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- Page 1 PRO DJ 3 Featuring: FLIPFLOP Sampling Sampling © American DJ AUDIO Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA • www.americandj.com ®...
- Page 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY ITEMS FOR U.S.A. & CANADA MODEL ONLY WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS CD PLAYER TO WATER OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: 1. Handle the power supply cord carefully. Do not damage or deform; it may cause electric shock or malfunction when used.
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Page 3: Safety Instructions
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS I. Read Instructions - All the safety and oper- ating instructions should be read before the CD Player is operated. 2. Save Instructions - The safety and operat- ing instructions should be saved for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings - All warnings on the CD Player and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. -
Page 4: General Notes On Use
SET-UP 1. Checking the Contents Be sure your PRO DJ3 was shipped with the following: Pro DJ3 Professional CD player. Operating instructions (this booklet). One (1) set of RCA cables. One (1) 1/8” mini plug. Warranty card. 2. Installing the Units Place your unit on a flat surface or mount it in a flat surface case. - Page 5 MAIN FEATURES CONT. • 40 cue points can be stored into memory • Digital RCA coaxial output • Large bright LCD Screen can be viewed from wide angles. • Fader “Q” Start Control (a) • Seamless Loop (uninterrupted loop playback) •...
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Page 6: General Functions And Controls
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS A. TOP UNIT CONTROLS (FIGURE 3) 1. MEMORY CUE - Pressing the MEMORY CUE button after loading a new disc and before closing the tray, will restore any Cue memory that may be stored on that disc. A maximum of six (6) Cue points can be stored on a disc and a maximum of 40 Cue points can be stored in the players mem- ory. - Page 7 GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) control when the CD is in pause or cue modes allowing you to set a cue point. B. The inner wheel also works as a pitch bend during playback. Turning the wheel clockwise will increase the pitch percentage up to 16%, and turning the wheel in the counterclockwise direction will decrease the pitch percentage up to -16%.
- Page 8 GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) pitch on one disc, remove that disc and insert another, that disc too will have a +2% pitch adjustment. The amount of pitch being applied will be displayed on the LCD (21). By changing the pitch of one disc with respect to the other in this way, the beats can be matched.
- Page 9 GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) memory (see setting CUE POINTS on page 12). 33. PROGRAM INDICATOR - This indicates you are in program mode or program play mode. 34. SINGLE INDICATOR - This indicates that the CD drive is in single play mode, the track will play once and return to CUE mode.
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Page 10: Basic Operations
BASIC OPERATIONS 1. OPENING AND CLOSING THE DISC TRAY/LOADING DISCS This is an electronic operation and can only work when the power is on. Press the OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON (4) to open or close the disc tray. Pressing the PLAY BUTTON (9), will also automatically close the tray if it is open and immediately cue any CD that is in it. - Page 11 BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) OP/CL PROG. SGL/CTN. TIME Q-Start SHUTTLE Fig. 9 8. FRAME SEARCH This feature allows you to scroll through a track to set a starting cue, sample, or loop point. To use the scroll function you must first be in Pause Mode or Cue Mode.
- Page 12 BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) • Replay Loop The RELOOP (16) function allows you to return to your stored loop at any time. The IN/R CUE (12) and OUT/EXIT (14) LEDs will indicate a loop is stored in memory, and may be played at any time. To replay the loop, press the RELOOP BUTTON (16).
- Page 13 BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) played more than once. To create a program: 1) Be sure a disc is inserted in the drive and press the PROGRAM BUTTON (3). Pressing the PROGRAM BUTTON (3) from any function will immediately pause the disc and go into program mode. 2) After pressing the PROGRAM BUTTON (3) to activate the units program mode the program indicator LED above the PROGRAM BUTTON (3) will light and the PROGRAM INDICATOR (33) in the LCD DISPLAY (21) will glow indicating that PROGRAM MODE has been activated.
- Page 14 BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 16. Using the Built In Sampler Your PRO DJ3 comes with a built in sampler. You may store up to six samples per a disc on the SIX CUE BUT- TON (2). Your sample can be a maximum of 2.6 seconds in length. A sample can be recalled while a CD is play- ing, while the CD drive is in PAUSE MODE, or even without the CD in the player.
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Page 15: Matching The Beats Per Minute (Bpm)
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) To recall these points when a disk has been removed: 1) When the PRO DJ3 is on, open the transport tray. 2) Place the disc that has your stored cue points onto the transport tray. Do not close the CD tray! 3) With the CD tray open, and disc loaded on the transport tray, push the MEMORY CUE BUTTON (1). -
Page 16: Before Switching Off The Power
BEFORE SWITCHING OFF THE POWER • When you have finished using the CD player, and before switching off the power, be sure that the disc holder has been closed with the OPEN/CLOSE button (see figures 18 & 19). • TRAY PROTECTION: If tray is not closed after 60 seconds, it will close automatically and pause. CAUTION: DO NOT forcibly close the disc holder when the power is off. -
Page 17: Specifications
4295 Charter Street Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA Tel: 323-582-2650 Fax: 323-582-2610 Web: www.americandj.com E-mail: support @americandj.com Pro DJ 3 manual Ver 1.0 - 11/99 American DJ 5 to 35˚C 25 to 85% -20 to 60˚C +/-8%, +/-12% or +/-16% 1/75 sec.