American Audio CDMp3 PLAYER Radius 3000 User Manual
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4 (Mode 4) - The Wheel flashes to the beat of the music. Wheel stays lit when scratching 5 (Mode 5) - Wheel is always on. Dimmable from 100-0 6 (Mode 6) - Flashes at a set speed 7 (Mode 7) - Cue indicator with a strobe effect. 8 (Mode *) - The wheel will light when the touch sensor on the jog wheel is touched in Scratch or Scratch Cue mode. 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, tap this button to the beat of the current track. 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, touch- ing the jog W heel (9) will return the unit back to the last set CUE POINT or a CUE POINT lo- cated in a selected BANK BUTTON, and immediately start playback without music interruption. in cue mode - When in CUE mode and touch sensitivity function is active, touching the jog Wheel (9) will start playback until the jog W heel (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 red 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 track. When you release the CUE button it instantly returns to the CUE POINT. 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 21), but the 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 (3) when the RELOOP function is available. If a loop has not been set, press the reloop Button will return you to the IN point and play. gENERAL fUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - Radius 3000™ Instruction Manual Page 11
gENERAL fUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - Radius 3000™ Instruction Manual Page 12 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. 17. f AST TRACk BUTTONS - This button is used to select a track. Tapping this button will for ward 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 track knoB (19) 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 track knoB (19) again. NOTE: FOLDER search is for CD only. 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. Push 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, Album, 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 (25) to scroll the current line name in the VFD. 21. SD CARD SLOT - This is the SD slot where you load your SD card. It can read SDHC Cards up to 32GB. The file format is Mp3 only. Please see page 8 for more SD Card info. 22. USB pORT - This is the USB port where you can insert a USB stick, USB SD Card reader, or com- patiable external hard drive for playback. VERY IMPORTANT : PLEASE SEE PAGE 8 FOR DETAILS REGARDING/USING USB DEVICES. 23. 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, and 4/1. To turn off beat sync press both buttons at the same time. NOTE: A effect must be selected to set a delay time. 24. 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. 25. 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. 26. 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 selection 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 33. 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 27. SAmpLE BUTTON - This button is used to set and store a sample. Press this button and then press your desired Bank Button (28) to set the sample loop mode, the button LED will glow. When sample mode is set, the sampler will mix the music together. Press the Sample button again to set the sample single mode (LED is flashing). Press the Sample button again to cancel the sample function. 28 BANk BUTTONS 1-4 - These buttons are used to store either four (4) cue points or four (4) sam- ples. Each Bank Button can store either a sample or a cue point. To play your programmed samples, press the Sample Button (27) and then press the Bank program Button. 29. BANk pROgRAm BUTTON - This function will allow you to program a sequence of up to 12 saved samples. See page 25 for more information. 30. 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 (28) to store your CUE point or playing loop. See Using Built In Sampler on page 23. 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. 31. pARAmETER TImE kNOB - This knob is used to adjust the parameter time value. You can also gENERAL fUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - Radius 3000™ Instruction Manual Page 13
gENERAL fUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - Radius 3000™ Instruction Manual Page 14 B. REAR pANEL (fIgURE 3) 35. pOWER CONNECTOR - This connection is used to connect your main power. Be sure that your local power matches the unit’s required power. 36. pOWER BUTTON - This button is used to turn your unit’s power on and off. 37. RELAY JACk - With this jack you can connect two 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. 38. DIgITAL OUT JACk - Use this connection to create near perfect copies of your disc to mini disc, CD-R, or any other digital recording device. 39. AUDIO OUT R & L - Audio out signals. Connect stereo RCA cable's from the AUDIO OUT to a mixer's LINE input. 40. 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. 41. USB mIDI JACk - Use this jack to connect to a computer or a host USB player. Figure 3 push the TIME KNOB and turn the jog Wheel (9) to adjust the parameter time value. 32. 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. 33. 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. 34. mIDI BUTTON - Press this button to activate MIDI mode.
©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - Radius 3000™ Instruction Manual Page 15 gENERAL fUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) C. VfD DISpLAY pANEL (fIgURE 4) 42. pLAY INDICATOR - The play indicator will glow when the unit is in play mode. 43. pAUSE INDICATOR - The pause indicator will glow when the unit is in pause mode. 44. CUE INDICATOR - This indicator will glow when the unit is in CUE mode and will flash every time a new CUE POINT is set. 45. TOUCH INDICATOR - This appears when anything touches the jog wheel. 46. fOLDER DISpLAY - This indicates which folder you are in. 47. CHARACTER DISpLAY - This will display the name of the track and album when a Mp3 disc is loaded. 48. Bpm mETER - This meter will display the BPM's of the current track. AUTO Bpm - This will indicate that the AUTO BPM counter is active. 49. mEm ORY BUC kET - This meter serves two functions. 1. The bucket outline indates your cue memory status. a full outline lets you know the cue memory is full. Note: The search functions will not work unless all the bars are full. 2. The five bars inside the bucket represent the digital buffer. Each bar represents 2 seconds. 50. CD/SD/USB INDICATOR - This indicates which port is active. Use the CD/Sd/uSB Selector (1) to select your desired port. 51. TEmpO LOCk - This will indicate the Tempo Lock function is active. 52. pITCH INDICATOR - This meter will indicate how much pitch is either being applied or will be ap- plied. 53. 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. 54. TImE mETER - These indicators will detail the current Minutes, Seconds, and Frames. The meter FOLDER TRACK M TOTALREMAIN SF PITCH AUTOBPM CDMP3 CUE RELOOP SINGLE AUTOCUE Figure 4 42 59 58 57 52 51 50 4948 535455 4746454443 56
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. 55. TOTAL/REmAIN/ELApSED INDICATOR - When TOTAL REMAIN is indicated in the Vfd diSplay (3) the time meter will show the total disc remaining time. When REMAIN is indicated in the Vfd diSplay (3) the time meter will show the current track's remaining time. When ELAPSED is indicated in the Vfd diSplay (3) the time meter will show the current track's elapsed time. 56. TRACk DISpLAY - This indicator describes which track is currently cued or is playing. 57. SINgLE INDICATOR - This indicates that the player 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 continuous 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 58. RELOOp INDICATOR - Appears when LOOP is engaged or ready to be engaged. 59. AUTO CUE - This will indicate if the Auto Cue is on or off. Press and hold the Sgl/ctn (33) for 1 sec. to turn the Auto Cue function on and off. gENERAL fUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - Radius 3000™ Instruction Manual Page 16
INTERNAL mENU ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - Radius 3000™ Instruction Manual Page 17 Press and hold the folder knoB (20) for at least 2 sec. to enter the internal menu, and turn the folder knoB (20) to search through the different menus. Turn either the ratio (25) or time (31) knoBS to change the submenus; press the folder knoB (20) to save your settings and exit the menu. 1. JOg mODE - Select JOG LED mode (mode range is 1~8) 2. pLAYLIST - Normal/Title/Artist/Album/Genre (for USB or SD only) 3. Sensitivity - Touch Wheel Sensitivity Adjustment (Adjustment range is -20~+20) 4. pitch Bend - Pitch range +/-1%~100% 5. Display Time - Range is 0.5~12.0 sec.(LINE NAME start / stop time adjustment) 6. Scroll Speed- Range is 50~2000msec. (Line Name Move Time Adjustment) 7. Sleep Time - No sleep, 5~120 min 8. INTENSITY - VFD Brightness (Brightness Range is 1~4) 9. A.CUE LEVEL - Change the AUTO CUE Level (Level Range is -36~-78db) A. Line Setup - Press either the TIME or RATIO knobs to select VFD line name mode and display. B. 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). C. mIDI CH - Change Chan 1~16 or control Chan(1~8,9~16) by BEAT of CH1/CH2 by P. Button D. mIDI SETUp - -USB = MIDI/Link (USB MIDI JACK function) -JOG OUTPUT (0~30 ms) (Control JOG MIDI max. send time) -Pulse = (1024 or 512) (select sensor to send Pulse) -I/O DISPLAY/Hide (display/hide MIDI I/O value) -NAME = 3000 (B~H) (2 more devices connection) -EDIT = ON/OFF (Set MIDI NOTE and MIDI LED code on/off; ON - default value) E. Dual Control - In MIDI mode the unit can be controlled by the JOG WHEEL, PITCH BEND, PITCH ON/OFF, PITCH SLIDER, & PITCH PERCENTAGE. f. mIDI NOTE EDIT - Edit the send MIDI NOTE code (Please refer to MIDI MAP) g. mIDI LED EDIT - Edit the received MIDI LED code (Please refer to MIDI MAP) H. REpEAT mODE - Play FOLDER repeat I. Bit Rate - Disp ON Disp OFF J. Version - CON: VerXX (Control version) - SER: VerXX (Servo version) - BUF: VerXX (Buffer vesion) - DSP: VerXX( DSP version) k. Load Defaults - Press the Time or Ration Knobs to enter load defaults. L. EXIT & SAVE - Exit & Save setting to next power on (Press the Memory Button to fast exit & save in any operating mode) Note: Save: PITCH ON/OFF, PITCH RANGE, SGL/CTN, AUTO CUE, TIME MODE, HOLD, KEY LOCK, EFFECTS ON/OFF, SENITIVITY, DISPLAY/SCROLL TIME/JOG MODE/ INTENSITY/ A.CUE LEVEL/ 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(0), DISPLAY(3 secs)/ SCROLL SPEED(400msec) TIME, PITCH BEND(PITCH RANGE), BIT RATE(Disp. ON), JOG MODE(MODE1,6), INTENSITY(4), A. CUE LEVEL(-48db), MIDI CC TYPE(REL.) PITCH(BEND), MIDI CH(CH 1), MIDI SETUP(JOGOUT 0 ms) (PULSE 1024) (I/O HIDE), REPEAT MODE (OFF), DUAL CONTROL (OFF), LINE SETUP (MODE=1, LINE 1 DISPLAY=2/LINE 2 DISPLAY=1), PLAYLIST (NORMAL), SLEEP TIME (15min)
BASIC OpERATIONS Figure 6: tapping the reverse track button or turning the track knob counter clockwise will jump back to the previous track. Figure 7: tapping the forward track button or turning the track knob clockwise will skip forward to the next track. 1. LOADINg/EJECTINg AN SD CARD, USB DEVICE, OR CD The Radius 3000™ can read SDHC (High Capacity) Cards up to 32GB. The file format is Mp3 only. When loading an SD Card into the player load with the SD Card label facing up and the contacts facing down. To remove the card from the player gently press the card "in" until it "pops' out. When connecting a USB stick, USB card reader, or external hard drive make sure you are correctly lined up with the USB port and gently insert the USB connection. To disconnect a USB drive, stop playback and "pull out" the USB connection. The CD player 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. Please see page 8 for SD Card and USB information. 3. 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. ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - Radius 3000™ Instruction Manual Page 18 Figure 5 Figure 6Figure 7 2. SELECTING YOUR AUDIO SOURCE - Figure 5 Select your desired audio source using the Source Selector Button (1). This button lets you toggle between SD Card slot, USB port or CD Player. The LED's will verify which source is active. Red LED signifies SD slot, blue LED signifies USB port, amber LED signifies CD player. When all 3 LEDs are lit the player is in demo mode.The different sources can only be selected while in PAUSE mode. CAUTION: • NEVER remove a USB device while in PLAY mode. • NEVER remove the SD Card when in PLAY mode. • 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.
4. STARTINg pLAYBACk - Figure 8 Load a audio device as described on page 18 (loading/ejecting Sd card, uSB, or cd). Pressing the play/pauSe Button (13) will immediately 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. 5. pAUSINg - Figure 8 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 (43) in the Vfd display (3) will glow. The blue play/pause Button LED will also begin to flash repeatedly. 6. STOppINg pLAYBACk - Figures 8 & 9 Stopping playback will not stop the reading mechanism, but merely pause or cue the track, this functions allows the unit to begin play instantly. The drive mechanism will only stop if a audio device is removed 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. 7. AUTO CUE - Figure 9 This function will automatically set a cue point to the first audio source when a audio device 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. 8. fRAmE SEARCH - Figure 10 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 10). 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 9 will now return you to the point you just set. BASIC OpERATIONS (CONT .) Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - Radius 3000™ Instruction Manual Page 19
BASIC OpERATIONS (CONT.) 1) You may press the in Button (15) on the fly (while a track 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 1-4 (28). 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 13 Figure 11 ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - Radius 3000™ Instruction Manual Page 20 10. SETTINg and STORINg a CUE pOINT: Setting A Cue Point: A cue point is the exact point playback will begin when the play/pauSe But- ton (13) is pressed. You may set your cue points anywhere on a disc or in a track. You may set up to four independent cue points per disc. Four cue points are stored in the Bank ButtonS 1-4 (28). There are two (2) ways to set a CUE point as detailed in figures 12 and 13. Important Notice: When the Bank Button LED is flashing, the unit will set the bank in point. 9. SCANNINg (f AST fORWARD/f AST REVERSE) This function gives you a fast search through a track. Press the Search ButtonS (16) for a fast forward or a fast reverse search. Figure 12