All operating elements and connections can
be found on the fold-out page 3.
1 Operating Elements
and Connections
1.1 Front panels of control unit
and player mechanism
1 Operating panel for player 1
2 Operating panel for player 2
3 CD tray
4 Button
to open (not when replaying) and to
close the CD tray
5 POWER switch
6 Power LED
7 Button SEARCH to switch the jog wheel (12)
to the function "fast forward / reverse"
Note: The function is automatically deactivated
8 seconds after turning the wheel the last time.
8 Button CONT to switch between the two
operating modes SINGLE PLAY (replay of
individual titles) and CONTINUOUS PLAY
(replay of all titles)
9 Button TIME to switch over the time indica-
tion [numerical (E) and as a bar graph (K)];
the respective insertion (F) above the bar
graph indicates which time information is
presently indicated:
– insertion REMAIN:
remaining time of the title
– no insertion REMAIN:
time replayed of the title
– insertion REMAIN TOTAL:
remaining time of the CD
10 Buttons PITCH BEND to adapt the beat of the
title to the beat of another title
Keep button + pressed: the title is replayed
faster
Keep button - pressed: the title is replayed
slower
11 Display
fig. 3
A pause symbol
B CUE indication: shortly flashes when a
Cue point is memorized, it is inserted after
the return to the Cue point
C for a short time after reading in a CD: total
number of the titles (TOTAL TRACK)
during operation: title number (TRACK)
D replay symbol
E time indication in minutes, seconds and
1
frames (1 frame =
second)
⁄
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also see item 9: button TIME
F insertion REMAIN when the remaining
time of the title is indicated
insertion REMAIN TOTAL when the re-
maining time of the CD is indicated
also see item 9: button TIME
G insertion LOOP when replaying a loop
H insertion for the operating mode:
SINGLE PLAY or CONTINUOUS PLAY
I insertion CD IN when a CD is in the player
mechanism
J insertion SEARCH when the jog wheel (12)
is switched to the function "fast forward /
reverse"
symbol
= turning the wheel forward
symbol
= turning the wheel backward
K bar graph, graphic display of the time indi-
cation (E)
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L indication of the deviation from the stan-
dard playing speed (PITCH) or indication
of the beats per minute (BPM)
also see item 18, button TAP
12 Jog wheel
– for the function "Pitch Bend" and for pre-
cisely locating a spot
– for the fast forward and reverse run when
pressing the button SEARCH (7)
[SEARCH (J) inserted]
13 Buttons for replaying a loop (continuous
repeat of a section):
– Button A to define the starting point of the
section
– Button B to define the end point of the sec-
tion and simultaneous start of the loop; to
exit the loop, press the button again
– Button RELOOP to replay the loop again
14 Button CUE for shortly playing the beginning
of a title (
chapter 5.3) and for return to a
spot defined before (
chapter 5.6)
15 Button
to switch between replay (button
lights up) and pause (button flashes)
16 Button BPM to switch between PITCH indica-
tion and BPM indication (L)
also see item 18, button TAP
17 Buttons TRACK for title selection
button
to select the next title
button
to go to the beginning of the current
title. Each time the button
more title is reversed.
18 Button TAP to determine the beats per
minute for the current title: If the display is
switched to BPM indication (L) with the button
BPM (16), press the button TAP to the beat of
the music until the BPM value is shown.
19 Buttons to activate / deactivate the pitch con-
trol (20) and to select the speed adjusting
range for the control (max. ±8 % or ±16 %
deviation from the standard playing speed)
– To activate the control or to switch to the
other adjusting range, shortly press the
corresponding button (the button will light
up).
– To deactivate the control, keep one of the
buttons pressed for more than 2 seconds
(the button illumination will be extin-
guished).
20 Control for changing the speed; the adjust-
ment of the control is only effective when the
button "8 %" or "16 %" (19) lights up
1.2 Rear panels of control unit
and player mechanism
21 Jack REMOTE CONTROL CONNECT TO
MAIN UNIT: to be connected to the jack
CONNECT TO REMOTE CONTROL (24) of
the player mechanism via the supplied mini
DIN cable
22 Audio output LINE OUT with line signal level
(RCA left / right) for the player 2
23 Mains cable for connection to a socket
(230 V~ / 50 Hz)
24 Jack CONNECT TO REMOTE CONTROL: to
be connected to the jack REMOTE CON-
TROL CONNECT TO MAIN UNIT (21) of the
control unit via the supplied mini DIN cable
25 Audio output LINE OUT with line signal level
(RCA left / right) for the player 1
2 Safety Notes
The unit corresponds to all required directives of
the EU and is therefore marked with
WARNING The unit is supplied with haz-
ardous mains voltage. Leave serv-
icing to skilled personnel only.
Inexpert handling may cause an
electric shock hazard.
It is essential to observe the following items:
G
Caution! Do not look into the CD compart-
ment when the CD tray is open. Laser beams
can be emitted which may cause eye damage.
G
The unit is suitable for indoor use only. Protect
it against dripping water and splash water,
high air humidity, and heat (admissible ambi-
ent temperature range 0 — 40 °C).
G
Do not place any vessels filled with liquid, e. g.
a drinking glass, on the unit.
G
Do not set the unit into operation, and imme-
diately disconnect the mains plug from the
mains socket if
1. there is visible damage to the unit or to the
mains cable,
2. a defect might have occurred after a drop or
similar accident,
3. there are malfunctions.
The unit must in any case be repaired by
skilled personnel.
G
A damaged mains cable must only be
replaced by skilled personnel.
is pressed, one
G
Never pull the mains cable to disconnect the
mains plug from the mains socket, always
seize the plug.
G
No guarantee claims for the unit and no liabil-
ity for any resulting personal damage or mate-
rial damage will be accepted if the unit is used
for other purposes than originally intended, if it
is not correctly connected or operated, or not
repaired in an expert way.
G
Important for U. K. Customers!
The wires in this mains lead are coloured in
accordance with the following code:
blue = neutral
brown = live
As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of
this appliance may not correspond with the
coloured markings identifying the terminals in
your plug, proceed as follows:
1. The wire which is coloured blue must be
connected to the terminal which is marked
with the letter N or coloured black.
2. The wire which is coloured brown must be
connected to the terminal which is marked
with the letter L or coloured red.
If the unit is to be put out of operation
definitively, take it to a local recycling
plant for a disposal which is not harmful
to the environment.
3 Applications
The dual CD player CD-270DJ is especially
designed for professional DJ applications. Many
functional features have precisely been matched
to this range of application, e. g. single title replay,
pitch control ±8 / ±16 %, seamless replay of a loop.
It is possible to replay standard audio CDs, even
CDs you have burnt yourself. However, problems
may occur when replaying rewritable CDs (CD-
RW), depending on the type of CD, the CD burner
and the burning software used.
The CD player is equipped with an anti-
shock memory which is able to compensate
short-time interruptions caused by shocks or
GB
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