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- Page 1 CK 1000Mp3 Featuring: User Guide and Reference Manual 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca. 90058 4/07 www.AmericanAudio.us...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
1. High quality CD-R Audio discs (should conform to the standards of the Orange Book 2). 2. Use a high quality bit rate when recording discs. (At least 160kbps) 3. Record discs in the slowest speed possible. (i.e. 2x or 4x speed) American Audio © - www.AmericanAudio.us - CK 1000Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 2... -
Page 3: Important Information
SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER RACK. THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICE TO YOUR AUTHORIZED American Audio DEALER. The lightning flash with an arrow triangular symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of non insulated “dangerous volt- age”... -
Page 4: Electrical Safety Precautions
LOCATION – The appliance should be installed in a stable location. NONUSE PERIODS – The power cord of the appliance should be unplugged from the outlet when left un- used for a long period of time. American Audio © CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK). -
Page 5: Safety Instructions
D. The CD Player does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance. American Audio © Line Voltage Selection • The desired voltage may be set with the VOLTAGE SELECTOR switch on the rear panel (using a flat head screw driver). -
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
(when in pause or cue mode). This will lengthen the life of your motor drive and laser. To initialize the player, just press the cue or play buttons. American Audio © - www.AmericanAudio.us - CK 1000Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 7 ®... -
Page 8: Set-Up Installation
• The LCD is designed to be clearly visible within the angles shown in Figure 2. Mount the control unit so that the visual angle is within this range. American Audio © - www.AmericanAudio.us - CK 1000Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 8 ®... -
Page 9: Cd Player
ELAPSED PLAYING TIME, TRACK REMAINING TIME, and TOTAL REMAINING TIME. 5. PITCH SLIDER - This slider is used to adjust American Audio © the playback pitch percentage. The slider is a set adjustment and will remain set until the pitch slider is moved or the pitch function has been turned off. - Page 10 TEmPO LOCK FUNCTION - This button activates the TEMPO LOCK function. This func- tion allows you to use the PITCH SLIDER to American Audio © speed up or slow down playback speed without altering the tonal pitch of the track. When this function is not engaged the original tonal pitch of the track will be altered giving you the "chip-...
- Page 11 This display is viewable at several comfortable angles (see page 8). The display ICONS will be explained in the section D. American Audio © - www.AmericanAudio.us - CK 1000Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 11 ®...
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Page 12: Mixer
4. Use the Gain Control (24) to adjust an average output volume of +4 dB. American Audio © 25. CHANNEL EQUALIzER - All of the channels include a three-band signal EQ. These controls are used to increase or decrease the LoW’s,... - Page 13 The same fundamentals will apply for chan- nel two. Sliding the fader from one position to American Audio © another will vary the output signals of channels one and two respectively. When the crossfader...
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Page 14: Front & Rear Panel
CLOSE BUTTON (1). Never attempt to force the transport tray open or closed when the power is turned off. American Audio © 40 39 C. REAR PANEL (FIGURE 5) 37. BALANCED xLR mASTER OUTPUTS... - Page 15 This switch can select a voltage input of 115v~60Hz or 230v~50/60Hz. Always disconnect the power American Audio © plug before changing the voltage. Dual Voltage models only 46.
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Page 16: Lcd Display
55. PITCH/BPm mETER - This meter will dis- play the pitch percentage applied by the pItcH SlIdEr (5). 56. CHARACTER DISPLAY - This will display the American Audio © name of the track and album when a Mp3 disc is loaded. -
Page 17: Basic Operations
(a track is already in play mode) the new track you selected will immediately begin playback as soon as the search operation is completed. Figure 8: tapping the reverse track button will jump back to the previous track. American Audio © - www.AmericanAudio.us - CK 1000Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 17 ® Figure 7... -
Page 18: Starting Playback
(starting) point by pressing the play/pauSE Button (15) as in Figure 10. Pressing the cuE Button (17) as in Figure 11 will now return you to the point you just set. Figure 12 American Audio - www.AmericanAudio.us - CK 1000Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 18 © ®... -
Page 19: Setting A Cue Point
PLAY BUTTON to set your cue point. Pressing the CUE BUTTON will now return you to this exact point. American Audio © will set a CUE Point without music interruption. Pressing the cuE Button (17) will now return you to the same point that you pressed the In Button (14). -
Page 20: Creating A Seamless Loop
Music playback will resume normal play. The In Button (14) and out Button (13) LEDs will remain lit to remind you that a loop is in memory. American Audio © mode 3) Press the out Button (13) to set the ending point for your LOOP (Figure 17). -
Page 21: Changing Time Display
(57) this bar is also dependent on the selected time function [rEmaIn, total rEmaIn, or ElapSEd (58)]. This bar will begin to flash when a track is ending regardless of which time function you are in. Use the flashing bar as a visual reminder that a track is ending. American Audio © REPLAY LOOP - The rEloop (10) function allows you to return to your stored loop at any time. -
Page 22: Pitch Adjustments
The on/off Button (6) LED will glow when the function is activated. If the pitch function is not activated the pItcH SlIdEr will not function. Figure 23 American Audio © 1. PITCH SLIDER (5): This function will increase or decrease the tracks playback speed or "PITCH."... -
Page 23: Pitch Bending
26, the disc speed will increase and will continue to increase until it reaches a maximum of 16% speed gain. When you release the (+) pItcH BEnd Button (9) the disc speed will automati speed. American Audio © Adjusting the PITCH SLIDER'S RANGE: SlIdEr'S (5) operating range at any time. - Page 24 -100% and play- back stops entirely. When you stop turning the jog WHEEl the disc speed ally return to will automati it’s previous set speed. Figure 27 American Audio - www.AmericanAudio.us - CK 1000Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 24 © ®...
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Page 25: Effects
The Bop Effect is a stutter effect that is similar to turntable scratching. You can use this effect to create tricks in your mixing. Figure 29 American Audio © SCRATCH EFFECT (16): The Scratch Effect simulates real time turn- table scratching. When the Scratch Effect is activated the SCRATCH LED will light up. -
Page 26: Accessing Mp3 Folders
The artist and song title should appear in the cHaractEr dISplay (56) and the Folder number will appear in the foldEr IndIcator (61). American Audio © 2) Now, press the track ButtonS (20) to scroll forward or backwards through the folders. -
Page 27: Relay (Flip-Flop™)
Note: You may combine RELAY single and continuous playback modes by selecting either single or continu- ous playback on your units. American Audio - www.AmericanAudio.us - CK 1000Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 27 © ®... -
Page 28: Typical Mixer Set-Up
This image details a typical DJ Set Up consisting of a microphone, Mp3 player, CD players, and a tape deck. Note: Turntables cannot be connected to the CK 1000Mp3. American Audio - www.AmericanAudio.us - CK 1000Mp3 Instruction Manual Page 28 © ®... - Page 29 TYPICAL mIxER SET-UP Balanced XLR male to XLR female Cables American Audio V4001™ Speaker Cables Typical Balanced Output Set-up This image details a typical stereo output layout. Note the use of the Balanced XLR Jacks on both the mixer and the amplifier. Always use the balanced output jacks whenever possible. The balanced output jacks should always be used for cable runs in excess of 15 feet.
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Page 30: Crossfader Relplacement
CROSSFADER REPLACEmENT The crossfader is “Hot Swapable” which means it may be replaced at any time, even when power is applied. Only replace with American Audio Part Feather Fader Plus. Replacing with any other model fader may seriously damage your mixer. -
Page 31: Warranty
American Audio concludes, after inspection, affects the reliability of the product; ® if the product has been repaired or serviced by anyone other than the American Audio factory unless ® prior written authorization was issued to purchaser by American Audio ;... -
Page 32: Specifications
SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL model: American Audio CK 1000mp3 - Professional DUAL CD Player/ mixer Type: Tray loading, digital compact disc audio player. Disc type: Standard size compact discs only (5 in/12 cm and 3in/8cm) Applicable File Extenstions for Mp3s: mp3, MP3, mP3, and Mp3... - Page 33 780nm NOTES: Specifications and improvements in the design of this unit and this manual are subject to change without any prior written notice. American Audio © More than 65dB @1Khz between L and R +12 +/-2dB at 70Hz, BELOW -29dB at 70Hz...
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