Gemini CD-210 manual Introduction, Cautions, Safety Certifications, Important Note, Connections

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on purchasing a Gemini CD-210 CD Player. This state of the art professional CD player is backed by a three year warranty, excluding lasers. One year warranty on CD lasers. Prior to use, we suggest that you carefully read all the instructions.

CAUTIONS

Do not use this CD Player at temperatures below 41°F/5°C or higher than 95°F/35°C.

Place the unit in a clean and dry location. Do not place the unit in an unstable location.

When disconnecting the power cord from an AC outlet, always grasp it by the plug. Never pull the power cord.

To prevent electric shock, do not remove the cover or the bottom screws. There are no user serviceable parts inside. Please refer servicing to a qualified technician.

Do not use chemical solvents to clean the unit.

Keep the laser pickup clean by keeping the drawer closed.

Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

SAFETY CERTIFICATIONS

Laser Diode Properties

Material: Ga - Al - As

Wavelength: 755 - 815 nm (25° C)

Laser Output: Continuous Wave, max. 0.5mW

IMPORTANT NOTE

Since the CD-210 is a dual CD player, most of the functions and controls are duplicated on both sides of the CD player. To eliminate confusion and to make the drawings easier to understand, we will only number the right side functions and controls. The only controls that are not duplicated are the ROBO START (15), POWER (1) switch and the VOLTAGE SELECTOR SLIDE (18) switch.

LINE VOLTAGE SELECTION

Model CD-210 is a dual voltage unit. It will operate at 115 or 230 volts. To set the proper voltage follow these steps:

1.Place the head of a screw driver in the center of the VOLTAGE SELECTOR SLIDE SWITCH (18) found on the rear panel.

2.Slide the switch left for 115 volts or push the switch right for 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.Using the included cable, plug one end into the REMOTE JACK (19) and the other end into the PLAYER JACK (20).

2.Plug one end of a set of RCA connectors into each of the LINE OUTPUT

(17)jacks.

3.Plug the other end of the RCA connectors into any available line level input jacks on your mixer. If you are playing the CD-210 through a receiver, you can plug the RCA connectors into the CD or AUX input jacks on your receiver. If there are no CD or AUX inputs, use any line level (not phono) inputs.

FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS

POWER SWITCH: After making sure that the VOLTAGE SELECTOR SLIDE SWITCH (18), found on the rear panel, is properly set, plug the unit in and press the POWER SWITCH (1). The unit will turn on. Pushing the POWER SWITCH (1) a second time will turn the unit off.

DISC TRAY: The DISC TRAY (2) is where the CD is held during loading, unloading and playback. Pressing the disc tray OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON (3), will open or close the tray. The DISC TRAY (2) holds both 12 cm and 8 cm CDs.

OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON : Press the OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON (3) to load or remove a CD from the DISC TRAY (2).

DISPLAY: The DISPLAY (4) shows the track numbers, play mode, pause mode, and 3 different time displays. These time displays are time elapsed on the track, time remaining on the disc and time remaining on the track.

PLAYBACK DISPLAY: The PLAYBACK DISPLAY (4A) displays the time remaining to play and flashes slowly when the track has 30 seconds left. The PLAYBACK DISPLAY (4A) flashes quickly when the track has 15 seconds left.

PLAY/PAUSE : Each press of the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (7) causes the operation to change from play to pause or from pause back to play. See the CUE INSTRUCTIONS section for more information.

TRACK SKIP : The TRACK SKIP BUTTONS (6) let you select the track to play.

SEARCH BUTTONS : The SEARCH BUTTONS (8) are used to move foward or reverse while in play mode. The SEARCH BUTTONS

(8)are also used to accurately position the disc at the point where you wish the track to start playing. This position on the track is memorized as the cue point. See the CUE INSTRUCTIONS section for more information.

STOP : The STOP BUTTON (13) will end the playing of the CD.

TIME: The TIME BUTTON (10) switches the time display between the three available choices listed under DISPLAY.

CUE: With the unit in the play mode, and after memorizing the cue point, pressing the CUE BUTTON (5) will cause the CD player to enter the pause mode at the memorized cue point. Holding down the cue button changes the cue function to preview (allowing you to hear the music play from the cue point) and releasing the cue button returns you to the preset cue point.

CUE/B REPEAT: After the cue point is memorized, pressing the CUE/B BUTTON (12) in the play mode, repeats the section between the cue point and the point where the CUE/B BUTTON (12) was pressed (there will be a slight delay between the end and the restart of play).

SINGLE-AUTO CUE/CONTINUOUS: Pressing the SINGLE-AUTO CUE/ CONTINUOUS (11) button activates the AUTO CUE FUNCTION. The AUTO CUE FUNCTION causes the unit to pause at the beginning of music of the following track and allows you to start play immediately from the start of music without any blank space (which exists at the beginning of every track). Pressing the SINGLE-AUTO CUE/CONTINU- OUS (11) button a second time activates the CONTINUOUS function causing the unit to play continuously (after the last track, the unit will return to the first track of the disc and continue to play). Pressing the SINGLE-AUTO CUE/CONTINUOUS (11) button a third time deactivates the CONTINUOUS function.

ROBO START: Press the ROBO START (15) button to activate ROBO START (the button will blink). Use ROBO START in SINGLE-AUTO CUE MODE to alternate play between the two sides of the CD player (one track from one side, then one track from the other side). See the “Robo Start Instructions” section for further instructions.

PITCH CONTROL: Moving the PITCH CONTROL (14) activates the pitch control of the unit, and the pitch of the CD will change according to the position of the slide.

PITCH BEND : Pushing the PITCH BEND BUTTONS (9) will tempo- rarily raise or lower the pitch without changing the slide setting. Releasing the buttons will return the pitch to the slide setting.

DIGITAL OUTPUT JACK: Connecting any type of DAT, MD, HARD DRIVE, or other such items which accept digital signals into the BNC CONNEC- TOR (16) on the rear panel of the transports allows you to receive a digital signal from CD.

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