American Audio DCD PRO 250 manual

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CONTENTS SPECIFICA TIONS.................................................................................................................................2 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY ITEMS...............................................................................................................3 SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS .....................................[...]

W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD , DO NO T EXPOSE THIS CD PLA YER T O W A TER OR MOISTURE. NO TE: This unit ma y cause interference to radio and tele vision reception. CA UTION: 1. Handle the power supply cord carefully . Do not damage or deform; it may cause electr ic shock or malfunction when used. Hold plug attach ment when removing fr[...]

I. Read Instr uctions - All the safety and operating instr uctions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2. Sav e Instr uctions - The safety and operating instr uctions should be sav ed f or future reference . 3. Heed W ar nings - All w ar nings on the appliance and in the operating instr uctions should be adhered to . 4. F ollow Instr u[...]

• Allow f or sufficient heat dispersion when installed on a rack. • Handle the power cord carefully . • Hold the plug when unplugging the cord. • K eep the unit free from moisture, water , and dust. • Unplug the power cord when not using the unit for long per iods of time. • Do not obstr uct the ventilation holes. (F or units with venti[...]

• 8 times ov er sampling 1 bit D/A conv er ter . • Digital Output (S/PDIF , RCA coaxial) • 3 in. / 8 cm CD singles compatib le. • Plays CD Recordab les • Dual V oltage Settings • Real-time cue (“Cue on the Fly”) • 1/75th second frame search • Loop Pla ybac k Mode • A uto cue function (-48dB) • 4 diff erent speed scan • 20 [...]

1. PO WER (P o wer ON/OFF Button) 4. Pla yer 2 Open/Close Button 2. Pla yer 1 T ranspor t T ray . 5. Pla yer 2 T ranspor t T ray 3. Pla yer 1 Open/Close Button 6. Pla yer 2 Remote Connector 10. A C P o wer Connection 7. Pla yer 2 Digital Output 11. Pla yer 1 Remote Connector 8. Pla yer 2 RCA Audio Output 12. Pla yer 1 Digital Output 9. V oltage Sel[...]

1. TRA CK (Current track indicator) 2. MINUTES INDICA T ORS (Displa ys current minutes) 3. SECONDS INDICA T ORS (Displa ys current seconds) 4. FRAME INDICA T ORS (Displa ys current frame) 5. BAR (Bar Indicator) 6. ELAPSED (Elapsed time Indicator) 7. CONTINUE INDICA T OR 8. SINGLE INDICA T OR 9. REMAIN INDICA T OR 10. PITCH PERCENT AGE American DJ ?[...]

B. Control Unit - Front (Figure 3) 1) TRA Y OPEN/CLOSE BUTT ON - Press it to open and close the disc tra ys. The control unit also includes OPEN/CLOSE buttons . The disc holders cannot be opened during playbac k, so stop pla y- back before pressing these buttons . 2) PROGRAM BUTT ON - Press the PROGRAM button, the play er will enter the program mod[...]

American DJ ® A UDIO • DCD-PRO250™ INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL • P AGE 10 pla yer 1 connector on transpor t assembly . 4) PLA YER 1 CONTROL - Connect mini-plug from CONTROL out on rear of CONTROL UNIT to a mix er’ s CONTROL out. This feature is av ailable on all mix ers with F ader “Q” Start (see Q” Star t Control p .5). D. LCD (Figure 5) 1)[...]

American DJ ® A UDIO • DCD-PRO250™ INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL • P AGE 11 CAUTION: • Do not place any foreign objects in the disc tray , and do not place more than one disc in the disc tra y at a time. Doing so may result in malfunction. • Do not push the disc tra y in manually when the power is off, as this may result in malfunction and damage [...]

1) The play er has completed the cue or pause operation and is waiting f or the play star t command. 2) When the PLA Y/P A USE button is pressed, playbac k star ts and the cue point is stored in the memor y . 3) Playing 4) The pause mode is set when the PLA Y/P A USE button is pressed again. 5) P ausing 6) Playbac k resumes when the PLA Y/P A USE b[...]

American DJ ® A UDIO • DCD-PRO250™ INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL • P AGE 13 1) The play er has completed the cue or pause operation and is waiting f or the play star t command. 2) When the PLA Y/P A USE b utton is pressed, playbac k star ts and the cue point is stored in the memory . 3) Pla ying 4) The pause mode is set when the PLA Y/P A USE button i[...]

13. Editing A Loop: • Note: Y ou can only edit the ending point of the loop. • Before you can edit a seamless loop you obviously , must first be in SEAMLESS LOOP mode . • If a SEAMLESS LOOP has not yet been created, f ollow instr uctions abov e (SEAMLESS LOOP PLA Y) to create a SEAMLESS LOOP . If a SEAMLESS LOOP has already been created, pres[...]

15. PITCH BENDING • This function momentarily increases or decreases the playbac k speed of a CD respectively when the + PITCH BEND or - PITCH BEND button is pressed. The extent to which the speed changes is propor tionate to the amount of time the button is pressed. F or e xample, if the + PITCH BEND BUTT ON is held do wn continuously , the CD?[...]

MA TCHING THE BEA TS PER MINUTE (BPM) Fig. 15 Matching the Beats Per Minute (BPM) This function allows you to match the beat of two separate music sources. • With the unit, there are two wa ys to adjust the playing speed and match the BPMs of the two CDs: • Use the pitch slider to adjust the BPM statically . • Use the PITCH BEND b uttons to c[...]

Precautions on handling compact discs • Do not allow finger pr ints, oil or dust to get on the surface of the disc. If the disc is dir ty , wipe it off with a soft dr y cloth. • Do not use benzene, thinner , water , record spra y , electrostatic-proof chemicals, or silicone-treated cloths to clean discs. • Alwa ys handle discs carefully to pr[...]

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