American Audio DCD-PRO200 manual

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    © American AUDIO Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA FLIP FLOP SKIP SKIP SEARCH SEARCH O P/ C L O P/ C L + PITCH PITCH LOOP LOOP PROG. PROG. SGL SGL TIME TIME PITCH BEND PITCH BEND PITCH 0 0 + PITCH CUE CUE DCD-PRO200 MKIII POWER DCD-PRO200 MKIII[...]

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    CONTENTS SPECIFICA TIONS................................................................................................................. ................2 IMPORT ANT SAFETY ITEMS...............................................................................................................3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.......................................[...]

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    W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS CD PLA YER T O W A TER OR MOISTURE. NOTE: This unit may cause interference to radio and television reception. CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT USE THIS (POLARIZED) PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPT ACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE CAREFULL Y INSERTED TO PREVENT BLA[...]

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    I. Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2. Save Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be saved for future reference. 3. Heed W arnings - All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4. Follow Instructions - All op[...]

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    • Avoid high temperatures. • Allow for sufficient heat dispersion when installed on a rack. • Handle the power cord carefully . • Hold the plug when unplugging the cord. • Keep the set free from moisture, water , and dust. • Unplug the power cord when not using the set for long periods of time. • Do not obstruct the ventilation holes.[...]

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    1. (Play Indicator) 2. (Pause Indicator) 3. CUE (Cue Indicator) 4. ELAPSED (Elapsed time Indicator) 5. TOT AL (T otal time Indicator) 6. BAR (Bar Indicator) 7. REMAIN (Remaining time Indicator) 8. SINGLE (Single Indicator) 9. PROGRAM (Program Indicator) 10. PITCH (Pitch Indicator) 1 1. LOOP (Loop Indicator) 12. TRACK (Current track indicator) 13. M[...]

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    A. DRIVE TRANSPORT (Figures 1 & 2) 1) POWER (Power On/Off Button) - When the POWER Button is pressed, the power turns on, press again to turn power off. 2) PLA YER 1 TRANSPORT TRA Y - Place the a compact discs in this tray . 3) PLA YER 1 OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON - Press it to open and close the player one’s transport tray. The disc tray cannot be op[...]

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    American audio • DCD-PRO200MKIII™ INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL • P AGE 8 17) FORW ARD SKIP BUTTON - Use this button to skip to the next track on the CD. 18) FLIP FLOP - 19) PLA YER 2 REMOTE CONNECTOR - Connect to player 2 connector on transport assembly . 20) PLA YER 1 REMOTE CONNECTOR - Connect to player 1 connector on transport assembly . 22) PLA YE[...]

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    American audio • DCD-PRO200MKIII™ INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL • P AGE 9 1. Opening and Closing the Disc Holder • T urn the unit power on. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open or close the disc tray . OPEN/CLOSE buttons are provided on both the main unit and control unit. • The disc tray cannot be opened during playback. This feature is to prevent [...]

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    1) The player has completed the cue or pause operation and is waiting for the play start command. 2) When the PLA Y/P AUSE button is pressed, playback starts and the cue point is stored in the memory . 3) Playing 4) The pause mode is set when the PLA Y/P AUSE button is pressed again. 5) Pausing 6) Playback resumes when the PLA Y/P AUSE button is pr[...]

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    American audio • DCD-PRO200MKIII™ INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL • P AGE 1 1 1) The player has completed the cue or pause operation and is waiting for the play start command. 2) When the PLA Y/P AUSE button is pressed, playback starts and the cue point is stored in the memory . 3) Playing 4) The pause mode is set when the PLA Y/P AUSE button is pressed [...]

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    9. Scanning (Fast forward/Fast backward) • Scanning is a function for moving quickly forward or backward while the SCAN/SEARCH buttons are pressed to let you find a desired play point quickly . • This unit supports 3 different speeds, the scanning speed depends on how long you hold the button. If you hold the SCAN/SEARCH button for about 3 seco[...]

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    When you have finished using the CD player , before switching off the power be sure that the disc holder has been closed with the OPEN/CLOSE button (Figure 15). CAUTION: Do not forcibly close the disc tray when the power is off. Do not switch off the power when the disc holder is open. Switch off the power after the disc holder has been closed with[...]

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    ©Ame r ican AUDIO Headquarters: 4295 Char ter Street Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA T el: 800-333-0644 F ax: 323-582-2610 W eb: ww w .ame r i canaudio.us E-mail: in f o@ame r icandj.com[...]