American Audio CD Player CDI500 User Manual

							
 FLIP-FLOP™
Sample  "Q"  Start  Set-Up. This  set-up  will  allow  "Q"  start  function  and  Flip-Flop™  function  to  operate. 
Be sure to use 1/8" mono mini plugs only.
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FLIP-FLOP™
This  feature  is  a  kind  of “auto  pilot”. When  you  are  using  two  CDI-500™  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.
 
To 
FLIP-FLOP™ single tracks:
1) Connect your system as described in the connection section on page 8.
2) Set your  American Audio® “Q” Deck™
 mixer’s crossfader to the center    
  position. 
3) Set your two CDI-500s™ to playback 
in single mode, SINGLE (51)  should be    
  indicated in the  LCD (30). 
4) Load your two CDI-500s™ with audio discs.
5) After they have both cued, press the  PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (
17) on one    
  player to begin playback.
6) After the first player’s single track has ended the second player’s track will    
  immediately begin playback.
7) FLIP-FLOP™ will continue until you stop it or power is interrupted.
To Flip-Flop entire CDs: 
Be sure your players are both in continuous play mode, make sure  SINGLE MODE (51)
 does not appear in the 
LCDS (30)
 of both players. Follow all directions for single track FLIP-FLOP™ above. When one player’s disc ends 
the other player will immediately begin playback.
Note: You may combine FLIP-FLOP™ single and continuous playback modes by selecting either single or con-
tinuous playback on your units.
Connecting  your  CDI-500™  to  an  American  Audio®  or  an  American  DJ
®  “Q”  Deck™  mixer  for  “Flip-Flop™” 
control: Be sure to connect 1/8” mono mini plugs from the control connection on the rear of your CDI-500™ to 
the 1/8” control jack on the rear of American Audio® “Q” series mixer. That’s it, you’ll be set for FLIP-FLOP.™
 
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Mono Mini Plug
Figure 53
Compatible Q-Deck Mixer
Figure 54
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WARRANTY  INFORMATION: The CDI-500™  carries  a ONE  year (365  days)  limited  warranty. 
This  warranty  covers  parts  and  labor.  Please  fill  out  the  enclosed  warranty  card  to  validate  your  pur
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chase and warranty. All returned service items whether under warranty or not, must be freight pre-paid 
and accompany a return authorization (R.A.) number. If the unit is under warranty, you must provide 
a copy of your proof of purchase invoice. Please contact American Audio®  customer support  at (800) 
322-6337 for a R.A. number. All package not displaying a R.A. number on the outside of the package 
will be returned to the shipper.
1-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
A.  American Audio® hereby warrants, to the original purchaser, American Audio® products to be free 
of manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for a period of 1 Year (365 days) from the date 
of  purchase. This  warranty  shall  be  valid  only  if  the  product  is  purchased  within  the  United  States  of 
America, including possessions and territories. It is the owner’s responsibility to establish the date and 
place of purchase by acceptable evidence, at the time service is sought. 
B.    For  warranty  service,  send  the  product  only  to  the  American  Audio
®  factory.  All  shipping  charges 
must be pre-paid. If the requested repairs or service (including parts replacement) are within the terms 
of this warranty, American Audio
® will pay return shipping charges only to a designated point within the 
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.  
C.   This  warranty  is  void  if  the  serial  number  has  been  altered  or  removed;  if  the  product  is  modified 
in any manner which 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
®;  if  the  product  is  damaged 
because not properly maintained as set forth in the instruction manual. 
D.   This  is  not  a  service  contract,  and  this  warranty  does  not  include  maintenance,  cleaning  or  peri
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odic  check-up.  During  the  period  specified  above,  American  Audio
®  will  replace  defective  parts  at  its 
expense,  and  will  absorb  all  expenses  for  warranty  service  and  repair  labor  by  reason  of  defects  in 
material or workmanship. The sole responsibility of American Audio
® under this warranty shall be lim-
ited to the repair of the product, or replacement thereof, including parts, at the sole discretion of Ameri
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can Audio
®. All products covered by this warranty were manufactured after January 1, 1990, and bear 
identifying marks to that effect. 
E.  American Audio
® reserves the right to make changes in design and/or improvements upon its prod-
ucts without any obligation to include these changes in any products theretofore manufactured. 
F.  No warranty, whether expressed or implied, is given or made with respect to any accessory supplied 
with  products  described  above.  Except  to  the  extent  prohibited  by  applicable  law,  all  implied  warran
-
ties made by American Audio
® in connection with this product, including warranties of merchantability 
or  fitness,  are  limited  in  duration  to  the  warranty  period  set  forth  above.  And  no  warranties,  whether 
expressed or implied, including warranties of merchantability or fitness, shall apply to this product after 
said period has expired. The consumer’s and or Dealer’s sole remedy shall be such repair or replace
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ment as is expressly provided above; and under no circumstances shall American Audio
® be liable for 
any loss or damage, direct or consequential, arising out of the use of, or inability to use, this product. 
 
G.  This warranty is the only written warranty applicable to American Audio
® Products and supersedes 
all prior warranties and written descriptions of warranty terms and conditions heretofore published. 
 WARRANTY
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GENERAL Model: American Audio® CDI-500™ - Professional CD Player
Type:  Tray loading,
 digital compact disc audio player.
Disc type:  Standard size compact discs only (5 in/12 cm and 3in/8cm)
Pitch Range:  Within +/- 4%, +/- 8%, +/- 16%, +/- 100%
Pitch Accuracy:  0.1%
Dimensions:  348mm (W) x 246mm (D) x 106mm (H)
Installation:                          Place on flat surface or mount in flat case
Weight:  7 Lbs. / 3.2 Kgs    
Power supply:  AC 115/230V, 50/60Hz  
Power consumption:  15W  
Environmental conditions:  Operational temperature:  5 to 35˚C (41 to 95˚F)    
       Operational humidity:    25 to 85% RH (no condensation)    
       Storage temperature:    -20 to 60˚C (4 to 140˚F)
Accessories:  Connecting RCA Cable (1 set for left and right channels)    
       Control 1/8” miniplug type (3 feet)  
AUDIO SECTION 
 
Quantization:  16 bit linear per channel  
Sampling rate:  44.1 kHz at normal pitch  
Over sampling rate:  8 times  
D/A conversion  16 bit  
Frequency response:  +/- 1 dB 20 Hz  to 20,000 Hz  
Output level:  1.0V +/- 1dB  
Load impedance:  47k ohm or more
AUDIO CHARACTERISTICS (TEST DISC: TCD-782, LOAD=47Kohm)
     ITEM  NOMINAL      LIMIT        CONDITION
Output level  1Vrms+/-0.5dB    1Vrms+/-1dB      1KHz,0dB
Channel balance  within 0.5dB      within 1dB      1KHz,0dB
Frequency response  20Hz-20KHz, +/-0.5dB 
20Hz-20KHz,+/-1.0dB  0dB Output
De-emphasis response  +/-2.5dB      +/-3dB       16KHz,-20dB
Channel separation*  83dB        75dB        1KHz,0dB
T.H.D. + NOISE*1  0.01%       0.03%       1KHz,0dB
S/N ratio (IHF-A)*2  86dB        80dB        1KHz.0dB
NOTE: 1* With 20KHz low pass filter.  *2 With 20KHz low pass filter, "IHF-A" weighted
 
SEARCHING TIME (TEST DISC: TCD-792)
     ITEM  NOMINAL    LIMITS CONDITION
Short access time  2sec      4sec  Play next track
Long access time  4sec      6sec  Track 1 ->Track 20
               Track 20 ->Track 1
PLAYABILITY
     ITEM  NOMINAL    LIMIT    CONDITION
Interruption  1mm      0.7mm   TCD-725
Black dot  1mm      0.6mm   TCD-725
Finger prints  75um      65um    TCD-725
Eccentricity  140um     140um   TCD-712 W/O TRACK JUMP
Vertical deviation  1mm      0.5mm   TCD-731R
PICK-UP
System Object lens drive system optical pick-up
Object lens drive system  2 dimensional parallel drive
Tracking detection  3 spot beam detection
Optical source  Semiconductor laser
Wave length  780nm
NOTES: Specifications and improvements in the design of this unit and this manual are subject to 
change without any prior written notice.
 SPECIFICATIONS
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