Citronic MPCD-X1 User manual

OWNERS MANUAL
Version 1.2

Safety information
1. Read these instructions.
2. Keep these instructions.
3. Heed all warnings.
4. Follow all instructions.
5. Do not use this item near water.
6. Clean onl with dr cloth.
7. Do not block an of the ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the
manufacture’s instructions.
8. Do not install near an heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves or other
items (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
9. Do not defeat the safet purpose of the polarized plug. The wide blade is provided for
our safet . If the provided plug does not fit into the item or the mains socket, consult
an electrician for replacement.
10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularl at plug, convenience
receptacles, and point where the exit from the item.
11. Onl use attachments/accessories specified b the manufacturer.
12. Use onl with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket or table specified b the manufacturer, or
sold with the item. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/item
combination to avoid injur .
13. Unplug this item during lighting storms or when unused for long periods of time.
14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Serving is required when the item has
been damaged in an wa , such as power suppl cord or plug is damaged, liquid has
been spilled or objects have fallen into the item, the item has been exposed to rain or
moisture, does not operate normall , or has been dropped (note: accidental or cosmetic
damage is not covered b the items 12 month warrant )
15. Please keep the unit in a safe environment.
16. Do not store an thing on top of the item
CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not
remove an cover. No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer
servicing to qualified service personnel onl .
The lightning flash with arrowhead s mbol within the equilateral triangle is intended to
alert the use to the presence of un-insulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s
enclosure that ma be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.
The exclamation point within the equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the
presence of important operation and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompan ing this appliance.
DO NOT OPEN
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

Main Feat res:
Auto CUE
Instant Start
Switching power suppl
Digital Anti-Shock (10 seconds)
Real time scratch pla
Pitch bend +/- 100% for CD
2048 programmable CUE points (512 discs x 4 cue points on each)
8 different speed scan (4 forward / 4 reverse)
Adjustable pitch percentages (+/-4%, +/-8%, +/-16% or +/-100%)
5 digital effects: SCRATCH, ECHO, FLANGER, FILTER, BRAKE
Pitch control
Seamless loop
Fader start pla back
Full function MP3 Pla back
RELAY pla back
Music master tempo
AUTO/MANUAL BPM
Digital RCA coaxial output
Accessories
1 x Fig. 8 power cable
1 x RCA cable
1 x Fader start cable
General Checks and Advice
1) Before switching off the power ensure there is no CD in the draw, the disc tra is full
closed and the LCD displa reads “NO DISC”.
2) Installation
•Place the unit on a flat surface or mount in a secure case.
•Be sure the pla er is mounted in a well ventilated area and is not exposed to direct
sunlight, high temperatures or high humidit .
•Keep the unit as far awa as possible from TVs and tuners as the unit ma cause
undesirable interference to these devices.
3) Compact Discs
•DO NOT allow fingerprints, oil or dust to get on to the surface of the disc.
•If the disc is dirt , wipe it clean with a soft dr cloth.
•DO NOT use benzene, white spirit, electrostatic-proof chemical or silicone-treated cloths
to clean discs.
•Alwa s handle discs carefull to prevent damaging the surface; in particular when
removing a disc from its case or returning it.
•DO NOT bend the disc.
•DO NOT enlarge the hole in the centre of the disc.
•DO NOT write on the printed side of the disc with hard tipped implements such as a
pencil or ball point pen as it could effect pla back.
•Condensation will form if a disc is brought in to a warm area from a colder one.
•DO NOT attempt to dr the disc with a hair dr er etc.

General F nctions and Controls
1. TRACK KNOB - This knob has three functions:
a. You can use it to select the next or previous track b turning the knob forwards or
backwards.
b. Holding down and turning the knob forwards or backwards will rapidl skip through
the tracks on our CD b 10 tracks per click.
c. Press track knob to read the ID3 tags on the file name. Switch between: File name
/ Title name / Artist / Bit rate on the LCD displa .
2. SEARCH BUTTONS – Allows ou to quickl scan through the track to find the point ou
want.
3. IN BUTTON – Pressing the IN button sets a CUE POINT without music interruption. This
button is also used to set the starting point of a SEAMLESS LOOP.

4. OUT BUTTON - This button is used to set the ending point of a LOOP. A LOOP is started
b pressing the IN button to select the starting point and the OUT button to set the LOOP
ending point. The LOOP will continue to pla until the OUT button is pressed once again.
5. RELOOP BUTTON - If a SEAMLESS LOOP has been made, but the CD pla er is not
activel in SEAMLESS LOOP mode.
a. Pressing the RELOOP button will instantl reactivate the seamless loop mode. To
exit loop, press the OUT BUTTON. LOOP will appear in the LCD displa when the
RELOOP function is available.
b. You can fine tune the SEAMLESS LOOP b holding the RELOOP button and using
the jog wheel to set the exact OUT point.
6. CUE BUTTON – Can be used in a number of wa s:
a. Pressing the CUE button during pla back immediatel stops the current track and
returns the music to the last set cue point.
b. In pause mode pressing and holding the CUE button pla s the track from the last
set CUE point. Releasing CUE button will return the track to the last set CUE point.
c. Pressing and holding the Cue will start the track. If PLAY/PAUSE button is pressed
during this time the track will continue to pla when CUE button is released.
7. PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON – Pressing the PLAY/PAUSE button once will instantl start the
track. Pressing this button again will PAUSE the current track.
8. EJECT BUTTON – This button will EJECT the current CD (Note: The EJECT function will
onl work when the unit is in CUE or PAUSE mode to prevent accidentall ejecting the
disc when in PLAY mode).
9. DISC TRAY – Use the EJECT BUTTON to open the disc tra . Load the CD into the tra
and press the EJECT BUTTON to load the draw. If the tra is not closed after 60 seconds
it will close automaticall to prevent damage.
10. PITCH BEND BUTTONS - The desired pitch of the music increases when button “+” is
held and decreases when button “-” is held. The music returns to the original pitch when
either button is released.
11. PITCH SLIDER - This slider is used to adjust the pla back pitch percentage. Move the
slider down to speed up the music and move the slider up to slow the music down.
12. PITCH ON/OFF BUTTON – This button turns the PITCH SLIDER function on and off.
13. TEMPO LOCK BUTTON - This button turns on or turns off the TEMPO LOCK function.
This function allows ou to use the PITCH SLIDER to speed up or slow down pla back
speed without altering the tonal pitch of the track.
14. PITCH RANGE BUTTON - Press the button to choose pitch percentage adjustment.
±4%, ±8%, ±16%, and ±100%. (Note: 100% does not work with MP3 music)
15. LCD DISPLAY – The high qualit LCD displa gives a clear indication of all the functions
as the occur (see LCD displa section for more details).
16. FOLDER KNOB - Turn the FOLDER knob to search for the desired folder.
17. BPM BUTTON – To change between auto and manual BPM count.
18. TAP BUTTON - This button is used for manual BPM. When in manual BPM mode, tap this
button to the beat of the current track.

19. SCRATCH BUTTON – This button is used to activate the scratch effect b touching the
surface of the JOG WHEEL
20. ECHO BUTTON – This button is used to add an ECHO effect to our output signal.
21. FLANGER BUTTON – The FLANGER effect distorts the output signal and creates an
effect similar to the frequenc , phasing in and out of each other.
22. FILTER BUTTON – The FILTER effect tweaks the original sound to add different tonal
definition.
23. BRAKE BUTTON – This button is used to adjust the START/STOP speed. When BRAKE is
activated ou can press the X BUTTON and use the JOG WHEEL to adjust the start speed
of pla back. If ou press the Y BUTTON and use the JOG WHEEL ou can adjust the stop
speed. This effect is then active when ou press the PLAY / PAUSE BUTTON.
24. X PARAMETER BUTTON - (Time parameter) You can set the X parameter b rotating
the JOG WHEEL clockwise to increase the length of the effect or anticlockwise to
decrease the length of the effect.
25. Y PARAMETER BUTTON - (Ratio parameter) You can set the Y parameter b rotating
the JOG WHEEL clockwise to increase the level of the effect or anticlockwise to decrease
the level of the effect.
Note: When ou stop using the JOG WHEEL to control the X & Y parameter effects.
The Parameter setting will return to the pre-set value.
26. HOLD BUTTON - Activating the HOLD button in combination with one of the above X or
Y buttons allows ou to lock the level of either parameter. When the desired level is set,
deactivate the hold button for continued normal use.
27. CUE PLAY BUTTON – Pressing the CUE PLAY button will return the track to the previous
set cue point and continue pla ing.
28. MEMORY BUTTON - This “M” button can be used in a number of wa s:
a. Press this button to activate memor mode (LED will glow) press our desired
memor bank (1-4) button to store our CUE points.
b. To store our cue points that are saved in the BANKS to the s stem memor for
next time, press and hold the “M” button for 2 seconds until it flashes
c. RECALL MEMORY: The MPCD-X1 can store 2048 cue points. That’s 4 cue points for
ever 512 CDs. These settings ma be easil recalled. Press EJECT so the draw is
open. Load our CD into the draw. Press the “M” button so it is illuminated. Then
close the CD draw. The unit will then displa RECALL as the cue points are found in
the s stem memor (Note: this ma take around 20 seconds).
29. TIME BUTTON - The button will switch the time value described in the TIME METER
between ELAPSED pla ing time, TRACK remaining time and TOTAL remaining time.
30. SGL/CTN BUTTON - This function allows ou to choose between single track pla or
continuous track pla (all tracks in order with no pause between). This function also
operates in RELAY mode. With this button ou can switch auto cue on and off, b holding
the button down for 2 seconds.
31. JOG WHEEL – The JOG WHEEL controls a number of different functions:
a. The JOG WHEEL will act as a frame search control when the track is in the pause or
cue mode, allowing ou to set a point. If SCRATCH mode is activated then onl the
outer part of the JOG WHEEL will act as a frame search.
b. The JOG WHEEL also works as a pitch bend during pla back. Turning the wheel
clockwise will increase the pitch percentage up to 100%, and turning the wheel

counterclockwise will decrease the pitch percentage down to -100%. The pitch
bend will be determined on how long ou turn the JOG WHEEL continuousl .
c. The JOG WHEEL can be used to control the output values of both the X & Y
parameters for the digital effects.
Rear Connections
1. AUDIO OUT R & L - Audio out signals. Connect stereo RCA cable from audio out to a
mixers line input.
2. DIGITAL OUT – A digital audio output (S/Pdif) connector for connecting the device to
digital recording devices or digital amplifiers.
3. RELAY SOCKET – Used to connect a CD pla er to a mixer with a “Fader start” function.
It allows ou to start the track b moving the crossfader rather than pressing the
PLAY/PAUSE button.
4. POWER BUTTON - This button is used to turn our unit power ON and OFF.
5. POWER CONNECTOR - Used to connect the unit to the main power using the power
cable provided.

LCD Display
1. A.CUE - This will indicate if the AUTO CUE is on or off. AUTO CUE will find the first beat
on the track automaticall . Press and hold the SGL/CTN for 2 second to turn the AUTO
CUE function on and off.
2. A.BPM - This will indicate if AUTO BPM is active. If ou use the TAP button then this will
turn the AUTO BPM counter off.
3. SINGLE – This will indicate if the pla er is in single track or continuous pla mode.
4. LOCK - This will indicate if the pla ers TEMPO LOCK mode is active.
5. PITCH VALUE – This meter will displa the pitch percentage applied b the PITCH
SLIDER.
6. CD/MP3 – This will identif whether the tracks on the CD are standard audio files or
MP3.
7. FOLDER/TRACK – This will indicate that ou are searching the TRACK NUMBER or
FOLDER NUMBER on the FOLDER/TRACK METER.
8. FOLDER/TRACK METER – This will let ou know what number track or folder is
currentl pla ing or being cued.
9. ELAPSED/TOTAL/REMAIN – This indicates whether the time mode shown on the
displa refers to either total remaining time or track remaining time. If neither of these
are illuminated this indicates the elapsed track time.
10. CHARACTER DISPLAY – This part of the displa is mainl used to displa MP3 file
names, CD text information, s stem messages such as effects parameters, settings and
so on.

11. TIME DISPLAY – This indicates in detail the current Minutes, Seconds and Frames. The
meter will displa the elapsed time, remaining time or total remaining time of the entire
disc depending on which option ou choose.
12. TIME BAR – Gives a visual representation of the time remaining or time elapsed and will
flash shortl before the track ends.
13. PARAMETER COUNT – Shows the current BPM or values for the X and Y Parameters
when in use.
14. X/Y/BPM – Indicates whether the PARAMETER COUNT number being displa ed is either
the X or Y value or the current BPM.
15. ANTI-SHOCK AND BUFFER – Shows the current status of the buffer memor which is
represented on the displa b the bucket being full or empt . Each bar represents 2
seconds of anti shock. If the buffer is full then the full 10 seconds of anti shock is in
operation.
16. CUE – Indicates the unit is at a cue point and read to pla
17. HAND – Indicates that ou are touching the TOUCH SENSITIVE JOG WHEEL.
18. WHEEL – CD direction indicator will displa the direction the CD is rotating. Clockwise
rotation means the CD is pla ing forward. It also indicates the speed of the forward and
reverse search operations.
19. PLAY/PAUSE – Indicates the music is either in PLAY mode or in PAUSE/CUE mode.
20. LOOP – Indicates that a loop has been programmed.
21. RELOOP – Indicates that the programmed loop is pla ing.

Specification:
MODEL: MPCD-X1, MP3/CD pla er
POWER: AC100-240V, 50/60Hz, 13W
DIMENSION: 246 (W) X 348 (D) X 103.5 (H) mm
WEIGHT 2.46 kg
Note: Specifications and design are subject to change without notice for purpose of improvement.
AUDIO CHARACTERISTICS: (CD Test disc: TCD-782; load=100k ohm)
ITEM TYPICAL LIMIT CONDITION
OUTPUT LEVEL 2V +/-0.5dB 2V +/-1dB 1kHz, 0dB
CHANNEL BALANCE WITHIN 0.2dB WITHIN 1dB 1kHz, 0dB
FREQUENCY RESPONSE 17-20kHz +/-0.4dB 17-20kHz +/-1dB 0dB OUTPUT
DE-EMPHASIS -20dB +/-0.2dB -20dB +/-1dB 16kHz,-20dB
CHANNEL SEPARATION(*2) 93dB 85dB 1kHz, 0dB
THD+N (*1) 0.006% 0.01% 1kHz, 0dB
S/N RATIO (*2) 130dB 90dB 1kHz, 0dB
DIGITAL OUTPUT LEVEL 0.5 +/-0.03V P-P 0.5 +/-0.1V P-P 75 ohm load
Note : *1: With 20kHz low pass filter
*2: With 20KHz low pass filter, "IHF-A" weighted
MP3 FORMAT
Applicable file extensions mp3 . MP3 . mP3 . Mp3
ISO9660 max. 63 characters
Joliet max. 63 characters
CD-ROM sector format mode-1 onl
Max. number of Folders 255
Disc Format
Max. number of files max. 999 files (* note #1)
32/40/48/56/80/96/112/128/160/192/224/256/320
kbps
MPEG 1 La er 3 standard (ISO/IEC 11172-
3), which provides for single channel
(‘mono’) and two-channel (‘stereo’) coding
at sampling rates of 32, 44.1 and 48kHz. Xing/VBRI VBR
32/40/48/56/64/80/96/112/144/160 Kbps
MPEG 2 La er 3 standard (ISO/IEC 13818-
3), which provides for similar coding at
sampling rates of 16, 22.05 and 24 kHz. Xing/VBRI VBR
32/40/48/56/64/80/96/112/144/160 Kbps
MP3 Format
MPEG 2.5 La er 3 standard, which provides
for similar coding at sampling rates of 8,
11.025 and 12 kHz. Xing/VBRI VBR
Disc at Once and Track at Once
Disc Writing Method Multi Session
If the 1st session is CDDA, ou can pla back onl
CDDA track, if the 1st session is MP3, ou can
pla back onl MP3 file.
Note #1: max. 255 files each folder

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