HARD DRIVE and DUAL CD PLAYER SYSTEM USER`S MANUAL
Contents
1. HARD DRIVE and DUAL CD PLAYER SYSTEM USER S MANUAL Version 2 0 POWERED BY o lt gt gracenote WWwW americanmusical com QUICK SETUP 1 Make sure all items listed below are included in the box on READ SAFETY INSTRUCTION BOOKLET BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT 3 Place unit in an appropriate position for operation 4 Connect control cable jack 1 on the display unit to control cable jack 1 on the player unit or Connect control cable jack 2 on the display unit to control cable jack 2 on the player unit 6 Make sure all devices are turned off and all faders and gain knobs are set to zero 7 Connect inputs and outputs to your mixer 8 Plug all devices into AC power 9 Switch your equipment on in the following order Audio input sources i e HDCD1 turntables or CD players Mixer e Finally switch on any amplifiers or output devices 10 Shut off your equipment in the reverse order that you powered it up Switch off amplifiers e Mixer Finally shut off any input devices HDCD1 11 Goto http www numark com for product registration More information about this product and others may be found at http www numark com Includes HDCD1 Player Unit HDCD1 Control Unit Keyboard 2 control cables 2 RCA connection cables Software CD Numark HDCD1 2 User s Guide WWw americanmusical com Front Panel Description l qe a i Gy i Gy noe CEP DDD 598 RANDOM E E a T2. HOT point again LOOP IN STUTTER interval 2 g Position on CD _ Return to LOOP IN Press STUTTER Press STUTTER Start Play from HOT point Start from HOT point again Oz O gt T STUTTER interval 7 _Return to start point NOTE The CD Player will always remember a new set of hot points until you actually set a new LOOP IN point or put in a new CD The new point will be accessible until you remove the CD from the unit If you change tracks and you previously set a LOOP IN point on another track pressing will jump to that point Numark HDCD1 24 User s Guide Www americanmusical com MATCHING THE BEATS PER MINUTE BPM Match the tempo by monitoring the music of both PLAYER 1 and PLAYER 2 by ear and adjusting the pitch When the tempo of the music of the selected player is slow compared to the tempo of the other player move the pitch fader to the side and match the tempo When you want to slow down the selected player faster move the pitch slider to the side The following describes how you might match the pitch of PLAYER 2 to the tempo of the song being played on PLAYER 1 Press PLAY PAUSE to start PLAYER 1 Press PLAY PAUSE to start PLAYER 2 PLAYER 1 is playing Both CD players are now playing Listen to PLAYER 2 in your headphones When PLAYER 2 is fast compared to PLAYER 1 speed up PLAYER 2 Slow down PLAYER 2 When PLAYER 2 is slow compared to PLAYER
3. You can also view the contents of the MP3 disc by selecting MP3 CD at the main menu 1 By using the SELECT button you can either select a song or open a folder Top Display Area MP3 CD em FOLDER NAME 1 mm FOLDER NAME 2 SONG 1 SONG 2 2 Follow the same instructions as playing a regular CD Numark HDCD1 13 User s Guide WWwW americanmusical com Playing from HD From the main menu screen you can select tracks based on four different categories of information stored in the ID3 tag artist name album title genre and playlist as shown below An item can be selected and expanded to the next level by pressing the SELECT button During browsing you can get back to the previous or upper level by pressing the BACK button Top Display Area e Audio CD or MP3 CD or No CD Artists Albums Genre Playlists If you select Artists the following menu will be shown Top Display Area HD ARTISTS em ARTIST 1 m ARTIST 2 m ARTIST 3 ms ARTIST 4 You can then move the cursor and use the SELECT button to choose an artist which will then display a list of all songs by that artist that are stored on the HDCD1 To select a song use the cursor to choose a song and press the SELECT button to cue or the PLAY button to begin playing the song You can also highlight an artist and press play to play all songs by that artist Top Display Area ARTIST 1 e Song 1 Song 2 Song 3 Song 4 If you select Playl
4. BACK until you are at the main menu Choose Audio CD press RECORD Choose Rapid Archive and press SELECT o To Record A Single Track Insert a CD and press BACK until you are at the main menu Choose Audio CD and press select Then use the wheel to choose a song and press record Note When recording audio CDs you will need to compress them later using the compression feature of the utility menu SAVE Used to save edited track information playlists and to execute delete commands RELAY When this button is active the unit will alternate from one deck to the other and back as each play sequence ends UTILITY Pressing the utility button will take you to the utility menu where you can o Change audio encoding bit rate settings or compress recorded audio files o Delete songs artists albums or playlists o Format the hard drive o Enable or disable Auto Door Close o Enable or disable the Gracenote Music Recognition Service database lookup to automatically identify the artist song titles and genre of CDs o View the hard drive capacity o Check the currently installed firmware version numbers including the Gracenote database revision number o Update your Gracenote database o Set or change your system password POWER Used to turn the unit on and off DRAWER Used to play audio CDs and MP3 CDR discs Numark HDCD1 5 User s Guide WWw americanmusical com USB Used to connect to your computer fo
5. marked for addition to your playlist The playlist order is determined by the order in which you choose your songs Note When choosing songs for a playlist you can select songs using only one deck at a time Top Display Area MI CHAEL e Working all the time Alex Jammin Never Going Home Saving A Playlist Press the SAVE button once to view your playlist e If you are happy with the playlist press SAVE again Entera name for your playlist and press SAVE again to store it e If you want to play your playlist now press PLAY e If you want to remove a song from your playlist just highlight it and press PROGRAM to remove it from the list e If you want to add more songs to the playlist just press BACK then mark more songs using the PROGRAM button to add them to your playlist e To edit the playlist name select the playlist name and press and hold the INFO button Note You can also use the HDCD1 Manager Program to create and edit playlists Top Display Area EDI T PLAYLIST NAME Playlist 0001 CD songs will not save Numark HDCD1 20 User s Guide WWwW americanmusical com Song Deletion To enter the delete menu press the UTILITY button choose DELETE and press SELECT You will be prompted to enter your password By default there is no password so leave this field blank until you have defined your own password Top Display Area Enter Password After entering your Password you will hav
6. 1 MATCHING BEATS USING PITCH BEND If you find the BPM tempo is the same on both decks but the drum beats do not hit at the same time you will need to temporarily change the pitch by using the pitch bend feature as shown below The example below shows how you might bend the pitch of the song on player 2 to match the tempo of the song on player 1 If PLAYER 2 is behind rotate the jog wheel clockwise If PLAYER 2 is ahead rotate the jog wheel counter to bend pitch faster clockwise to bend pitch slower The pitch changes as long as the wheel is being rotated The faster you spin the wheel the more the pitch will be changed Releasing the wheel results in a return to the original pitch and BPM Numark HDCD1 25 User s Guide WWwW americanmusical com EXAMPLE OF MI XING USING TWO CD PLAYERS While playing a disc on PLAYER 1 load a disc into PLAYER 2 and select your next track match its pitch to the track playing on PLAYER1 and when you are ready use the crossfader on your mixer to fade from PLAYER 1 to PLAYER 2 Select a song in PLAYER 1 and press PLAY Load a disc in PLAYER 2 and select a song and press PLAY Set and edit a start cue point on PLAYER 2 Check your new cue point Do a MIX Numark HDCD1 Load a disc and press the OPEN CLOSE button Load a disc and press the OPEN CLOSE button Press the Pause button of PLAYER 2 Listen with the monitor and press the play button With a matching d
7. CORD button e When you see RAPID ARCHIVE in the display press SELECT Top Display Area RECORD AUDIO CD e Rapid Archive e The HDCD should begin transferring data from the CD e When complete you can use the recorded data however it will still be large and uncompressed Finally you need to compress the data e Press the UTILITY button e Select COMPRESSION e Move the selection dot to COMPRESS ARCHIVED and press the SELECT button Numark HDCD1 10 User s Guide WWw americanmusical com Top Display Area Compression Options CD 320kbps Line In 128kbps e Compress Archived The unit will now begin the compression process Note Because compressing takes time you should do this when you don t need to use the unit for other tasks While the HDCD1 is perfectly capable of compressing these audio files you may find that your computer is much faster If your CD was not available in the Gracenote database stored internally in the HDCD1 you can update the internal database with information from the online version of the Gracenote Music Recognition Service Start the HDCD MANAGER software and connect the unit via USB Press the Gracenote button Click on the album you want to lookup from the list at the top If you did not name it look for ALBUM 0000 Press the search database button Your computer will then poll the Gracenote Music Recognition database to attempt to match
8. E Da A am lrir E TAMAA BAA PERE ELAPSED TOTAL REMAIN Loop TTT A AAA AY U a CD ALBUM ARTIST SONG SEARCH PLAYLISTRECORDUTILITY PITCH SLIDER DRAWER OPEN A This opens and closes the CD tray Note The tray will not open if a disc is in play To protect the tray from accidental damage the tray door will automatically close in 30 seconds if left open This can be disabled in the system utilities menu BACK 1 During browsing press the BACK button to go back to the previous menu level 2 Press the BACK button to go to the previous track when playing a track from a playlist album or CD SELECT 1 During browsing use this to move to the next menu level including selecting and auto cueing a track 2 During text entry use this like an enter key to accept text 3 During play use this to move to the next track Numark HDCD1 3 User s Guide WWwW americanmusical com JOG WHEEL Four Modes 1 During play in Play mode While a song is playing the wheel is used for pitch bending This allows you to temporarily change the speed of the music to align the beats with the other deck To briefly speed up a song turn the wheel clockwise To briefly slow down a song turn the wheel counter clockwise The faster you rotate the wheel the more the pitch will change When you stop Spinning the wheel the pitch will return to normal 2 When paused in Play mode When the unit is paused the wheel is used for findin
9. SE button is pressed again to resume play the return position for back cue will be updated as a new cue point EDITING THE CUE POINT Te new Cu amp KA Press PLAY Press CUE ey Play interval Sack to new cue point To fine tune the cue point use the jog wheel If the jog wheel is turned while a song is cued a new cue point will be defined You must press PLAY then CUE before this operation can be performed The HDCD1 will repeatedly play small parts of the song as you turn the wheel to move to the desired position in the song Then by pressing PLAY PAUSE then CUE you will establish the new cue point location Numark HDCD1 22 User s Guide WWwW americanmusical com LOOPING OPERATIONS LOOPING A loop is any area of a song that you choose to repeat with no breaks LOOP IN The LOOP IN point is where you wish the loop to start The initial cue point of the song is also the default LOOP IN point If you wish to set a new LOOP IN point just press while the CD is playing when it reaches the desired point The button will light indicating a LOOP IN point has been set By default the LOOP IN point also becomes a STUTTER or HOT START point that can be triggered by pressing the RELOOP button A ETENT TRACH Press LOOP IN LLLE paint a a Bie default LOOP IN point pre SAGs pe Aa OR NOTE The unit will always remember a new set point as the LOOP IN or HOT START p
10. a Search Menu e By Artist By Song By Album By Playlist Use the jog wheel or arrow keys to highlight the search category then press the SELECT button or ENTER key to select it Press the BACK button or the ESC key if you want to go back to the previous menu level After choosing your search category the following search input screen is displayed Top Display Area Search By Artist The blinking cursor indicates the position for text entry Enter your search information using either the jog wheel or keyboard Numark HDCD1 17 User s Guide Www americanmusical com After you have finished entering the information that you wish to search for press either the SELECT button or the ENTER key to begin the search When the search is complete the results will be displayed You can then use the jog wheel to scroll through the search results If you were searching by song title you can use the SELECT or PLAY button to cue or play the chosen song If using one of the other search categories artist genre or album you can use the SELECT button to go to the next menu level where choose the particular song you wish to play You can exit search mode and go back to the main browsing screen by pressing the BACK button twice or you can begin another search by pressing the SEARCH button again Numark HDCD1 18 User s Guide WWw americanmusical com Viewing Song Information If the HDCD1 is not in play mode you
11. arching is only as good as your ID3 tag information It s a good idea to be as consistent as possible with your ID3 tags as this will make your searches faster and more efficient You can enter search text by using either the jog wheel or the included keyboard Jog Wheel Rotating the jog wheel will scroll through the alphabet from A Z and from 0 9 You can press the SELECT button when the desired character is shown In this mode the back button acts like a backspace key To insert a blank space use the scroll wheel to select the blank character located before the capital A and press the SELECT button Press the SEARCH button to begin the search Keyboard Connect the keyboard to either the front or rear keyboard input jack Most Keys work as expected Use the left and right arrow keys for cursor movement Use the ENTER key like the SELECT button on the HDCD1 Use the ESC key like the BACK button on the HDCD1 Use the BACK SPACE to back up and delete text Use the DEL key to delete a character at the cursor s position moving all following text backwards by one character Note When using the search feature the keyboard can only be used on one deck at a time If you wish to perform a second search at the same time on the opposite deck the jog wheel must be used for text entry To enter search mode press the SEARCH button The following screen will appear You can search by artist song album or playlist Top Display Are
12. ber will increment for subsequent recorded files You can rename this file later by following the Editing Song Information section of this manual Numark HDCD1 11 User s Guide Www americanmusical com Playing from CD If no CD is in the drive the display will appear as shown here When you insert a CD if the HDCD1 is not in play or utility mode the HDCD1 will attempt to reference the CD in the Gracenote Music Recognition Service database and display the correct track titles and artist information as shown below unless the Gracenote lookup feature has been disabled in the utility menu If the CD is not found in the database the track titles will show as Track 01 Track 02 etc as shown below Numark HDCD1 12 User s Guide WWw americanmusical com Top Display Area AUDIO CD e Track 01 Track 02 Track 03 Track 04 You can then auto cue a track by moving the selection dot to the track you wish to cue and pressing the SELECT button You can also start playing a track immediately by moving the selection dot to the track you wish to play and then pressing the play button Note If the lookup song information is not correct the user can toggle between Track identification and found information by using the info button Playing Files From An MP3 CD If an MP3 CD is placed in the tray while the unit is not in play or utility mode the main display will Show the tracks and folders on the disc
13. can press the INFO button when a song is selected to display that song s ID3 information on the screen shown below Top Display Area Artist Name Album Name Song Name Genre FORMAT SAMPLE RATE FILE TYPE Editing Song Information While viewing the info screen shown above you can also press and hold the INFO button for 2 seconds to edit the song s ID3 information on the menu shown below Top Display Area SELECT FIELD TO EDIT e The Romanator Greatest Hits These Feet are Moving Swing 1 Highlight the field you wish to edit and press the SELECT button to make changes to that field using either the jog wheel or the keyboard on the screen shown below Top Display Area EDIT FIELD e The Romanator Greatest Hits These Feet are Moving Swing 2 Press the SELECT and BACK buttons or the arrow keys on the keyboard to move the cursor forwards and backwards 3 To exit edit mode without making any changes move the cursor to the first character and press the BACK button or press the INFO button 4 To save your changes press the SAVE button This will store your changes and back up to the previous menu level to select another field to edit Numark HDCD1 19 User s Guide WWw americanmusical com Creating A Playlist 1 Go to any menu where you can see and select songs 2 Highlight a song and press the PROGRAM button to add it to your playlist An asterisk will appear next to the song to indicate it has been
14. e 4 options to choose from when deciding what you want to delete You can choose album artist playlist or the entire HD Choose a category and press SELECT If you chose Artist Album or Playlist you will then be able to select individual songs to delete or you can choose an entire artist album or playlist to delete Use the wheel to highlight what you want to delete and press the SAVE button to delete it or use the SELECT button to move to the next menu level to choose individual songs to delete If you want to completely erase the hard drive highlight Erase All and press SELECT Top Display Area Delete Options e Album Artist Playlist Erase All Numark HDCD1 21 User s Guide WWw americanmusical com DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAY PAUSE AND CUE OPERATIONS PLAY amp CUE Press PLAY Press CUE wW Play interval Position on disc 7 Back cue operation Pressing the PLAY PAUSE button starts the song Pressing the CUE button will reset the song to the last place where the song was started This is called the cue point By alternately pressing the PLAY PAUSE button and the CUE button the song may be returned and played from the cue point any number of times This function is called back cue PLAY PAUSE amp CUE Press PLAY Press PAUSE Press PLAY Press CUE td es es interval Play interval Position on disc When the disc is paused and the PLAY PAU
15. ea System Reset Numark HDCD1 User s Guide WWwW americanmusical com Loading The HDCD1 There are 4 ways to load the HDCD1 1 You can use your computer to rip your songs from your CDs This is often the quickest way to convert CDs to MP3 files Many MP3 programs will allow you to connect to the online Gracenote Music Recognition Service for automatic creation of ID3 tag information After ripping your MP3 files on your computer you can load the HDCD1 via the included HDCD Manager software and by connecting the HDCD1 to your PC via USB Simply Drag and Drop You can create playlists and edit ID3 data from this software as well 2 Fastest Method If you have a CD Burner on your computer you can also burn data CDs of your MP3 files this is a good way to back up your files as well e Place the MP3 CD in the unit The MP3 CD will load and show data in the HDCD1 e After the unit shows the first song on the disc press BACK until you see MP3 CD in the display e Press the RECORD button on the HDCD1 e When you see RAPID ARCHIVE in the display press the SELECT button e The HDCD1 should start transferring the MP3 files from the CD onto the hard drive 3 You can also rip an Audio CD directly from the HDCD1 itself Compression options of 128kbps 320kbps and CD Quality are provided When recording from the internal CD drives the HDCD1 uses its internal processor to first copy the CD data to your hard drive t
16. er 8 seconds of non use or you may turn it off manually by pressing SEARCH again This is to prevent accidental searching after the proper play point has been found Numark HDCD1 4 User s Guide WWwW americanmusical com INFO Displays the all information about the track being selected as long as the unit is not in play mode If the unit is in play mode you will need to press the back button before pressing INFO Once on the info screen you can hold the INFO button for two seconds to enter edit mode where changes can be made to the track information Press SAVE to save the edited track information TIME Switches the time mode on the display between elapsed time remaining time on the track and remaining time on the album CD or playlist MODE Toggle between the following different play modes e Continuous plays the CD or playlist once e Single plays a song once e Repeat repeats an entire CD or Playlist e Single Repeat repeats a single track PROGRAM Use the PROGRAM button to create a playlist Press PROGRAM when a track is selected to add it to the playlist Press and hold for 2 seconds to clear the playlist and start again When all desired tracks are added press SAVE to review the playlist Press SAVE again and you will be prompted to name your list Press SAVE again to save your playlist RECORD To record audio or music from CD or from the input jacks on the rear of the unit o To Record An Entire CD Insert a CD and press
17. g a new cue point See the CUE section below for more information on setting cue points 3 During search in Play Mode The wheel is used for fast forward or fast backwards while the search button is activated 4 During select mode The wheel is used for menu navigation PLAY PAUSE PHT starts the music from the last set cue point or pauses the music if already playing By pressing PLAY after PAUSE a new cue point will be set Note Pressing PLAY while browsing in select mode puts the HDCD1 into play mode and plays the selected track from the beginning CUE The cue point is where the music will begin when PLAY is pressed Pressing CUE while a track is playing will cause the track to return to it s cue point and pause The default cue point is the beginning of the track but it can be changed when play is started at a different point For instance if the music is paused and PLAY is then pressed a new cue point is set You can easily edit the cue point by turning the wheel while the unit is paused As you rotate the wheel the music will sound By stopping the wheel and pressing play a new cue point is set Alternately pressing the PLAY button and the CUE button allows the song to be played from the same position any number of times Note Holding the cue button down will play the song from this point until the button is released Note Pressing the CUE button while browsing in select mode will switch the HDCD1 into play m
18. hen later you can archive it via the Rapid Archive function We offer this feature for your convenience though you may find faster ways to rip CDs using one of the many shareware programs available online First you must determine the desired audio quality that you will want when you compress and convert the CD tracks into MP3 files e Press the UTILITY button e Select COMPRESSION e Select CD and choose the encoding quality 128kbps 320kbps CD Quality by pressing the select button e Press BACK Top Display Area Compression Options e CD 320kbps Line In 128kbps Compress Archived Next make sure your Gracenote Music Recognition Service lookup is set to ON e Press the UTILITY button e Select CUSTOM e Select Gracenote and choose ON e Press the BACK button Numark HDCD1 9 User s Guide WWw americanmusical com Top Display Area Custom Gracenote Lookup Yes Auto Door Close 30s Now we can record e Place a CD in the drive e The HDCD1 will attempt to reference the disc in the Gracenote Music Recognition Service to retrieve artist name track and album titles and genre information e If your CD was in the database your song titles will show If not you will have the opportunity to name them later e Press the BACK button and move the selection dot to Audio CD Top Display Area e Audio CD Artists Albums Genre Playlists e Press the RE
19. ists the following menu will be shown Numark HDCD1 14 User s Guide WWw americanmusical com Top Display Area HD PLAYLISTS em Dancing i Dinner ia DISCO is Partying You can then move the cursor and use the SELECT button to choose a playlist which will then display a list of all songs in that playlist To select a song use the cursor to choose a song and press the SELECT button to cue or the PLAY button to begin playing the song You can also highlight a playlist and press play to play all songs in that playlist Top Display Area Dancing e SONG TITLE SONG TITLE SONG TITLE SONG TITLE The screen will look like this when playing Top Display Area Dancing ARTIST NAME ALBUM TITLE Song 1 Song 2 Song 3 If you select Genre the following menus will be shown Top Display Area HD Genre o is DISCO is Funk is ROCK is Techno Numark HDCD1 User s Guide Www americanmusical com You can then move the cursor and use the SELECT button to choose a genre which will then display a list of all songs of the selected genre To select a particular song use the cursor to highlight a song and press the SELECT button to cue or the PLAY button to begin playing the song You can also highlight a genre and press play to play all songs of that genre The screen will look like this when playing Numark HDCD1 16 User s Guide WWwW americanmusical com Searching for Songs Se
20. it s original quality By eliminating certain sound frequencies that can t be heard by the human ear the audio is compressed into a file much smaller than the original allowing you to fit more music on your hard drive The size of the compressed file directly corresponds to the audio quality of the compressed file The less compression and therefore the larger the file the better the audio quality Using more compression will result in a smaller file but the sound quality may be noticeably degraded The key is to find a balance between manageable file size and acceptable sound quality The HDCD1 can read any standard CBR constant bit rate or VBR variable bit rate MP3 format up to 320kbps MP3 files also include data at the beginning or end of the saved file called an ID3 tag This information contains the artist album song and genre data that the HDCD1 reads to allow you to quickly search for songs There are many free programs on the internet that can be used to modify ID3 tag information We recommend using one of these programs to make artist and other ID3 tag information consistent to make your searches more efficient Numark HDCD1 7 User s Guide WWwW americanmusical com Connecting your Computer 1 To connect to a PC for uploading or downloading audio files first install the HDCD1 MANAGER software that came with your unit You can also download the latest version from www numark com Insert the CD and follow the set
21. nts 5 987 525 6 061 680 6 154 773 6 161 132 6 230 192 6 230 207 6 240 459 6 330 593 and other patents issued or pending Services supplied and or device manufactured under license for following Open Globe Inc United States Patent 6 304 523 Gracenote and CDDB are registered trademarks of Gracenote The Gracenote logo and logotype and the Powered by Gracenote logo are trademarks of Gracenote
22. ode and cue the selected track to the beginning PITCH SLIDER The pitch slider is used to adjust the tempo of the currently loaded song to match the tempo of another song Move the slider in the direction to speed up or in the direction to slow down By making this adjustment the speed of two songs can be matched though the beat of the songs may not yet be in sync Use the jog wheel to make minor pitch corrections to help get the beats in sync LOOP IN Press to set the loop in point This marks the beginning point of a loop The default loop in point is set to the beginning of the track LOOP OUT Press to set the loop out point This marks the end point of a loop and when pressed during play will cause the music to return to the loop in point and play in a loop until the loop out button is pressed again RELOOP Pressing this button will cause the music to return to the loop in point and begin playing the loop again SEARCH Two modes 1 HD browsing When browsing the hard drive press the SEARCH button to activate the search function You can search for a track by artist song title album title or playlist 2 During play When pressed during play mode the SEARCH button toggles the jog wheel between pitch bend mode and fast search mode When in search mode the jog wheel can be used to rapidly scan forwards or backwards in a track Note The search function automatically shuts off aft
23. oint until you actually set a new LOOP IN point or put in a new song LOOP OUT The LOOP OUT point determines the end of the loop The first time you press while a song is in play mode the LOOP OUT button will light and the song will return to the LOOP IN point with no break and continue to play When the song reaches the LOOP OUT point again it will return to the LOOP IN point and continue to repeat this action The LOOP IN button will also be blinking during loop play To release or end the LOOP press LOOP OUT a second time Play will continue forward when the song passes the previously set LOOP OUT point The LOOP OUT button will be lit indicating that the loop is now in memory and can be reactivated by using the RELOOP button Press LOOP IN New LOOP IN point and HOT point set Position on CD LOOP interval Return to LOOP IN point Press LOOP OUT New LOOP OUT point is set Looping will occur until LOOP OUT is pressed again LOOP OUT Note The LOOP OUT point will be erased if LOOP IN is pressed or a new cue point is set after the LOOP OUT point This is important because without this point the RELOOP feature will not work MOVING LOOP POINTS The LOOP IN point can be moved while the music is playing just by pressing at See the new desired point The next time the LOOP OUT point is reached the CD will return to this new LOOP IN point If LOOP IN is pressed after
24. ownbeat from Player 1 press the play button J6 played played Press cue to start setting cue point Press the cue button then play to be sure of the set cue point If you are beat mixing turn on the pitch fader and follow the directions for beat matching Slowly set the right cue point using the jog wheel Set the player to the Cue point by pressing Cue When you are happy with your mix adjust your mixer accordingly User s Guide WWwW americanmusical com SPECIFICATIONS Audio SNR 85dBr A weighted THD N 0 04 Output 3 3V P P max Digital Type 2 form 1 SPDIF Sony Phillips Digitial Interface Format at 44 1kHz Pitch Range 16 Media Standard compact disc Data CD CDR CDRW Physical Control Section 5 2 x 19 x 3 5 3 rack space Transport Section 12 5 x 19 x 3 75 2 rack space Total Weight 17 Ibs 7 5kg Power Supply 100 240V AC 50 60Hz GRACENOTE MUSIC RECOGNITION SERVICE POWERED BY gracenote Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote Gracenote is the industry standard in music recognition technology and related content delivery For more information visit www gracenote com CD and music related data from Gracenote Inc copyright 2000 2005 Gracenote Gracenote CDDB Client Software copyright 2000 2005 Gracenote This product and service may practice one or more of the following U S Pate
25. r loading and managing your collection of audio files For your convenience there is a USB jack on both the front panel and the rear of the unit Only one can be used at a time KEYBOARD Used to connect a standard PS 2 keyboard as supplied with the unit There is another keyboard jack on the rear of the unit Only one jack can be used at a time Rear Panel Description ts Ye Numark HDCD1 Control Cable Jacks This is where the control cables are connected that allow the controller to communicate with the main unit Line Outputs For mixer or line level device connection Line Input For recording external audio sources S PDIF Digital Output For S PDIF digital device connection Optical Digital Output For optical digital device connection USB Port Located in front and rear the USB ports are used to connect the HDCD1 to a computer for file transfer and file management Only one port may be used ata time This is for convenience of portable or permanent hookup Keyboard connection Front and rear to accommodate both rack mount keyboard and temporary keyboard hookup Only one keyboard may be used ata time IEC power The HDCD1 uses an auto switching power supply that can handle between 100 and 240 volts 6 User s Guide WWwW americanmusical com Basics of MP3 MP3 stands for MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 The MPEG ripping process compresses the audio into a very small file while retaining its most of
26. the LOOP OUT point it will clear the LOOP OUT point D E First LOOP interval lt E irk ae aE Oe E A E Second LOOP interval E 1st Press 2nd Press Press LOOP IN LOOP IN LOOP OUT LOOP IM point New LOOP IN point dat press starts looping and HOT point set and HOT point set 2nd press releases loop and continues play The LOOP OUT point can also be moved while a loop is playing Press to release the old LOOP OUT point and press it again at the new desired LOOP OUT point Numark HDCD1 23 User s Guide WWwW americanmusical com 7 RELOOP STUTTER This button performs 2 different functions depending on the current loop setting Reloop is only possible if loop points have already been set The RELOOP function automatically returns the music to the LOOP IN point and will play the loop until it is released with the LOOP OUT button Stutter starts instant play from previously set Hot point Simply set your stutter Hot Start point by following the directions for setting the LOOP IN point because the points are the same Remember this button is also used for the reloop function so if a loop out point has been set the unit will also loop until the loop is released Press LOOP IN Press LOOP OUT Press RELOOP Set LOOP IN point Start Loop until Start Loop again and HOT point pressed again a Press LOOP IN Press STUTTER Set HOT point Start from
27. the album to retrieve title and artist information If it finds any matches they will appear in the box below Just click on the correct selection and press the Accept button If it finds no matching album it will prompt you to enter the information manually Note music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote Gracenote is the industry standard in music recognition technology and related content delivery For more information visit www gracenote com 4 The HDCD1 is also capable of recording and encoding directly from the input jacks on the rear of the unit First you must determine the desired audio quality that you will want when you compress and convert the audio recording into an MP3 file Press the UTILITY button Select COMPRESSION Select LINE and choose the encoding quality 128kbps 320kbps CD Quality by pressing the select button Press BACK Next connect your line level source to the input jacks on the rear of the unit If recording from a turntable you will need to use a phono preamp to boost the signal from phono level to line level Press the RECORD button on deck 1 Select EXTERNAL LINE IN The HDCD1 will auto detect an incoming audio signal and start recording When the signal is no longer present recording will stop automatically You can also press the BACK button to stop the recording manually The recorded file will be named LineIn 0000 The num
28. up instructions on screen 2 When the following screen appears press Continue Anyway Setup Status Software Installation h HDCD1 Manage The software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo e testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP 1 Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the software vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing ue Anyway 37 OP Installation Cancel 3 Reboot your PC Connect one end of the USB cable to your computer s USB port Connect the other end to the USB port on the HDCD1 and allow the Windows USB driver to self install 5 Start the HDCD1 manager software When the HDCD1 is connected to a PC the following USB Connected screen will be displayed You can then use the HDCD1 Manager software to edit ID3 information manage playlists use Gracenote Music Recognition Service lookup etc Note When using the manager software to play a song on the HDCD1 keep in mind that the audio will be sent from the HDCD1 itself using the OUTPUT 2 jacks only Top Display Area USB Connected 7 When you are finished using the Manager software just unplug the USB cable The HDCD1 will reboot and the main menu will be displayed Top Display Ar
Download Pdf Manuals
Related Search