PROFESSIONAL CD PLAYER
IN
OUT
CUE
TIME
USERS MANUAL
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Important Safety Instructions
1. Read Instructions – All the safety and operating
instructions should be read before this product is
operated.
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16. Damage Requiring Service The appliance should be
serviced by qualified service personnel when:
A. The power-supply cord or the plug has been
damaged; or
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2. Retain Instructions
The safety and operating
instructions should be retained for future reference.
B. Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into
the appliance; or
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3. Heed Warnings
All warnings on the appliance and
C. The appliance has been exposed to rain; or
D. The appliance does not appear to operate
in the operating instructions should be adhered to.
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4. Follow Instructions
All operating and use
normally or exhibits
a
marked change in
instructions should be followed.
performance; or
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5. Water and Moisture
The appliance should not be
E. The appliance has been dropped, or the enclosure
damaged.
used near water - for example, near a bathtub,
washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in
a
wet
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17. Servicing The user should not attempt any service to
basement, or near a swimming pool, and the like.
the appliance beyond that described in the operating
instructions. All other servicing should be referred to
qualified service personnel.
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6. Carts and Stands
The appliance should be used
only with a cart or stand that is recommended by the
manufacturer.
18. Ventilation – Slots and openings in the cabinet are
provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable
operation of the product and to protect it from
overheating, and these openings must not be blocked
or covered. The openings should never be blocked by
placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug, or other
similar surface. This product should not be placed in a
built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless
proper ventilation is the manufacturer’ s instructions
have been adhered to.
An appliance and cart combination
should be moved with care. Quick stops,
excessive force, and uneven surfaces
may cause the appliance and cart
combination to overturn.
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7. Wall or Ceiling Mounting
The product should be
mounted to a wall or ceiling only as recommended by
the manufacturer.
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8. Heat
The appliance should be situated away from
19. Attachments
–
do not use attachments not
heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves,
or other appliances (including amplifiers) that produce
heat.
recommended by the product manufacturer as they
may cause hazards.
20. Accessories – Do not place this product on an
unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The
product may fall, causing serious injury to a child or
adult, and serious damage to the product. Use only
9. Power Sources – This product should be operated
only from the type of power source indicated on the
making label. If you are not sure of the type of power
supply to your home, consult your product dealer or
local power company. For products intended to
operate from battery power, or other sources, refer the
operating instructions.
with
a
cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table
recommended by the manufacturer, or sold with the
product. Any mounting of the product should follow the
10. Polarization – This product may be equipped with a
polarized alternation-current line plug (a plug having
one blade wider than the other). This plug will fit into
the power outlet only one way. This is a safety feature.
If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet,
try reversing the plug. If the plug should still fail to fit,
contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet.
Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug.
manufacturer’ s instructions, and should use
mounting accessory recommended by
manufacturer.
a
the
21. Lightning – For added protection for this product
during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended
and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the
wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable
system. This will prevent damage to the product due
to lightning and power-line surges.
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11. Power-Cord Protection Power-supply cords should
22. Replacement Parts – When replacement parts are
required, be sure the service technician has used
replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or
have the same characteristics as the original part.
Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, electric
shock, or other hazards.
23. Safety Check – Upon completion of any service or
repairs to this product, ask the service technician to
perform safety checks to determine that the product is
in proper operating condition.
be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or
pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying
particular attention to the cord in correspondence of
plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where
they exit from the appliance.
12. Cleaning - The appliance should be cleaned only as
recommended by the manufacturer.
Clean by wiping with a cloth slightly damp with water.
Avoid getting water inside the appliance.
13. For AC line powered units - Before returning repaired
unit to user, use an ohm-meter to measure from both
AC plug blades to all exposed metallic parts. The
resistance should be more than 100,000 ohms.
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14. Non-use Periods The power cord of the appliance
should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused
for a long period of time.
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15. Object and Liquid Entry Care should be taken so
that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into
the enclosure through openings.
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Features
Ÿ 10 seconds of anti-shock memory
Ÿ Instant start
Ÿ Seamless loop
Ÿ Pitch range : +/-100% +/-0.1%
Ÿ 4 banks for Sampler and Cue memory, <5 sec. Each bank
Ÿ Mixer between music and sampler
Ÿ Auto cue function (-48dB)
Ÿ 127 *4 sampler (cues) can be memoried and share both sides
Ÿ Selectable elapsed, remain and total remaining time display
Ÿ Single/continuous play
Ÿ Relay play allows consecutive playback between two players
Ÿ Digital Output (S/PDIF digital audio coaxial)
Ÿ LCD display
Ÿ Key Correction
Controls and Functions
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OUT
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CUE
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TIME
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1. DISPLAY PANEL ─ LCD-display for displaying the
button glows red.
12. PITCH ON/OFF BUTTON – This button is used to
turn the PITCH SLIDER function on and off.
13. 4%,8%,16%,100% PITCH SELECT BUTTON －
different modes and functions.
2. SEARCH WHEEL － This wheel has 4 forward and 4
reverse speed positions allowing you to quickly scan
through tracks. The more you turn the wheel in either
direction the faster you search.
Press the button in order to change pitch percentage
of 4%,8%,16%,100%.
14. BANK BUTTONS － Press the desired BANK button
3. TRACK BUTTON － These buttons are used the
when the MEMORY LED is lit will set the memory
mode. The music from the cue point will be
memorized to the flash. Press the desired BANK
button when the SAMPLER LED is lit will set the
sampler mode. The sampler length is determined by
the smaller one of out point and bank length. Press
the desired BANK button will return to the start point
instantly. The LED of the BANK button last pressed
will be flashing.
select a track. Tapping the button will forward/back
skip to the next track, holding down the button will
rapidly forward/back skip through the tracks.
4. IN BUTTON － This function allows you to set a cue
point without music interrupt. This button also sets the
starting point of a seamless loop.
OUT BUTTON － This button is used to set the
ending point of a loop. A loop is started by pressing
the IN button, pressing the OUT button set the loop
ending point. The loop will continue to play until the
OUT button is pressed once again.
15. PITCH SLIDER － This slider is used to adjust the
playback pitch percentage. The slider is a set
adjustment and will remain set until the pitch slider is
move or the pitch function has been turned off.
5. RELOOP BUTTON － If a seamless loop has been
made, but the CD player is not actively in seamless
loop mode (a loop is not playing), pressing the
RELOOP button will instantly reactivate the seamless
loop mode. To exit loop, press the OUT button. LOOP
and RELOOP will appear in the LCD display when
the reloop function is available. During play mode,
pressing the RELOOP button will instantly return play
the last set point without interrupt of music.
16. TIME BUTTON － The TIME button will switch the
time value described in the time meter between
elapsed play time, track remaining time, and total
remaining time.
17. SGL/CTN BUTTON － This function allows you to
choose between single track play or continuous track
play (all tracks in order).
18. PITCH -/+ BUTTONS － The desired pitch of CD
6. CUE BUTTON － Pressing the CUE button during
decrease or increase when button is pressing and
returns to the original pitch when the button is
released.
playback immediately pauses playback and returns
the track to the last set cue point. In pause mode and
the CD is at the cue point, press the CUE button to
provide cue monitor. The red CUE LED will lit when
the CD is at the cue point.
19. JOG WHEEL
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This wheel has two functions:
1. The jog wheel will act as a frame search control
when the CD in the pause or cue mode, allowing
you to set a point.
2. The wheel also works as a pitch bend during
playback. Turning the wheel clockwise will increase
the pitch percentage up to 100%, and turning the
wheel in the counter-clockwise direction will
decrease the pitch percentage down to –100%.
The pitch bend will be determined on how long you
turn the jog wheel continuously.
7. PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON － Each press of the button
to change from play to pause or from pause to play.
In skid mode, press this button to break or slow start.
8. SAMPLER BUTTON
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Press this button, then press
the desired BANK button to set the sampler mode.
When sampler mode is set, the audio sample will play
over (mixed with) the CD (if still playing). The audio
sample can even play when there is no disc inside.
The sampler will play once or continuous depending
on mode. Press sampler button once for continuous
play and LED is lit (static); Press button again for
single play and LED flashes. Press again to cancel
the sampler function and the LED is off.
20. CD LED
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This LED is illuminated when the CD tray
is empty.
9. MEMORY BUTTON － Press this button to set the
memory mode, then press the desired BANK button
to memorize the music from the last cue point. The
music length to be memorized is determined by the
length of BANK. When the memory mode is set, the
MEMORY LED is lit. You can also memorize the
BANKs, FX’ parameter, and the last play mode (i.e.
time, single/continuous, pitch select, activated FX) by
pressing the memory for 1 sec. To recall the BANKs,
just activate the memory mode before you load a new
disc.
10. EJECT BUTTON － Press this button to eject disc.
The disc will not eject unless the player is in Cue or
Pause, this is to prevent accidentally ejecting the disc
while in play mode.
11. KEY CORRECTION BUTTON － This button is used
to activate Key Correction via the pitch controls. Key
Correction mode allows tempo change while
maintaining the original key. When the Key Correction
is selected, the LED above the KEY CORRECTION
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POWER
AUDIO OUT
DIGITAL
OUT
RELAY
ON
OFF
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24. POWER SWITCH － Press this button to activate
the unit.(i.e. Power ON/OFF)
25. AC CONNECTION － Plug in the power supply
cable here.
21. AUDIO OUT-SOCKETS － This analogue
signal requires RCA (left & right) connections.
Connect this output to the respective input of
your mixer (Line/Aux).
22. DIGITAL OUT-SOCKET
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This digital signal
requires one SP/DIF (75 Ohm) connection. Connect
this output to the respective input of your mixer /
computer.
23. RELAY SOCKET － Via the RELAY SOCKET, two
CD players can be linked (connected) for relay play. If
you connect to a mixer which supports fader start,
you can also relay play via mixer’ s cross-fader.
LCD Display
5. ELAPSED, TOTAL REMAIN － Indicates the time
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shown on the display is either ELAPSED, TOTAL
REMAINING or the single song remaining time.
6. MINUTE, SECOND, FRAME － Displays the time of
track(s) currently selected in increments of Minutes,
Seconds, and Frames.
7. TIME BAR － Shows either time remaining or
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elapsed depending on the setting of the TIME button.
8. PITCH － Indicator light to show when pitch is
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displayed.
9. PITCH － Shows the numerical percentage of the
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song.
10. ANTI SHOCK AND BUFFER INDICATOR －
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Indicates the current status of the Buffer Memory. This
is represented on the display by a bucket being filled
or emptied. The bucket itself represents the instant
start function (which works by buffer memory). If the
bucket is flashing, the instant start is not available.
Each bar within the bucket represents 2 seconds of
anti shock protection. There is up to 10 seconds of
anti shock available.
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1. TRACK － Shows the current track selected /
playing.
2. SINGLE － Shows when the unit is set to play just
11. CUE － Indicates the unit is at a cue point and is
one track at a time. When this is not lit the CD will
play continuously through all tracks. The function is
controlled by the SGL/CTN button.
ready to play.
12. PAUSE － Indicates the unit is in CUE/ PAUSE
mode.
3. LOOP － Shows when the CD is in LOOP mode;
13. PLAY － Indicates the unit is currently playing a CD.
repeating a particular area of music on the CD.
14. WHEEL INDICATOR － A visual representation of a
4. RELOOP
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Shows when the CD has had a loop set
vinyl marker, indicating play position in frames. This
wheel rotates during playback and stops during pause
and also indicates direction (fwd/rev).
previously and that the loop is ready to be played
again.
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Set-up
1.Checking the Contents
Check the carton and packaging contents for the following items:
1. Tabletop unit
2. Operating instructions
3. One RCA cable.
4. One AC power cord.
2. Installing the Unit
1. Place your unit on a flat leveled surface.
2. Be sure the player is 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 undesirable interference.
CAUTION:
Ÿ The player will work normally when the unit is within 15 degrees of the vertical plane. If the unit is tilted excessively,
discs may not be loaded or unloaded properly.
Ÿ The unit panel's LCD’ s are designed to be clearly visible within the angles shown in Figure 1. Place the unit panel so
that the visual angle is within this range.
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Sight point
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Figure 1
3.Connections
1. Make sure the unit is NOT powered on.
2. Connect the RCA pin cord to the input on your mixer.
CAUTION:
Be sure to use the supplied 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 connecting the unit.
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Operating instructions
1.Opening and Closing
source of music.
This operation only works when the power is on.
Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open or close the disc
tray, or press PLAY button, the disc tray automatically
closes.
If track is changed before pressing play, the cue point is
changed to the new starting point.
If you pause during playback this also sets the new cue
point.
If tray is not closed after 60 seconds it will close 9.Frame Search
automatically and pause.
This is done by first pausing then using the jog wheel to
The disc tray cannot be opened during playback to
prevent playback from being interrupted if the
OPEN/CLOSE button is pressed accidentally. Stop
playback, then press the OPEN/CLOSE button.
2.Loading Disc
set the starting point. (When you use the jog wheel the
monitor function allows you to hear what is playing.)
Once you reach your desired starting point, you can set a
cue (starting) point by pressing PLAY/PAUSE button.
10.Scanning (fast forward/fast reverse)
Hold the disc by the edges and place it on the disc tray.
Do not touch the single surface (the glossy side).
CAUTION:
To turn the search wheel forward or reverse will give you
a fast search through a disc or track. You will scan
forward or reverse at 4 different speeds depending on
how much you turn the wheel.
Do not play foreign objects on the disc tray, and do not
place more than one disc on the disc tray at a time. 11.Loop Play
Doing so may result in malfunction.
You can create a seamless loop between two points
Do not push the disc tray in manually when the power is
continuously.
off, as this may result in malfunction and damage the a- Press PLAY/PAUSE button so a CD is playing.
player.
The PLAY/PAUSE button’ s LED lights (figure 1).
3.Selecting Tracks
Select desired track by pressing the TRACK SEARCH
Buttons once to move to one higher or lower track or hold
the TRACK buttons down to change tracks continuously
at a higher speed.
When a new track is selected during playback, playback
begins as soon as the search operation is completed.
4.Starting Playback
CUE
Fig.1
b- Press IN/R.CUE button . This sets the starting point of
the SEAMLESS LOOP. The IN/R.CUE button LED will
light (figure 2).
Press the PLAY/PAUSE button during the pause or cue
SEAMLESSLOOP
to start playback.
IN
OUT
The PLAY indicator lights when playback starts.
5.Stopping Playback
There are two ways to stop playback.
1) Press the PLAY/PAUSE button during playback to
pause at that point
2) Press the CUE button during playback to return to the
position at which playback started (Back Cue).
6.Pausing
Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to switch between play
and pause.
Fig.2
c- Press OUT/EXIT button to set desired ending point of
the SEAMLESS LOOP. You will know you are in
SEAMLESS LOOP mode because IN/R.CUE and
OUT/EXIT LED will light and flash. LOOP INDICATOR
in LCD DISPLAY will also flash. Sound will continue
with no interruption (SEAMLESS LOOP)(figure 3).
SEAMLESSLOOP
The PAUSE indicator lights when the pause mode is set.
IN
OUT
7.Cueing
"Cueing" is the action of preparing for playback; when the
Cue button is pressed, playback return to the cue point
and enters pause mode. When the PLAY/PAUSE button
is pressed during the cue mode, playback starts.
Cue point setting:
A. Playback starts from pause (using the jog wheel to set
the start point) or skips to a new track during play or
pause.
Fig.3
d- To exit SEAMLESS LOOP, press OUT/EXIT button .
LED will stay on but not flash. Music will resume normal
play (figure 4).
SEAMLESSLOOP
IN
OUT
The beginning play point will be set to the cue point.
Or
Fig.4
B. Press the IN/R.CUE button during playback to set the
new cue point (“ CUE on the fly” ).
To return to Cue point press Cue Button. This will return
to point A or B above.
e- To replay loop, press the RELOOP button. IN/ R.CUE
and OUT/EXIT LED and LOOP INDICATOR in LCD
DISPLAY will all begin flashing again (figure 5).
The player has completed the cue or pause operation
and is waiting for the play start command.
When the PLAY/PAUSE button is pressed, playback
starts.
SEAMLESSLOOP
IN
OUT
C. To memory cues.
Fig.5
8.Auto Cue
When disk is loaded, the cue point is set to the first
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Operating instructions
12.Seamless Loop Play (Cont.)
jack are connected, the operation for both player as
following:
Left player will return to standby mode at CUE point
automatically when move CROSS FADER from left to
right to start playback on right player.
Right player will return to standby mode at CUE point
automatically when move CROSS FADER from right to
left to start playback on left player.
a- (Must be in SEAMLESS LOOP mode). If a SEAMLESS
LOOP has not been created, follow instructions on this
page for creating a SEAMLESS LOOP. If a SEAMLESS
LOOP has already been created, press RELOOP
BUTTON to reenter the SEMALESS LOOP mode.
b- Next, press OUT/EXIT BUTTON to return to normal play
(figure 6). This disengages the SEAMLESS LOOP
mode.
19.Relay Play Using Two Players
SEAMLESSLOOP
How to set the Relay function:
When the both players’ CONTROL jacks are connected
to each other, the relay-play FX can be produced. The
relay play is explained as below.
IN
OUT
Fig.6
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Set both players to single play mode (the SINGLE
indicators will lit in the displays).
c- Press OUT/EXIT button again for new desired ending
point of the loop (figure 7).
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Begin playback on the first player.
When the currently playing track ends, playback
will begin automatically on the standby player.
The first player will enter standby mode at the
beginning of the next track on its disc.
By repeating this operation, the two players can be
used to perform continuous relay play.
By loading new discs on the standby player, you
can construct a continuous program of whatever
tracks you wish.
FOR SHORTER LOOP: press OUT/EXIT button
quickly.
FOR LONGER LOOP: Wait until the song plays
several frames, then press OUT/EXIT button.
SEAMLESSLOOP
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IN
OUT
Fig.7
13.Time Display
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By setting a cue point on the standby player, you
can perform relay to any desired cue point on the
selected track.
During normal play, each time you press TIME button,
the display changes as following information of elapsed,
remain and total remaining time.
NOTE:
14.Pitch Bending
w Relay play may not work properly if audio out
jacks on the two players are not connected to
the same audio signal/amplifier.
The speed increases or decreases respectively while
the PITCH BEND+ or PITCH BEND- button is pressed.
The extent to which the speed change is proportionate
to the amount of time the button is pressed. For
example, if the PITCH BEND+ button is held in
continuously, the speed increases continuously.
The pitch changes within the range of +/- pitch select.
The jog wheel will temporarily bend the pitch of the
music if the song is already playing by rotating the
wheel clockwise to speed up or counterclockwise to
slowdown. The speed that you rotate the JOG Wheel
determines the percent of pitch bend.
20.Stutter Effect
It can create a sound similar to a CD skipping. The
STUTTER Effect can be created in 2 ways.
(1) By rapidly pressing the CUE button
a. Press PLAY/PAUSE button so that music is playing.
PLAY/PAUSE LED will light (figure 8).
CUE
15.Memory Cueing (setting a cue point)
wPress the MEMORY button to make the unit enter cue
memory mode (LED on), then press the desired
BANK button at the desired cue point to memorize. A
new cue point will be set. The numeral on the display
will flash twice then lit steadily to indicate the cue
memory has been set.
Fig.8
b. Next, rapidly press the CUE button in sync with the
music (figure 9).
CUE
16.Recall Cue Point
wPress the MEMORY button to make the unit enter cue
recall mode (LED off), then press the desired BANK
button to recall the desired cue memory point, during
playback or pause mode accessing a stored cue
point will cue to that point and instantly start without
any music interruption. The last cue that was stored
or recalled will flash in the LCD screen to let you
know it was last cued
Fig.9
(2) By rapidly pressing the BANK1 or BANK 2 or BANK 3
or BANK4 buttons
21.Sleep Mode
The CD player automatically shuts off the transport and
laser after 15 minutes (when in pause or cue mode).
This will lengthen the life of your motor drive and laser.
To restart player, just press cue, PLAY/PAUSE buttons.
17.Memory Backup
This will automatically keep your last setting (SGL, CTN)
even if you unplug AC current.
18.Fader Start Playback
Both player’ s CONTROL jack are connected to Mixer’ s
CROSS FADER signal output CH1 or CH2; when the
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Specifications
1. APPLICATION
2. POWER SOURCE
3. DIMENSIONS
4. WEIGHT
Model S-350
AC 230V, 50Hz, 14W
348 (W)x 246 (D)x 106 (H) mm
3 Kgs
5. CHARACTERISTICS (TEST DISC: TCD-782, LOAD=47Kohm)
ITEM
(1) Output level
TYPICAL
1Vrms+/-0.5dB
within 0.5dB
20-20KHz,+/-0.5dB 20-20KHz,+/-1dB
+/-2.5dB
83dB
LIMIT
1Vrms+/-1dB
within1dB
CONDITION
1KHz,0dB
1KHz,0dB
0dB output
16KHz,-20dB
1KHz,0dB
1KHz,0dB
1KHz,0dB
(2) Channel balance
(3) Frequency response
(4) De-emphasis response
(5) Channel separation
(6) T.H.D. + NOISE*1
(7) S/N ratio*2
+/-3dB
75dB
0.03%
80dB
0.01%
86dB
NOTE: *1 With 20KHz low pass filter.
*2 With 20KHz low pass filter, ” IHF-A” weighted.
6. SEARCHING TIME (TEST DISC: TCD-792)
ITEM
TYPICAL
2sec
4sec
LIMITS
4sec
6sec
CONDITION
(1) Short access time
(2) Long access time
Play next track
Track 1 ->Track 20
Track 20 ->Track 1
7. PLAYABILITY
ITEM
(1) Interruption
(2) Black dot
(3) Finger prints
(4) Eccentricity
(5) Vertical deviation
TYPICAL
1mm
1mm
75um
140um
1mm
LIMIT
CONDITION
TCD-725
TCD-725
TCD-725
TCD-712 W/O TRACK JUMP
TCD-731R
0.7mm
0.6mm
65um
140um
0.5mm
8. PICK-UP
(1) System
Object lens drive system optical pick-up
2 dimensional paralled drive
3 spot beam detection
Semiconductor laser
(2) Object lens drive system
(3) Tracking detection
(4) Optical source
(5) Wave length
780nm
9. GENERAL
(1) System
Compact Disc Digital Audio
(2) Disc loading
(3) Display
Front loading
LCD
(4) Pitch control range
(5) Pitch bend
(6) Pitch accuracy
Within +/-4%,+/-8%,+/-16%,+/-100%
+/-100%
0.1 %
10. ENVIRONMENTAL
(1) Operating Temperature
(2) Humidity
CONDITION
5 to 35 deg. C
25 to 85% RH (non-condensing)
-20 to 60 deg. C
(3) Storage Temperature
11. ACCESSORIES
(1) Connected RCA cable
(2) Operating Instruction
(3) Auto-start cable
1 set for L and R channel
1 pc
1 pc
12. NOTES
(1) The specifications are subject to change to any improvement by negotiations in advance.
(2) The parts are subject to change to any improvement within the range of the specifications.
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