American Audio CD Player CDS1 User Manual

Featuring:
FLIPFLOP
CDS-1
American Audio®
4295 Charter Street
Los Angeles Ca. 90058
Revised 11/05
American Audio®Operating Instructions 

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WARRANTY  REGISTRATION.................................................................................................................2
ELECTRICAL  SAFETY  PRECAUTIONS.................................................................................................3
ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS................................................................................................................4
PRODUCT INFORMATION...

NOTE:  This  product  satisfies  FCC  regulations 
when  shielded  cables  and  connectors  are 
used  to  connect  the  unit  to  other  equipment. 
To  prevent  electromagnetic  interference  with 
electrical appliances such as radios and televi
-
sions, use shielded cables and connectors for 
connections.
NOTE:  This  CD  player  uses  a  semiconductor 
laser.    It  is  recommended  for  use  in  a  room  at 
the  following  temperature:  41˚F  -  95˚F  /  5˚C  - 
35˚C
WARNING:  TO  PREVENT  FIRE...

ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCKDO NOT OPEN
CAUTION
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is
intended to alert the  user  to the  presence  of important
operating  and maintenance  (servicing) instructions  in
the literature accompanying the appliance.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within anequilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to thepresence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the
product's  enclosure  that may  be of sufficient...

 PRODUCT INFORMATION
I. Heat - The CD player should be situated    
  away from heat sources such as radiators,  
  heat registers, stoves, or other appliances   
  (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
2.  Do not let insecticides, benzene, or thinner  
  come in contact with the surface of the unit.
3.  Never disassemble or modify your unit in    
  any way, doing so will void your manufac-  
  tures warranty.
4.  Never plug this unit in to a dimmer pack
5.  Do
 not attempt to operate this unit if...

 SET-UP
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 CUSTOMER SERVICE
Customer Support:  American Audio® provides a toll free customer support line, to provide set up help and  
to answer any question should you encounter problems during your set up or initial operation. You may also visit 
us  on  the  web  at  www.AmericanAudio.us  for  any  comments  or  suggestions.  For  service  related  issue  please 
contact  American  Audio
®.  Service  Hours  are  Monday...

•  8 times over sampling 1 bit D/A converter    •  Auto cue Function (Sensitive to -48dB)
•  Selectable Time Display          •  S/PDIF Digital Audio RCA Coaxial Output  
•  Fader “Q” Start Control (a)       •  Flip-Flop (Relay Playback) (c)     
•  Sleep Mode  (e)            •  Memory Backup, Defaults to last setting (f)
•  Selectable Pitch: +/-8%, +/-12% or +/-16%     •  Loop      
•  Pitch Display            •  Top Loading Transport System
•  Real-Time Cue            •  4 Different Speed Scans
•...

 GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS 
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A. TOP UNIT CONTROLS (FIGURE 3)
1.  STOP  - The  stop  button  is  used  to  stop  CD 
playback. Never open the transport door without 
stopping playback first.
2.  OPEN  (Transport  Tray  Open)  -  This  button  is 
used to open the disc transport tray door. 
NOTE: 
When  a  disc  is  loaded,  the  tray  will  not  open 
unless the unit is in pause or cue mode. 
3.  LIQUID  CRYSTAL...

also  operates  in FLIP  FLOP modes.  When  using 
two units in Flip-Flop mode, each unit may be set 
up to run in either single or continuous. In single 
mode  a  unit  will  play  a  single  track  and  jump 
to  the  next  unit.  If  the  next  unit  is  in  continuous 
mode, that unit will play all tracks and jump back 
to next unit, and so on.
5.  CUE  LED  -  The  red  CUE  LED  will  glow 
when  the  unit  is  in  cue  mode  The  LED  will 
also  flash  every  time  a  new  CUE  POINT  is  set....

vated.  This  functions  allows  the  beats  between 
two  CD’s  or  any  other  music  source  to  match. 
This  is  a  momentary  function.  When  the  button 
is  depressed  the  pitch  speed  will  automatically 
return  to
 PITCH  SLIDER'S  (19) selected  pitch. 
Holding  down  this  button  down  yields  a  maxi
-
mum  of  -16%  pitch.  Be  sure  to  remember  that 
this  function  is  a  momentary  pitch  adjust-ment, 
for  a  more  precise  adjustment  use  the
 PITCH 
SLIDER'S (19)
  to...