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    MCD-110 ™ Operating Instructions American Audio ® 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca. 90058 3/05 CD/Mp3 PLA YER[...]

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    MAIN FEA TURES. ..... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ...... .2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS........................................................................................................................3 ELECTRICAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS........[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.com - MCD-110™ Instruction Manual Page 3 NOTE: This product satisfies FCC r egulations when shielded cables and connectors are used to connect the unit to other equipment. T o prevent electr omagnetic interfer ence with electrical appliances such as radios and tele - visions, use shielded cables and conne[...]

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    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 arrowhead symbol, wi[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.com - MCD-110™ Instruction Manual Page 5 PRODUCT INFORMA TION LINE VOL T AGE SELECTION • The MCD-110 is designed to operate in either a 120 volts or 220 volts environment. • Befor e changing the operating voltage voltage be sure main power is disconnect- ed. • The desir ed voltage may be set with th[...]

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    Introduction: Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the American Audio ® MCD-110™ CD player . This CD player is a r epresentation of American Audio’ s continuing commitment to produce the best and high- est quality audio products possible at an af for dable price. Please read and understand this manual completely before attempting to op[...]

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    1. Checking the Contents Be sure your MCD-110™ package was shipped with the following: 1) MCD-110™ Professional Rackmount Single CD Player 2) User Manual (this booklet) 3) Stereo Pair of RCA Cables 4) W arranty Card 2. Installing the Units 1) The MCD-110 is designed to placed on a flat level surface or installed into a standard 19” rack mount[...]

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    SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F PI T C H TIM E S G L C TN SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS A. FRONT CONTROLS (FIGURE 3) 1. TRANSPOR T TRA Y - This tray is used to load and unload compact disc’ s into the drive mecha - nism. The tray is opened and closed by pressing the OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON (18) . Never attempt to force the tr[...]

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    3. LOOP IN BUTTON - “CUE ON THE FL Y” - This function allows you to set a CUE POINT (see CUE POINT page 18) without music interruption (“on the fly”). 4. LIQUID CR YST AL DISPLA Y (LCD) - This high quality LCD Indicates all the unit functions (play , pause, cue, etc..,), as they occur as well as dis - playing the time and track values. This[...]

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    12. SEARCH BUTTONS - This search button allows you to quickly scan backwards through a track. This search button allows you to quickly scan forwards through a track. 13. TRACK BUTTONS - This button is used to select a track. T apping this button will back-skip to the pr evious track, holding down this button will rapidly back- skip through the trac[...]

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    indicator is not displayed the unit is in continu- ous mode . 26. PITCH METER - This meter displays the pitch percentage being applied to playback by the PITCH SLIDER (8) . If this meter displays zero and the PITCH SLIDER'S (8) is not set to the zer o position, the PITCH (9) function is not activated. 27. TOT AL INDICA TOR - When TOT AL is ind[...]

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    SINGLE TOTAL REMAIN TRACK M S F PIT C H TIM E S G L C TN SINGLE TOTAL REMAIN TRACK M S F PIT C H TIM E S G L C TN BASIC OPERA TION Figure 8 - 3 in. / 8cm disc Figure 7 - 5 in. / 12cm disc 2. LOADING DISCS The MCD-110 can play both 3 inch (8 cm) and 5 inch (12 cm) compact discs (CD’ s). Odd shaped and oval CD’ s ar e not compatible. When loading[...]

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    SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F PI T C H T IME S G L C TN SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F PI T C H T IME S G L C TN SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F PI T C H TIME S G L C TN 4. ST ARTING PLA YBACK Insert an audio CD as describe on the previous page ( LOADING DISCS ). Pressing the PLA Y/P AUSE BUTTON (18) with an audio CD inserted will immediately[...]

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    SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F PI T C H TIM E S G L C TN SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F PI T C H TIM E S G L C TN SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F PI T C H TIM E S G L C TN 9. FRAME SEARCH This feature allows you to scr oll through a track to set a cue, or loop point. T o use the scroll function you must first be in Pause Mode or Cue Mode. Once[...]

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    SINGLE TOTAL REMAIN TRACK M S F PI T C H TIM E S G L C TN SINGLE TOTAL REMAIN TRACK M S F PI T C H TIM E S G L C TN SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F PI T C H TIM E S G L C TN Activating the Pitch Slider (8): T o activate the PITCH SLIDER (8) , you must turn the pitch function on. Press the PITCH BUTTON (9) to tur n on the pitch function, when the p[...]

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    SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F PI T C H TI ME S G L C TN SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F PI T C H TI ME S G L C TN SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F PI T C H TI ME S G L C TN 13. PITCH BEND This function will momentarily increase or decrease a tracks playback speed using the (-) & (+) PITCH BUT - TONS (10) . The maximum pitch bend percentage [...]

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    SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F PI T C H TI ME S G L C TN SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F PI T C H TIM E S G L C TN SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F PI T C H TIM E S G L C TN SINGLE TOT AL REMAIN TRACK M S F PI T C H TI ME S G L C TN 2) Press the IN BUTTON (3) . This will set the starting point of the Loop (figure 23). The IN BUTTON (3) will blin[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.com - MCD-110™ Instruction Manual Page 18 1. PRECAUTIONS ON HANDLING COMP ACT DISCS Compact disc ar e constructed of the same types of plastic r ecor d 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. American Audio ® hereby warrants, to the original purchaser , American Audio ® products to be free of manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for a period of 1 Y ear (365 days) from the date of purchase. This warranty shall be valid only if the pr oduct is pur chased within the United States of America, inclu[...]

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    SPECIFICA TIONS GENERAL Model: American Audio ® MCD-110™ - Professional Compact Disc Player System: Single T ray Front Loading, Digital Compact Disc/Mp3 Audio Player . Disc type: Standard compact discs (5 in / 12cm and 3in/8cm discs) Dimensions: 3.5” H x 19” W x 9.84” L / 482W x 88.8H x 250D mm Installation: Place on flat surface or mount [...]

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