Stanton C.504 manual

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Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the latest addition to the growing Stanton family of professional DJ gear . Sporting a new attitude and a fresh, modern look, the Stanton C.504 is a dual rackmount CD player with designed to give club and mobile DJs a powerful, yet simple tool to mix, cre- ate, and perform their best. Designed for DJs wh[...]

1 3 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way , such as p ower-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has b[...]

1 . Functions and Controls (Layout) 1-1. Main Unit (Front Panel) 1-2. Main Unit (Rear Panel) 1-3. Remote Controller (Front Panel) 1-4. Remote Controller (Bottom Panel) 1-5. LCD 2. Standard Operation 2-1. CUE 2-2. MEMORY/CUE 2-3. Flash Start 2-4. Looping 2-5. Adjusting the tempo 2-6. Pitch Bending 2-7. KEY LOCK 2-8. PITCH LOCK 2-9. BPM/T AP 3 . Adva[...]

1- 1. Main Unit (Front Panel) 1. Disc T rays Insert CD into these trays, label side upwards. NOTE: The C.504 reads Audio & MP3s from CDs & CD-Rs. + Audio Only CD-RWs 2. T ray LEDs When power is turned on, these two LEDs will light. 3. OPEN/CLOSE Buttons Open and close the appropriate disc tray . T o avoid mistakes direct mode is off by defa[...]

1-2. Main Unit (Rear Panel) 5. OUTPUT jacks (RCA, unbalanced) RCA connectors providing line level output signals, one set each for discs 1 and 2. Maximum output level is +6dBV (2V rms) 6. DIGIT AL OUTPUT jacks (COAXIAL, S/PDIF) Coaxial connectors provide S/PDIF digital output signals. These connectors can output the 44.1KHz digital signals constant[...]

1-3. Remote Controller (Front Panel) 10. SEARCH Buttons Search within the track selected, either forward >> or backward << with these buttons. When unit is pausing, pressing this button shortly moves the start / cue point in 1 frame steps. 1 1. SELECT Buttons Use these to perform track searches (next / previous) track. Search from track[...]

SHIFT + CTN/SGL = [ PROGRAM] : Enters the program edit mode and program play mode. SHIFT + TEMPO/BPM = [ FX RANGE] : Selects the effect beat parameter (after an effect is selected). SHIFT + TIME/ENTER = [ RECALL DISPLA Y] : Selects the parameter display mode and enters the track memory recall mode. SHIFT + PITCH RANGE = [ BANK] : Selects the memory[...]

16. TEMPO/BPM [FX RANGE] Button Changes the mode of parameter display in the LCD between BPM (AUTO BPM or T AP BPM) dis- play mode and current selected mode. Pressing and holding the SHIFT button then pressing this button changes the ef fect beat parameter directly when an effect is active. The Beat parameters are shown in the parameter display (on[...]

Once Delay , Filter , or Flange has been selected it is easier to enjoy FX with AUTO SYNCH on. More advanced users adjust the effect level or parameter manually; Press & hold SHIFT button + effect name (DELA Y , FIL TER, or FLANGE) to shift / toggle between the effect’s parameter & effect level (wet/dry), then use the Jog wheel to adjust.[...]

Pressing and holding the SHIFT then pressing SAMPLE changes the sampler playback mode (o— /o-o) between single play (o—) and loop play (o-o). When sampler loop is engaged, “LOOP” indica- tor in the LCD will light. 28. LOOP [REPEA T/DEL] Button Enters the three buttons (1/IN, 2/OUT , and 3/RELOOP) ready for LOOP mode. When these three button[...]

1-4. Remote Controller (Bottom Panel) 41. REMOTE connector Connect this to the REMOTE connector on the rear panel of the main unit. W ARRNING * DO NOT use any cable except the cable supplied with the C.504. * Connect the cable to the C.504 as shown on the illustration on the rear panel. If you con- nect the cable in any other way , you may damage t[...]

43. TRACK indicator Shows the current track selected / playing. 44. REMAIN indicator When the time mode is set to time remaining mode, this indicator lights. 45. SGL indicator When the play mode is set to single play , this indicator lights. 46. RPT indicator When the play mode is set to either single repeat or all repeat play mode, this indicator [...]

59. Parameter display Displays the various parameters. 60. T AP indicator Lights when parameter display shows the tap value. 61. BPM indicator Lights when parameter display shows the auto BPM value. 62. DIR indicator When a MP3 CD-ROM disc is inserted, this indicator lights and parameter display shows the current selected directory number . 63. KEY[...]

2. Find the desired point in audio where you want to create a CUE point. 3. Press the MEMORY/CUE button until the parameter display in LCD shows “SEt”. 4. Press the desired CUE button (1, 2, or 3) within 5 seconds to store the desired CUE point in that bank. NOTE: When the bank buttons (1, 2, or 3) has a point stored the button lights up green.[...]

points are not erased. Re-looping When loop play is disengaged and loop points are already stored, pressing the RELOOP button starts looped playback and the RELOOP button lights. Seamless playback from the LOOP start point Pressing the RELOOP button always play starts from the loop start point. Changing the LOOP points Loop start and end points can[...]

2-8. PITCH LOCK Pressing the Pitch LOCK button turns on and off the PITCH LOCK function. When PITCH LOCK function is turned on, pitch control devices (such as Jog Wheel, Pitch Fader , and Pitch Bend but- tons) are ineffective; the Pitch will remain “locked” at zero 0%, until deactivated. NOTE: When the PITCH LOCK function is turned on, paramete[...]

Synchronizing the effect time with the BPM When an effect is activated and AUTO SYNC button is turned on (AUT O SYNC button lights blue), using the Jog wheel or pressing and holding the SHIFT button then pressing the BPM button (BEA T RANGE) can change the effect beat synchronized with the BPM. The effect beat parameter is shown in the parameter di[...]

SHIFT function. When KEY SHIFT function is turned on / backlight, the harmonic KEY can manual- ly be adjusted independent of Pitch (via the Jog Wheel). For example you can adjust the harmonic NOTE: (KEY) of a track without affecting the speed (TEMPO). The C.504 features up to +/-16% KEY shift control. KEY shift control range is determined with pitc[...]

NOTE: More than 3 seconds after pausing, reverse play cannot be performed. In the reverse play mode, flash start, creating the looping, loop play , and auto cue functions do not work. However you can create a sample in reverse mode. 3-6. Sampler The C.504 includes eight seconds sampler on each player (CD1=8sec./CD2=8sec.). NOTE: the sample is playe[...]

3-7. T rack Memory The C.504 can memorize the various playback settings of current selected tracks, up to 100 tracks of memory in each of 5 banks (A to E) can be stored. Y ou could use each bank for a dif ferent user style / preference or use each bank for a different set- ting for each track, for example. T o store the T rack Memory Data 1. Select[...]

button. If there is a track memory data for the current selected track, its memory number is shown in the LCD. 3. When track memory number is shown in the LCD, pressing the ENTER button recalls the track memory data. The C.504 can recall the track (selection #) from the track memory data. 1. Select the memory bank [BANK] by pressing and holding the[...]

3-10. Auto Cue Auto cue function allows the unit to search the beginning of the song and pause there automatical- ly . The detection level is fixed to -54dB. When Auto cue function is turned on, the “A.CUE” indicator is displayed in the LCD screen. Pressing and holding the SHIFT button then pressing the CUE button [AUT O CUE] turns the AUTO CUE[...]

5. Exit the program edit mode [PROGRAM] by pressing and holding the SHIFT button then press- ing the CNT/SGL button. Insert program 1. Enter the program edit mode [PROGRAM] by pressing and holding the SHIFT button then press- ing the CNT/SGL button. 2. Program number is shown in the parameter display . Select desired program number where you want t[...]

* If the disc is recorded with multi session way , the C.504 can read the files in first session area only . * V ariable bit rate (VBR) format is not supported. Unfortunately MP3 playback function does not support following functions. * CUE and CUE 1-3 * Flash start / Hot Cue * Loop * Search * Reverse play * T rack memory * Remain time display * T [...]

02 dIrECt Direct OFF*, ON When direct mode is set to on, disc can be ejected when disc is played, and when insert the disc, playback is started automatically . 03 rEAd TOC Read Mode nor*, AUt Selects the T OC read mode. nor: Uses the previous servo value. AUt: Adjust the servo value every time. 04 rECALL Memory Auto Recall Mode nor*, AUt Selects th[...]

Disc type: 8cm / 12cm CD Number of channels: 2-channel Resolution: 16-bit Sampling frequency: 44.1kHz Analog output: RCA pin jack Output impedance: <1kohm Maximum output level: +6dBV Digital output: Coaxial Format: S/PDIF V oltage requirements USA/Canada: 120V AC, 60Hz UK/Europe: 230V AC, 50Hz Australia: 240V AC, 50Hz Power consumption: 30W Peak[...]

Error Messages occur when there is a known issue / problem with the playback device. Below are the Error numbers, and explanation of the problem and how to correct it. Err 01 T OC Read error - the disc’s T able of Contents cannot be read within 20 seconds - try with anoth- er disc or remove and clean the existing disc before replacing it Err 02 G[...]

W arranty T hrough Stanton’s authorized dealers around the W orld, Stanton, or one of Stanton’s authorized distributors outside the U.S., will, without charge, repair or replace, at the sole discretion of the entity responsible for making the repair or provid- ing the replacement, any Stanton merchandise proved defective in material or workmans[...]

ADDITIONAL SAFETY INFO T O THE USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with t he limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses[...]