American Audio CDS-1, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Featuring FLIPFLOP CDS 1 American Audio 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca 90058 Revised 11 05 American Audio Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...ED OPERATIONS Q START 21 FLIP FLOP 21 WARRANTY 22 SPECIFICATIONS 23 CONTENTS WARRANTY REGISTRATION The CDS 1 carries a one year 365 days limited warranty Please fill out the enclosed warranty card to validate your purchase All returned service items whether under warranty or not must be freight pre paid and accompany a return authorization R A number The R A number must be clearly writ ten on the ...

Page 3: ...SONNEL This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reason able protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment gen erates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accor dance with the instructions may ...

Page 4: ...n or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords at plugs conveniencereceptacles andthepointwhere they exit from the product OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING If an outside antennaorcablesystemisconnectedtotheproduct be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so astoprovidesomeprotectionagainstvoltagesurges andbuilt upstaticcharges Article810oftheNational Electri...

Page 5: ...f the lens does become dirty contact American Audio Technical Support for fur ther instructions Third party lens cleaners available but not highly recommended Use of some of these cleaner may damage the pick up lens be sure to follow extreme caution when using these types of cleaners American Audio www AmericanAudio us CDS 1 Instruction Manual Page 5 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the CDS 1...

Page 6: ...d properly Figure 1 CAUTION The LCD is designed to be clearly visible within the angles shown in Figure 2 Mount the control unit so that the visual angle is within this range Figure 2 50 10 Figure 1 15 1 Checking the Contents Be sure your CDS 1 was shipped with the following 1 CDS 1 Professional CD player 1 Operating instructions this booklet 1 One dual stereo RCA cable 1 One male to male 1 8 mini...

Page 7: ... used in conjunction with American Audio mixers that also feature Fader Q Start For FLIP FLOP results you must use two CDS 1 players Connect your CDS 1 s as described in the set up section of this manual This feature will start the next player once one player has ended For example if player one is playing a disc and it ends player two will instantly begin to play You may set FLIP FLOP to play trac...

Page 8: ...CD This high quality LCD Indicates all the functions play pause etc as they occur This display is view able at several comfortable angles as described on page 11 The LCD will be described in the next section 4 SGL CTN This button changes the play mode between Single and Continuous In single mode the unit will play a single track and return to cue mode In continuous mode the unit con tinues to play...

Page 9: ...tton is the preferred method for locating a specific cue point American Audio www AmericanAudio us CDS 1 Instruction Manual Page 9 13 SEARCH SCAN BUTTON This button is user to forward scan or fast forward a track Holding down the button for a prolonged amount of time will increase the scanning speed Tapping the button is the preferred method for locating a specific cue point 14 TRACK BUTTON This b...

Page 10: ...PITCH BUTTON This button is used to turn the pitch function on and off The pitch functions of the PITCH SLIDER 19 and PITCH BEND BUTTONS 18 will not function without this func tion being activated The pitch percentage value GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS Cont can be changed from 8 12 or 16 The PITCH SELECT LED 23 will indicate the maximum pitch value 22 PITCH LED This red LED will glow when the pi...

Page 11: ...time The time mode is changed by tapping on TIME button 17 34 PLAY INDICATOR This indicator will glow when the unit is in play mode 35 TRACK INDICATOR This double digit indi cator details a current track The number dis played in the track indicator is a direct reference to a track being selected for programming or a track in play pause or cue mode 36 MINUTES METER This meter will display the elaps...

Page 12: ...hold down the TRACK BUTTONS 14 15 to change tracks continuously at a higher speed If you are using the TRACK BUTTONS 14 15 to select a new track during playback a track already playing the new track you selected will immediately begin playback as soon as the search operation is completed 4 STARTING PLAYBACK Insert an audio CD as describe above loading discs Pressing the PLAY PAUSE BUTTON 8 with an...

Page 13: ... when a track is in cue mode 7 FRAME SEARCH SETTING CUE POINTS This feature allows you to search through a track to set a cue or the begin ning of a loop point To use the search function you must first be in Pause or Cue mode Once you are in Pause or Cue mode use your finger to tap on either the FORWARD SEARCH SCAN BUTTON 13 or the REVERSE SEARCH SCAN BUTTON 12 depending on which direction you wan...

Page 14: ...CD 36 37 38 as the total disc remaining time TIME BAR INDICATOR The time bar in the LCD visually details the time defined in the TIME METER 36 37 38 This bar is also dependent on the selected time function TOTAL REMAIN 32 REMAIN 33 or ELAPSE 31 This bar will begin to flash when 15 seconds of a track remain and will begin to rapidly flash when three seconds of a track remain The flashing bar is a g...

Page 15: ...up towards the top of the unit the pitch will decrease if the slider is moved down towards the bottom of the unit the pitch will increase The PITCH SLIDER 19 adjustment can be changed to range from 8 12 or 16 See changing PITCH SLIDER PERCENTAGE RANGE figure 14 page 16 The pitch adjustments will effect playback reverse playback and loops Using the Pitch Slider 19 To use the PITCH SLIDER 19 slide t...

Page 16: ...ITCH BUT TONS 18 for this function The maximum pitch bend percentage allowed is 16 The pitch bend function will work in conjunction with the PITCH SLIDER 19 pitch setting For example if the PITCH SLIDER 19 is set to a 2 pitch gain the pitch bending process will begin at 2 and will continue to the maximum of 16 and then return to the original 2 pitch when the button is released PITCH BEND BUTTONS 1...

Page 17: ...D PLAYING A LOOP A loop is a sound clip that plays continuously between two points You can use this loop to create dramatic effect in your mixing This loop has no time limit and you could actually loop the entire disc length You create a loop between two continuous points of a disc The following steps illustrate the procedures for creating a loop 1 Press the PLAY PAUSE BUTTON 8 to activate playbac...

Page 18: ... LOOP Figure 19 The IN BUTTON LED 9 and OUT BUTTON LED 16 will begin to flash indicating the LOOP mode has been activated LOOP INDICATORS During a loop the IN BUTTON LED 9 and OUT BUTTON LED 16 will begin to flash indicating the LOOP mode has been activated A loop will remain in memory until a new loop is made or the unit has been powered down When a loop remain in memory but has been deactivated ...

Page 19: ...ontinuos Continuous mode allow the seamless CD playback with out interruption much the same way a typical consumer CD player oper ates Single mode will play a track and cue to the next track when the previous track has ended In certain situations this may be a useful to in preventing unintentional playback of an undesired track To toggle back and forth between the playback modes press the SGL CTN ...

Page 20: ... playback from the last cue point when a track is in Cue mode Simply press and hold down the CUE BUTTON 6 when the unit is in cue mode and the unit will begin to playback Playback will continue until the CUE BUTTON 6 is released Use this function to create mixing and playback effects with other audio sources Figure 24 ...

Page 21: ...cting your CDS 1 to a Fader Q Start mixer for Flip Flop control Be sure to connect 1 8 mini plugs from the control connection on the rear your CDS 1 to the 1 8 control jack on the rear of American DJ or American Audio Q series mixer That s it you ll be set for FLIP FLOP ADVANCED OPERATIONS FLIP FLOP This feature is kind of auto pilot Flip Flop mode can only function with the use of two CDS 1 units...

Page 22: ...s not include maintenance cleaning or peri odic check up During the period specified above American Audio will replace defective parts at its expense and will absorb all expenses for warranty service and repair labor by reason of defects in material or workmanship The sole responsibility of American Audio under this warranty shall be limited to the repair of the product or replacement thereof inclu...

Page 23: ...CTERISTICS TEST DISC TCD 782 LOAD 47Kohm ITEM NOMINAL LIMIT CONDITION Output level 2 0Vrms 1dB 2 0V 1dB 1KHz 0dB Channel balance 0 5dB 1 0dB 1KHz 0dB Frequency response 0 5dB 1 0dB 20Hz 20KHz 0dB De emphasis response 2 5dB 3dB16KHz 20dB Channel separation 82dB 75dB 1KHz 0dB T H D NOISE 0 02 0 025 1KHz 0dB S N ratio IHF A 84dB 75dB 1KHz 0dB NOTE With 20KHz low pass filter SEARCHING TIME TEST DISC T...

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