® Professional Disc Jockey Products CD MIX-1 PROFESSIONAL CD MIXING CONSOLE OPERATING MANUAL ©1999 Industries http://www.numark.
CD MIX-1 Safety Information and Product Registration CAUTION (7) Ventilation - The appliance should be situated so that it’s location or position does not interfere with it’s proper ventilation. For example, the appliance should not be situated on a bed, sofa, rug, or similar surface that may block the ventilation opening; or, placed in a builtinstallation, such as bookcase or cabinet that may impede the flow of air through the ventilation openings.
CD MIX-1 NOTICE CONCERNING FCC REGULATIONS 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. This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and may cause interference to radio and television reception if you do not operate it in strict accordance with the procedures detailed in this OPERATING MANUAL.
CD MIX-1 ® 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 creativity that you have enjoyed with records. Please take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the CD MIX-1 by reading the following information before attempting to operate the unit.
CD MIX-1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety and Registration 2 Introduction 4 Set-up Instructions & Connections 7 Important Information 6 Description of the Features CD Player Display Mixer Rear Panel 7 8 9 10 Basic Operation Play, Pause and Cue Operations Matching the Tempo Beat Matching Using Pitch Bend 11 12 12 Example of Mixing 13 Before Switching off the Power 14 Troubleshooting Guide 14 Information and Specifications 15 Warranty 16 - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1999 Numark Industries -
CD MIX-1 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 spray cleaners on the slide controls. Residues cause excessive dirt build-up and this will void your warranty. In normal use slide controls can last for many years.
CD MIX-1 DESCRIPTION CD MIX-1 CD PLAYER FEATURES LED is lit, then moving the sliding fader. The pitch will not be changed if the PITCH LED is off. 10. SEARCH WHEEL (OUTER RING) - 3 forward and 3 reverse speed positions for searching through songs. The more you turn the wheel in either direction the faster you search through the music. 11. PITCH BEND/JOG WHEEL (INNER RING) - The jog wheel serves 2 functions depending on the current mode.
CD MIX-1 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 pre-programming the track order to automatically be played by the unit. This is a great function if you need to leave the CD player alone. 5. TIME MODE (Elapsed) is for showing time as it is taking place.
CD MIX-1 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 clean segues between the two input channels. "Hard left" selects Channel 1. "Hard right" selects Channel 2. With the crossfader centered, both assigned channels are live.
CD MIX-1 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 tape decks, DAT machines, CD players, laser discs, tuners, even synthesizers or other mixing consoles. NOTE: Plug mono audio sources into both Left and Right inputs using a "Y" cable connector. 2. GND - Grounding lug for turntable connection.
CD MIX-1 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 pressing the “PLAY/PAUSE” button and the “CUE” button, the disc may be returned and played from the cue point any number of times. This function is called back cue.
CD MIX-1 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 slider to the ( + ) side and match the tempo. When faster, move the pitch slider to the ( - ) side. The following illustration shows the case of matching the pitch of PLAYER 2 to the pitch of the music being played on PLAYER 1.
CD MIX-1 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 from PLAYER 1 to PLAYER 2. PLAYER 1 PLAYER 1 PLAYER 1 Load a disc and press the OPEN/CLOSE button. Select the track to be played. Press the PLAY button PLAYER 2 PLAYER 2 PLAYER 2 Load a disc and press the OPEN/CLOSE button.
CD MIX-1 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.
CD MIX-1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS CD Players Quantization FREQUENCY RESPONSE 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 control range +/-12% Pitch bend +/-16% CD LINE PHONO MIC 20 - 20KHz 20 - 20KHz 20 - 20KHz 33 - 15KHz +1,-2dB +1,-1.5dB +2,-2.
® Professional Disc Jockey Products LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 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 purchase from an authorized NUMARK dealer and continuing for the following period of time after that date for (2) Years.
