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- Page 1 ™ Featuring: User Guide and Reference Manual 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca. 90058 Rev 01/02 www.americandj.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
CHANGING PARAMETERS......................26 FLIP-FLOP™................................27 WARRANTY................................28 SPECIFICATIONS..........................31 Specifi cations and changes to this manual and the PSX™ are subject to change at any time without and prior notice written or otherwise. American Audio - www.americandj.com - PSX™ Instruction Manual Page 2 © ®... -
Page 3: Safety Regulations
THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS OR OTHER TYPE OF ELECTRICAL OUTLET INSIDE REFER SERVICE TO YOUR UNLESS THE WIDE BLADES CAN BE AUTHORIZED American Audio DEALER. CAREFULLY INSERTED INTO A MATCHING The lightning flash with an arrow triangular WIDE SLOT. -
Page 4: Electrical Precautions
INSIDE REFER SERVICE TO YOUR AUTHORIZED the literature accompanying the appliance. to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. AMERICAN AUDIO SERVICE TECHNICIAN. ® IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ INSTRUCTIONS — All the safety and operating... -
Page 5: Safety Instructions
C. The CD Player has been exposed to Dealer Phone__________________________ rain or water. D. The CD Player does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance. American Audio - www.americandj.com - PSX™ Instruction Manual Page 5 © ®... -
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
384 programmable Cue Points (128 x 3) (e) (a) FADER “Q” START CONTROL: This feature is used in conjunction with most American Audio® and American DJ® audio mixers that also feature “Fader Q Start” control. For best results use this feature with two (2) PSX™ players. -
Page 8: Set-Up Installation
Use the supplied 1/8” mini plug cable to connect your PSX™ to a mini jack connection (A or B ) on a compatible American Audio® or American DJ® “Fader Q Start” mixer. (This will enable the Fader “Q” Start function - See Fader “Q”... -
Page 9: Main Unit
FLANGER effect. to program up to 3 cue points or three samples in See built-in effects on page 22. to the three FLASH BUTTONS (6). The samples American Audio - www.americandj.com - PSX™ Instruction Manual Page 9 © ®... - Page 10 SEAMLESS LOOP mode. To exit mode, allowing you to set a cue point. loop, press the OUT BUTTON (18). LOOP and B. The wheel also works as a pitch bend during American Audio - www.americandj.com - PSX™ Instruction Manual Page 10 © ®...
- Page 11 12%, or glowing red for 16%. Note, the Pitch plug from CUE jack on the rear of your unit to a Function must be activated (Pitch On/Off) to get compatible American Audio® mixer’s CONTROL a LED reading. out. This feature is only available on American American Audio - www.americandj.com - PSX™...
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Page 12: Lc Display
METER (49, 50, & 51) as the current track’s loop mode. This icon will glow when a loop has elapse time. been created but is not actively playing. American Audio - www.americandj.com - PSX™ Instruction Manual Page 12 © ®... -
Page 13: Basic Operations
SAMPLE PITCH SAMPLE PITCH American Audio - www.americandj.com - PSX™ Instruction Manual Page 13 © ®... -
Page 14: Starting Playback
PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (15) as in Figure 11. Pressing the CUE BUTTON (10) as in Figure 12 will now return you to the point you just set. Figure 13 American Audio - www.americandj.com - PSX™ Instruction Manual Page 14 © ®... -
Page 15: Track Scanning (Fast Fwd/Fast Rev)
PLAY BUTTON (15) to set your cue point. Pressing the CUE BUTTON (13) or the IN BUTTON (12) will now return you to this exact point. Figure 16 American Audio - www.americandj.com - PSX™ Instruction Manual Page 15 © ®... -
Page 16: Creating A Seamless Loop
(12). This will set the activate playback starting point of the mode SEAMLESS LOOP. The SAMPLE PITCH SAMPLE PITCH IN BUTTON (12) LED will light. Figure 19 Figure 20 American Audio - www.americandj.com - PSX™ Instruction Manual Page 16 © ®... - Page 17 - FOR A SHORTER LOOP: Press the OUT BUTTON (18) at sooner point in the track (Figure 21). - FOR LONGER LOOP: Press the OUT BUTTON (14) at later point in the track (Figure 21). American Audio - www.americandj.com - PSX™ Instruction Manual Page 17 ©...
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Page 18: Using The Built-In Sampler
Important Notice: If you try to activate your sample without turning the sample function on, the Flash button (6) will act as cue points! Figure 27 17. PITCH BENDING: American Audio - www.americandj.com - PSX™ Instruction Manual Page 18 © ®... - Page 19 If you engaged the HOLD BUTTON (2) in the previous step, you would now turn the hold function off to save your settings. Figure 30 American Audio - www.americandj.com - PSX™ Instruction Manual Page 19 © ®...
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Page 20: Creating A Bop Effect
TIME AUTO CUE 8%/12%/16% ON/OFF SAMPLE PITCH 4) When you discontinue the BOP effect normal playback will resume from the point you initial started your BOP. Figure 34 American Audio - www.americandj.com - PSX™ Instruction Manual Page 20 © ®... -
Page 21: Using Flash Start Buttons
Use the flashing bar as a visual reminder that a track is ending. EFFECT ELAPSED TOTAL REMAIN SINGLE 00 : 00 00 LOOP RELOOP Figure 37 American Audio - www.americandj.com - PSX™ Instruction Manual Page 21 © ®... -
Page 22: Pitch Adjustments
LED just left of the slider will glow. When this slider is glowing there is zero pitch being applied to the track, regardless if the pitch function is on or off. Figure 40 American Audio - www.americandj.com - PSX™ Instruction Manual Page 22 © ®... -
Page 23: Pitch Bending
43, the disc speed will increases and will continue to increase until reaches a maximum of 100% speed gain. When you release the (+) PITCH BEND BUTTON (22) the disc speed will ally return to automati it’s previous set speed. American Audio - www.americandj.com - PSX™ Instruction Manual Page 23 © ®... - Page 24 -100% and playback stops entirely. When you stop turning the JOG WHEEL the disc ally return to speed will automati it’s previous set speed. Figure 44 American Audio - www.americandj.com - PSX™ Instruction Manual Page 24 © ®...
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Page 25: Built-In Effects
PARAMETER BUTTON (28) again to enter into "PR" values menu. Now use turn the JOG WHEEL (14) back and forth to create the effect. Figure 47 American Audio - www.americandj.com - PSX™ Instruction Manual Page 25 © ®... -
Page 26: Trans
To activate the hold function press the HOLD BUTTON (2) as in figure 50. When the hold function becomes activated, the hold button SAMPLE PITCH will begin to glow blue. Figure 50 American Audio - www.americandj.com - PSX™ Instruction Manual Page 26 © ®... -
Page 27: Flip-Flop
FLIP -FLOP™ FLIP-FLOP™ This feature is kind of “auto pilot”. When you are using two PSX™ players and an American Audio® “Q” Deck™ mixer, you can have one player begin playback when the other ends. You can “Flip -Flop™” single tracks, the entire disc, or a combination of the two. -
Page 28: 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 29 NOTES American Audio - www.americandj.com - PSX™ Instruction Manual Page 29 © ®...
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Page 31: Specifications
SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Model: American Audio® PSX™ - Professional Compact Disc Player Type: Slot loading, digital compact disc audio player. Disc type: Standard size compact discs only (5 in / 12 cm discs) Dimensions: 3 1/4” ~ 4 1/2” H x 8 1/2” W x 10 3/8” L (217.5 mm x 81.8 mm x 306 mm) - Page 32 ©American Audio® World Headquarters: 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA Tel: 323-582-3322 Fax: 323-582-3311 Web: www.americandj.com E-mail: info@americandj.com...