KAM KCDJ-MP300 Instruction Manual

KAM KCDJ-MP300
DESKTOP CD MP3 PLAYER

OVERVIEW

The KCDJ-MP300 has been designed to give the
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creative DJ all of the facilities you need to
perform your own innovative DJ sets. The KCDJ-
MP300 plays both standard CD Audio and MP3
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Audio files.
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FEATURE DETAILS

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q LCD DISPLAY - provides visual information
regarding current settings.
w EJECT - opens and closes the CD TRAY. NOTE:
KCDJ-MP300
the tray will not open when a disc is playing.
PROFESSIONAL
DESKTOP
MP3 CD PLAYER
e TRACK SKIP - standard Track Skip buttons.
TRACK SKIP
r TIME/STOP BUTTON - switches the screen
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between showing Elapsed or Remaining time for
an individual track or the entire CD. Press and
hold for 3 seconds to place the unit in 'stop'
mode.
CUE
1)
t AUTO CUE/SINGLE/CONTINUE & OUTRO -
switches between standard CONTINUE mode
where each track on a CD will be played in turn...
and AUTO CUE SINGLE mode where when a track
PLAY/PAUSE
finishes, playback will stop and the beginning of
the next track will be Cued ready for playback.
Press and hold the button for three seconds to
engage OUTRO mode where the last 30 seconds
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of the current track will be played.
NOTE: OUTRO mode is not available with MP3
audio playback.
y RELAY - Only functions if a cable is used to
connect the rear panel Relay socket to another
KCDJ-MP300 player. in Single Mode causes -
1# PITCH BUTTON - turns the Pitch control system
each CD player to play individual tracks from each CD,
back to back in relay. In Continuous Mode each CD will on & off.
be played in turn until playback is stopped.
1$ PITCH RANGE - Press repeatedly to select the pitch
u SEARCH BUTTON - switches the JOG WHEEL
range of the PITCH SLIDER. The four LEDs will show
between SEARCH MODE and PITCH MODE.
the currently selected pitch range (+/-8%, +/-16%,
+/-32% or +/-100%).
i JOG WHEEL - has three Modes.
1% PITCH SLIDER - adjusts the Track Playback
When SEARCH mode is selected via the SEARCH
button (5), turning the wheel plays the currently speed by up to +/-100% (depending upon the
selected track at high speed. settings selected via the PITCH RANGE BUTTON).
When PITCH MODE is selected and the track is
1^ PITCH BEND BUTTONS - track playback speed
playing the wheel acts as an alternative Pitch Bend
method. The amount of pitch change is determined by
will be adjusted by +/-16% for as long as you
the speed of rotation.
hold down one of these buttons.
When playback is PAUSED (and PITCH MODE is
1& KEY - activates the Key Lock function allowing
selected) turning moves the currently selected Cue
Point in either direction one frame at a time. When
you to make adjustment to Track playback speed
you have found the correct Cue Point, pressing PLAY
using the pitch slider without altering the tonal
assigns the Cue Point to the CUE BUTTON.
pitch of the audio.
o PLAY/PAUSE - Each press of the PLAY/PAUSE button 1* BPM BUTTON - Press once to switch the mode
causes the operation to change from play to pause or of the display between showing track BPM or the
from pause to play. percentage change in pitch. Press and hold for
three seconds to switch between Auto and
1) CUE - Pressing the CUE button during playback
Manual BPM modes. In Auto mode the track
provides a return to the Cue Point from which play
BPM is calculated and shown automatically. In
was started. To adjust the Cue Point pause playback,
Manual mode tap this button in time to the music
use the JOG WHEEL to locate the desired new Cue to set the BPM value in the display.
Point and press PLAY.
1( EFFECT BUTTON - switches the function of the
1! BOP BUTTON - Pressing this button at any time will
NUMBER BUTTONS between EFFECT mode and
cause playback to start from the currently selected
DIRECT ACCESS mode.
main Cue Point.
2) NUMBER BUTTONS - have two modes selected
1@ INSTANT CUE BUTTONS - These three buttons are
via the EFFECT button;
used to store additional Cue points for instant recall
during your performance. To assign a Cue point to a In DIRECT ACCESS mode the buttons are used to
button; 1. Use the various Search & Cue Point
tap in a CD Track number for instant track recall.
selection tools to locate the desired Instant Cue point.
2. Press & hold the 'Memo' button and press either
In EFFECT mode each button recalls a different
Cue 1, 2 or 3. Once a Cue point has been assigned to
Effect. When selected the accompanying LED
one of these buttons, pressing the button will instantly illuminates and various parameters of the effect
start playback from the set Cue point. can be edited via the PARAMETER and SCOPE
controls. There are 9 different effects available;
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TIME-/
STOP-- RELAY
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SCOPE
AUTO CUE
SINGLE KEY
t 1&
EFFECT +10
CONTINUE
SELECT 1(
2)
SCRATCH REVERSE FLANGER FILTER CHOP
BRAKE PHASER ECHO PAN EFFECT 1#
SAMPLER SAMPLE 1 SAMPLE 2 SAMPLE 3
2$ 2$
PITCH
100%
1$
32%
16%
CUE 2
CUE 1 CUE 3
1@ 1@
8%
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B/LOOP PITCH BEND
EXIT
A RELOOP
2# 2#
MEMO
1*
BOP
SEARCH
1!
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1%
REVERSE FORWARD
DIGITAL
OUTPUT
2&
PITCH
CONTROL
DISC IN/OUT
SCRATCH: Moving the JOG WHEEL emulates
scratching with vinyl. Can be performed
independently, or in parallel with other effects.
BRAKE: Engages vinyl turntable 'motor off' effect
emulation. Can be performed independently, or in
parallel with another effect.
REVERSE: Simply reverses music playback. Can be
performed independently, or in parallel with other
effect.
PHASER: Two copies of the same sound are
played back slightly out of sync' to produce a
swirling, often metallic sound effect.
FLANGER: Similar to a PHASER but with one copy
played with constantly fluctuating playback speed to
produced a slightly more dramatic and less metallic
effect.
FILTER: High Pass and Low Pass filters for completely
removing either high or low frequencies from your
music.
CHOP: Chops music into slices & plays alternate slices.
PAN: Throws the sound from side to side in the stereo
sound field.
ECHO: Introduces repeated echoes of your music.
2! SELECT - When in Effect mode this selects the
individual Effect Parameter to be adjusted via the
SCOPE control.
2@ SCOPE - When in Effect mode this alters the
currently selected Effect Parameter as selected via
the SELECT control.
2# SEAMLESS LOOP SECTION - You can create a
seamless Loop of any section of audio from a CD. To
create a Loop; 1. Identify a section of a track you
wish to Loop and pause playback a few seconds
before the section starts. 2. Press play. 3. Press
BUTTON 'A' at the precise moment you wish to be the
start of your Loop. 4. Press the B LOOP/EXIT
BUTTON at the precise moment you wish to be the
end of your Loop. 5. Your Loop should now play
continuously. 6. To exit the Loop and return to normal
CD playback press the B LOOP/EXIT BUTTON again.
7. You can jump straight back to playing your Loop
again at any time by pressing the RELOOP BUTTON.
2$ SAMPLER SECTION - Samples are short recordings of
sound that can be played at the same time as the music
from your CD. There is a maximum of 39 seconds of
audio sampling time that is shared by the three Sample
buttons. To record a sample; 1. Identify the start of a
section of music on a CD you wish to sample and pause
playback a few seconds before the section starts. 2.
Press play. 3. Press the SAMPLER button. 4. Press one
of the SAMPLE 1, 2 or 3 buttons at the precise moment
you wish to be the start of your sample. 5. To set the
sample end point press the appropriate SAMPLE button
again at the correct moment.

REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS

2% MAINS POWER SWITCH
2^ AUDIO LINE - unbalanced line level RCA audio outputs.
2& DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT - RCA coaxial S/PDIF digital audio
output connector for use with digital amplifiers, mixers or
computers.
2* REMOTE - minijack socket used to connect to the Fader
Start output of a suitably equipped mixer. Please ensure
you select the correct REMOTE START format to suit your
mixer using the TACT/LOCK switch.
2( RELAY - minijack socket used to connect to another
KCDJ-MP300 unit to enable the RELAY facility.
LINE OUT
2^
LEF T 3) TACT/LOCK SWITCH - Used to select the appropriate type
POWER
OFF ON of FADER START signal for your mixer.
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RIGHT
RELAY REMOTE
TACT LOCK 2*
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SPECIFICATION

Disc Input
Front loading
Audio Output
Unbalanced line level RCA
Digital Output
RCA coaxial S/PDIF
Relay Connection MiniJack
Remote Connection MiniJack
Pitch Range +/-8%, +/-16%, +/-32%, +/-100%
Sampler
39 seconds maximum
Anti-Shock
10 seconds
Instant Start
Within 0.015 seconds
Onboard DSP Effects Scratch
Brake
Reverse
Phaser
Flanger
Filter
Chop
Pan
Echo
Dimensions 217 x 95 x 320mm
Weight
3.5kg
Due to continuous product development, specifications are subject to change.
If this product is ever no longer functional please it take to
a recycling plant for environmentally friendly disposal.