American Audio SCD-100 manual

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    SCD-100 ™ Operating Instructions American Audio ® 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca. 90058 Revised 02/02[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - SCD-100™ Instruction Manual Page 2[...]

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    CAUTIONS REGARDING HANDLING....................................................................................................4 PRODUCT INFORMA TION.....................................................................................................................6 CUSTOMER SUPPORT .................................................................[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - SCD-100™ Instruction Manual Page 4 NOTE: This product satisfies FCC r egulations 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 [...]

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    ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS ELECTRICAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION 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 accompanyi[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - SCD-100™ Instruction Manual Page 6 PRODUCT INFORMA TION LINE VOL T AGE SELECTION • The SCD-100 is designed to operate in either a 120 volts or 220 volts environment. • Before changing the operating voltage voltage be sure main power is disconnect- ed. • The desired voltage may be set with the VOL[...]

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    Introduction: Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the American Audio ® SCD-100™ 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 affor dable price. Please read and understand this manual completely before attempting to ope[...]

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    1. Checking the Contents Be sure your SCD-100™ package was shipped with the following: 1) SCD-100™ 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 SCD-100 is designed to placed on a flat level surface or installed into a standard 19” rack mount[...]

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    FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS 25 1998.01.12 28 27 CLASS 1 LASER KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUCT ELA P SED REMAIN S I N G L E CO NT I N U TRACK M S F 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 TRACK M S F COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO 1 BIT 8 TIMES OVERSAMPLING D/A CONVERTER CO MPACT DISC PLAYER ON OFF 26 A. FRONT CONTROLS (FIGURE 3) 1. TRANSPOR T TRA Y - This tray is used to load and [...]

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    playing the time and track values. This display is viewable at several comfortable angles as described on pages 11 and 12. The LCD symbols will be described in the next section. 5. SGL - This button allows the unit's play mode to change between Single and Continuous. In single mode the unit will play a single track and return to cue mode. In c[...]

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    21. (-) PITCH BEND - The (-) pitch bend function creates a momentary “Slow Down” in the CD’ s pitch speed (Beats per minute - BPM) when the PITCH (23) function is activated. This functions allows the beats between two CD’ s or any other music source to match. This is a momentary function. When the button is depr essed the pitch speed will a[...]

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    elapse, or frames. The displayed frames will be indirect refer ence to the current time mode. 33. TIME BAR INDICA TOR - This bar visually details the time defined in the TIME METER (30, 31, & 32). As with the TIME METER (30, 31, & 32) , this bar is also dependent on the selected time function ( REMAIN (37) OR ELAPSE (34 time function ( REMA[...]

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    BASIC OPERA TION Figure 8 - 3 in. / 8cm disc Figure 7 - 5 in. / 12cm disc Figure 7 - 5 in. / 12cm disc 2. LOADING DISCS The SCD-100 can play both 3 inch (8 cm) and 5 inch (12 cm) compact discs (CD’ s). Odd shaped and oval CD’ s are not compatible. When loading a CD into the unit always hold the disc by its' edges and place it in the disc t[...]

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    BASIC OPERA TION 4. ST ARTING PLA YBACK Insert an audio CD as describe on the previous page ( LOADING DISCS Insert an audio CD as describe on the previous page ( LOADING DISCS Insert an audio CD as describe on the previous page ( ). Pressing the PLA Y/P AUSE BUTTON (18) with an audio CD inserted will immediately start playback. The point at which p[...]

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    8. FRAME SEARCH This feature allows you to scroll 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 you ar e in Pause or Cue mode, use your finger tip to tur n the JOG WHEEL (13) to scr oll thr ough the track (figure 9). T urning the wheel in a clockwise direc- tion will advan[...]

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    Activating the Pitch Slider (24) : T o activate the PITCH SLIDER (24) , you must turn the pitch function on. Press the PITCH BUTTON (23) to turn on the pitch function, when the pitch function is activated the PITCH LED (10) will begin to glow . If the pitch function is not activated the PITCH SLIDER (21) will not function. 11. PITCH ADJUSTMENTS Thi[...]

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    12. PITCH BEND This function will momentarily increase or decr ease a tracks playback speed using the (-) & (+) PITCH BUT - TONS (21 & 22) . The maximum pitch bend per centage allowed is +/-16%. The pitch bend function will work in conjunction with the PITCH SLIDER (24) pitch setting. For example, if the PITCH SLIDER (24) is set to a 2% pit[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - SCD-100™ Instruction Manual Page 18 BASIC OPERA TION 13. SETTING CUE POINTS A cue point is the exact point playback will begin when the PLA Y/P AUSE BUTTON (18) is pr essed. A cue point may be cr eated anywhere on a disc or in a track. Use the JOG WHEEL (13) to set a cue point by frame. While JOG WHEEL[...]

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    1) Be sure a disc is inserted in the drive and press the PROGRAM BUTTON (6) . Pressing the PROGRAM BUT - TON (6) from any function will immediately pause the disc and enter the program mode. 2) After activating the pr ogram mode the PROGRAM INDI- CA TOR LED (7) will begin to glow indicating Program Mode has been activated. 15. PROGRAM PLA Y This op[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - SCD-100™ Instruction Manual Page 20 1. PRECAUTIONS ON HANDLING COMP ACT DISCS Compact disc ar e constructed of the same types of plastic record ar e. 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. • Do[...]

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    2-YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY A. American Audio ® hereby warrants, to the original pur chaser , American Audio ® products to be free of manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for a period of 2 Y ear (730 days) from the date of purchase. This warranty shall be valid only if the pr oduct is purchased within the United States of America, inclu[...]

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    NOTES © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - SCD-100™ Instruction Manual Page 22[...]

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    SPECIFICA TIONS GENERAL Model: American Audio ® SCD-100™ - Pr ofessional Compact Disc Player System: Single T ray Front Loading, Digital Compact Disc Audio Player . Disc type: Standard compact discs (5 in / 12cm and 3in/8cm discs) Dimensions: 3.5” H x 19” W x 13.5” L / 482W x 88.8H x 268D mm I ns t al la ti on : Place on flat surface or mo[...]

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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 .americandj.com E-mail: info@americandj.com[...]