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Numark MPCD33 manual

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  • Page 1

    MPCD33 PROFESSIONAL DUAL CD PLAYER MANUAL ©2002 Industries http://www.numark.com[...]

  • Page 2

    MPCD33 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS a) Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instruction s should be read before this product is conne cted and used. b) Retain Instr uctions - The safety and operating in structions should be kept for future reference . c) Heed Warnings - All w arnings on this product a nd in these opera ting instructions should b[...]

  • Page 3

    MPCD33 ® MPCD33 PROFESSIONAL DUAL CD PLAYER CONGRATULATIONS... You have just purchased a CD player designed spec ifically for the professional DJ. This unit has been designed to provide CD mixing with the same ease and creativity that you have enjoyed with records. Please take a few moments to fam iliarize yourself with the MPCD33 by reading the f[...]

  • Page 4

    MPCD33 TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Instructions 2 Introduction and Registration 3 Set-up & Connections 5 Description of the Features Face Panel 6 Display 7 Rear Panel 8 MP3 File Playback (MUST READ) 9 Basic Operation Play, Pause and Cue Operations 10 Track Selection, Programming, Relay Play 11 Matching the Tempo 12 Beat Matching Using Pitch Bend 1[...]

  • Page 5

    MPCD33 SETUP and CONNECTIONS Typical connection with a mixer is illustrated below. 1. Mount the units in your cons ole or rack with 19” EIA rails. 2. The transport shoul d be mounted not to exceed an angle of 15 degrees. 3. Your CD player can be affected by excess vibration so mount the units in a secure environment if possible. 4. Connect the su[...]

  • Page 6

    MPCD33 FRONT PANEL FEATURES 1. Open/Close: Press to load or eject the disc. The tra y will not open if a di sc is in play. The tray door will automatically close i n 30 seconds if left open. This is to protect the tray from accidental damage while open. 2. Single: Toggles the unit to play back just one track at a time (singl e) or play continuous l[...]

  • Page 7

    MPCD33 Pitch Bend Function: allow s the user to temporarily change the speed of the music to align beats. When the beats of the music of the CD you wish to match is fast compared to the tempo of the other music, rotate the jog wheel counter clockwise (to the le ft). When the CD is behind, rotat e the jog wheel clock wise (to the righ t). The pitch [...]

  • Page 8

    MPCD33 REAR PANEL FEATURES 22. Control Cable Connector- Plug in the 8-pin cable included in here to conn ec t the remote control and main CD unit together 23. IEC Power Plug Co nnector - Plug your supp lied power cord in here. 24. Voltage Selector - Set this switch to the voltage for your location. 25. RCA Audio Connectors - Connect your CD player [...]

  • Page 9

    MPCD33 MP3 AUDIO PLAYBACK REQUIREMENTS While playing MP3 music, pleas e note the following points. It is assumed that the user of this unit under stands how to properly burn a CDR and add MP3 files to it. Many different variations MP3 audio ar e available from various sources and computer programs. Please read the following to better unde rstand ho[...]

  • Page 10

    MPCD33 DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAY/PAUSE AND CUE OPERATIONS PLAY and CUE Pressing the “PLAY/PAUSE” button starts the disc. Pressi ng the “CUE” button will reset the di sc to the last place where the disc was started . This is called the cue po int. By alternately pressing the “PLAY/PAUSE” button and the “CUE” button, the disc may be ret[...]

  • Page 11

    MPCD33 TRACK SELECTION Track selecti on can be done 2 ways. • You can use the key pad by selecting the side, then the selectio n, then play • You can use the rotary selector on the individual player then press play TRACK SEQUENCE PROGRAMMING • Select side to program • Press program, the unit will stop and the program indicator will light ?[...]

  • Page 12

    MPCD33 MATCHING THE BEATS PER MINUTE (BPM) Match the tempo by monitoring the mu sic 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 to the “+” side and match the tempo. When faster , move the pitch slider to the[...]

  • Page 13

    MPCD33 EXAMPLE OF MIXING USING TWO CD PLAYERS 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 PLAYER 1 to PLAYER 2. Load a disc in PLAYER 1 and select the track and press PLAY. Load a disc in PL[...]

  • Page 14

    MPCD33 FADER START Fader Start is achievable by attaching your CD player to a si milarly equipped DJ mi xer and setting the rear panel selec tion swi tch to “mixer” mode. 1. Connect cables bet ween the CD player and your DJ mixer. 2. Press the button or switch on your mixer into fader start mode to activate the fader start capability. 3. Typica[...]

  • Page 15

    MPCD33 TROUBLESHOOTING: Symptom Possible Cause Corrective Action The power fails to switch on when the POWER switch is set to on Poor power plug conne ction at the AC outlet or IEC Power cord loose from rear of unit Insert the power plug firmly into the AC outlet and make sure connection i s good in unit rear Disc play does not start The disc is lo[...]

  • Page 16

    ® Professional Disc Jockey Products LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY 1. What is covered and for how long? NUMARK INDUSTRIES LCC ("NUMARK") warrants to the orig inal purchaser that NUMARK'S DJ Mixers, Amplifiers, CD players, turntabl es, preamplifiers , beatkeepers , equalizers, mic rophones, hea dphones, and all other acces sories are free [...]