SYNQ AUDIO RESEARCH DMC.1000 User manual

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DJ MEDIA CONTROLLER
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EN - DISPOSAL OF THE DEVICE
Dispose of the unit and used batteries in an environment friendly manner
according to your country regulations.
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OPERATION MANUAL
Congratulations and thank you for buying this SYNQ®product. Please read these operating instructions
carefully so you will know how to operate this product properly. After you have finished reading the
instructions, put them in a safe place for future reference.
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FEATURES
This unit is radio-interference suppressed. This appliance meets the requirements of the current European
and national guidelines. Conformity has been established and the relevant statements and documents have
been deposited by the manufacturer.
This professional digital media controller will even satisfy the most demanding DJs! You can play and scratch
music from different sources, including CDs (audio+MP3) and MP3 from FAT32 USB-drives. With its MIDI
features DMC1000 even controls any DJ-software you can imagine! Additionally the unit is packed with tons
of features like:
Full WAV / MP3 Playback compatibility!
MPEG1 layer3 (32 + 44,1 + 48kHz)
MPEG2 layer3 (16 + 22,05 + 24kHz)
MPEG2.5 layer3 (8 + 11,025 + 12kHz)
Supports both CBR and VBR bitrate modes
USB-link: simultaneous playback from one USB-drive on 2 decks!
Q-DBase system: smart, fully featured database lookup system to find your tracks very easily, even on big
hard disks!
Free Windows Q-DBase-builder software included.
The digital effects (echo, flange, filter) can be used manually or fully beat synchronized with presets.
Manual and beat synchronized loops with real-time loop edit and divide/extend functions
PCMS (Permanent Cue Memory System): for each track up to 4 cue points and seamless loops can be
stored/recalled at any moment
High precision scratch function and pitch bend, thanks to the touch sensitive jog wheel
Several jog wheel modes: vinyl, CDJ and A.CUE scratch!
2x 10 character alphanumeric VFD-display shows all information, including ID3-tags.
Fully customizable setup menu for MIDI and other functions.
Pitch control (+/-6%, 10%, 16%, 100%) also on MP3
Pitch lock (Master Tempo)
Reliable slot-in CD-mechanism
Instant reverse playback
Headphones output with adjustable volume.
Relay play allows consecutive playback on two decks
Fader start/stop (back cue), compatible with most professional DJ-brands.
S/PDIF digital audio RCA coaxial
…
BEFORE USE
Before you start using this unit, please check if there’s no transportation damage. Should there be any, do
not use the device and consult your dealer first.
Important: This device left our factory in perfect condition and well packaged. It is absolutely necessary
for the user to strictly follow the safety instructions and warnings in this user manual. Any damage caused
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by mishandling is not subject to warranty. The dealer will not accept responsibility for any resulting defects
or problems caused by disregarding this user manual.
Keep this booklet in a safe place for future consultation. If you sell the fixture, be sure to add this user
manual.
To protect the environment, please try to recycle the packing material as much as possible.
Check the contents:
Check that the carton contains the following items:
DMC1000 unit
Operating instructions
1 cinch (RCA) cord
1 USB cable
1 fader start cable
1 AC power cord
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS:
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.
To avoid condensation to be formed inside, allow the unit to adapt to the surrounding temperatures when
bringing it into a warm room after transport. Condense sometimes prevents the unit from working at full
performance or may even cause damages.
This unit is for indoor use only.
Don’t place metal objects or spill liquid inside the unit. No objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be
placed on this appliance. Electric shock or malfunction may result. If a foreign object enters the unit,
immediately disconnect the mains power.
No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the appliance.
Don’t cover any ventilation openings as this may result in overheating.
Prevent use in dusty environments and clean the unit regularly.
Keep the unit away from children.
Inexperienced persons should not operate this device.
Maximum save ambient temperature is 40°C. Don’t use this unit at higher ambient temperatures.
Minimum distances around the apparatus for sufficient ventilation is 5cm.
Always unplug the unit when it is not used for a longer time or before you start servicing.
The electrical installation should be carried out by qualified personal only, according to the regulations for
electrical and mechanical safety in your country.
Check that the available voltage is not higher than the one stated on the rear panel of the unit.
The socket inlet shall remain operable for disconnection from the mains.
The power cord should always be in perfect condition. Switch the unit immediately off when the power cord
is squashed or damaged. It must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualified
persons in order to avoid a hazard.
Never let the power-cord come into contact with other cables!
CAUTION
CAUTION:
To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not
remove the top cover. No user-serviceable parts inside.
Refer servicing to qualified service personnel only.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within the equilateral triangle is intended to alert the
use or the presence of un-insulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may
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 accompanying
this appliance.
This symbol means: indoor use only
This symbol means: Read instructions
This symbol means: Safety Class II appliance

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When the power switch is in OFF position, this unit is not completely disconnected from the mains!
In order to prevent electric shock, do not open the cover. Apart from the mains fuse there are no user
serviceable parts inside.
Never repair a fuse or bypass the fuse holder. Always replace a damaged fuse with a fuse of the same
type and electrical specifications!
In the event of serious operating problems, stop using the appliance and contact your dealer immediately.
Please use the original packing when the device is to be transported.
Due to safety reasons it is prohibited to make unauthorized modifications to the unit.
INSTALLATION GUIDELINES:
Placing and using the unit for long periods near heat-generating sources such as amplifiers, spotlights,
etc. will affect its performance and may even damage the unit.
Take care to minimize shocks and vibrations during transport.
When installed in a booth or flight case, please make sure to have good ventilation to improve heat
evacuation of the unit.
To avoid condensation to be formed inside, allow the unit to adapt to the surrounding temperatures when
bringing it into a warm room after transport. Condense sometimes prevents the unit from working at full
performance.
Choose the place where you put your installation very carefully. Avoid presence of heat sources. Avoid
places with vibrations or places that are dusty and humid.
The player will work normally when installed on a surface with max. 15° inclination.
Be very careful while handling CDs, do not touch them with wet or dirty hands.
Discs that are dirty must be cleaned with special designed cloth and cleaning products.
Do not use CDs that are badly damaged (scratched or deformed) they can damage your appliance.
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.
In order to prevent electric shock, do not open the top cover. If a problem occurs, contact your dealer.
Do not place metal objects or spill liquid inside the CD player. Electric shock or malfunction may result.
This CD player uses the semiconductor laser. To allow you to enjoy music at a stable operation, it is
recommended to use this in a room of 5°C – 35°C.
The compact disc player should not be adjusted or repaired by anyone except properly qualified service
personnel.
This unit may cause interference to radio and television reception.
CLEANING THE CD-PLAYER:
Clean by wiping with a polished cloth slightly dipped with water. Avoid getting water inside the unit. Do not
use volatile liquids such as benzene or thinner which will damage the unit.
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS
1. MAINS input: connect the CD player to the 100-240V AC mains, using the supplied power-cord.
2. POWER ON/OFF switch: switches the CD-player on and off.
3. FADER START Socket: If you are using a mixer with fader start function, connect the player with the
fader start of the mixer. You can connect the fader start inputs of the 2 decks if you want to use the
“relay play” function, also check the chapter “how to use”. Please note that these sockets must never be
connected with any voltage.
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4. AUDIO output: Output for the audio signal from the CD-player. Use the supplied cinch/cinch cable to
connect this output to a CD/line input of your mixing unit.
5. DIGITAL OUT socket: Use this connector to connect the digital signal (S/PDIF format) to the input of a
digital amplifier or digital recorder (ex. Mini disc)
6. HEADPHONE output: if you like you can connect your headphone here.
7. HEADPHONE VOLUME: controls the sound level of the headphone output.
8. USB 2 connection: this is the second (type-A) USB-connection, used to connect any USB mass storage
device that was formatted in FAT or FAT32. By default this input is used to connect a hard disk which
can be linked to the second deck. (see chapter “connections”)
9. MIDI / LINK USB connection: this (type-B) USB-connection is used to connect the player:
To a computer with MIDI DJ-software
To another deck for “hard disk sharing”
Please check the chapter “connections” for more information.
10. USB 1 connection: this is the first (type-A) USB-connection, used to connect any USB mass storage
device that was formatted in FAT or FAT32. By default this input is used to connect an occasional USB-
drive like USB-sticks etc.
11. SOURCE SELECT switch: use this button to select the desired audio source: CD, USB1 or USB2. If the
MIDI/LINK connection (9) is set to work in MIDI mode, you can press the SOURCE SELECT switch for
about 2seconds: the unit will now act as a full featured MIDI controller. (see the chapter “MIDI
OPERATION” for more information)
12. CD EJECT button: press this button to eject the inserted CD. To prevent the CD from being ejected by
accident, this button is disabled during playback.

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13. DISC LOADING SLOT: to load a CD, slide it gently into the slot with the printed side facing up. Halfway
the CD will automatically be pulled inside, don’t press the CD in the slot with force, this will damage
the loading mechanism!
14. SGL/CTN: You can choose between “single track mode” and “continuous play”.
Continuous play: the complete CD will be played without interruption. (mostly used in pubs)
Single track: player stops at the end of each track and waits at the beginning of the next track.
(mostly used by deejays)
Push the SGL/CNT button for more than 1second to switch between normal and “auto cue” mode. In
“auto cue” mode the player waits at the first music note of each track. This means that badly indexed
CDs will not interfere with the instant start capabilities of this CD player. This is a very useful feature for
deejays!
15. TIME Button: The TIME button switches between elapsed playing time, remaining time in a selection
and total remaining time of the disc. (standard = remaining /track) The “total remaining time of the disc” is
not available on MP3-tracks.
16. DATABASE / NEXT TRACK button: a very important button if you want to find your next track easily
and fast, even while the previous track is still playing! This button works in two different ways:
NEXT TRACK function: will be used while searching on CDs and mass storage devices that don’t
have the “Q-DBase system” files installed. You can only search on track and folder numbers.
DATABASE function: will be used while searching mass storage devices that have the “Q-DBase
system” files installed. You can alphabetically search on artist, track title, genre or album. Very fast
and no need for you to know where your files are located!
Once you have found the desired song, just press the ENTER-button (17) to load the track.
For both functions, please refer to chapter “HOW TO USE” for more information.
17. ENTER button: this button has different functions:
Load a track: that was found using the database/next track function.
Open setup menu: press the ENTER button for about 3seconds.
Close setup menu: press the ENTER button shortly to leave setup.
Please refer to chapters “HOW TO USE” & “SETUP MENU” for more information.
18. FOLDER knob: this knob has different functions:
CDs or no Q-Dbase: turn this knob to browse the folders of a CD or storage device while you don’t
use the Q-Dbase system.
During Q-Dbase search: turn the knob to select the first character of the string you’re looking for,
press the knob to change the contents of the 2nd text line of the display.
Setup menu: turn the knob to browse the different menu options.
Please refer to chapters “HOW TO USE” & “SETUP MENU” for more information.
19. TRACK knob: this knob has different functions:
CDs or no Q-Dbase: turn this knob to browse the tracks inside a folder of a CD or storage device
while you don’t use the Q-Dbase system.
Q-Dbase search: two options:
Turn the knob to browse all files with the same first character that was first selected with the
FOLDER button.
Press the knob while you turn it to change the search key in the database, you can search
the keys:
Art: search for “artist names” in alphabetical order (default search key)
Alb: search for “album names” in alphabetical order
Gen: search for “Genres” in alphabetical order
Std: don’t use the Q-Dbase system, just folders and tracks manually.
During playback: press the knob to see the different ID3-tags on the display:
Press 1x: Album name of the current track is shown
Press 2x: Genre of the current track is shown
Press 3x: Bitrate information of the current track is shown
Setup menu: turn the button to change the settings of the selected menu option.
Please refer to chapter “HOW TO USE” for more information.
20. SEARCH buttons: used to search quickly inside a track.
21. PLAY/PAUSE button: every time you press the PLAY/PAUSE button the CD player changes from play
to pause or from pause to play. The button blinks as long as the player is set to pause.
22. CUE button: Pressing the CUE button during playback provides an immediate return to the position at
which play was started. Playback starts immediately from the programmed cue point for as long as the
CUE button is pressed. The CD player jumps back to the cue point as soon as the CUE button is
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released. Also with the unit in pause mode (Play/Pause button blinks) the jog wheel is used to set a
different start point. By pressing "PLAY/PAUSE" or “LOOP IN” button followed by "CUE", you can
confirm this new cue point.
23. CUE PLAY button: playback starts immediately from the current cue point (same as pressing the
RELOOP button (35)
24. TACTILE JOG-WHEEL: The jog-wheel on this player has 3 parts:
Tactile center part: to match the vinyl feel as close as possible and largely improve scratch
performance, the central part of the jog-wheel uses a patented touch-sensitive technology. With the
WHEEL MODE button (25) you can change the behavior of this central part. Check the description of
the WHEEL MODE button (25) for more information.
Outer ring: silver colored part of the jog wheel which is not touch sensitive. Regardless of the
selected wheel mode the outer ring can be always be used for pitch bending, except while using one
of the digital effects.
Jog-indicator: this blue light runs at playback speed to indicate the exact player position, very
helpful while scratching or setting a new cue point. Please refer to chapter “SETUP MENU” if you
want to change the look of the jog-indicator.
25. WHEEL MODE button: toggles between 3 different modes for the tactile jog-wheel. The tactile center
part and outer ring behave differently:
VINYL-mode: used for extremely realistic scratching of any CD or MP3 file.
Tactile center part: During playback, the music stops immediately when you touch the jog-
wheel: playback speed and direction are now fully controlled by the movements of your hand.
In pause mode you can easily set a new cue point.
Outer ring: During playback you can use the outer ring for pitch bending to synchronize the
beats of 2 tracks. In pause mode you will hear the typical very small loops that give you the
possibility to set a cue point with 1frame (1/75seconds) accuracy.
CDJ-mode: this is the standard mode, used by most DJ CD-players. Both the tactile center part and
the outer ring behave identically. While the track is playing, the jog wheel temporarily bends the pitch
of the music up to +/-100% by rotating the wheel clockwise to speed it up or counterclockwise to
slow it down. The amount of pitch change is determined by the speed of rotation. In pause mode you
will hear the typical very small loops that give you the possibility to set a cue point with 1frame
(1/75seconds) accuracy.
A.CUE SCRATCH-mode: very similar to VINYL mode but scratching always starts from the actual
cue point, the behavior of the outer ring is identical to that of vinyl mode:
Tactile center part: During playback, the music stops immediately and returns to the actual
cue point each time you touch the jog-wheel: playback speed and direction are now fully
controlled by the movements of your hand. In pause mode you can easily set a new cue point
but the player first returns to the actual cue point.
Outer ring: During playback you can use the outer ring for pitch bending to synchronize the
beats of 2 tracks. In pause mode you will hear the typical very small loops that give you the
possibility to set a cue point with 1frame (1/75seconds) accuracy.
26. REVERSE PLAY button: press this button to switch reverse playback on and off. Even loops can be
played in reverse order.
27. START knob: determines acceleration speed until full playback speed. Acceleration speed can be set
gradually between 0,0s (instantly) and 10,0s. Behavior changes with different wheel modes:
CDJ-mode: set the acceleration speed after pressing the PLAY/PAUSE button (21): simulates a
turntable platter starting with the needle on the record.
VINYL & A.CUE SCRATCH mode: set the acceleration speed after a backspin of the JOG-WHEEL
(24).
28. BRAKE knob: determines deceleration speed from full playback speed to stop. Speed deceleration can
be set gradually between 0,0s (instantly) and 10,0s. Behavior changes with different wheel modes:
CDJ-mode: set the deceleration speed after pressing the PLAY/PAUSE button (21): simulates a
turntable platter slowing down with the needle on the record.
29. TEMPO RANGE button: press this button to select the different available speed ranges: +/-6%, +/-10%,
+/-16%, +/-100%. The lower ranges make the SPEED-fader (30) more precise, the higher ranges are
suitable for special effects. To turn the speed function off simply press the button for 1second, until the
speed indicators turn off. Press the button again to re-activate speed control.
30. SPEED-fader: used to adjust the playback speed of the playing track. You can turn the speed function
on/off or change the range with the TEMPO RANGE-button (29)
31. PITCH BEND buttons: The speed rises while the “+ button” is pressed and returns to the original pitch
when the button is released. The speed drops when the “– button” is pressed and returns to the original