American Audio CDMP3 PlayerCDI 300 User Manual

CUE POINT, page 17). 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. 
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. 
18.  SCRATCH  EFFECT  BUTTON  -  This  button 
is  used  to  activate  and  deactivate  the  Scratch 
effect. 
19. RELOOP  BUTTON - If a SEAMLESS LOOP 
has been made (see setting a SEAMLESS LOOP  
on  page...

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Figure 4
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B. REAR PANEL (FIGURE 4)
27. 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 the voltage.
Dual Voltage models only
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Figure 6
D. LCD DISPLAY PANEL (FIGURE 6)
34. RELOOP INDICATOR - Appears when LOOP 
is engaged or ready to be engaged. 
35.  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...

 GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.)
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  remain
-
ing tracks have ended the unit will return to cue 
mode
51.  AUTO  BPM  - This  will  indicate  that the 
AUTO BPM counter is active.
52.  AUTO  CUE  - This  will  indicate  if  the  Auto 
Cue  is  on  or  off.  Press  and  hold  the 
SGL/CTN 
(10)  for  1...

 
  

 
  

 
  

 BASIC OPERATIONS
Figure  8: Tapping  the 
reverse track button or turn
-
ing  the  track  knob  counter-
clockwise  will  jump  back  to 
the previous track. Figure  9: 
Tapping  the  for
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ward  track  button  or  turn
-
ing the track knob clockwise 
will  skip  forward  to  the  next 
track.
2.  SELECTING TRACKS
Select a desired track by using either of the two  TRACK BUTTONS (22) or the TRACK KNOB (24). Tapping the 
TRACK  BUTTONS  (22)  once  will  select  either  the  next...

 
  

 
  

 
  

3. STARTING PLAYBACK - Figure 10
Insert  an  audio  CD  as  describe  on  page 15 (LOADING/EJECTING  DISCS).  
Pressing  the  PLAY/PAUSE  BUTTON  (15)  with  an  audio  CD  inserted  will  imme
-
diately  start  playback.  The  PLAY  (37)
 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...

 
  

 
  

 
  

8. SCANNING (FAST FORWARD / FAST REVERSE)
This  function  gives  you  a  fast  search  through  a  disc  or  track.  Turn  the SEARCH 
KNOB (23)
  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...

 
  

 
  

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 (9). 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....

 
  

 
  

 
  

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  (19)  to  activate  your  SEAMLESS  LOOP  (Figure  22)  if...

12. Using the Built In Sampler:
Your CDI-300 Mp3™ comes with an advanced built in sampler. You may store up to three samples. One sam-
ple in each of the three 
BANK BUTTONS (9)  (Once again please note you may only store either a CUE POINT 
or a SAMPLE into a
 BANK BUTTON (9), not both). Your sample can be a maximum of 5.5 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 when the CD has been removed. You may play your...