American Audio CDI-500 CONTENTS

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SAFETY REGULATIONS.........................................................................................................................3

ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS................................................................................................................4

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.......................................................................................................................5

VOLTAGE SELECTOR............................................................................................................................5

UNPACKING.........................................................................................................................................6

CUSTOMER SUPPORT..........................................................................................................................6

FEATURES...........................................................................................................................................7

SET-UP INSTALLATION.........................................................................................................................8

FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS

MAIN UNIT...................................................................................................................................9

LCD DISPLAY.............................................................................................................................13

BASIC OPERATIONS

LOADING EJECTING DISC......................................................................................................14

SELECTING TRACKING............................................................................................................14

STARTING PLAYBACK..............................................................................................................15

PAUSING PLAYBACK...............................................................................................................15

FRAME SEARCH.......................................................................................................................15

TRACK SCANNING (FAST FWD/FAST REV).........................................................................16

SETTING AND STORING CUE POINTS.................................................................................16

CREATING A SEAMLESS LOOP............................................................................................17

USING THE BUILT-IN SAMPLER............................................................................................19

USING THE BANK BUTTONS..................................................................................................21

BANK PROGRAMMING............................................................................................................22

CHANGING TIME DISPLAY......................................................................................................23

SYSTEM MEMORY....................................................................................................................23

JOG WHEEL SENSITIVITY ..................................................................................................................23

CREATING A BOP EFFECT...................................................................................................................23

PITCH ADJUSTMENTS

PITCH SLIDER...........................................................................................................................24

PITCH BENDING.......................................................................................................................25

BUILT-IN EFFECTS

SCRATCH/SKID....................................................................................................................27

FILTER/PHASE...................................................................................................................28

ECHO/FLANGER/ROBOT.......................................................................................................28

TRANS/PAN............................................................................................................................29

CHANGING PARAMETERS.......................................................................................................29

FX MIX.......................................................................................................................................30

FLIP-FLOP™.....................................................................................................................................32

WARRANTY...................................................................................................................................33

SPECIFICATIONS.............................................................................................................................34