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and set effect and sample parameters, see page 24.
10. Bpm BUTTON - Press this button to switch between manual BPM and Auto BPM.
11.  TAp  BUTTON  - This  button  is  used  for  manual  BPM.  When  in  manual  BPM  mode,  press  this 
button and turn either the time (28) or ratio (23) knobs to adjust the BPM 
12. JOg WHEEL  Eff ECTS  AND CONTROLS
 NORMAL  BUTTON  - Press  this  button  to  exit  SCRATCH  mode.  When  SCRATCH  mode  is  not 
active the jog W heel (9) can be used to pitch bend.
 SCRATCH BUTTON - Press this button to activate SCRATCH mode. Use the jog Wheel (9) to  
  use the SCRATCH effect.
 A. CUE SCRATCH BUTTON - 
         in play Back  mode  - When  in  PLAY  mode  and  the  touch  sensitivity  function 
is  active,  touching  the jog  W heel  (9)  will  return  the  unit  back  to  the  last  set  CUE  POINT  or  a  CUE 
POINT located in a selected BANK BUTTON, and immediately start playback without music interrup-
tion.
       in cue  mode  - When  in  CUE  mode  and  touch sensitivity  function  is  active, 
touching the jog W heel (9) will start playback until the jog Wheel (9) is released. Once the jog 
Wheel (9) is released the unit will return to the last set CUE POINT. 
13.   pLAY/p AUSE  BUTTON  -  Each  press  of  the PLAY/PAUSE  BUTTON  causes  the  operation  to 
change from play to pause or from pause to play. While in play mode the blue play LED will glow, and 
while in pause mode the blue play LED will flash.
14. CUE BUTTON - Pressing the cue button during playback immediately pauses playback and re-
turns the track to the last set cue point (see setting a CUE POINT, page 20). The blue CUE BUTTON 
LED will glow when the unit is in cue mode The LED will also flash every time a new CUE POINT is 
set. The CUE button can be held down to momentarily play the CD. When you release the CUE button 
it instantly returns to the CUE POINT. You can also tap the CUE button to create a BOP EFFECT.
15. IN, OUT, & RELOOp  BUTTONS - 
IN  BUTTON  - “CUE  ON  THE  FLY”  - This  function  allows  you  to  set  a  CUE  POINT  (see  CUE  POINT 
page 20) without music interruption (“on the fly”). This button also sets the starting point of a seam-
less loop (see SEAMLESS LOOP on page 21).
OUT BUTTON - This button is used to set the ending point of a loop. A loop is started by pressing 
the in Button, pressing the out Button set the loop ending point. The loop will continue to play 
until the out Button is pressed once again.
RELOOP BUTTON - If a SEAMLESS LOOP has been made (see setting a SEAMLESS LOOP on page 
18), 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 loop, press the out 
Button.  LOOP  and  RELOOP  will  appear  in  the Vfd diSplay  (2) when  the  RELOOP function  is 
available.
16.  SEARCH BUTTONS - 
        This search button allows you to quickly scan backwards through a track. 
       This search button allows you to quickly scan forwards through a track. 
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17.  f AST TRACk BUTTONS -         
        This button is used to select a track. Tapping this button will forward skip to the next track, 
holding down this button will rapidly forward skip through the tracks. 
                This  button  is  used  to  select  a  track.  Tapping  this  button  will  back  skip  on  track,  holding 
down this button will rapidly BACK  SKIP through the tracks.
18.  ADV.  TRACk  BUTTON  - While  either  playing  a  track  or  in  pause  mode,  press  this  button  to 
search  for  the  next  track  you  want  to  play.  When  you  press  this  button  you  will  enter  ADV.  TRACK 
mode, the FOLDER and TRACK indicators will flash. You can now turn the folder  knoB (20) or the  
track knoB (19) to search for the next track you want to play. Press the folder  knoB (20) once 
you have found your desired track. The VFD will display "Searching..." and then "FOUND" once the 
track is found. If you want to play the track immediately press the folder  knoB (20) again. 
19. TRACk  kNOB - This knob has three functions.
A. Turning this knob will let you search through tracks in your selected folder. Turn the knob to   
 scroll backward and forward through tracks. 
B. Pushing the knob in and turn to scroll 10 tracks forward or backward. The current track number   
 will be shown in the VFD. 
C. Push this knob to display the Artist, Track Title, Genre, and Track Bit Rate.
20.  fOLDER  kNOB - This knob has two functions.
A. Turning this knob will let you search for your desired folder. Turn the knob to scroll backward   
 and forward through folders. The folder number your are currently in will be shown in the VFD. 
B. Press and hold this knob, and turn the ratio  knoB (23) to scroll the current line name in the   
 VFD.
21. BEAT- SYNC SELECT BUTTON S - These buttons' are used to select the delay time of an effect 
to the beat of music. The beat delay ratios are 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 1/1, 2/1, 4/1, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, and 1/64. To 
turn off beat sync press both buttons at the same time.
NOTE: A effect must be selected to set a delay time.
22. SmART LOOp BUTTON - When the smart loop function is activated, select the beat at which you 
would like to start your desired loop, and the smart loop function will find the loop out point automati-
cally according to the BPM.
23. pARAmETER RATIO  kNOB - This knob is used to adjust the parameter ratio value. You can also 
push the RATIO KNOB and turn the jog Wheel (9) to adjust the parameter ratio value.
24. EffECTS AND HOLD BUTTON -
  fILTER BUTTON - This button is used to activate and deactivate the Filter effect. The Filter ef- 
 fect tweaks the original sound to add different tonal definition. The effect is almost the same as   
 the PHASE effect.
 ECHO EffECT - This button is used to activate and deactivate the Echo effect. The Echo effect   
 adds an echo to your output signal. See built in effects on page 32.
 TRANS EffECT - This button is used to activate and deactivate the Trans effect. The Trans 
 effect simulates a real-time mixer transformer effect. See built in effects on page 33. 
 SkID BUTTON - This button is used to activate and deactivate the Skid effect. The Skid effect   
 simulates the sudden platter stop of a turntable, like pressing the stop button on a turntable.      
						

							
 HOLD BUTTON - This button has two functions:
 parameter Lock: This button allows you to lock any new parameter settings you set to the ef-   
 fects. The button LED will glow red when the hold function is not selected. When the hold selec-  
 tion is not active, any changes to the effect parameters will be momentay.  
 System Lock: If you press and hold the button for 5 seconds you will activate the System Lock.   
 The button LED will flash when the HOLD function is active. To unlock the HOLD function press    
 and hold the button for 5 seconds.
  pHASE BUTTON - This button is used to activate and deactivate the Phase effect. The Phase     
 effect tweaks the original sound to add different tonal definition. The effect is almost the same 
 as the FILTER effect. 
  fLANgER EffECT - This button is used to activate and deactivate the Flanger effect. The
 Flanger effect distorts the output signal and creates an effect similar to the frequency phasing in    
 and out of each other.
     pAN EffECT - This button is used to activate and deactivate the Trans or Pan effect. The Pan     
 effect allows you to pan the output from the left channel to the right channel. See built-in effects   
 on page 31.
 REVERSE - This button activates reverse play mode This function will play your track or sample   
 in reverse. All pitch and effect functions will operate normally in this mode   
25.   SAmpLE  BUTTON  -  This  button  is  used  to  set  and  store  a  sample.  Press  this  button  and  then 
press your desired BANK BUTTON (26) to set the sample loop mode, the button LED will glow.
26.   BANk  pROgRAm  BUTTON  -  This  function  will  allow  you  to  program  a  sequence  of  up  to  12 
saved samples. See page 25 for more information.
    BANk  BUTTONS  1-3  - These  buttons  are  used  to  store  either  three  (3)  cue  points  or  three  (3) 
samples.  Each  Bank  Button  can  store  either  a  sample  or  a  cue  point.  To  play  your  programmed 
samples, press the Sample Button (25) and then press the Bank  program Button.
27.  mEmORY BUTTON - This button can be used in a couple ways:
Press this button to activate the Memory mode, the memory button LED will glow when active. After 
the  memory  mode  is  activated,  press  your  desired Bank  Button  (26)  to  store  your  CUE  point  or 
playing loop. See Using Built In Sampler on page 23.
You  can  also  record  a  loop  by  pressing  the  BANK  button  during  music  playback  to  start  recording, 
when you have reached your desired loop ending point, press the BANK button again.
To store your loops and cue points that are saved in the BANKS to the system memory for next time, 
press the MEMORY button for 1 second.
28.  pARAmETER TImE  kNOB - This knob is used to adjust the parameter time value. You can also 
push the TIME KNOB and turn the jog Wheel (9) to adjust the parameter time value.
29. TImE BUTTON - The button will switch the time value described in the time meter (48) between 
ELAPSED PLAYING TIME, TRACK REMAINING  TIME, and TOTAL REMAINING  TIME. 
30. SgL/CTN - This function allows you to choose between single track play or continuous track play 
(all  tracks  in  order).  This  function  also  operates  in FLIP-FLOP  mode.  With  this  button  you  can  also 
switch AUTO CUE on and off, by pressing it for at least 1 second.
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Figure 4
B. REAR  pANEL (fIgURE 4)
31. pOWER CONNECTOR - This connection is used to connect your main power. Be sure that your 
local power matches the unit’s required power. 
32.  pOWER BUTTON - This button is used to turn your unit’s power on and off.
33.  RELAY  JACk - With this jack you can connect two CD players and relay (flip flop) play. You can 
also  connect  your  unit  to  a  compatible  American  Audio®  mixer’s  CONTROL  out,  to  use  American 
Audio’s “Q” start fader control. This feature is only available on American Audio’s “Q” series mixers. 
34.  DIgITAL OUT - Use this connection to create near perfect copies of your disc to a Mini disc, CD-
R, or any other digital recording device.   
35. AUDIO  OUT  R  &  L  -  Audio  out  signals.  Connect  stereo  RCA  cable's  from  the  AUDIO  OUT  to  a 
mixer's LINE input.
36. HEADpHONE  JACk & VOLUmE  CONTROL  - This jack is used to connect your headphones and 
the volume control is for your headphones is located next to it. Set the volume control to the lowest 
setting before connecting your headphones. Adjust the volume accordingly.
37. USB mIDI JACk - Use this jack to connect to a computer.
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C. VfD DISpLAY  pANEL (fIgURE 5)
38.  pLAY INDICATOR - The play indicator will glow when the unit is in play mode.
39. pAUSE INDICATOR - The pause indicator will glow when the unit is in pause mode.
40.  CUE INDICATOR - This indicator will glow when the unit is in CUE mode and will flash every time 
a new CUE POINT is set.
41.  CHARACTER  DISpLAY - This  will  display  the  name  of  the  track  and  album  when  a  Mp3  disc  is 
loaded.
42.  Bpm mETER - This meter will display the BPM's of the current track.
43. AUTO Bpm - This will indicate that the AUTO BPM counter is active. 
44.       TEmpO LOCk -  This  will indicate the Tempo Lock function is active.
45.  pITCH  INDICATOR  -  This  meter  will  indicate  how  much  pitch  is  either  being  applied  or  will  be  ap-
plied.
46. ANTI SHOCk  BUffER TImE - This indicator will display the anti shock buffer time.
47. TImE  BAR INDICATOR - This bar gives a visual approximation of a track's or disc's time This bar 
will begin to flash when a track is ending. The flashing bar is great reminder, that time is running out 
to get that next track ready to go.
48. TOTAL/REmAIN  INDICATOR  -   When TOTAL  is  indicated  in  the Vfd diSplay  (2) the time  de-
ScriBed  (47) in  the Vfd  (2) will  define  the  total  disc  remaining  time. When REMAIN is  indicated  in 
the Vfd diSplay  (2)  the time  deScriBed  (47) in  the Vfd will  define  the  current  track's  remaining 
time. 
49. TImE  mETER - These indicators will detail the current Minutes, Seconds, and Frames. The meter 
will display either the elapse, total, or remaining time of a track or the entire disc. The display time will 
depend  on  the  selected  time  function.  The  selected  time  function  will  be  displayed  above  the  TIME 
METER as either total remaining, remaining track time, or  elapSed track name.
50. TRACk DISpLAY  -  This indicator describes which track is currently cued or is playing.
FOLDER
TRACK
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TOTALREMAIN
SF
PITCH
AUTOBPM
CDMP3
CUE
RELOOP
SINGLE
AUTOCUE
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40
44
43
56
55
38
54
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51. fOLDER DISpLAY -  This indicator describes which folder you are in. 
52. RELOOp INDICATOR - Appears when LOOP is engaged or ready to be engaged. 
53.  SINgLE  INDICATOR  -  This  indicates  that  the  CD  drive  is  in  single  play  mode,  the  track  will  play 
once and return to CUE mode. If the single indicator is not on the unit is in continuous mode In con-
tinuous mode the drive will play all the remaining tracks on the disc. Once the remaining tracks have 
ended the unit will return to cue mode
54. AUTO  CUE - This will indicate if the Auto Cue is on or off. Press and hold the Sgl/ctn (10) for 1 sec. 
to turn the Auto Cue function on and off.
55. mp3 INDICATOR - This will indicator will glow when a Mp3 disc is loaded in the drive.
56. CD INDICATOR - This will indicator will glow when a CD disc is loaded into the player.
57. REVERSE INDICATOR - This will indicator will glow when reverse play is activated.
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Press and hold the folder knoB (20) for at least 2 sec. to enter the internal menu.
Press the time (28) or ratio (23)  knoBS to enter the submenus and to confirm setting; press the 
folder knoB (20) to exit the menu.
1. JOg mODE - Select JOG LED mode (mode range is 1~8)
2. Sensitivity - Touch Wheel Sensitivity Adjustment (Adjustment range is -20~+20)
3. pitch Bend - Pitch range +/-1%~100%
4. Display Time - Range is 0.5~12.0 sec.(LINE NAME start / stop time adjustment)
5. Scroll Speed- Line Name Scroll Time Adjustment (Scroll Time Range is 50~2000msec.)
6. SLEEp  Time - Sleep Time Adjustment (Adjustment Range is 5~120 min)
7. INTENSITY - VFD Brightness (Brightness Range is 1~10)
8. A.CUE LEVEL - Change the AUTO CUE Level (Level Range is -36~-78db)
9. mIDI CC TYpE - Change the send of REL.(RELATIVE), ABS.(ABSOLUTE), Note for
      FOLDER/TRACK/PARAMETER TIME/PARAMETER RATIO/ PITCH under MIDI     
     mode. PITCH is sent by BEND(PITCH BEND)/ ABS.(ABSOLUTE).
A. mIDI CH - Change Chan 1~16 or control Chan(1~8,9~16) by BEAT
B. mIDI SETUp - Dual control ON/OFF, The CD can be controlled by JOG, & Pitch Bend, Pitch ON/   
           OFF, & Pitch Percentage, when using MIDI mode.
          -TAP = HOLD/TOGGLE
          -JOG OUTPUT (0~30 ms) (Control JOG MIDI max. send time)
          -Pluse = (1024 or 512) (select sensor to send Pluse)
            -I/O DISPLAY/Hide (display/hide MIDI I/O value)
           -USB Reset (reset USB)
C. Bit Rate - Disp ON
           Disp OFF
D. Version - CON: VerXX( control version)
    SER: VerXX( Servo version)
   BUF: VerXX( Buffer version)
   DSP: VerXX( DSP version)
E. Defaults - YES?(return to default value?)
    NO?(exit without returning to default value)
f. EXIT & SAVE - Exit & Save setting to next power on (Press the Memory Button to fast exit & 
save in any operating mode)
g. EXIT - Exit without save(press FOLDER KNOB for instant EXIT).
Note:
Save: PITCH ON/OFF, PITCH RANGE, SGL/CTN, AUTO CUE, TIME MODE, HOLD, KEY LOCK,
EFFECTS ON/OFF, SENITIVITY, SLEEP/STOP/RUN TIME/ JOG MODE/ INTENSITY/ A.CUE LEVEL/
SEARCH SPEED/ MIDI CC TYPE/ MIDI CH/ MIDI SETUP
Defaults: PITCH (ON), PITCH RANGE (8%), (CTN), AUTO CUE(ON), TIME MODE (REMAIN),
HOLD(OFF), KEY LOCK(OFF), EFFECTS(OFF), SENITIVITY(+05), SLEEP(15min)/ STOP(3 sec)/
RUN(400msec) TIME, PITCH BEND(PITCH RANGE), BIT RATE(Disp. ON), JOG MODE(MODE1,6),
INTENSITY(10), A. CUE LEVEL(-48db), MIDI CC TYPE(REL.) PITCH(BEND), MIDI CH(CH 1), MIDI 
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Figure 6: press the eject button to load and remove a disc. Remeber: When loading a disc always hold the disc by it 
edges and load the disc label side up.
Figure 7: tapping the reverse 
track  button  or  turning  the 
track knob counter clockwise  
will jump back to the previous 
track.
Figure  8: tapping  the  forward 
track  button  or turning  the 
track knob clockwise  will skip 
forward to the next track.
1.  LOADINg/EJECTINg  DISCS
The  Radius  1000™  can  only  play  regular  5  inch  CDs.  3  inch,  odd  shaped,  and  oval  CDs  are  not  compatible. 
When loading a CD into the player always hold the disc by it edge. Load the disc label side up and slide it in 
the disc slot. Never touch the signal surface (the glossy side). To remove a disc from the slot press the eject 
Button (1).
CAUTION:
•   NEVER attempt to insert any other objects beside 5" CD in the disc slot.
• NEVER attempt to insert more than one disc at a time. Doing so may result in sever damage to your unit.
•   DO NOT force a disc into the slot when the power is off, this may damage the drive system.
2. SELECTINg TRACkS
Select a desired track by using either of the two track ButtonS (17) or by turning the track  knoB (19). 
Tapping the track ButtonS (17) or turning the track knoB (19) once will select either the next higher or 
lower track. You may hold down the track ButtonS (17) or turn and hold the track knoB (19) to change 
tracks continuously at a faster speed. If you push the track  knoB (19) and turn the knob either forward or 
reverse you can skip ahead 10 tracks or reverse 10 tracks, at a time.
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3. STARTINg  pLAYBACk - Figure 9
Insert  an  audio  CD  as  described  on  page  18 (loading/ejecting  diScS).  
Pressing  the play/pauSe Button  (28)  with  an  audio  CD  loaded  will  imme-
diately  start  playback.  The play  (42) 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 point (the 
point at which playback started) when the cue Button (14) is pressed.
4.  pAUSINg - Figure 9
This  function  pauses  playback  at  the  exact  same  point  the play/pauSe  But-
ton  (13) was  pressed.  Pressing  the play/pauSe  Button  (13) will  switch 
between  play  and  pause  modes.  When  the  unit  is  in  pause  mode  the pauSe 
indicator (39) in the Vfd diSplay (2) will glow. The green play/pauSe but-
ton (13) LED will also begin to flash repeatedly.
5. STOppINg  pLAYBACk - Figures 9 & 10
Stopping playback will not stop the drive mechanism, but merely pause or cue 
the track, this functions allows the unit to begin play instantly. The drive mecha-
nism  will  only  stop  if  a  disc  is  ejected  or  the  unit  has  gone  in  to  sleep  mode. 
There are two ways to stop (pause) playback:
1) Press the play/pauSe  Button (13) during playback. This will pause play-
 back at the exact same point the play/pauSe  Button (13) was pressed. 
2) Press the cue  Button (14) during playback. This will pause playback and   
   return the track to the last set cue point.  
6. AUTO  CUE - Figure 10
This function will automatically set a cue point to the first audio source when a 
CD is inserted. The first set cue point will always be the beginning of track 1. If 
a  new  track  is  selected  before  the play  Button  (13) is  pressed,  a  new CUE 
POINT will be set to reflect the new starting point.
7. fRAmE  SEARCH - Figure 11
This  feature  allows  you  to  scroll  through  a  track  frame  by  frame,  allowing  you 
to  find  and  set  a  starting  cue,  sample,  or  loop  point.  To  use  the  scroll  function 
you  must  first  be  in  Pause  Mode  or  Cue  Mode.  Once  you  are  in  Pause  or  Cue 
mode,  turn  the jog Wheel  (9) to  scroll  through  the  track  (Figure  11).  Turning 
the wheel in a clockwise direction will advance the frame search and turning the 
wheel in a counter-clockwise direction rewinds the frame search. When you use 
the jog Wheel  (9) the  monitor  (headphone  level)  function  allows  you  to  here 
what you are scrolling through. Once you reach your desired starting point you 
can  set  a  cue  (starting)  point  by  pressing  the play/pauSe  Button  (13)  as  in 
Figure 9. Pressing the cue Button (14) as in Figure 10 will now return you to 
the point you just set.
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Figure 10
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1) You may press the in Button (15) on the fly (while the disc is playing). This
 will set a CUE Point without music interruption. Pressing the cue Button
 (14) will now return you to the same point that you pressed the in Button     
 (15). You may now store this CUE Point in any of the Bank ButtonS 1-3 
 (26).  
2) You  may  also  use  the jog  Wheel  (9) to  set  a  cue  point.  While  a  disc  is
 in  PAUSE  or  CUE  mode,  use  the jog  Wheel  (9) to  scroll  through  a  track
 to  find  your  desired  starting  point.  Once  you  have  found  your  desired  posi-
 tion  press  the play  Button  (13) to  set  your  cue  point.  Pressing  the cue
 Button  (14) or  the in  Button  (15) will  now  return  you  to  this  exact  point. 
Figure 14
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8. SCANNINg (f AST fORWARD /  fAST REVERSE)
This  function  gives  you  a  fast  search  through  a  track.  Press  the Search 
ButtonS (16) for a fast forward or a fast reverse. 
9.  SETTINg and STORINg a CUE  pOINT:
Setting A Cue Point:
A cue point is the exact point playback will begin when the play/pauSe button 
(13) is  pressed.  You  may  set  your  cue  points  anywhere  on  a  disc  or  in  a  track. 
You  may  set  up  to  three  independent  cue  points  per  disc.  Three  cue  points  are 
stored in the Bank ButtonS 1-3 (26). There are two (2) ways to set and create 
a CUE point as detailed in figures 13 and 14.   
Important Notice: When the Bank Button LED is flashing, 
the unit will set the bank in point.