CDN 36 PROFESSIONAL DUAL CD PLAYER OWNER’S MANUAL ©2002 Industries http://www.numark.
CDN 36 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS a) Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before this product is connected and used. b) Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be kept for future reference. c) Heed Warnings - All warnings on this product and in these operating instructions should be followed. d) Follow Instructions - All operating and other instructions should be followed. e) Placement – place the unit in a clean dry location.
CDN 36 ® CDN 36 PROFESSIONAL DUAL CD PLAYER CONGRATULATIONS... You have just purchased a CD player designed specifically for the professional DJ. This unit has been designed to provide CD mixing with ease and creativity that maximizes your skills. Please take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the CDN 36 by reading the following information before attempting to operate the unit. Once again, congratulations and thank you for making the CDN 36 your choice in professional CD players.
CDN 36 TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Instructions 2 Introduction and Registration 3 Set-up & Connections 5 Description of the Features Face Panel Rear Panel Display 6 8 9 Basic Operation Play, Pause and Cue Operations Relay Play, Fader Start, Remote Switch Start Looping BPM Counter Matching the Tempo Beat Matching Using Pitch Bend Example of Mixing 10 11 12 15 16 16 17 Before Switching off the Power 18 Troubleshooting Guide 18 Information and Specifications 19 Warranty 20 ©2002 Numark Industri
CDN 36 SETUP & CONNECTIONS Typical connection with a mixer is illustrated below. 1. Mount the units in your console or rack with 19” EIA rails. 2. The transport should 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 supplied Control Cables between the CD Remote and CD Transport unit.
CDN 36 FRONT PANEL FEATURES 1. Open/Close: Press to load or eject the disc. The tray will not open if a disc is in play. The tray door will automatically close in 30 seconds if left open. This is to protect the tray from accidental damage while open. 2. Single: Allows the unit to play back just one track at a time (single) or play continuously through all tracks and then start over repeating the CD infinitely (continuous). 3.
CDN 36 13. Jog Wheel: Cue Function: As explained under “CUE”, when the music is paused and you rotate the wheel, music will sound. By pressing play a new cue point is set. Search Function: As explained under “SEARCH KNOB”, when search is pressed and you rotate the wheel, the music will rapidly scan the music to find a cue point. Pitch Bend Function: allows the user to temporarily change the speed of the music to align beats.
CDN 36 REAR PANEL FEATURES 26. Control Cable Connector- Plug in the 8-pin cable included in here to connect the remote control and main CD unit together 27. IEC Power Plug Connector - Plug your supplied power cord in here. 28. Voltage Selector - Set this switch to the voltage for your location. 29. RCA Audio Connectors - Connect your CD player to your mixer from this line level output. 30. Digital Output - The format is type 2, form 1, also known as S/PDIF (Sony/Phillips Digital Interface Format).
CDN 36 DISPLAY FEATURES 1. CUE - Flashing when the unit is setting a cue point. Lit continuously when the unit is paused at a cue point. 2. PAUSE (II)- Active when the unit is paused. 3. PLAY (>)- Active while the unit is actually playing a CD. 4. TRACK - Shows the track that the unit is playing. 5. TOTAL – indicates when total CD remaining tracks are displayed. 6. MINUTES - Shows the minutes elapsed or remaining depending on mode setting. 7.
CDN 36 DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAY/PAUSE AND CUE OPERATIONS PLAY & 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.
CDN 36 RELAY PLAY 1. Insert CDs into both of the units. 2. Press the “RELAY” button. 3. Press play on the first unit. When that unit stops play it will send a signal to the second unit to start play. You will see the second unit start play and the first unit pause. When unit 2 has completed play unit 1 will start. Note: The play signal is sent at the end of specified play. If the unit is in SINGLE mode the play signal will start the second unit at the end of the track.
CDN 36 LOOPING OPERATIONS LOOPING A loop is any area of a CD that you choose to repeat with no breaks. LOOP IN The “LOOP IN” point is where you wish for the loop to start. You will notice the “LOOP IN” button will be lit every time you put in a new CD. This is because the initial “CUE” point of the CD is also the default “LOOP IN” and “STUTTER” point. If you wish to set a new “LOOP IN” point, just press reaches the desired point.
CDN 36 MOVING LOOP IN POINT The “LOOP IN” point can be moved while the music is playing just by pressing next time “LOOP OUT” is reached the CD will return to this new “LOOP IN” point. If at the new desired point. The is pressed after the “LOOP OUT” point it will clear the “LOOP OUT” point. The “LOOP IN” point can also be edited while paused. Rotate the wheel to search for a new cue point and then press track. to set the new point.
CDN 36 RELOOP/STUTTER This button performs 2 different functions depending on loop setting. RELOOP This is only possible if “LOOP” points have been previously set and the CD is playing beyond the “LOOP OUT” point. The “RELOOP” function automatically returns the music to the “LOOP IN” point and will play the loop until it is released with the “LOOP OUT” button. STUTTER This starts instant play or replay from your last set cue point or “stutter” point.
CDN 36 USING THE BPM DISPLAY FEATURE Press the BPM button to select the BPM feature on the display on the side of the CD player that you wish to set. Tap the Counter button to the beat of the music. You will see the BPM number appear in the display. The more times you tap the more accurate your number will be. When you adjust the pitch slider the display number will change by an equal percentage. ©2002 Numark Industries - The Leader in DJ Technology - 15 - http://www.numark.
CDN 36 MATCHING THE BEATS PER MINUTE (BPM) Match the tempo by monitoring the music of both PLAYER 1 and PLAYER 2 by ear or using the manual BPM counter 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.
CDN 36 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. 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. Select the track to be played.
CDN 36 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.
CDN 36 SPECIFICATIONS TECHNICAL Disc Type Time Display Quantization Oversampling rate Sampling Frequency Frequency response T.H.D. + NOISE S/N ratio (IHF-A) Channel separation Output level Short Access Time Long Access Time Start Time Pitch control range Pitch bend Digital Output Standard Compact discs (12 cm & 8 cm) Track Elapsed, Track Remain, or Total remain 1 bit linear/Channel, 3 Beam Laser 8 Times 44.1 kHz 20 Hz to 20 kHz Less Than 0.01% > 90 dB > 90 dB 2 Volts R.M.S. < 1.
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