Gemini CD-9500 Pro III Introduction, Cautions, Safety Certifications, Important Note, Connections

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on purchasing a Gemini CD-9500 PRO III Dual 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-9500 PRO III 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 POWER SWITCH (1) and the VOLTAGE SELEC- TOR SLIDE SWITCH (17).

LINE VOLTAGE SELECTION

Model CD-9500 PRO III is a dual voltage unit. It will operate at 115 or 230 volts. The unit is preset at the factory to 115 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 (17) 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 cables, plug one end into the REMOTE JACK (20) on side 2 and the other end into the PLAYER JACK (19) also on side 2. Do the same for side 1.

2.Plug one end of a set of RCA connectors into each of the LINE OUTPUT JACKS (18).

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-9500 PRO III 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 (17), 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. Please note, if the CD-9500 PRO III is in the play mode, the tray will not open.

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 number, 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.

PLAY/PAUSE: Each press of the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (5) 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 (7) are 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. Each push of the SEARCH BUTTONS (7) will put the unit into pause mode and move the memorized cue point 1 frame (1/75th second). See the CUE INSTRUCTIONS section for more information.

SEARCH DIAL: Use the SEARCH DIAL (8) to select the scanning direction and speed. Turning the dial in the clockwise direction will scan forward and counter clockwise will scan in reverse. The scanning speed increases as the dial is turned further. The SEARCH DIAL (8) will not change the cue point and will not bring the unit to the pause mode.

STOP: The STOP BUTTON (9) 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 (play/pause LED glows green), and after using the SEARCH BUTTONS (7) to memorize the cue point, pressing the CUE BUTTON (11) will cause the CD player to enter the pause mode (play/pause LED blinks green) at the memorized cue point (the cue LED glows yellow). If the cue point was not memo- rized, the unit will return to the beginning of the track. Holding down the cue button changes the cue function to preview (allowing you to hear the music play at whatever tempo you adjusted to by holding the cue button down). 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, (the cue LED BLINKS yellow), 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: Pressing the SINGLE (15) button will activate single mode and the AUTO CUE FUNCTION which causes the unit to play one track at a time and to stop at the beginning of music of the following track. This allows you to start play immediately from the start of music without any blank space (which exists at the beginning of every track).

CONTINUE: The CONTINUE (16) function will cause the unit to play continuously (after the last track, the unit will return to the first track of the disc and continue to play).

PITCH: Pushing the PITCH BUTTON (13) 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 CONTROL (13). Pushing the PITCH BEND BUTTONS (14) will temporarily raise or lower the pitch without changing the slide setting. Releasing the buttons will return the pitch to the slide setting. Maximum pitch deviation is +/- 8 %.

DIGITAL OUTPUT JACK: Connecting any type of DAT, MD, HARD DRIVE, or other such items which accept digital signals to the BNC OUTPUT CONNECTOR (21) on the rear panel of the transports allows you to record a digital signal from CD.

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