American Audio CDMp3 PLAYER Radius 3000 User Manual

							
 BUILT-IN EffECTS
The Radius 3000™ comes with eight built in effects. These effects can be used one at a time or you 
may choose to overlap the effects and use up to four at a time. The Built-in effects include Scratch, 
Filter, Echo, Trans, Skid, Phase, Flanger, and Pan. You can choose to use the effects with their default 
parameters or you may choose to customize each effect by changing the parameters. The parameter 
values  for  all  the  effects  will  range.  Some  effects  will  have  more  adjustable  parameters  than  oth-
ers. The parameters have two adjustable values, PR (Parameter Ratio) and PT (Parameter Time). All 
parameters will be reset to there default values when power is shut off!
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SCRATCH  &  SKID  EFFECT:  The  Scratch Effect  simulates  real  time 
turntable  scratching.  Once  the  Scratch  Effect  has  been  activated  the 
jog  Wheel  (9)  may  be  used  in  the  same  fashion  a  turntable  platter 
is  used.  Use  the jog Wheel  (9) to  simulate  the  scratch  motion  on  a 
turntable platter and to manipulate playback. Both the Skid and Scratch 
time  parameters  can  be  adjusted  from  0010  to  9990.  9990  will  give 
you  the  longest  Skid  times.  The  Skid  value  ranges  from  a  10ms  to  ten 
seconds. 
Figure 43
Figure 42
BEAT SELECTION BANKS
6 - Refreshes on 4/1 Beat (every four beats)
5 - Refreshes on 2/1 Beat (every two beats)
4 - Refreshes on 1/1 Beat (every full beat)
3 - Refreshes on 3/4 Beat
2 - Refreshes on the 1/2 Beat
1 - Refreshes on the 1/4 Beat
BEAT  SELECT  BUTTONS  (23): These  buttons  access  the  preset 
banks  for  the  parameters.  All  effects  synchronized  to  the  beat.  Each 
effect  has  a  set  of  six  built-in  presets  and  one  user  programmable  pre-
set.  These  presets  are  accessed  by  the Beat  Select  ButtonS  (23). 
To toggle between the banks tap on the arrow buttons. The chart on the 
side defines the presets. 
						

							
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FLANGER EFFECT: The Flanger effect distorts the output signal and 
creates  an  effect  similar  to  frequencies  phasing  in  and  out  of  each 
other. The FLANGER Effect has two adjustable parameters, Parameter 
Time (PT) and Parameter Ratio (PR). The PT will adjust the Time Range 
and The PR will adjust the Frequency Range (see "Parameters" in the 
next section).
 BUILT-IN EffECTS
Figure 44
ECHO  EFFECT: The  Echo  effect  adds  an  echo  to  your  out-
put  signal. The  Echo effect has  two  adjustable  parameters, 
Parameter  Time  (PT)  and  Parameter  Ratio  (PR).  The  PT  will 
adjust  the  Time  Range  and  The  PR  will  adjust  the  Frequency 
Range (see "Parameters" in the next section).
FILTER  EFFECT:  The  Filter  effect tweaks  the  original  sound  to  add 
different  tonal  definition. The  Filter Effect  has  two  adjustable  param-
eters,  Parameter  Time  (PT)  and  Parameter  Ratio  (PR).  The  PT  will  ad-
just  the  Time  Range  and  The  PR  will  adjust  the  Frequency  Range  (see 
"Parameters" in the next section).
PHASE  EFFECT:  The  Phase  effect tweaks  the  original  sound  to  add 
different  tonal  definition. The  Phase Effect  has  two  adjustable  param-
eters,  Parameter  Time  (PT)  and  Parameter  Ratio  (PR).  The  PT  will  ad-
just  the  Time  Range  and  The  PR  will  adjust  the  Frequency  Range  (see 
"Parameters" in the next section).
Figure 47
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pARAmETERS: 
All  the  effects  have  adjustable  parameters.  The  parameters  change 
the  way  the  effects  will  react.  To  adjust  the  parameter  values  for  any 
of  the  effects,  turn  either  of  the  two parameter knoBS  (25  or  31). 
When  the  parameter  value  is  adjusted  the  VFD  display  will  indicate 
the parameter adjustment. All effects have two adjustable parameters. 
parameter  time (31) and parameter  ratio (25). Use these knobs 
to customize the effects to your liking. For quick adjustment press and 
turn either of the knobs.  You can also adjust the parameters using the 
jog  wheel.  Make  sure  the jog  Wheel  (9)  is  in  NORMAL  mode,  and 
then press and hold the knob of the paremeter you wish to adjust and 
turn the jog wheel to make your adjustment. 
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 BUILT-IN EffECTS
Figure 48
Figure 51
HOLD BUTTON: Use the hold Button (26) to lock your parameters. 
If  the  hold  button  is  not  activated  any  changes  to  your  parameters  will 
be  momentary.  To  activate  the  hold  function  press  the hold  Button 
(26) as in figure 51. When the hold function becomes activated, the hold 
button will begin to glow blue.
Figure 50
TRANS EFFECT: The Trans effect simulates a real-time mixer transform-
er  effect. The  Trans  effect  has  two  adjustable  parameters,  Parameter 
Time and Parameter Ratio. The PT will adjust the Trans Speed and The 
PR will adjust the Trans Audio Length.
PAN EFFECT: The Pan effect allows you to pan the output from the left 
channel to the right channel. The PT will adjust the amount of time the 
pan effect is in each channel (left and right). The PR will adjust the the 
time it takes to switch from the left channel to the right channel. 
Figure 49 
						

							
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ADVANCED TRACk SEARCH
3. You can now turn either the folder knoB (20) to  
    choose a Mp3 Folder or turn the track  knoB (19)   
    to search through the Mp3 tracks.
4. When you found your desird track, press the           
    track  knoB (19), and the VFD will now display         
    "SEARCHING.....".
5. The VFD will then display "FOUND!!", when your       
    track is located.
1. Press the adV.  track Button (18) to enter           
    advance track search mode.
2. When this mode is active, the track  indicator (56) will  
    flash.
6. When "FOUND!!" is displayed in VFD, press the            
    track knoB (19) to begin playback of your selected     
    track. If you want to cancel Advanced Track Search 
    without making any changes press the adV Button    
    (18).
Use this function to locate a specific track on a audio device, while another track is playing at the 
same time.
Figure 52
Figure 53
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MAIN PLAYER:
1. Press the folder knoB (20) to enter the internal menu. 
2. Once you are in the internal menu, turn the folder    
    knoB (20) until MIDI SETUP is displayed. 
3. Turn the either the time  knoB (31) or ratio  knoB (25) until  
    the USB = LINK is displayed, and press the folder  knoB
    (20) to save the setting and exit.
4. Now load your USB device into the MAIN PLAYER.
5. Connect the MAIN PLAYER using the rear USB port to the   
    second players top USB port. See Figure 55.
6. You should now be able to access the main players loaded   
    USB device using the second players controls.
With this function a USB devide can be loaded into one Radius 3000, and played by a connected 
Radius 3000. Follow the directions below to setup the link function. This function cannot be used 
with the CD Player.
Figure 55
RADIUS 3000 LINk Up
mAIN  pLAYER (with loaded USB Device
SECOND  pLAYER
Figure 56
USB Cable
WARNINg: It is recomended that the USB Cable be 
at least 28 gauge or higher and no more then 3 feet 
long. 
						

							
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DATA BACkUp (DbBUILDER)
The Radius 3000 includes a database management soft ware, that will allow you to search for your 
files by Title, Artist, Album, and Genre. The DbBuilder will scan your USB hard drive and create dB 
files so that the Radius 3000 can locate your files in your music library by your desired method.
The DbBuilder will also allow you to format your hard drive into a FAT format hard drive, which is 
needed to use on the radius 3000.* To Format a hard drive select the desired hard drive letter on 
drop down menu, then under tools select format to change the format of a non-FAT formatted hard 
drive. 
NOTE: Please rebuild your database management software whenever you change or update the 
contents of your USB device.
* We strongly suggest that you back up all your files in you hard drive device prior to formatting. 
Since this will result in a loss of all data. 
See next page for Playlist Operation. 
						

							
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pLAYLIST OpERATION
Playlist Operation:
1.Press and hold the FOLDER KNOB (20) for 2 sec. to enter the internal menu. Then turn the knob 
until "PLAYLIST" is displayed.
2. Turn either the RATIO or TIME KNOBS (25 & 30) to scroll through "Normal/Title/Artist/Album/
Genre" (this is for SD/USB only). Press the FOLDER KNOB (20) to save your desired selection and 
exit. The database should adjust to your setting.
Example: "Artist" is selected, all artists will be in alphabetical order
Pushing and turning the FOLDER KNOB will take you to the next letter; so if you are going through 
the C artists, holding and turning the FOLDER KNOB will skip you up to the D artists.
You can turn the FOLDER KNOB, or push the FOLDER KNOB in and turn the JOG WHEEL to jump 
to the next artist.
You can skip through tracks by turning the TRACK KNOB, or by pressing the TRACK KNOB and 
turning the JOG WHEEL as well. 
						

							
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mIDI TABLE
SWnameTypeMIDIMIDI2(HoldTAP)Remarks
SW/LED/ENC19/19/3658/19/75CCTYPE=RELATIVE
SW/LED/ENC1F/1F/385E/1F/77CCTYPE=RELATIVE
Para.TimeSW/ENC25/3A64/79CCTYPE=RELATIVE
Para.RatioSW/ENC2B/3C6A/7BCCTYPE=RELATIVE
JOGSW/ENC26/3565/74CCTYPE=RELATIVE
ENC/CENTER36/3E75/7DCCTYPE=ABSOLUTE
ENC/CENTER38/3177/70CCTYPE=ABSOLUTE
Para.TimeENC/CENTER3A/3279/71CCTYPE=ABSOLUTE
Para.RatioENC/CENTER3C/337B/72CCTYPE=ABSOLUTE
CW/CCW36/3775/76CCTYPE=NOTE
CW/CCW38/3977/78CCTYPE=NOTE
Para.TimeCW/CCW3A/3B79/7ACCTYPE=NOTE
Para.RatioCW/CCW3C/3D7B/7CCCTYPE=NOTE
JOGCW/CCW35/3F74/7ECCTYPE=NOTE
PitchSilderVRPITCHBENDPITCHBENDCCTYPE=PITCHBEND
PitchSilderVR/CENTER34/2C73/6BCCTYPE=ABSOLUTE
INSW/LED0B/0B4A/0B
OUTSW/LED05/0544/05
CUESW/LED30/306F/30
SW/LED2A/2A69/2A
ADV.SW/LED2F/2F6E/2F
FILTERSW/LED1B/1B5A/1B
ECHOSW/LED15/1554/15
TRANSSW/LED0F/0F4E/0F
SKIDSW/LED09/0948/09
HOLDSW/LED21/2160/21
PHASESW/LED27/2766/27
FLANG.SW/LED2D/2D6C/2D
PANSW/LED03/0342/03
SW/LED04/0443/04
SW/LED02/0241/02
MemorySW/LED1C/1C5B/1C
SW/LED01/0140/01
SW/LED06/0645/06
%SW/LED(4%)0C/0C4B/0C
P.SW/LED2E/2E6D/2E 
						

							
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mIDI TABLE cont.
SW/LED1E/1E5D/1E
NormalSW/LED18/1857/18
SOURCE  SELECT
Sample
A. CueScratch
SW/LED(USB)13/1352/13
1SW/LED/LED216/16/3B55/16/3B
2SW/LED/LED210/10/3C4F/10/3C
3SW/LED/LED20A/0A/3D49/0A/3D
4SW/LED/LED222/22/3E61/22/3E
SW2968
SW1D5C
SW1150
SW2362
TimeSW1A59
SGL/CTNSW1453
SW1756
SW0746
SW0D4C
BPMSW1251
TAPSW20
SW0E4DChan=“1~8”or“9~16”no
function
SW0847Chan=“1~8”or“9~16”no
function
LED34Chan=“1~8”or“9~16”no
function
LED3AChan=“1~8”or“9~16”no
function
LED39Chan=“1~8”or“9~16”no
function
LED38Chan=“1~8”or“9~16”no
function
LED37Chan=“1~8”or“9~16”no
function
LED36Chan=“1~8”or“9~16”no
function
LED35Chan=“1~8”or“9~16”no
function
100LED33
16LED32
8LED31
7F5FSW
SW/LED28/2867/28
SW/LED24/2463/24 
						

							
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mIDI TABLE cont.
LED
CD
SD
SD_IN
41LED
LED40
3F