAUTIONS REGARDING HANDLING.................................................................................................3 PRODUC T INFORM A TION.. ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ..[...]

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    NOTE: This pr oduct satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used to connect the unit to other equipment. T o prevent electromagnetic interference with electrical appliances such as radios and tele - visions, use shielded cables and connectors for connections. NOTE: This CD player uses a semiconductor laser . It is r ecomme[...]

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    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 arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, [...]

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    PRODUCT INFORMA TION I. Heat - The CD player should be situated away from heat sources such as radia- tors, heat r egisters, stoves, or other appli- ances (including amplifiers) that pr oduce heat. 2. Do not let insecticides, benzene, or thinner come in contact with the surface of the unit. 3. Never disassemble or modify your unit in any way , doin[...]

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    SET -UP © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - DCD-PRO310™ Instruction Manual Page 6 CUSTOMER SUPPOR T 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 operation. Y ou may also visit us on the web at[...]

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    • Jog Wheel Pitch Bend (b) • Single or Continuous Play • Selectable Time Display • Auto Cue • Flip Flop ™ (Relay Playback) (d) • Pitch Control and Bend (+/-4%, +/-8%, or +/-16%) • 4 Speed Search © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - DCD-PRO310™ Instruction Manual Page 7 MAIN FEA TURES (a) 60 SECOND TRANSPORT PROTECTION: T[...]

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    PI T C H TI ME S G L C TN P IT C H TI ME S G L C T N SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS - REMOTE UNIT © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - DCD-PRO310™ Instruction Manual Page 8 REMOTE CONTROL - F ACE (FIGURE 3) 1. JOG WHEEL - The jog wheel serves two functions depending on th[...]

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    function is activated. The slider is a set adjustment and will remain set until the pitch slider is moved or the PITCH (9) function has been turned off. The maximum pitch range of the slider is +/-12%. This adjustment can be made with or without a CD in the drive. The pitch adjustment will remain even if a disc has been removed, and will r eflect o[...]

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    speed (Beats per minute - BPM) when the PITCH (13) function is activated. This functions allows the beats between two CD’ s or any other music sour ce to match. This is a momentary function. When the button is depressed the pitch speed will automatically r etur n to PITCH SLIDER'S (3) selected pitch. Holding down this button will give a maxi[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - DCD-PRO310™ Instruction Manual Page 11 GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS - PLA YER UNIT Figure 6 Figure 5 29 30 31 28 32 33 34 27 26 25 24 23 PLA YER UNIT - F ACE (FIGURE 5) 23. DRIVE 1 TRANSPOR T TRA Y - This tray is used to load and unload a compact disc into the drive 1 mechanism. The tray is opened [...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - DCD-PRO310™ Instruction Manual Page 12 GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS - PLA YER UNIT channel output and white jack represents the left channels output. 29. DRIVE 1 DIGIT AL OUT - This jack sends a digital stereo out signal. Use this connection to cr e- ate near perfect copies of your disc to a Mini d[...]

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    SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - DCD-PRO310™ Instruction Manual Page 13 LIQUID CR YST AL DISPLA Y (LCD) LCD DISPLAY (FIGURE 7 ) 3 5 . TIME BAR INDICATOR - This bar visually details the time defined in the TIME METER (40, 4 1 , & 42 ). As with the TIME METER (40 , 4 1 , & 42), this bar is also[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - DCD-PRO310™ Instruction Manual Page 14 BASIC OPERA TIONS Figure 9 Figure 8 3 in. / 8cm disc 5 in. / 12cm disc 1. OPENING AND CLOSING THE DISC TRA Y/LOADING DISCS This is an electronic operation and can only work when the power is on. Pr ess the OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON (1) to open or close the disc tray . P[...]

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    P IT C H TI ME S G L C T N P IT C H TI ME S G L C T N PROG. SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F PROG. SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F P IT C H TI ME S G L C T N P IT C H TI ME S G L C T N PROG. SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F PROG. SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F P IT C H TI ME S G L C T N P IT C H TI ME S G L C T N PROG. SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK[...]

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    P IT C H TI ME S G L C T N P IT C H TI ME S G L C T N PROG. SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F PROG. SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F P IT C H TI ME S G L C T N P IT C H TI ME S G L C T N PROG. SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F PROG. SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F P IT C H TI ME S G L C T N P IT C H TI ME S G L C T N PROG. SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK[...]

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    P IT C H T IME S G L C T N P IT C H TI ME S G L C T N PROG. SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F PROG. SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F P IT C H T IME S G L C T N P IT C H TI ME S G L C T N PROG. SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F PROG. SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F P IT C H T IME S G L C T N P IT C H TI ME S G L C T N PROG. SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK[...]

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    "FLIP-FLOP' (RELA Y) CONNECTION AND SET UP 12. RELA Y (FLIP-FLOP™) This feature is a kind of “auto pilot . " “Flip-Flop™” mode can only function with the both drives of the DCD-PRO310. The "Flip-Flop" function can work with the player connected to a mixer , but it will only work with an American Audio ® or Americ[...]

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    "FLIP-FLOP" SET UP INSTRUCTIONS PI T C H TIM E S G L C T N PI T C H TIM E S G L C T N PROG. SINGLE TOTAL REMAIN TRACK M S F PROG. SINGLE TOTAL REMAIN TRACK M S F SER IAL NO: MODEL NO : Q-2422 POWER SOURCE : 115/230V~ 50/60Hz 13W MKII MADE IN CHINA MIN MAX TRIM OUTPUT A B BOO TH AU X/ IN "FLIP-FLOP" (RELA Y) CONNECTED DIRECT TO S[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - DCD-PRO310™ Instruction Manual Page 20 1. PRECAUTIONS ON HANDLING COMP ACT DISCS Compact disc ar e constructed of the same types of plastic r ecord are. T o avoid severe damage to you valuable disc please observe the following guide lines. Following the these guide lines will ensure long disc life. ?[...]

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    1-YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY A. Am eric an Au dio ® her eb y warr ant s, to the or igi nal p ur cha ser , Ame rica n Aud io ® pr oduc ts to be f re e of manu fac tur ing defe cts in mat eri al an d work man shi p for a p erio d of 1 Y ear (365 d ays) fr om the date of pur chas e. This warr ant y sha ll be vali d only i f the pr odu ct is pur cha sed [...]

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    SPECIFICA TIONS GENERAL Model: American Audio ® DCD-PRO310™ - Pr ofessional Compact Disc Player System: Dual, CD T ray Loading, Digital Compact Disc Audio Player . Disc type: Standard compact discs (5 in /12cm and 3in/8cm discs) Dimensions: Player unit: 19” (W) x 3.49” (H) x 10” (D) 482mm (W) x 88.8mm (H) x 251mm (D) (without feet) Control[...]

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    ©American Audio® A Division of the American DJ® Group of Companies American Audio® W orld Headquarters: 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA T el: 323-582-2650 Fax: 323-582-2610 W eb: www .americanaudio.us E-mail: info@AmericanAudio.us[...]