Numark Industries CDN-34S manual

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    Professional Disc Jockey Products CDN-34S PROFESSIONAL DUAL CD PLAYER with Buffered memory OPERATING MANUAL ©1999 Industries http://www.numark.com ®[...]

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    CDN-34S - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 2 - http://www.numark.com Safety Information and Product Registration CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before this product is connected and used. 2. Retain Instructions - The [...]

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    CDN-34S - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 3 - http://www.numark.com 115V 230V WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. Electrical equipment should NEVER be kept or stored in damp environments. DANGER: INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AND INTERLOCK FAILED OR [...]

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    CDN-34S - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 4 - http://www.numark.com ® CDN-34S PROFESSIONAL DUAL CD PLAYER WITH CONGRATULATIONS... You have just purchased the worlds first dual-transport CD player with anti shock memory, seamless looping, and stuttering, designed specifically for the professional DJ. This unit has been design[...]

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    CDN-34S - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 5 - http://www.numark.com TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety and Registration 2 Introduction 4 Description of Anti-Shock 6 Set-up Instructions & Connections 7 Description of the Features Remote Control Unit 8 Display 9 Transport 9 Basic Operation Play, Pause and Cue Operations 10 Matching t[...]

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    CDN-34S - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 6 - http://www.numark.com DESCRIPTION OF ANTI-SHOCK BUFFER MEMORY The CDN-34S is equipped with a total of 24 Seconds of RAM Buffer memory. 12 Seconds of this is used for the Anti-Shock Buffer and the other 12 are used for seamless looping, stuttering, and instant start functions. Anti[...]

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    CDN-34S - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 7 - http://www.numark.com CONNECTIONS Typical connection with a mixer is illustrated right. 1. Connect the output connection cords from the CD Player to the line inputs of your mixer. 2. Connect the remote control connection cable from the Unit 1 connector on the main unit to the Unit[...]

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    CDN-34S - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 8 - http://www.numark.com DESCRIPTION CDN-34S REMOTE FEATURES 1. PROGRAM - Depress this button and the unit will stop and the program indicator will light. Select each track to be programmed and press the PROGRAM button between selections. You can program up to 30 tracks. Press PLAY t[...]

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    CDN-34S - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 9 - http://www.numark.com LCD DISPLAY FEATURES 1. PLAY - Active while the unit is actually playing a CD. 2. PAUSE - Active when the unit is paused. 3. CUE - Flashing when the unit is setting a cue point. Lit continuously when the unit is paused at a cue point. 4. PROGRAM - Used for pr[...]

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    CDN-34S - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 10 - http://www.numark.com DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAY/PAUSE AND CUE OPERATIONS STARTING PLAY OPTIONS Play can be started any 1 of 3 ways 1. Pressing the “PLAY/PAUSE” button 2. Pressing the “STUTTER” button as explained in the STUTTER SECTION 3. When the cue button is pressed a se[...]

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    CDN-34S - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 11 - http://www.numark.com MATCHING THE BEATS PER MINUTE (BPM) Match the tempo by monitoring the music of both PLAYER 1 and PLAYER 2 by ear and adjusting the pitch. When the tempo of the music of the selected CD player is slow compared to the tempo of the other player, move the slider[...]

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    CDN-34S - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 12 - http://www.numark.com RELAY PLAY The cables required are commercially available 3.5mm (1/8”) mini-plug cables. One has already been included with your unit so the relay function could be used. 1. Connect auto start cable between both sides of the remote unit. 2. Insert CDs into[...]

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    CDN-34S - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 13 - http://www.numark.com EXAMPLE OF MIXING USING BOTH PLAYERS OF YOUR CD PLAYER While playing a disc on PLAYER 1 load a disc into PLAYER 2 and select your next track, match its pitch to the track playing on PLAYER1 and when you are ready use the crossfader on your mixer to fade from[...]

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    CDN-34S - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 14 - http://www.numark.com USING THE LOOPING FEATURES These feature are for seamlessly looping certain areas of the CD. A loop is any area of a CD that you choose to repeat with no breaks. There are 3 buttons associated with the loop feature. LOOP IN The “LOOP IN” is where you wis[...]

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    CDN-34S - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 15 - http://www.numark.com MOVING LOOP POINTS The “LOOP IN” point can be moved while a loop is playing just by pressing the “LOOP IN” button at the new desired point. The next time “LOOP OUT” is reached the CD will return to this new “LOOP IN” point. If you should acci[...]

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    CDN-34S - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 16 - http://www.numark.com PRE-PROGRAMMING AND EDITING A LOOP LOOP IN PRE-PROGRAM To pre-program your “LOOP IN” point either play your song or search for the desired “LOOP IN” point using the search and jog wheels. When you get to the desired point press “LOOP IN”. If you [...]

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    CDN-34S - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 17 - http://www.numark.com DESCRIPTION OF STUTTERING FFFFUN........ This function allows music to be replayed from the last set cue point seamlessly. Carefully read all of the following conditions to fully understand this button’s operation. Don’t forget this button serves two fun[...]

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    CDN-34S - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 18 - http://www.numark.com BEFORE SWITCHING OFF THE POWER: When you have finished using the CD player, be sure that the disc tray is closed with the “OPEN/CLOSE” button before switching off the power. DO NOT switch off the power when the disc holder is open. Switch off the power a[...]

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    CDN-34S - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 19 - http://www.numark.com SPECIFICATIONS TECHNICAL Quantization 16-bit linear/channel, 3 beam laser Oversampling rate 8 times Frequency response 20Hz-20KHz Channel separation 86dB T.H.D. + NOISE 0.01% S/N ratio (IHF-A) 94dB Output level 2.0Vrms Short access time (Play next track) les[...]

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    ® Professional Disc Jockey Products LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY 1. What is covered and for how long? NUMARK INDUSTRIES LCC ("NUMARK") warrants to the original purchaser that NUMARK'S DJ mixers and amplifiers are free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for the period commencing upon the date of purchas[...]