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Page 1: User Guide
MCD-810 Professional Dual Mp3 Compact Disc Player Featuring: FLIPFLOP User Guide and Reference Manual 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca. 90058 www.americanaudio.us Rev. 3/05... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Please Note: All specifications and improvements to and in the design of this unit and this manuals are subject to change at any time without any prior written or published noticed. For service parts visit http://parts.americandj.com American Audio © - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-810™ Instruction Manual Page 2 ®... -
Page 3: Safety Precautions
GATEUR, UNE PRISE DE COURANT OU UNE AUTRE SORTIE DE COURANT, SAUF SI LES LAMES PEUVENT ETRE INSEREES A FOND SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE PARTIE A DECOUVERT. - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-810™ Instruction Manual Page 3 ® CAUTION NOTE: television reception. -
Page 4: Electrical Precautions
ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-810™ Instruction Manual Page 4 ® The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. -
Page 5: Safety Instructions
Model No.________________________________ Serial No.________________________________ Purchase Notes: Date of Purchase__________________________ Dealer Name______________________________ Dealer Address____________________________ _________________________________________ ________________________________________ Dealer Phone_____________________________ - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-810™ Instruction Manual Page 5 ® 115V 230V VOLTAGE SELECTOR CONNECT TO CONNECT TO CONTROLLER DIGITAL AUDIO OUT VOLTAGE SELECTOR SWITCH... -
Page 6: Unpacking
Caution! There are no user serviceable parts inside this CD player. Do not attempt any repairs your- self, without being instructed to do so by an authorized American Audio service technician. Doing so will void your manufactures warranty. In the unlikely event your CD player may require service, please contact American Audio customer support. -
Page 7: Features
New cue points can be easily selected on the MCD-810™ player (see setting cue points page 17). “Q” Start control is easy to use and mastering this feature will help you create amazing effects with your music. -
Page 8: Set-Up Installation
CONTROL JACK CONNECTIONS: Use the supplied 1/8” mono mini plug cable to connect your MCD-810™ to a mini jack connection (A or B) on a compatible American Audio American DJ “Fader Q Start” mixer. (This will enable the Fader “Q” Start function - See ®... -
Page 9: Controller Unit
Scratch effect. 6. SEARCH KNOB - The search function has four forward and four reverse speed positions allowing you to quickly scan through tracks. The - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-810™ Instruction Manual Page 9 ® TRACK AUTO CUE... - Page 10 SLIDERS (10) selected pitch. Holding down this button will give a maximum of +100% pitch. 16. PITCH ON/OFF BUTTON - This button is used to turn the PITCH SLIDER (10) function on - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-810™ Instruction Manual Page 10 ®...
- Page 11 CD unit to the CONTROL out jack of a compatible American Audio mixer. This will enable the CD "Q-Start" function. This feature is only available on American Audio or American DJ - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-810™ Instruction Manual Page 11 ® or American DJ ® “Q” series mixers.
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Page 12: Transport Unit
Use these jacks to send standard audio to a mixer or receiver. The red colored jack represents the right channel output and white jack repre- - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-810™ Instruction Manual Page 12 ® 230V CONNECT TO... - Page 13 40. DRIVE 2 REMOTE JACK - Connect the sup- plied 8 pin din cable from this jack to the remote control's channel 2 remote connector. This will allow you to control the player functions with the remote unit. - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-810™ Instruction Manual Page 13 ®...
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Page 14: Lcd Display
62. MP3 INDICATOR - This will indicate that a Mp3 disc is loaded in the drive. 63. CD INDICATOR - This will indicate that a CD is loaded in the drive. - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-810™ Instruction Manual Page 14 ® AUTO BPM PITCH... -
Page 15: Basic Operations
1. LOADING/EJECTING DISCS The MCD-810™ can only play 3 and 5 inch CDs. Odd shaped, and oval CDs are not compatible. When load- ing a CD into the transport tray, always hold the disc by it edge (see Figure 6). Load the disc label side up and place it in the disc tray. -
Page 16: Starting Playback
(pause) playback: 1) Press the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (22) during TIME T A P B O P 2) Press the CUE BUTTON (23) during playback. Figure 11 - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-810™ Instruction Manual Page 16 ® TRACK FOLDER AUTO CUE TOTALREMAIN SINGLE... -
Page 17: Frame Search
TRACK AUTO CUE FOLDER TOTALREMAIN SINGLE RELOOP S G L T IME C TN T IME - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-810™ Instruction Manual Page 17 ® AUTO BPM PITCH TIME T A P B O P Figure 12 TRACK AUTO CUE... - Page 18 BANK BUTTON (7) will turn red and will remain lit indicating either a loop or cue point is stored in T A P B O P memory. The blue Memory L.E.D. will turn off. - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-810™ Instruction Manual Page 18 ® TRACK AUTO CUE FOLDER...
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Page 19: Creating A Seamless Loop
Figure 17 T IME AUTO BPM PITCH TOTALREMAIN TIME T A P B O P Figure 19 - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-810™ Instruction Manual Page 19 ® AUTOBPM TRACK Press PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (22) to activate AUTO CUE FOLDER PITCH TOTALREMAIN SINGLE RELOOP playback mode. - Page 20 Stutter Effect: You can use your loop to create a stutter effect. When a loop is playing press the IN BUTTON (21) repeatedly to create this effect. - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-810™ Instruction Manual Page 20 ® TRACK AUTO CUE...
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Page 21: Changing Time Display
T IME TRACK AUTO CUE FOLDER TOTALREMAIN SINGLE RELOOP S G L T IME C TN - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-810™ Instruction Manual Page 21 ® TRACK AUTO CUE FOLDER TOTALREMAIN SINGLE RELOOP S G L C TN B O P... -
Page 22: 13. System Memory
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 13. SYSTEM MEMORY: The MCD-810 comes with an incredible memory sys- tem. The MCD-810™ can memorize virtually every customized setting for a particular CD. The unit can memorize all customized effect parameters, cue points, and loops used on a particular disc. To store all your setting for a CD, press and hold down the MEMORY BUTTON (12) for at least one second. -
Page 23: Pitch Adjustments
PITCH SLIDER slide the slider up and down. Down will increase the pitch and up will decrease TIME the pitch. T A P B O P Figure 31 - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-810™ Instruction Manual Page 23 ® AUTOBPM TRACK AUTO CUE FOLDER PITCH... -
Page 24: Pitch Bending
TRACK PITCH TOTALREMAIN T A P B O P - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-810™ Instruction Manual Page 24 ® Using the Pitch Slider Percentage Selector (3): You may choose a pitch operat- ing range at any time. To change the operat-... - Page 25 AUTO CUE FOLDER TOTALREMAIN SINGLE RELOOP S G L T IME C TN Figure 35 - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-810™ Instruction Manual Page 25 ® ally return to it’s previous set AUTO BPM PITCH TIME T A P B O P...
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Page 26: Bop Effect
T A P B O P T IME AUTO BPM TRACK TOTALREMAIN PITCH T A P B O P - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-810™ Instruction Manual Page 26 ® TRACK AUTO CUE FOLDER TOTALREMAIN SINGLE RELOOP 1) Press the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (22) so music is playing (Figure 36). -
Page 27: Accessing Mp3 Folders
American Audio © T IME TRACK FOLDER TOTALREMAIN T IME - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-810™ Instruction Manual Page 27 ® TRACK AUTO CUE FOLDER TOTALREMAIN SINGLE RELOOP S G L... -
Page 28: Flip-Flop
This feature is a kind of “auto pilot. " “Flip-Flop™” mode can only function with the both drives of the MCD-810. The "Flip-Flop" function can work with the player connected to a mixer, but it will only work with an American Audio® or American DJ® “Q” Start mixer. Also, the "Flip-Flop" function can work with the cd player connected directly to speakers, without the mixer. - Page 29 TRACK AUTO CUE FOLDER TOTALREMAIN SINGLE RELOOP S G L TIME C T N T AP B O P - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-810™ Instruction Manual Page 29 ® AUTOBPM TRACK AUTO CUE FOLDER TOTALREMAIN PITCH SINGLE RELOOP S G L...
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Page 30: Handling Compact Discs
Areas subject to accumulation of dust or high humidity. c) Areas affected by heat from indoor heaters, etc. American Audio © Switch off the power after the disc holder has been closed with the OPEN/CLOSE button. - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-810™ Instruction Manual Page 30 ®... -
Page 31: Warranty
United States. If the entire instrument is sent, it must be shipped in its original package. No accessories should be shipped with the product. If any accessories are shipped with the product, American Audio® shall have no liability whatsoever for loss of or damage to any such accessories, nor for the safe return thereof. -
Page 32: Specifications
SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Model: American Audio® MCD-810™ - Professional CD Player Type: Tray loading, digital compact disc audio player. Disc type: Standard size compact discs (5 in/12cm and 3in/8cm) Pitch Range: Within +/- 4%, +/- 8%, +/- 16%, +/- 100% Pitch Bend:... - Page 33 780nm Specifications and improvements in the design of this unit and this manual are subject to NOTES: change without any prior written notice. CHECK THE AMERICAN AUDIO WEBSITE FOR DOWNLOADABLE USER SOFTWARE UPDATES. American Audio © - www.americanaudio.us - MCD-810™ Instruction Manual Page 32...
- Page 34 ©American Audio® World Headquarters: 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA Tel: 323-582-3322 Fax: 323-582-3311 Web: www.americanaudio.us E-mail: info@americanaudio.us...