INTRODUCTION
CD3000XL OperatorÕs Manual Page 13
SETTING UP THE CD3000XL
This short section tells you how to get ‘up and running’ fast. For full details of operation, please
refer to the appropriate section in this manual.
CONNECTIONS
Don’t switch the CD3000XL on for the moment.
AKAI mx1000
cd3000xl
L/R OUTPUTS
IND OUTS - to mixer
DIGI I/O
DAT
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
HARD DISK,
CD-ROM,
MO DRIVE, etc...
SCSI
Connect the MIDI output of your MIDI controller (in this example, an Akai MX1000 master
keyboard) to the MIDI input of the CD3000XL. Connect the L/R audio output to a stereo
amplifier (or use the L/MONO output of the sampler if you only have a mono amp) or to two
channels of a mixer (remembering to pan each channel hard left and right accordingly to take
full advantage of the CD3000XL’s stereo outputs). The digital i/o can be connected to a DAT
machine (or any other digital recording device) or you could leave the digital outputs of a CD
player connected to the CD3000XL’s digital input for sampling from the many special sampling
CDs that are currently available..
Before turning on the sampler, it’s a good idea to turn its volume down or to turn the volume
down on the amplifier or the mixer channels as the power up ‘thump’, although very slight,
could damage sensitive speakers, especially if the amp is turned up loud. Now turn on the
CD3000XL. You will see a message in the LCD informing you of what is going on.
After 15 seconds or so, your CD3000XL is ready for use. Turn the volume up on the sampler,
amplifier and/or mixer.
Making sure that the MIDI controller is sending data on MIDI channel 1, play a few notes. You will
hear the oh so impressive test tone! Hardly inspiring is it? We want something a bit more
interesting than that.