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INTRODUCTION:
Congratulations on your purchase of a Gemini CDX-601 or CDX-602
CD Player. Your state-of-the-art professional CD Player is backed by a
three year warranty that excludes lasers, which are covered by a
separate one year warrenty. Prior to use of this unit, we suggest you
carefully read the following instructions.
Your Gemini CDX-601 CD Player or CDX-602 CD Player comes
equipped with ADCS (Automatic Disc Calibration System), a unique
state-of-the-art feature. CDs are produced by a variety of
manufacturers and recorded by many different professional companies
as well as the do-it-yourselfers at home. Therefore, all CDs do not play
the same. The ADCS (Automatic Disc Calibration System)
automatically adjusts the laser in your CDX-802 CD Player for each
individual CD you insert into the tray, to give you the best possible
performance for every CD you play regardless of how it was
manufactured or how it was recorded. With this exclusive system you
always get consistent and reliable performance as well as exceptional
sound quality every time you play a CD... any CD.
SAFETY CERTIFICATIONS:
Laser Diode Properties
Material: Ga - Al - As
Wavelength: 755 - 815 nm (25° C)
Laser Output: Continuous Wave, max. 0.5mW
LINE VOLTAGE SELECTION:
The Gemini CDX-600 series CD Players are dual voltage units operating
at 115 or 230 volts. Be sure to set the proper voltage:
1. Place the head of a screwdriver in the center of the VOLTAGE
SELECTOR (19) switch found on the rear panel.
2. Slide the switch to 115 or 230 volts.
3. Do not force or twist the switch. Excessive force may cause damage.
If the switch does not move smoothly, contact a qualified technician.
CONNECTIONS:
1. Plug one end of a set of RCA connectors into the two LINE OUTPUT
(21) jacks on the back of your CD unit.
2. Plug the other end of the RCA connectors into any of the available line
level input jacks on your mixer. If you are playing the CDX through a
receiver, you can plug the RCA connectors into the CD or AUX input
jacks located on the receiver. If there are no CD or AUX inputs, use
any line level (not phono) input.
FUNCTIONS:
POWER SWITCH: After making sure the VOLTAGE SELECTOR switch
is properly set, plug the unit in and press the POWER (1) button. The
unit will turn on. Pushing POWER a second time turns the unit off.
DISC TRAY: The DISC TRAY (2) is where the CD is held during loading,
unloading and playback. Pressing disc tray OPEN/CLOSE (3) opens or
closes the tray. The DISC TRAY holds both 12 cm and 8 cm CDs and
automatically closes after remaining open for three minutes. Note: The
tray will not open when the CDX is in the play mode.
OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON: Press OPEN/CLOSE (3) to load or remove
a CD from the DISC TRAY.
DISPLAY: The DISPLAY (7) shows total tracks; track number; pitch value;
single-auto cue; continue (continuous play); and three different time
displays: track time elapsed, track time remaining and total time
remaining on disc. Time is measured in minutes, seconds and frames.
PLAYBACK DISPLAY: The PLAYBACK DISPLAY (7A) displays the
play time remaining for each track. The display flashes slowly when
the track has 15 seconds remaining and pulses rapidly when play
time is down to five seconds.
PLAY/PAUSE : Each press of PLAY/PAUSE (16) causes the operation
to change from PLAY to PAUSE or PAUSE to PLAY.
TRACK SKIP : The TRACK SKIP (13) buttons let you select the
track to play.
SEARCH JOG WHEEL: The SEARCH JOG WHEEL (9) has two functions.
Use the SEARCH JOG WHEEL to make fine adjustments in pause mode.
Use the SEARCH JOG WHEEL to bend the pitch for precise synchroni
zation in PLAY mode.
SEARCH DIAL: Use the SEARCH DIAL (8) to select the scanning
direction and speed of your CD. Turning the dial in a clockwise direction
scans forward while a counter-clockwise turn scans the track in
reverse. Scan speed increases as the dial is turned.
STOP
: The STOP (6) button ends CD play.
TIME: The TIME (4) button switches the time display between the three
available choices listed under DISPLAY.
FLY CUE: The FLY CUE (10) function lets you set cues “on the fly” with
the press of a button. Press FLY CUE when the disc reaches the
musical location you wish to make your cue or start point. The cue point
is now programmed. Press CUE (15) to return to the cue point. Press
PLAY/PAUSE and the unit starts from the pre-programmed spot.
CUE: With the unit in the Play mode (PLAY/PAUSE LED is green) and after
the cue point has been programmed, pressing CUE (15) will cause the
CD player to enter the PAUSE mode (green PLAY/PAUSE LED blinks) at
the programmed cue point (the CUE LED glows yellow). Holding down
the cue button changes the function to PREVIEW and starts the CD from
the programmed cue point. Releasing the CUE button will return the CD
laser to the preset cue point.
LOOP: After a cue point is programmed, pressing LOOP (11) while in the
PLAY mode (CUE LED blinks yellow) repeats the section between the
cue point and the point where the LOOP button was pressed. Press
EXIT/RETURN or PAUSE/PLAY to EXIT Loop repeat.
EXIT/RETURN: Press loop EXIT/RETURN (12) to return to the beginning
of the previously saved loop from normal play.
SINGLE-AUTO CUE/CONTINUOUS: Pressing SINGLE-AUTO CUE/
CONTINUOUS (5) activates the AUTO CUE FUNCTION. The Auto
Cue causes the CD to pause at the recorded beginning of the next track
and allows you to segue into the next song with no “dead” air. Pressing
SINGLE-AUTO CUE/CONTINUOUS a second time will activate the
CONTINUOUS function. This causes the CD to repeat play continuously
until SINGLE-AUTO CUE/CONTINUOUS is pressed a third time to
deactivate the CONTINUOUS function.
PITCH CONTROL: Pushing PITCH CONTROL (17) activates the PITCH
section of the unit (PITCH LED glows red). The pitch of the CD will
change according to the position of the PITCH SLIDE (14).
PITCH BEND BUTTONS
: Pushing the PITCH BEND (18) buttons
will automatically raise the pitch up to +4% or lower the pitch down
to -4% from the existing setting. Releasing the buttons returns pitch
to the original setting. Use this function to match the pitch bend when
mixing from one song to another.
DIGITAL OUTPUT JACK: Connecting any type of DAT, MD, HARD DRIVE,
or other such items which accept digital signals to the BNC (20) output
connector on the rear panel of your CDX allows you to record a digital
signal from CD.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Make sure that the VOLTAGE SELECTOR (19) switch, found on the
rear panel, is set for the proper voltage. Plug the unit in and press the
POWER (1) switch. The unit is ON. Pushing POWER a second time turns
the unit OFF.
2. Press OPEN/CLOSE (3) and place a CD in the DISC TRAY (2). Press
OPEN/CLOSE again. The tray will close.
3. Push TRACK SKIP (13) to select the track you wish to play.
4. Press PLAY/PAUSE (16) and the unit will instantly play.
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