American Audio CD Player CDI300 User Manual

instantly returns to the CUE POINT. 
17. RELOOP  BUTTON - If a SEAMLESS LOOP 
has been made (see setting a SEAMLESS LOOP  
on  page  17),  but  the  CD  Player  is  not  actively  in 
SEAMLESS  LOOP  mode  (a  loop  is  not  playing), 
pressing  the RELOOP  BUTTON  will  instantly 
reactivate  the  SEAMLESS  LOOP  mode.  To  exit 
the  loop,  press  the  OUT  BUTTON  (18)
.  LOOP 
and  RELOOP  will  appear  in  the  LCD  DISPLAY 
(22) when the RELOOP  function is available.
18. OUT  BUTTON -  This...

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B. REAR PANEL (FIGURE 4)
23. VOLTAGE  SELECTOR   -  Because  power 
supplies  vary  from  location  to  location  we  have 
incorporated  a  selectable  voltage  switch.  This 
switch  can  select  a  voltage  input  of  120v~60Hz 
or 220v~50/60Hz. Always disconnect the power 
plug before changing...

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D. LCD DISPLAY PANEL (FIGURE 5)
30. PAUSE INDICATOR - This indicator will glow 
when the drive is in pause mode.
31.  MEMORY  BUCKET  INDICATOR  -  This  indi-
cator  serves  two  functions.  The  bucket  outline 
details  the  cue  memory  status,  a  full  bucket 
outline indicates the cue memory is full. The four 
bars  in  the  memory  bucket  detail  the  anti-shock...

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 BASIC OPERATIONS
Figure 8: Tapping the reverse 
track  button  will  jump  back 
to the previous track. Figure 9: 
Tapping the forward 
track button will skip forward 
to the next track.
2.  SELECTING TRACKS
Select  a  desired  track  by  using  either  of  the  two  TRACK  BUTTONS  (20). Tapping  the  TRACK  BUTTONS  (20) 
once will select either the next higher or lower track. You may hold down the
  TRACK BUTTONS (20) to change 
tracks...

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3. STARTING PLAYBACK - Figure 10
Insert  an  audio  CD  as  describe  on  page  14 (LOADING/EJECTING  DISCS).  
Pressing  the  PLAY/PAUSE  BUTTON  (14)  with  an  audio  CD  inserted  will  imme
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diately  start  playback.  The  PLAY  (46)
 indicator  will  glow  as  soon  as  playback 
begins. The point at which playback starts (cue point) will automatically be stored 
in the memory as the cue point. The unit will return to this cue...

8. SCANNING (FAST FORWARD / FAST REVERSE)
This  function  gives  you  a  fast  search  through  a  disc  or  track.  Turn  the SEARCH 
KNOB (21)
  in clockwise direction for fast forward or turn the knob counterclockwise 
for  fast  reverse.  You  can  scan  in  four  different  forward  and  four  different  reverse 
speeds depending on how much you rotate the knob.
9.  SETTING and STORING a CUE POINT:
Setting A Cue Point:
A  cue  point  is  the  exact  point  playback  will  begin  when  the...

Storing A Cue Point:
Once you have set your CUE Point by one of the two means listed on page 16, you may store your cue point 
in one of the
 BANK BUTTONS (4). Once you store this cue point in memory you may recall it at any time and 
you  may  even  recall  memory  if  the  disc  has  been  removed  or  power  had  been  disconnected,  see 
SYSTEM 
MEMORY on page 
21. You may store a maximum of three cue points per disc and maximum of 381 cue points 
can be saved in the unit's memory. The
  MEMORY...

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11.  EDITING A LOOP:
Please  note:  Only  the  ending  point  of  the  loop  may  be  edited.  You  may  make  your  loop  shorter  or  longer. 
Before you can edit your seamless loop you obviously must first create a seamless loop to edit. If you haven’t 
created  a  SEAMLESS  LOOP,  follow  the  instructions  in  step  10  to  create  a  loop.  If  a  SEAMLESS  LOOP  has 
already  been  created,  press  the RELOOP  BUTTON  (17)  to...

12. Using the Built In Sampler:
Your CDI-300™ comes with an advanced built in sampler. You may store up to four samples. One sample in 
each  of  the  four 
BANK  BUTTONS  (4) (Once  again  please  note  you  may  only  store  either  a  CUE  POINT  or  a 
SAMPLE  into  a
 BANK  BUTTON  (4),  not  both).  Your  sample  can  be  a  maximum  of  6.5  seconds  in  length.  A 
sample  can  be  recalled  while  a  CD  is  playing,  while  the  CD  drive  is  in  PAUSE  MODE,  you  may  even  play  a 
sample...

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13.  BANK BUTTONS (4): 
These  buttons  are  used  to  store  your  samples  and  cue  points.  Only  a  sample 
or  a  cue  point  can  be  stored  into  each  of  these  three  banks.  When  a  sample  is 
stored  in  to  these  banks  you  may  use  the  sample  starting  point  as  a  cue  point. 
The BANK  BUTTONS instantly  recall  and  play  any  of  your  stored  samples  or...