Numark CD MIX-1 manual

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    Professional Disc Jockey Products CD MIX-1 PROFESSIONAL CD MIXING CONSOLE OPERATING MANUAL ©1999 Industries http://www.numark.com ®[...]

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    CD MIX-1 - 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 - T[...]

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    CD MIX-1 - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 3 - http://www.numark.com 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 DEFEATED.[...]

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    CD MIX-1 - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 4 - http://www.numark.com ® CD MIX-1 PROFESSIONAL CD MIXING CONSOLE CONGRATULATIONS... You have just purchased a combination dual CD player and mixer designed specifically for the professional DJ. This unit has been designed to provide portable CD mixing with the same ease and creat[...]

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    CD MIX-1 - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 5 - http://www.numark.com TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety and Registration 2 Introduction 4 Set-up Instructions & Connections 7 Important Information 6 Description of the Features CD Player 7 Display 8 Mixer 9 Rear Panel 10 Basic Operation Play, Pause and Cue Operations 11 Matching the [...]

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    CD MIX-1 - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 6 - http://www.numark.com IMPORTANT INFORMATION... CHECK TO BE SURE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE IN THIS BOX: (1) CD MIX-1 (1) OWNERS MANUAL (THIS BOOKLET) (1) POWER ADAPTER Please read this entire manual before connecting this unit to your system. For optimum performance: a) Never use sp[...]

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    CD MIX-1 - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 7 - http://www.numark.com DESCRIPTION CD MIX-1 CD PLAYER FEATURES 1. OPEN/CLOSE (Disc Tray Open/Close) - Press to load or eject the disc. Each press will open or close the disc tray on the transport. NOTE: Tray will not open unless the disc has been paused. Tray will automatically cl[...]

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    CD MIX-1 - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 8 - 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 p[...]

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    CD MIX-1 - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 9 - http://www.numark.com MIXER FEATURES 1. Input fader - Controls individual source levels in the mix 2. Input toggle switch - Selects which source will be live to that channel based on what you have connected to the rear panel input section 3. Replaceable Crossfader - Achieves clea[...]

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    CD MIX-1 - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 10 - http://www.numark.com REAR PANEL FEATURES 1. Channels Inputs - Unbalanced RCA jacks for connecting external sources. The Phono/Line Input is selected with the toggle switch on the front panel. You can connect stereo audio from Turntables, HiFi VCRs, cassette and reel-to-reel tap[...]

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    CD MIX-1 - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 11 - http://www.numark.com DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAY/PAUSE AND CUE OPERATIONS PLAY and CUE Pressing the “PLAY/PAUSE” button starts the disc. Pressing the “CUE” button will reset the disc to the last place where the disc was started. This is called the cue point. By alternately [...]

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    CD MIX-1 - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 12 - 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 slide[...]

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    CD MIX-1 - 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 fr[...]

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    CD MIX-1 - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 14 - 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. TROUBLESHOOTING: Symp[...]

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    CD MIX-1 - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries - 15 - http://www.numark.com TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS CD Players Quantization 16-bit linear/channel, 3 beam laser Oversampling rate 8 times Short access time (Play next track) less than 1.7sec Long access time (Track 1 ->Track 20) less than 3sec Start Time less than 0.3 sec Pitch co[...]

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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[...]