User guide

1. Checking the Contents

Be sure your Velocity Mp3™ was shipped with the following:

1) Velocity Mp3™ Transportation Unit 2) Velocity Mp3™ Controller Unit

3) Operating Instructions (This Booklet) 4) Two (2) Control Cables

5) Two (2) "Q-Start" 1/8” mini plug. 6) Two (2) Sets of Stereo RCA Cables

7) Warranty card.

2. Installing the Units

1) Place your unit on a flat surface or mount it in a secure rack mount case.

2) Be sure the player is mounted in a well ventilated area where it will not be exposed to direct

sunlight, high temperatures, or high humidity.

3) Try to place the unit as far as possible from TVs and tuners, as the unit may cause undesir-

able interference.

3. Connections

1) Be sure main power is connected last to prevent any electrical damage.

2) AUDIO CONNECTIONS: Use the included RCA cable to connect the Velocity Mp3™ outputs

to the line inputs of a mixer. Never connect a CD player's output to a mixers "phono"

inputs.

3) CONTROL JACK CONNECTIONS: Use the supplied 1/8”

mono mini plug cable to connect

your Velocity Mp3™ to a mini jack connection (A or B) on a compatible American Audio

“Fader Q Start” mixer. (This will enable the Fader “Q” Start function - See “Q” start control

page 7).

4) Connect the suppled D-Plug control cables from the transport unit to the controlling unit. Be

sure to transport drive one is connected to controlling unit one and transport drive two is

connected to controlling drive two.

CAUTION:

• Be sure to use the supplied mono 1/8" control cables. Using other types of cable may result

in unit damage

• To avoid sever damage to the unit, be sure the power is off when making connections to

the unit.

SET-UP

Installation Note:

The player will work normally when the main unit is

mounted with the front panel within 15 degrees of the

vertical plane If the unit is tilted excessively, disks may

not be loaded or unloaded properly. (Figure 1)

Figure 1

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)