CDI-500 ™ Featuring: Sampling User Guide and Reference Manual Rev. 4/05 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca. 90058 www.AmericanAudio.
CONTENTS SAFETY REGULATIONS.........................................................................................................................3 ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS................................................................................................................4 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.......................................................................................................................5 VOLTAGE SELECTOR......................................................................
IMPORTANT INFORMATION IMPORTANT SAFETY ITEMS FOR U.S.A. & CANADA MODEL ONLY NOTE: This CD player uses a semiconductor laser. It is recommended for use in a room at the following temperature: 41˚F - 95˚F / 5˚C - 35˚C WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS CD PLAYER TO WATER OR MOISTURE CAUTION: 1. Handle the power supply cord carefully. Do not damage or deform; it may cause electric shock or malfunction when used. Hold plug attachment when removing from wall outlet.
ELECTRICAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK).
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS I. Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the CD Player is operated. The safety and operating instructions should be saved for future reference. 2. Heed Warnings - All warnings on the CD Player and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 3. Water and Moisture - The player should not be used near water - for example, near a bath tub, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool, etc.
UNPACKING Every CDI-500™ has been thoroughly tested and has been shipped in perfect operating condition. Carefully check the shipping carton for damage that may have occurred during shipping. If the carton appears to be damaged, carefully inspect your CD player for any damage and be sure all equipment necessary to operate the CD player has arrived intact. In the event damage has been found or parts are missing, please contact our toll free customer support number for further instructions.
MAIN FEATURES • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8 times over sampling 1 bit D/A converter • Music Master tempo Auto cue • Real Time Scratch Play 1/75th second frame search • Reverse Play Real time cue (“Cue on the Fly”) • Pan Effect 8 different speed scan (4 Forward/4 Reverse) • Skid Effect Pitch display • Filter Effect Digital RCA coaxial output • Phase Effect Large bright LCD display can be viewed from wide angles.
SET-UP FOR BEST CD-R DISC PLAYBACK RESULTS IN THIS CD PLAYER PLEASE FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES: 1. High quality CD-R Audio discs (should conform to the standards of the Orange Book 2). 2. Use a high quality bit rate when recording discs. (At least 160kbps) 3. Record discs in the slowest speed possible. (i.e. 2x or 4x speed) 1. Checking the Contents Be sure your CDI-500™ was shipped with the following: 1) CDI-500™ Professional CD player. 2) Operating instructions (this booklet). 3) One (1) set of RCA cables.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS 30 29 28 1 2 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 4 5 6 Figure 3 3 7 8 9 10 11 16 12 13 15 14 A. TOP UNIT CONTROLS (FIGURE 3) 1. PITCH PERCENTAGE SELECTOR - Press this button to choose any pitch range percentages of 4%, 8%, 16%, and 100%. See page 26 for more details. 2. TEMPO LOCK FUNCTION - This button activates the TEMPO LOCK function.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) and manually set a tracks BPM. Occasionally the built-in BPM meter may not function as desired. This button allows you to override the internal beat clock and manually set a tracks BPMs. To manually set the BPMs; tap this button a few times to a tracks heavy down beat, the unit will automatically calculate your tapping and translate it into a tracks BPM. The BPM readout is then displayed in the LCD (30).
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) samples or cue points can then be recalled at any time even when the disc has been removed and replaced at a later time. See System Memory on page 23. CUE button it instantly returns to the CUE POINT. You can also tap the CUE button to create a BOP EFFECT (for definition of BOP EFFECT, see page 24). 17. PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON - Each press of the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON causes the operation to change from play to pause or from pause to play.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) turn the knob in either direction, the faster your search. 29. PARAMETER TIME - This knob is used to adjust the parameter time value. 30. LCD DISPLAY - This high quality LCD display indicates all the functions, as they are occurring. This display is viewable at several comfortable angles (see page 8). The display ICONS will be explained in the section D. ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) Figure 4 230V A U D IO O U T 36 D IG IT A L OUT R ELAY 35 34 POW ER ON 115V 31 A C IN ~ OFF 33 32 Figure 5 37 B. REAR PANEL (FIGURE 4) Audio’s “Q” series mixers. 31. VOLTAGE SELECTOR - Because power supplies vary from location to location we have incorporated a selectable voltage switch. This switch can select a voltage input of 120v~60Hz or 220v~50/60Hz. Always disconnect the power plug before changing the voltage. 36.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) 54 38 39 53 40 52 51 50 49 41 42 43 48 47 46 Figure 6 44 45 38. PAUSE INDICATOR - This indicator will glow when the drive is in pause mode. 47. REMAIN INDICATOR - When "REMAIN" is indicated in the LCD DISPLAY (30) the TIME DESCRIBED (44, 45, & 46) in the LCD will define the current track's remaining time. 39. MEMORY BUCKET INDICATOR - This indicator serves two functions.
BASIC OPERATIONS 1. LOADING/EJECTING DISCS The CDI-500™ can only play 3 inch and regular 5 inch CDs. When loading a CD into the player always hold the disc by it edge). Load the disc label side up and never touch the signal surface (the glossy side). To remove a disc from the player press the EJECT BUTTON (15), see Figure 7. CAUTION: • NEVER attempt to load any other objects besides 3" and 5" CDs. • NEVER attempt to load more than one disc at a time. Doing so may result in sever damage to your unit.
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 3. STARTING PLAYBACK - Figure 11 Insert an audio CD as described on page 15 (LOADING/EJECTING DISCS). Pressing the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (17) with an audio CD loaded will immediately start playback. The PLAY (54) indicator will glow as soon as playback begins. The point at which playback starts (cue point) will automatically be stored in the memory as the cue point. The unit will return to this cue point (the point at which playback started) when the CUE BUTTON (20) is pressed. 4.
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 8. SCANNING (FAST FORWARD / FAST REVERSE) This function gives you a fast search through a disc or track. Turn the SEARCH KNOB (13) in clockwise direction for fast forward or turn the wheel counterclockwise for fast reverse. You can scan in four different forward and four different reverse speeds depending on how much you rotate the knob. Figure 13 9.
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) Storing A Cue Point: Once you have set your CUE Point by one of the two means listed on page 17, you may store your cue point in one of the BANK BUTTONS (12). Once you store this cue point in memory you may recall it at any time and you may even recall memory if the disc has been removed or power had been disconnected, see SYSTEM MEMORY on page 23. You may store a maximum of four cue points per a disc and maximum of 508 cue points can be saved in unit's memory.
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 3) Press the OUT BUTTON (24) to set the ending point for your SEAMLESS LOOP (Figure 20). The IN BUTTON (26) and OUT BUTTON (24) LEDs will immediately begin to flash rapidly, indicating the SEAMLESS LOOP mode has been activated. LCD LOOP INDICATORS - During a seamless loop, the LOOP (50) and RELOOP (49) INDICATORS will turn on in the LCD DISPLAY (30) indicating a loop is active. Figure 20 EXITING A LOOP - To exit a SEAMLESS LOOP, press the OUT BUTTON (24).
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 12. Using the Built In Sampler: Your CDI-500™ comes with an advanced built in sampler. You may store up to four samples in the four BANK BUTTONS (12). Once again please note you may only store either a CUE POINT or a SAMPLE into a BANK BUTTON (12), not both. Your sample can be a maximum of 6.5 seconds in length. A sample can be recalled while a CD is playing, while the CD drive is in PAUSE MODE, you may even play a sample when the CD has been removed.
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) Changing the Sample Parameters: Changing the sample parameters allows you to change the sample's volume (SV) and pitch (SP). The parameter values for the pitch range from -10:00 to +10:00 (-10:00 being the lowest) and volume values range from 00:00 to 02:55 (00:00 being the lowest). A higher value will increase the pitch percentage or volume. It's important to understand that the pitch value is basically a speed adjustment and has nothing to do with tonal quality.
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 14. BANK BUTTONS (12): These buttons are used to store your samples and cue points. Only a sample or a cue point can be stored into each of these four banks. When a sample is stored in of the banks you may use the sample starting point as a cue point. The BANK BUTTONS instantly recall and play any of your stored samples or cue points without interrupting music playback.
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 16. CHANGING THE TIME DISPLAY (44, 45, & 46)/TIME BAR (43): DURING NORMAL PLAYBACK, pressing the TIME BUTTON (9), will change the time display information (44, 45, 46, & 43) in the LCD (30). The following is a break down of the time settings and their definitions: 1) ELAPSED - This describes the time in the LCD (44, 45, & 46) as the current TRACKS Elapsed running time. 2) REMAIN (47) - This describes the time in the LCD (44, 45, & 46) as the current TRACKS remaining running time.
TOUCH SENSITIVE JOG WHEEL/BOP EFFECT JOG WHEEL TOUCH SENSITIVITY: This function works with the SCRATCH effects. This function allows the play and cue commands to be controled by tapping on the touch sensitive jog wheel. BOP EFFECT: The Bop Effect is a stutter effect that is similar to turntable scratching. You can use this effect to create tricks in your mixing.
PITCH ADJUSTMENTS PITCH ADJUSTMENTS: The different pitch adjustments allow a track's or a loop's playback speed to be manipulated. This speed manipulation is commonly used to beat match between two or more music sources such as a turntable or another CD player. The playback speed may be increased or decreased by a factor of +/-100. The next section details the different pitch manipulation schemes. 1. PITCH SLIDER (7): This function will increase or decrease the tracks playback speed or "PITCH.
PITCH ADJUSTMENTS Adjusting the PITCH SLIDER'S RANGE (7): You may change the PITCH SLIDER'S (7) operating range at any time. To change the operating range be sure the pitch function is turned on, see figure 38. The pitch percentage range can be changed between +/-4%, +/-8%, +/-16%, and +/100%. 4% will allow the least amount of pitch manipulation and 100% will allow the most amount of pitch manipulation.
PITCH ADJUSTMENTS 3. JOG WHEEL (13): The JOG WHEEL will temporarily bend the pitch if a track is in playback mode Rotating the wheel in a clockwise direction will increase your track pitch and rotating the wheel in a counter-clockwise direction will decrease your track pitch. The speed you rotate the JOG WHEEL will determine pitch bend percentage (%).
BUILT-IN EFFECTS The CDI-500™ comes with nine built in effects. These effects can be used one at a time or you may choose to overlap the effects and use up to four at a time. The Built-in effects include Scratch, Skid, Filter, Phase, Flanger, Echo, Robot, Pan, and Trans. It is important to understand that only one effect per an effect bank can be turned on at one time, but all four effects banks can be used at a time.
BUILT-IN EFFECTS FILTER/PHASE EFFECT: The Filter and Phase effects tweak the original sound to add different tonal definition. When the Filter Effect is activated the FILTER LED will flash green, when the Phase Effect is selected the PHASE LED will flash blue. Figure 46 FLANGER/ECHO/ROBOT EFFECT: The Flanger effect distorts the output signal and creates an effect similar to the frequency phasing in and out of each other. The Echo effect adds an echo to your output signal.
BUILT-IN EFFECTS TRANS/PAN EFFECT: The Trans effect simulates a real-time mixer transformer effect. When the "Transformer" effect is activated the TRANS LED will flash green, when the "Pan" effect is selected the PAN LED will flash blue. The Pan effect allows you to pan the output from the left channel to the right channel. TRANS EFFECT: The Trans effect has two adjustable parameters, Parameter Time and Parameter Ratio. The PT will adjust the Trans Speed and The PR will adjust the Trans Audio Length.
FLIP-FLOP™ FLIP-FLOP™ This feature is a kind of “auto pilot”. When you are using two CDI-500™ players and an American Audio® “Q” Deck™ mixer, you can have one player begin playback when the other ends. You can “Flip-Flop™” single tracks, the entire disc, or a combination of the two. To FLIP-FLOP™ single tracks: 1) Connect your system as described in the connection section on page 8. 2) Set your American Audio® “Q” Deck™ mixer’s crossfader to the center position.
WARRANTY WARRANTY INFORMATION: The CDI-500™ carries a ONE year (365 days) limited warranty. This warranty covers parts and labor. Please fill out the enclosed warranty card to validate your purchase and warranty. All returned service items whether under warranty or not, must be freight pre-paid and accompany a return authorization (R.A.) number. If the unit is under warranty, you must provide a copy of your proof of purchase invoice. Please contact American Audio® customer support at (800) 322-6337 for a R.
SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Type: Disc type: Pitch Range: Pitch Accuracy: Dimensions: Installation: Weight: Power supply: Power consumption: Environmental conditions: Accessories: AUDIO SECTION Quantization: Sampling rate: Over sampling rate: D/A conversion Frequency response: Output level: Load impedance: Model: American Audio® CDI-500™ - Professional CD Player Tray loading, digital compact disc audio player. Standard size compact discs only (5 in/12 cm and 3in/8cm) Within +/- 4%, +/- 8%, +/- 16%, +/- 100% 0.
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