KAM KCDJMP300 Instruction Manual

KAM KCDJ-MP300

LEFT

RIGHT

DIGITAL
OUTPUT

TACT LOCK

RELAYREMOTE

LINE OUT

ON

OFF

POWER

MADE IN TAIWAN

KCDJ-MP300

DISC IN/OUT

REVERSE

PLAY/PAUSE

CUE

BOP

MEMO

CUE 2

CUE 1 CUE 3

A RELOOP

B/LOOP

EXIT

TRACK SKIP

SAMPLER

CONTINUE

PITCH

PITCH BEND

SEARCH

AUTO CUE

SINGLE

KEY

RELAY

TIME-/
STOP--

SAMPLE 1

SCRATCH

BRAKE

REVERSE

PHASER

FLANGER

ECHO

FILTER

PAN

CHOP

EFFECT

EFFECT +10

SAMPLE 2 SAMPLE 3

EJECT

SELECT

SCOPE

FORWARD

PITCH

CONTROL

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KCDJ-MP300

PROFESSIONAL

DESKTOP

MP3 CD PLAYER

DESKTOP CD MP3 PLAYER

OVERVIEW

The KCDJ-MP300 has been designed to give the
creative DJ all of the facilities you need to
perform your own innovative DJ sets. The KCDJ­MP300 plays both standard CD Audio and MP3
Audio files.

FEATURE DETAILS

q LCD DISPLAY - provides visual information
regarding current settings.

w EJECT - opens and closes the CD TRAY. NOTE:
the tray will not open when a disc is playing.

e TRACK SKIP - standard Track Skip buttons.

r TIME/STOP BUTTON - switches the screen

between showing Elapsed or Remaining time for
an individual track or the entire CD. Press and
hold for 3 seconds to place the unit in ‘stop’
mode.

t AUTO CUE/SINGLE/CONTINUE & OUTRO ­switches between standard CONTINUE mode
where each track on a CD will be played in turn...
and AUTO CUE SINGLE mode where when a track
finishes, playback will stop and the beginning of
the next track will be Cued ready for playback.
Press and hold the button for three seconds to
engage OUTRO mode where the last 30 seconds
of the current track will be played.
NOTE: OUTRO mode is not available with MP3
audio playback.

y RELAY - Only functions if a cable is used to
connect the rear panel Relay socket to another
KCDJ-MP300 player. in Single Mode causes -

each CD player to play individual tracks from each CD,
back to back in relay. In Continuous Mode each CD will
be played in turn until playback is stopped.

u SEARCH BUTTON - switches the JOG WHEEL
between SEARCH MODE and PITCH MODE.

i JOG WHEEL - has three Modes.
When SEARCH mode is selected via the SEARCH
button (5), turning the wheel plays the currently
selected track at high speed.
When PITCH MODE is selected and the track is
playing the wheel acts as an alternative Pitch Bend
method. The amount of pitch change is determined by
the speed of rotation.
When playback is PAUSED (and PITCH MODE is
selected) turning moves the currently selected Cue
Point in either direction one frame at a time. When
you have found the correct Cue Point, pressing PLAY
assigns the Cue Point to the CUE BUTTON.

o PLAY/PAUSE - Each press of the PLAY/PAUSE button
causes the operation to change from play to pause or
from pause to play.

1) CUE - Pressing the CUE button during playback
provides a return to the Cue Point from which play
was started. To adjust the Cue Point pause playback,
use the JOG WHEEL to locate the desired new Cue
Point and press PLAY.

1! BOP BUTTON - Pressing this button at any time will
cause playback to start from the currently selected
main Cue Point.

1@ INSTANT CUE BUTTONS - These three buttons are
used to store additional Cue points for instant recall
during your performance. To assign a Cue point to a
button; 1. Use the various Search & Cue Point
selection tools to locate the desired Instant Cue point.

2. Press & hold the ‘Memo’ button and press either
Cue 1, 2 or 3. Once a Cue point has been assigned to
one of these buttons, pressing the button will instantly

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start playback from the set Cue point.

2$ SAMPLER SECTION - Samples are short recordings of
sound that can be played at the same time as the music
from your CD. There is a maximum of 39 seconds of
audio sampling time that is shared by the three Sample
buttons. To record a sample; 1. Identify the start of a
section of music on a CD you wish to sample and pause
playback a few seconds before the section starts. 2.
Press play. 3. Press the SAMPLER button. 4. Press one
of the SAMPLE 1, 2 or 3 buttons at the precise moment
you wish to be the start of your sample. 5. To set the
sample end point press the appropriate SAMPLE button
again at the correct moment.

REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS

2% MAINS POWER SWITCH

2^ AUDIO LINE - unbalanced line level RCA audio outputs.

2& DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT - RCA coaxial S/PDIF digital audio

output connector for use with digital amplifiers, mixers or
computers.

2* REMOTE - minijack socket used to connect to the Fader
Start output of a suitably equipped mixer. Please ensure
you select the correct REMOTE START format to suit your
mixer using the TACT/LOCK switch.

2( RELAY - minijack socket used to connect to another
KCDJ-MP300 unit to enable the RELAY facility.

3) TACT/LOCK SWITCH - Used to select the appropriate type
of FADER START signal for your mixer.

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1# PITCH BUTTON - turns the Pitch control system

on & off.

1$ PITCH RANGE - Press repeatedly to select the pitch
range of the PITCH SLIDER. The four LEDs will show
the currently selected pitch range (+/-8%, +/-16%,
+/-32% or +/-100%).

1% PITCH SLIDER - adjusts the Track Playback
speed by up to +/-100% (depending upon the
settings selected via the PITCH RANGE BUTTON).

1^ PITCH BEND BUTTONS - track playback speed
will be adjusted by +/-16% for as long as you
hold down one of these buttons.

1& KEY - activates the Key Lock function allowing
you to make adjustment to Track playback speed
using the pitch slider without altering the tonal
pitch of the audio.

1* BPM BUTTON - Press once to switch the mode
of the display between showing track BPM or the
percentage change in pitch. Press and hold for
three seconds to switch between Auto and
Manual BPM modes. In Auto mode the track
BPM is calculated and shown automatically. In
Manual mode tap this button in time to the music
to set the BPM value in the display.

1( EFFECT BUTTON - switches the function of the
NUMBER BUTTONS between EFFECT mode and
DIRECT ACCESS mode.

2) NUMBER BUTTONS - have two modes selected
via the EFFECT button;

In DIRECT ACCESS mode the buttons are used to
tap in a CD Track number for instant track recall.

In EFFECT mode each button recalls a different
Effect. When selected the accompanying LED
illuminates and various parameters of the effect
can be edited via the PARAMETER and SCOPE
controls. There are 9 different effects available;

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SCRATCH: Moving the JOG WHEEL emulates
scratching with vinyl. Can be performed
independently, or in parallel with other effects.
BRAKE: Engages vinyl turntable ‘motor off’ effect
emulation. Can be performed independently, or in
parallel with another effect.
REVERSE: Simply reverses music playback. Can be
performed independently, or in parallel with other
effect.
PHASER: Two copies of the same sound are
played back slightly out of sync’ to produce a
swirling, often metallic sound effect.
FLANGER: Similar to a PHASER but with one copy
played with constantly fluctuating playback speed to
produced a slightly more dramatic and less metallic
effect.
FILTER: High Pass and Low Pass filters for completely
removing either high or low frequencies from your
music.
CHOP: Chops music into slices & plays alternate slices.
PAN: Throws the sound from side to side in the stereo
sound field.
ECHO: Introduces repeated echoes of your music.

2! SELECT - When in Effect mode this selects the
individual Effect Parameter to be adjusted via the
SCOPE control.

2@ SCOPE - When in Effect mode this alters the
currently selected Effect Parameter as selected via
the SELECT control.

2# SEAMLESS LOOP SECTION - You can create a
seamless Loop of any section of audio from a CD. To
create a Loop; 1. Identify a section of a track you
wish to Loop and pause playback a few seconds
before the section starts. 2. Press play. 3. Press
BUTTON ‘A’ at the precise moment you wish to be the
start of your Loop. 4. Press the B LOOP/EXIT
BUTTON at the precise moment you wish to be the
end of your Loop. 5. Your Loop should now play
continuously. 6. To exit the Loop and return to normal
CD playback press the B LOOP/EXIT BUTTON again.

7. You can jump straight back to playing your Loop
again at any time by pressing the RELOOP BUTTON.

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SPECIFICATION

Disc Input Front loading

Audio Output Unbalanced line level RCA

Digital Output RCA coaxial S/PDIF

Relay Connection MiniJack

Remote Connection MiniJack

Pitch Range +/-8%, +/-16%, +/-32%, +/-100%

Sampler 39 seconds maximum

Anti-Shock 10 seconds

Instant Start Within 0.015 seconds

Onboard DSP Effects Scratch

Due to continuous product development, specifications are subject to change.

If this product is ever no longer functional please it take to

a recycling plant for environmentally friendly disposal.

Brake

Reverse

Phaser

Flanger

Filter

Chop

Pan

Echo

Dimensions 217 x 95 x 320mm

Weight 3.5kg

KAM KCDJ-MP300

DESKTOP DJ CD MP3 PLAYER