CDN450 - Mixer NUMARK - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL CDN450 NUMARK

FRANÇAIS ( 11 – 15 ) GUIDA RAPIDA ITALIANO ( 16 – 20 ) KURZANLEITUNG DEUTSCH ( 21 – 25 )1 BOX CONTENTS CDN450 CD player transport unit CDN450 CD player control unit Power cable RCA cables (2 pair) 2 control cables 2 fader start cables Quickstart Guide Safety & Warranty Information Booklet REGISTRATION Please go to http://www.numark.com to register your CDN450. Registering your product ensures that we can keep you up-to- date with any new product developments and provide you with world-class technical support, should you run into any problems. GROUND RULES

1. Make sure all items listed in the BOX CONTENTS section are included in the box.

2. READ SAFETY & WARRANTY INFORMATION BOOKLET BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT.

3. Study the connection diagram in this guide.

4. Place mixer in an appropriate position for operation.

5. Make sure all devices are turned off and all faders and gain knobs are set to “zero.”

6. Connect all stereo input sources as indicated in the diagram.

7. Connect the stereo outputs to power amplifier(s), tape decks, and/or other audio sources.

8. Plug all devices into AC power.

9. Switch everything on in the following order:

• Audio input sources (i.e. turntables, CD players, etc.)

10. When turning off, always reverse this operation by turning off:

1. POWER SWITCH – Turn the machine

on and off with this button. The unit should always be shut down with this button first before any external power is removed. Typically it is recommended that the CD player is powered on before amplifiers and powered off after amplifiers.

2. EJECT – Pressing will open or close the

disc tray on the transport.

3. CD DRAWER – Place your CDs you

wish to play in here. This unit is designed to play commercially available CDs, MP3 CDs and properly burned and finalized CD-Rs. Due to variances on the specification of certain CD burners and CDs, some homemade CDs may not play properly. We recommend burning CDs at the minimum speed possible for the best performance.

4. JOG WHEEL – The jog wheel serves many functions depending on its current mode.

a) If a track is not playing, the JOG WHEEL will search slowly through a track's frames. To set a new cue point, rotate the JOG WHEEL then begin playback when you have determined the proper position. Press CUE to return to that cue point. b) If a track is playing, the JOG WHEEL will temporarily bend the pitch of the track. Rotating the JOG WHEEL clockwise temporarily speeds it up while rotating it counterclockwise slows it down. This is a useful tool for beat-matching (see MATCHING TEMPOS & BEATS). c) When the SEARCH button has been activated, rotating the JOG WHEEL will scan rapidly through the track. d) When the SCRATCH button has been activated, rotating the JOG WHEEL will "scratch" over the audio of the track, like a needle on a record.

5. SCRATCH – Activates or deactivates Scratch Mode. While activated, rotating the JOG WHEEL creates a 'scratch'

effect. The LED indicator will be blue when Scratch Mode is active. (Note: This feature is not optimal for searching through long audio passages. For longer searches, activate the SEARCH function.)

6. SEARCH – Pressing this button allows you to use the JOG WHEEL to rapidly scan through the music. The LED

indicator will be red when Search Mode is active. 7. CUE – During playback, pressing CUE will return to the most recent point where playback was started and will pause the track. Holding down CUE will start playback from this point, and releasing CUE will cause it to return to that point and will pause the track. Also, if the track is paused, you can use the JOG WHEEL to locate a new cue point.

8. PLAY / PAUSE – Plays or pauses the track. (Note: When paused, pressing PLAY will only set a new cue point if the

JOG WHEEL has been moved.)

9. TRACK SELECT – Used to select the track to be played.

10. FOLDER SELECT – Used to navigate folders on an MP3 disc.

11. FOLDER / +10 – Toggles between Folder and Track Mode. When in Folder Mode, you can use the FOLDER SELECT

buttons to navigate the folders of an MP3 disc. When in Track Mode, you can use the TRACK SELECT buttons to skip forward or backward 10 tracks at a time.

12. LOOP IN – Sets a new cue point or the start point of a loop (a "Loop In" point) during playback.

13. LOOP OUT – Sets the end point of a loop (a "Loop Out" point) and starts playing the loop. While playing a loop, press LOOP OUT to release it from the loop and continue normal playback.

14. RELOOP – Plays the track immediately from the beginning of a loop (and reactivates the loop).

15. PITCH – Activates or deactivates the PITCH FADER. You can also hold down this button and press the PITCH BEND –

/+ buttons to adjust the range of the PITCH FADER (±4%, 8%, and 16%). The current range will be indicated on the LCD and by different LED colors.

16. PITCH FADER – The pitch can be changed by pressing the PITCH button so a PITCH LED is lit, then moving the sliding

fader. The pitch will not be changed if the PITCH LED is off.

17. PITCH BEND -/+ – You can use these two pitch bend buttons to temporarily adjust the pitch and tempo of the music.

18. KEY LOCK – While Key Lock is enabled, adjusting the pitch of the music playing on the deck will only influence its

tempo independent of its musical pitch. 19. TAP – Tap this button in time with the beats of the music on that deck. This will enter a new BPM ("beats per minute") reading for that track, which will be shown on the LCD. You can allow the automatic beat-counter to read the track's BPMs by holding it down until "AUTOBPM" is shown on the LCD. 20. RELAY – Press this button to activate or deactivate Relay Play. When activated, relay play will cause the opposite deck to start playing whenever the currently playing deck stops. Playback will alternate between the two decks until one of the decks reaches the end of its disc or until Relay Play is deactivated.

21. TIME – Switches the time display between "ELAPSED" playing time, "REMAINING" time on the track, and "TOTAL"

remaining time on the entire CD. Hold the button down to toggle between Single Play (the deck will stop at the end of each track) or Continuous Play (the entire disc will be played without interruption). 22. ID-3 TAG – Press this button to display additional MP3 information. Pressing it more than once will toggle through all the available information, including the track title, artist name, name of the current folder, and file name.

23. LCD – Indicates all the functions, as they are occurring, with the CD.

1. POWER PLUG CONNECTOR – Plug your supplied power cord in here.

2. CONTROL CABLE CONNECTOR – Plug in the 8-pin cable included in here to connect the control unit and transport

3. RCA AUDIO CONNECTORS – Connect your CD player to your mixer from this line level output.

4. DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT – The format is type 2, form 1, also known as S/PDIF (Sony/Phillips Digital Interface Format).

In order to use the digital output you should not use variable pitch slider and the pitch bend buttons. If you adjust the pitch, other devices may not read the digital output properly because the sampling rate changes.

5. REMOTE START CONNECTOR – To use this connector for fader start, connect a fader start cable to a fader start-

compatible mixer. Every time you move the crossfader on the mixer over to the side that the unit is on, it will automatically start playing. When you move the fader away from that side, the unit will stop. Moving the fader back to the unit side will start play again. LCD FEATURES

1. PLAY / PAUSE – This shows when the unit

is playing or paused.

2. CUE – Flashing when the unit is setting a

cue point. Lit continuously when the unit is paused at a cue point.

3. FOLDER NUMBER – Shows the number of

4. TRACK NUMBER – Shows the current

5. MINUTES – Shows the minutes elapsed or

remaining depending on mode setting.

6. SECONDS – Shows the seconds elapsed or remaining depending on mode setting.

7. FRAMES – The CD player breaks down a second into 75 frames for accurate cueing. This shows the frames elapsed or

remaining depending on mode setting.

8. TIME BAR – Shows either time remaining or elapsed depending on the setting of the TIME button.

9. TIME MODE – Indicates whether the time shown on the LCD is the elapsed time for the track, remaining time for the

track, or total remaining time for the entire CD. Note: When playing MP3 files, the total remaining time of the CD cannot be shown.

10. BPM – The tempo, which is indicated in BPM (beats per minute). When the automatic beat-counter is on, this indicator

will read "AUTOBPM."

11. PITCH – Shows the percentage change in pitch. When the lock icon is lit, the KEY LOCK button is engaged.

12. LOOP – Indicates when a loop is programmed. When the indicator is flashing, a loop is currently playing. When "IN /

OUT" is shown, a loop is programmed but not currently playing. 13. SINGLE – Shows when the unit is set to play just one track at a time (Single Play Mode). When this is not lit, the CD will play continuously through all tracks (Continuous Play Mode). This function is controlled by the TIME button. Note: When in Single Play Mode, "AUTOCUE" will also be shown. When cueing up a new track, playback will start when the actual audio of the track starts, eliminating the silence at the beginning of the track.

14. CD / MP3 – Shows when unit is playing an audio CD or an MP3 file.

15. MATRIX DISPLAY – Displays folder names and MP3 tag information. (For MP3s recorded in CBR, the bitrate will be

shown. For VBR-recorded MP3 tracks, the display will show "VBR.")4

MP3 FOLDER NAVIGATION

When making an MP3 disc to use with the CDN450, we recommend placing the MP3 files in separate folders on the disc by genre, BPM, artist name, etc. Press the FOLDER / +10 button so "FOLDER" appears on the LCD to enter Folder Mode and use the FOLDER SELECT buttons to browse through the files in each folder. Or, instead of using Folder Mode, you can press FOLDER / +10 so "FOLDER" is not shown on the LCD to enter Track Mode. In this mode, an MP3 disc's tracks will be displayed in one long list.

Pressing the PLAY / PAUSE button starts the disc. Pressing the CUE button will reset the disc to the last place where the disc was started. This is called the cue point. By alternately pressing the PLAY / PAUSE button and the CUE button, the disc may be returned and played from the cue point any number of times. This function is called back cue.

When play has been paused and then started again, the return position for the back cue will be updated to this new position.

When the JOG WHEEL is turned while paused, it will move the cue point. You will hear the track's audio as the player "scrubs" through the track until you find where you want to set your new cue point. Press PLAY / PAUSE then CUE to confirm the new cue point.

You can match your tracks' tempos by monitoring the music of both PLAYER 1 and PLAYER 2 by ear and adjusting the pitch. If the tempo of the music on one CD player is slower the other, move the slider to the ( + ) side to match the tempo. If it is faster, move the pitch slider to the ( - ) side. The following instructions give an example of how to do this.

1. Press PLAY/PAUSE to start PLAYER 1. PLAYER 1 will begin playback.

2. Press PLAY/PAUSE to start PLAYER 2. Now, both decks should be playing.

3. Listen to PLAYER 2 in your headphones. If its tempo (in the headphones) is faster

than that of PLAYER 1, slow down PLAYER 2's tempo using the pitch control. If PLAYER 2' tempo (in the headphones) is faster than that of PLAYER 1, speed up PLAYER 2's tempo using the pitch control.

BEAT MATCHING USING PITCH BEND

Once you have matched the tracks' tempos, you may still need to match their downbeats to create a smooth mix. You can do this by temporarily changing the pitch with the JOG WHEEL or PITCH BEND +/- buttons. After matching the tempos adjust the pitch temporarily as follows: When a track is ahead, rotate the jog wheel counterclockwise or press the PITCH BEND – button to temporarily slow it down. When a track is behind, rotate the jog wheel clockwise or press the PITCH BEND + button to temporarily speed it up. The pitch will change while the JOG WHEEL is rotated or the PITCH BEND +/- button is pressed. (The faster you rotate the wheel the greater the shift in pitch.) Release the wheel or stop pressing the PITCH BEND +/- buttons when the downbeats are aligned the way you want them and the track will return to its original tempo/pitch.

EXAMPLE OF MIXING USING BOTH PLAYERS OF YOUR CD PLAYER 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 2.6

4. DIGITAL OUTPUT – The format is type 2, form 1, also known as S/PDIF (Sony/Phillips Digital Interface Format). In

order to use the digital output you should not use variable pitch slider and the pitch bend buttons. If you adjust the pitch, other devices may not read the digital output properly because the sampling rate changes

• Specifications are subject to change