Vestax CDX-05 User manual

VESTAXCORPORATION
1-18-6Wakabayashi,Tokyo154-0023Japan
Phone:[phone]Fax:[phone]
VESTAX(Europe)Ltd.
Unit5RiverweyIndustrialParkAlton,HampshireGU342QLEngland
Phone:[phone]Fax:[phone]
ProfessionalSingleCDPlayer
CDX-05
OWNER'SMANUAL
NOTE
１ TheCDX-05cannotreadCD-R/RWdiscsthatarenotfinalized.
２ TheCDX-05canconverttrackstoCD-DAandMP3formats.
IftheCDhasbeenmadeonacomputer,itcanonlyreadMP3andCD-DAformats.
CD-DAformattrackswillbegivenprioritytoplaywhenbothCD-DAandMP3datais
recordedinthedisc,MP3trackswillnotbeplayed.
※TherearefeaturesthatarenotsupportedwhenplayingMP3tracks.ReadP.20
[MP3fileplayback]forfurtherinstructions.
３ TheCDX-05cannotguaranteestableoperationwhenplayinga[COPYGUARDCD]or
otherCDsthatdonotconformtothestandardlevel.FordetailsofstandardCDs,please
asktheproduceroftheCD.

ThankyouforpurchasingtheVESTAXCDX-05,ProfessionalSingleCDplayer.
Pleasereadthisowner'smanualcarefullybeforeyoustarttouseyourmixerin
ordertofullyunderstandallofthespecialfeafures.
CAUTION  
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IMPORTANTSAFEGUARDS・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
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BEFOREUSE 
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CONTENTS
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ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassB
digitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedto
providereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidential
installation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequeneyenergy
and,Ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththelnstructions,maycauseharmful
interferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethat
interferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdosecause
harmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedby
turningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrectthe
interferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures.
●Reorientorrelocatetherecelvingantenna.
●Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
●Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthe
receiverisconnected.
●Consultthedealeroranexperienccedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
ThisClassBdigitalapparatusmeetsallrequirementsoftheCanadianInterference-CausingEquipment
Regulations.
CetappareilnumeriquedelaClasseBrespectetouteslesexigencesduReglementsurlematerierbrouilleurdu
Canada.
Thisapparatusisfittedwithanapprovedmoulded13
Ampplug.Tochangeafuseinthistypeofplug
proceedasfollows:
1.Removefusecoverandfuse.
2.FixnewfusewhichshouldbeaBS13625A.
A.S.T.A.orBSIapprovedtype.
3.Refitthefusecover.
Ifthefittedplugisnotsuitableforyoursocket
outlets,Itshouldbecutoffandanappropriateplug
fittedinitsplace.Itthemainsplugconlainsafuse.
thisshouldhaveavalueof5A.Ifaplugwithouta
fuseisused,thefuseatthedistributionboard
shouldnotbegreaterthan5A.
CLASS1LASENPNOOCUT
LUOKAN1LASENLAITEKLASS1
LASENAPPANAT
Thewiresinthemainsleadarecolouredin
accordancewiththefollowingcode:
BLUE-"NEUTRAL"("N")
BROWN-"LIVE"(L")
1.TheBLUEwiremustbeconnectedtotheterminal
whichismarkedwiththeletter"N"orcoloured
BLACK.
2.TheBROWNwiremustbeconnectedtothe
terminalwhichismarkedwiththeletter"L"or
colouredRED.
3.Donotconnecteitherwirestotheearthterminalin
theplugwhichismarkedbytheletter"E"orbythe
safelyearthsymbol↓orcolouredgreenorgreen-
and-yellow.
Betorereplacingtheplugcover,makecenainthatthe
cordgripisclampedoverthesheathofthelead-not
simplyoverthetwowires.
NOTE
NOTE
ChangesormodificationsmaycausethisunittofailtocomplywihtPart15ofthe
FCCRulesandmayvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
IMPORTANT
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HOWTOCONNECTAPLUG
NOTE
Theseveredplugmustbedestroyedto
avoidapossibleshockhazarditbe
insertedintoa13Asocketelsewhere.
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IMPORTANTSAFEGUARDS
READBEFOREOPERATINGEQUIPMENT
Thisproductwasdesignedandmanufacturedtomeetstrictqualityand
safetystandards.Thereare,however,someinstallationandoperation
precautionswhichyoushouldbeparticularlyawareof.
10.Powersources-Thisproductshouldbeoperatedonly
fromthetypeofpowersourceindicatedonthe
arkinglabel.Ifyouarenotsureofthetypeof
powersupplytoyourhome,consultyourappliance
dealerorlocalpowercompany.
11.GroundingorPolarization-Thisproductisequipped
withapolarizedalternating-currentlineplug(aplug
avingonebladewiderthantheother).Thispiug
willfitintothepoweroutletonlyoneway.Thisis
safetyfeature.Ifyouareunabletoinserttheplug
fullyintotheoutlet,tryreversingtheplug.Ifthis
shouldstillfailtofit,contactyourelectricianto
replaceyourobsoleteoutlet.Donotdefeatthesafety
purposeofthepolarizedplug.
12.Power-CordProtection-Powersupplycordsshould
beroutedsothattheyarenotlikelytobewalkedon
orpinchedbyintemsplaceduponoragainstthem,
payingparticularattentiontocordsatplugs,
onveniencereceptacles,andthepointwherethey
exitfromtheappliance.
13.ProtectiveAttachmentPlug-Theapplianceis
equippedwithanattachmentplughavingoverload
protection.Thisisasafetyfeature.SeeInstruction
Manualforreplacementorresettingofprotective
evice.Ifreplacementoftheplugisrequired,be
suretheservicetechnicianhasusedareplacement
plugspecifiedbythemanufacturerthathasthesame
overloadprotectionastheoriginalplug.
14.Lightning-Foraddedprotectionforthisproduct
duringlightningstorm,orwhenitisleftunattended
andunusedforlongperiodsoftime,unplugitfrom
thewalloutlet.Thiswillpreventdamagetothe
productduetolightningandpower-linesurges.
15.Overloading-Donotoverloadwalloutletsand
extensioncordsasthiscanresultinariskoffireor
electricshock.
16.ObjectandLiquidEntry-Neverpushobjectsofany
kindintothisproductthroughopeningsastheymay
touchdangerousvoltagepointsorshort-outparts
thatcouldresultinafireorelectricshock.Never
spillliquidofanykindontheproduct.
1.Readinstructions-Allthesafetyandoperating
instructionsshouldbereadbeforetheapplianceis
operated.
2.Retaininstructions-Thesafetyandoperating
instructionsshouldberetainedforfuturereference.
3.HeedWarnings-Allwarningsontheapplianceand
intheoperatinginstructionsshouldbeadheredto.
4.FollowInstructions-Alloperatinganduse
instructionsshouldbefollowed.
5.Cleaning-Unplugthisproductfromthewalloutlet
beforecleaning.Donotuseliquidcleanersor
aerosolcleaners.Useadampclothforcleaning.
6.Attachments-Donotuseattachmentsnot
recommendedbytheproductmanufacturerasthey
maycausehazards.
7.WaterandMoisture-Donotusethisproductnear
water-forexample,nearadathtub,washbowl,
kitchensink,orlaundrytub,inawetbasement,or
nearaswimmingpool,andthelike.
8.Accessories-Donotplacethisproductonan
unstablecart,stand,tripod,ortable.Theproduct
mayfall,causingseriousinjurytoachildoradult,
andseriousdamagetotheappliance.Useonlywith
acart,.stand,tripod,bracket,ortablerecommended
bythemanufacturer,orsoldwithproduct.Any
mountingoftheapplianceshouldfollowthe
manufacturer'sinstructions,andsholudusea
mountingaccessoryrecommendedbythe
manufacturer.
9.Ventilation-Slotsandopeningsinthecabinetare
providedforventilationandtoensurereliable
operationoftheproductandtoprotectitfrom
overheating,andtheseopeningsmustnotbeblocked
orcovered.Theopeningsshouldneverbeblockedby
plactingtheproductonabed,sofa,rug,orother
similarsurface.Thisproductshouldneverbeplaced
nearoroveraradiatororheatregister.Thisproduct
shouldnotbeplacedinabuilt-ininstallationsuchas
abookcaseorrackunlessproperventilationis
providedorthemanufacturer'sinstructionshavebeen
adheredto.
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FEATURES
●ItisthesingleCDplayerforDJwhichcorrespondedtothefunctionandtheperformanceforwhichCDplayerfor
DJisrequired,andadheredtotonequality.
●Bypassingthroughtheelectronicpartsselectedcarefullyandanoriginalcircuit,adigitalsoundpeculiartoCDis
madetothetonequalitywhichcreatesthewarmthofanalog.Thereby,themixtureconditionofthesoundwhenmixing
withthesoundofananalogturntablechangesatthetimeofDJplay.
●Threekindsofeffects(flanger,adelayandfilter)arebuiltinthisunit,anditcanbesynchronizedwith
BPMwhichautomatic-detectedorsetmanualup(itistoonelinethatitcanbeusedsimultaneously).
●ItcorrespondsalsotoreproductionofanMP3fileinadditiontotheusualCDdata.Itispossibletoreproducethe
MP3filerecordedonCD-R/RW.(However,MP3reproductionhasrestrictioninfunctions,suchasaCUEpointand
loopreproduction
●EachmusicisdistinguishedfromthenumberoftimeofthewholeCD,orthelengthofmusic,andthetrackmemory
functiontomakeasetupmemorizeinamainpartatthetimeofreproductionofamaximumof100tracksiscarried.
TheworkofteachingaCUEpointLOOPpoint,aBPMvalue,etc.beforehandcanalsobedone.
●TheJOGwheelwithatouchswitchconvenientforasearchandscratchoperationisadoptedasaJOGwheel.Thereby,
operationbecomespossiblewiththeoperationfeelingofananalogturntable.Moreover,itcanbeoperatedbyconnecting
withTASCAMTT-M1usingVESTAXturntablePDX-2000seriesinsteadofaJOGwheel.
17.Servicing-Donotattempttoserviceproduct
yourselfasopeningorremovingcoversmayexpose
youtodangerrousvoltageorotherhazards.Refer
allservicingtoqualifiedpersonnel.
18.DamageRequiringService-Unplugthisproduct
fromthewalloutletandreferservicingtoqualified
servicepersonnelunderthefollowingconditions:
a.Whenthepower-supplycordorplugisdamage.
b.Ifliquidhasbeenspilledorobjectshavefallen
intotheproduct.
c.Iftheproducthasbeenexposedtorainorwater.
d.Iftheproductdosenotoperatenormallyby
followingtheoperatinginstructions.Adjustonly
thosecontrolsthatarecoverdbytheoperating
instructionsasanimproperadjustmentofother,
controlsmayresultindamageandwilloften
requireextensiveworkbyaqualifiedtechnician
torestoretheproducttoitsnormaloperation.
e.Iftheproducthasbeendroppedorcabinethas
beendamaged.
f.Whentheproductexhibitsadistinctchangein
perfromance-thisindicatesneedforservice.
19.ReplacementParts-Whenreplacementpartsare
required,besuretheservicetechnicianhasused
replacementpartsspecifiedbythemanufacturerorhave
thesamecharacterristicsastheoriginalparts.
Unauthorizedsubstitutionsmayresultinfire,electric
shockorotherhazards.
20.SafetyCheck-Uponcompletionofanyserviceor
repairstoproduct,asktheservicetechnicianto
perfromsefetycheckstodeterminethattheproductis
inproperoperatingcondition.
21.CartsandStands-Theapplianceshouldbeusedonly
withacartstandthatisrecommendedby
manufacturer.
22.Anapplianceandcartcombinationshouldbemoved
withcare.Quickstops,excessiveforce,anduneven
surfacesmaycausetheapplianceandcart
combinationtooverturn.
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AconventionalCDconsistsoftwo(2)sides.TypicallyonesidebearsalabelstatingthenameoftheCDandartist
whilstthefrontside,rainbowlikeinitscolor,containstheinformationthatmakesthistechnologywork.Thereare
approximatelysix(6)milliondataitemsstoredonanyonegivenCDfrontsurface.Pleasemakesuretoloadthe
CDintotheplayingmechanismcorrectly,sothatthefrontside(rainbow)isunabletobeseenoncethelidis
closed.
Unlikeconventionalanalogturntables,CDtechnologyusesafinelaserbeaminsteadofastylustoreadthe
contentsofthedisc.Asaresultoftherebeinglittlephysicalcontact,aCDwilltakeinfinitelylongertodegrade.
RepeateduseofaCD,evenplayingoverthesametrackagainandagainwilllikelyhaveverylittleeffectonthe
audiblequalityofthediscsdata.
However,thefrontsurfaceofaCDisbrittleandmaybescratchedordamagedifyouarecarelessinitshandling.
Thus,pleasetakecaretoloadyouCDscorrectlyandensurethatyoustoretheminasafeplace.Furthermore,
avoidleavingCDsindirectsunlightorincloseproximitytoaheatingdeviceorhotobject,intherainorinwater,
oronsurfacesthathaveexcessivemoistureorsurfacedirt/grime.AlsotakecarewhencleaninganyCDbyusinga
recommendedorspecialpurposecleaningcloth,cleaningsprayorproductandalwayswipeinthedirection
illustratedbelow.
・Pleasedonotinhibitaccesstothisunit'smainswitchbyoperatingitinaconfinedarea.
・Donotexposetowater,moistenvironmentsoroperatethisdeviceinanarealikelytobeeffectedbyliquid
spillageordripping.
BEFOREUSE
UsingCDs.
●Wipefromtheinsideout. ●Donotwipeinacircularfashion.
●Neveruserecordcleanerdesignedforconventionalanalogdisks,thiswilldegradetheCDdiscsurface.
■Alwaysstorediscproperlyinthecase.
Warning
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NOTE
1.EJECT
Adiscisejected.
These keys cannot be used when direct mode
(Presetmenu: page23)isoffand adisc isbeing
playedback.
2.RELOOP/EXIT,LOOPSTART,LOOPEND
Setsthelooppoints,orengagesordisengagesthe
loopplaying.（P.12）
3.TrackSkipkeys
Usethesetoperformtracksearches.
4.SEARCHkey
Usethesetoperformtracksearches.
5.CUE
Locatestothecuepoint,thenpauses.
Stutterplaycanbeperformedwiththiskey.（P.11）
SelectstheCUEkey'soperationmode.（P.11）
COUNT RESET
TAP
(DISPLAY)
PROFESSIONAL CD PLAYER
EJECT
CUE 1CUE 3
CUE 2
RELOOP
/EXIT
SCRATCH
BREAK
REVERSE
TIME
/ENTER
(TRK RECALL) (TRK MEMO)
(PGM EDIT)
(SHIFT)
CUE- PLAY
/DEL
CUE-SET
/ INS
PLAY MODE
EFFECT SYNC
FLANGE
FILTER
DELAY
LOOP
START
LOOP
END
REC
SAMPLERLOOP
LOOP
ON / OFF
PLAY
EFFECT
SKIP MASTER
TEMPO PITCH RANGE
PITCH
BEND
SEARCH
1.FunctionsandControls
1-1.TopPanel
1
10 TAPLED
13
11
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
978
2
3
4
12
5
6
15
23 24
25
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6.PLAY/PAUSE
Changes the playback mode between playback and
pause.
Thelight staysonsolidinplaybackmodeand flashes
inpausemode
7.TIME/ENTER/SHIFT
Selects the time display mode, either remain, elapsed
ortotalremain.

Anotherfunctionofthiskeyisthemodifierkey(SHIFT
function). Holding SHIFT while pressing another key
performsthefollowingfunctions;
SHIFT+PLAYMODE:ProgramEdit
SHIFT+CUE-PLAY:TrackmemoryRecall
SHIFT+CUE-SET:Trackmemory
SHIFT+TAP:Parameterdisplayselect
SHIFT+JOG:Preset
SHIFT+LOOPEND:Loopendpointedit
SHIFT+CUE:SelecttheCUEkeyﾕsoperation
8.PLAYMODE/PGMEDIT
Selects the play mode, either all play, single play (1
track play), programmed play, all repeat play, single
repeatplayorprogramrepeatplay.



Pressing and holding the TIME/ENTER/SHIFT key
while pressing the PLAY MODE key, enters program
editmode.（P.20）
9.LCD
DisplaysvisualfeedbackforCDX-05functions
11.TAP/DISPLAY
SetsthetempoinBPMbytappingthiskey.Whenyou
pressthiskey,theparametercountermodemomentar-
ilychangestoTAPBPMdisplaymode.（P.14）
PressingandholdingtheSHIFTkeywhilepressingthis
keyselectstheparameterdisplaymode.
TEMPO->KEY->TAP->BPM->(FDR)->
12.CUE-PLAY/TRKRECALL/DEL
TurnstheCUE-PLYmodeonandoff.
Recallsthetrackmemorydata.
Deletesthecurrentselectedsongfromtheprogramlist.
（P.11）
13.CUE-SET/TRKMEMO/INS
SetthecuepointswithCUE1-3.
Memorizesthetrackmemorydata.
Deletesthecurrentselectedsongfromtheprogramlist.
（P.11）
14.CUE1-3
Depending on the setting, these keys locate to cue
points, flash start (cue-ply) from cue points, or stutter
playfromcuepoints.（P.11）
15.JOGWheel
The following functions can be controlled by the Jog
wheel.
□Search
□PitchBend
□Scratch
□Braketime
□Keycontrol
□Presetmenu
□Effectparameters
□Samplertempo/level
□Programedit
□Trackmemorynumberselect
16.REC
If this key is pushed once, it will be in a sampling
standby state (blink), and a sampling will be
started(lighting)ifitpushesonthenext.Asamplingwill
be stopped if it pushes again (lights out).(p.18) 
Samplingtimeisfor8secondsatthemaximum.。
10.EFFECTSYNC/FLANGE/FILTER/DELAY
EFFECTSYNC：Turnsonandoffsynchronizationof
theeffecttimewiththeBPM.(P.16)
FLANGE
 ：TurnstheFlangereffectonandoff.(P.17)
FILTER
 ：TurnstheFiltereffectonandoff.(P.17)
DELAY
 ：TurnstheEchoeffectonandoff.(P.17)
Allplay:NoindicationintheLCD
Singleplay
 :｀｀SINGLE´´indicatorintheLCDwill
light
Programmedplay
 :｀｀PGM´´indicatorintheLCDwilllight
Allrepeatplay:｀｀ALL´´and｀｀LOOP´´indicatorsinthe
LCDwilllight
Singlerepeatplay:｀｀SINGLE´´,｀｀S´´and｀｀LOOP´´indicators
intheLCDwilllight
Programmed
 repeat  play:｀｀PGM´´and｀｀LOOP´´indicatorsin
theLCDwilllight
REMAIN
 :REMAINindicatorintheLCDwilllight
ELAPSED
 : Elapsedtimewillshowinthenumericalportion 

indisplay,butnoadditionalindicatorwilllight.
TOTALREMAIN: Thetracknumberdisplayareashowsthe
 numberoftracksofinserteddisc,however,for5
 secondsintheendoftrack,thecurrenttrack
 numberflashesandfor5secondsinthebeginning
 ofthetrack,thecurrenttracknumberlights.

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17.LOOPON/OFF
Turnthesamplerloopplayingonandoff.（P.18）
18.PLAY
Samplerisplayedbackwhilepushingthiskey.(p.18)If
thiskeyisdetached,samplerwillbestopped.Ifthiskey
is pushed during sampler loop reproduction,
reproduction will be started from the beginning of
samplingdata.
19.MASTERTEMPO
TurnstheMASTERTEMPOfunctiononandoff.
（P.15）
Pressing and holding this key then moving the Jog
wheelsetsthekeycontrolvalue.（P.12）
20.PITCHRANGE
Selectsthepitchrange,either+/-6,10,50,100or0%）.
（P.13）
21.BEND+/−
Usethesekeystoperformpitchbending.（P.14）
22.PITCHfader
Changestheplaybacktempo.（P.14）
23.SCRATCＨ
Turnsthescratchplaymodeonandoff.Whenscratch
play mode is on, this key lights and scratch can be
performedbyJogwheel.（P.15）
24.BRAKE
Turnsthebrakefunctiononandoffandsetsthebrake
timeusingtheJogwheel.（P.16）
25.REVERSE
Changes the playback direction between forward and
backward.（P.17）
26.M
If there is track memory data for the current selected
trackinthememory,thisindicatorlights.
27.MP3
When a MP3 CD-ROM disc is inserted, this indicator
lights.
28.TRACK
29.REMAIN
Whenthetime mode is settoremain time mode, this
indicatorlights.
30.SINGLE
Whentheplaymodeissettosingleplay,thisindicator
lights.
31.PGM
When the play mode is set to programmed play, this
indicatorlights.
32.LOOP
Lightswhenloopandrepeatplayareengaged.
33.S
Lightswhenloopmodeissettosinglerepeat.
34.ALL
Lightswhenloopmodeissettoallrepeat.
35.Timedisplay
Thissectionisusedtoshowtracknumber,timevalues
ormessages.
36.CUE-PLAY
Whenflashstartisactivated,thisindicatorlights.Flash
startmodeis offbydefault,orthelastsettingofflash
startwillbe retained. Ifyou set ittoON then turnthe
poweroff,whenpoweristurnedbackon,flashstartwill
beON.
1-2.LCD
26
35
36
27 29 30 31 32 33
44
45
37
34 38,39,40,41,42,43
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37.TimeAddressBar
Showsthe currentplay positionrelativetothecurrent
track.
38.EFF
Lights when parameter display shows the effect
parameter.
39.TEMPO
Lights when parameter display shows the TEMPO
value.
40.KEY
Lightswhenparameterdisplayshowsthekeyvalue.
Lightswhenkeyvalueissettootherthan0%.
41.TAP
Lightswhenparameterdisplayshowsthetapvalue.
42.BPM
Lights when parameter display shows the auto BPM
value.
43.FDR
When a MP3 CD-ROM disc is inserted, this indicator
lights and parameter display shows the current
selecteddirectorynumber.
44.Parameterdisplay
Displaysthevariousparameters.
45.M.TEMPO
Lightswhenmastertempofunctionisactivated.


46.OUTPUTjack（RCA）
RCAconnectorsprovidinglineleveloutputsignal.
47.DIGITALOUTPUTjack（COAXIAL）
Coaxialconnectorsprovidedigitaloutputsignal.These
connectors can output the 44.1KHz digital signals
constantlyevenifpitchcontrolisactivated.
48.FADERSTARTjack（MINIjack）
TheCDX-05canbecontrolledusingtheexternalFader
start command through this jack. Connect the mixer,
whichsupportsthefaderstartfunctionwithappropriate
cable as well as audio signal. （P.20） (TIP: Start,
GND:backcue)
49.TT-LINKjack（MINIDIN6P）
Connect the optional scratch controller TT-M1
(TASCAM).
50.POWERswitch
Turnsthepoweronandoff.
51.DCPOWERjack
ConnecttheVESTAXDC-8,ACadaptor.
1-3.REARPANEL
RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN
WARNING;SHOCK HAZARD-DO NOT OPEN.
AVIS;RISQUE DE CHOC ELELCTRIQUE -NE PAS OUVRIR.
MADE IN CHINA
UNDERLICENCE OF
VESTAX TOKYO,
JAPAN
DC 8V 11W
SERIAL NO.
OUTPUT
PROFESSIONAL CD PLAYER
L
R
DIGITAL
OUTPUT
FADER
START
TT-LINK
POWER DC8V
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2.Playbackoperation
2-1.CUE
2-2.CUE1-3
TIME
/ENTER
(SHIFT)
CUE 1CUE 3
NOTE
(TRK MEMO)
CUE-SET
/INS CUE 2
TheCDX-05canmemorizetheplaystartpointasacuepoint.Ifthecuepointismemorized,pressingtheCUEkey
locatestheunittothecuepoint.
StutterplaywiththeCUEkey
Whenunitispausedatthecuepoint,theunitwillplaywhenthiskeyispressed,andenterpausemodewhenCUEis
released.
IfthePLAYkeyispressedduringCUEplayback,theunitwillgointonormalplaymode.
TheCDX-05canhaveanotherthreecuepointsstoredwiththeCUE1-3keys.
・WhentheunitispausedandtheCUE-PLYindicatorintheLCDlights,pressingtheSETkeythenpressingthe
CUE1-3keystartstheunitautomatically.
・When the unit is paused and the  CUE-PLY  indicator in the LCD doesn't light, pressing the SET key then
pressingtheCUE1-3keyflashesthepressedCUE1-3keythreetimesthenlights.
・Forthreesecondsafterstoringthecuepoint,youcannotstoreanothercuepoint.
TomemorizetheCUEpoint
 Therearetwowaystostorethecuepoint.
Pressing and holding the SHIFT key then pressing
CUEselectsthemethodfortheCUEkey'soperation.
Pressing the CUE key when unit is
paused stores the current point as the
cuepoint.
Last play start point is stored as the
CUEpoint.
TomemorizetheCUE1-3points
1.Findthedesiredpoint.
2.PresstheSETkey.Theparameterdisplayshows.
3.PressthedesiredCUEkey.
WhentheCUEkeyhasthestoredpoint,theCUEkey
lights.The storedcue pointcannot beerasedbut can
beoverwritten.
StutterplaywiththeCUE1-3keys
Whentheunitispausedatthecue1-3point,theunitwillplaywhentheappropriateCUE1-3keyispressed,andenter
pausemodewhenCUE1-3isreleased.
IfthePLAYkeyispressedduringCUEplayback,theunitwillgointonormalplaymode.

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2-4.A-BLooping
TostoretheLOOPpoints
1.PresstheLOOPSTARTkeywhenplayingorpausing.
The LOOP START key will light and the LOOP END
keywillstartflashing.
2. Press the LOOP END key when playing or pausing.
LOOP START and LOOP END keys will light. If the
loopendpointissetwhentheunitisplaying,theCDX-
05 starts loop playback seamlessly. If the loop end
pointissetwhentheunitispaused,theCDX-05goes
totheloopstartpointthenpauses.
Disengageloopplay
When loop play is engaged, pressing the RE-
LOOP/EXITkeydisengagesloopplay.Inthiscase,the
unit continues playback and RELOOP/EXIT key light
goesoff,butthelooppointsarenoterased.
Whenloopplayisengaged,locatingtotheoutpointof
a loop section disengages loop play (i.e. pressing the
CUEkey,etc...).TheLOOPkeygoesoff,buttheloop
pointsarenoterased.
LOOP
START
LOOP
LOOP
END
LOOP
RELOOP
/EXIT
LOOP
(TRK MEMO)
CUE-SET
/ INS
NOTE
CUE 1CUE 3
CUE 2
2-3.CUE-PLAY
TheCDX-05hasaflashstartfunctionthatcanbeused
withtheCUE1-3keys.Whentheflashstartfunctionis
activated (when the  CUE-PLY  indicator in the LCD
lights),pressingtheCUE1-3keyenablesflashstart.
WhentheCUE-PLYindicatorintheLCDdoesnﾕtlight,theunitisbackincuemode.Inthismode,pressingthe
CUE1-3keylocatesthestoredcuepointthentheunitpauses.
NOTE
RELOOP
/EXIT
LOOP
END
RELOOP
/EXIT
LOOP
START
LOOP
START
LOOP
END
●Whenyouregisterlooppoint,pleasecheckthatitisnotunderloopreproductionnow.Asetupofalooppoint
cannotbeperformedduringloopreproduction.
●Looppointeliminationcannotbeperformed.Alooppointcanalwaysbeoverwritten.
●Pleaseregisteralooppointinthesametrack.Itdoesnotcorrespondtoloopreproductionoveratrack.
●ALOOPENDpointcanbesetonlytobackfromaLOOPSTARTpoint.
●Reversereproductionofaloopcannotbeperformed.
●Bothloopstartandendpointscansettowithinatrack.

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2-5.Adjustingthepitch
NOTE
Re-looping
When loop play is disengaged and loop points are
already stored, pressing the RELOOP/EXIT key starts
reloopplaybackandtheRELOOP/EXITkeylights.

ReproductionfromaLOOPSTARTpoint
If the LOOP START key is pushed during loop
reproduction, reproduction will be started from a loop
startpoint.
RELOOP
/EXIT
LOOP
LOOP
START
LOOP
LOOP
END
LOOP
LOOP
END
LOOP
TIME
/ ENTER
(SHIFT)
Pitchrange
The CDX-05 features +/-6, 10, 50, 100, and 0% of
tempocontrolrange.Pressingthe PITCH RANGE key
changesthepitchcontrolrange.TheParameterdisplay
shows the selected pitch/key range momentary. If 0%
isselected,theparameterdisplayshows.
ChangingtheLOOPendpoint
PressingtheLOOPENDkeywhentheloopisplaying
changestheloopendpoint.
PressingandholdingtheSHIFTkeythenpressingthe
LOOPENDkeyeditstheloopendpointusingtheJog
wheel.PressingtheLOOPENDkeyoverwritesthenew
loopendpointandexitstheeditmode.
TheLoopendpointcanbemovedbeforethecurrent
endpointonly.
LOOP
START
LOOP
END
RELOOP
/EXIT
LOOP
END
RELOOP
/EXIT
LOOP
START
RELOOP
/EXIT
LOOP
START
PITCH
RANGE

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BPMisalsousedfortheeffecttimeorbeatparameter（P.16）.WhenyousettheBPMusingwiththeTAPkey,
tappedBPMwillbeusedfortheeffecttimeorbeat
or
BEND
NOTE
●WhenSCRATCHkey,oraeffectkeyisnotlit,theJogwheelworksforpitchbendfunction.
●Themaximumpitchbendrangeis10%.
●WhenMASTERTEMPOfunctionisactivated,playbackkeyisfixed.
NOTE
2-6.PitchBending
When playing back a disc, pressing the BEND + or -
key, or using the Jog wheel can change playback
tempo momentary. Pressing the + key or moving the
Jogwheelclockwiseincreasestheplaybackspeedand
returnstooriginalspeedwhenreleasethiskeyorstop
theJogwheelmoving.Pressingthe-keyormovingthe
Jog wheel counterclockwise decreases the playback
speedand returnstooriginalspeedwhen releasethis
keyorstoptheJogwheelmoving.
PITCHfader
The PITCH fader controls playback tempo. Tempo
changesaredisplayedintheLCD.
AutoBPMandTAPkey
The CDX-05 features automatic BPM count function
and TAP mode BPM count function. When parameter
display mode is set to BPM, the BPM is counted
automaticallyanddisplayedintheparameterdisplay. 
Pressing the TAP key repeatedly counts the song
tempoinBPMmanually.TappedBPMisshowninthe
LCD parameter display and the TAP LED blinks in
tempo.This BPM affectsthe TEMPOslider moving.If
theTEMPOsliderismoved,theBPMwillbechanged
automatically.
Pressing and holding the TAP key for more than 1.5
secondserasesthetappedBPMvalue.
PressingandholdingtheTAPkeythenmovingtheJog
wheel(within1.5seconds)adjuststheBPMmanually.
TIME
/ENTER
(SHIFT)
COUNT RESET
TAP
(DISPLAY)
COUNT RESET
TAP
(DISPLAY)
COUNT RESET
TAP
(DISPLAY)
PITCH

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NOTE
NOTE
2-7.MASTERTEMPO
Whentemporangeissetto+/-6or10%,pressingthe
MASTERTEMPOkeyturnsthemastertempofunction
onand off.Whenmastertempofunction isturned on,
tempocontroldoesnotaffecttheplaybackkey.When
the master tempo function is turned on,  M. TEMPO 
indicatorintheLCDlights.Iftemporangeissetto+/-
50%or100%,thekeyoriginalfunctiondoesnotwork.
When the master tempo function is turned on,
parameterdisplayshows
｀｀´´intheKEYmode.
3-1.Keycontrol
The CDX-05 features up to +/-10% key control. Key
control range is determined with tempo range setting.
Whentempo controlrange issetto0%,or100%,the
keycontrolfunctiondoesnotwork.
Pressing and holding the MASTER TEMPO key then
movingtheJogwheelsetsthekeycontrolvalue.
Note that the key value shows a total of the value
togetherwithanychangesmadebyusingtheslider.
MASTER
TEMPO
MASTER
TEMPO
3.Moreadvancedoperation
3-2.Scratching
When the SCRATCH key is activated, scratching can
beperformedwiththeJogwheel.
●For3secondsaftertheCUE-PLYorcuingwithCUE1-3key,orcuingwithCUEkey,backwarddirectionof
scratchingcannotbeperformed
●Backwarddirectionofthescratchingcanbeperformedupto7seconds.
●Whenfiltereffectisactivatedwithmanualmode,scratchfunctioncannotbeperformedwiththeJogwheel
 （P.17）.
SCRATCH
●Whenthemastertempofunctionisactivated,thekeycontrolfunctiondoesnotwork.
●Thekeycontrolwillreturnto0%ifyoupushtheJOGwheelwhileoperating.

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FLANGE
FILTER
DELAY
EFFECT
EFFECT SYNC
NOTE
3-3.Brake
Brake function simulates the braking audio just like
turning off the analog turntable. Pressing the BRAKE
key turns the brake function on and off. When brake
functionisactivated,BRAKEkeylights.
Setthebraketime
Pressing and holding the BRAKE key then using the
Jog wheel adjusts the brake time. Brake time can be
setto0.1to5secondsin0.1sec.steps.
Pressing the PLAY/PAUSE key while unit is playing
performsthebraking.
Pressing the PLAY/PAUSE key during the braking
startsthemusicagainwithcurrenttempo.
3-4.Effects
TheCDX-05includesthreeeffects,Flanger,Delay,andFilter.Oneeffectcanbeactivatedatthesametime.
Pressingoneoftheeffectkeyscanactivatetheeffect.
PressingtheFXSYNCkeysynchronizetheeffecttimewiththeBPM.
PressingandholdingtheSHIFTkeythenpressingoneofeffectkeycanadjusttheeffectlevelwiththeJogwheel.
BRAKE
BRAKE
Effecttimesetting
When an effect is activated, using the Jog wheel can
adjust the effect time. The effect time parameter is
shownintheparameterdisplay.
SynchronizingtheeffecttimewiththeBPM
When an effect is activated and FX SYNC key is
turned on (FX SYNC key lights), using the Jog wheel
canchangetheeffectbeatsynchronizedwiththeBPM.
The effect beat parameter is shown in the parameter
display.
FLANGE
FILTER
DELAY
EFFECT
NOTE
Whenthe scratch functionturnson,the effecttime
cannotbecontrolledwiththeJogwheel.
Whenscratchfunctionturnson,theeffectbeatcan-
notbecontrolledwiththeJogwheel.

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Effectlevelsetting
When an effect is activated, pressing and holding the
SHIFTkeythenpressingtheactivatedeffectkeyenters
the effect level setting mode. In this mode, using the
Jogwheelcanchangetheeffectlevel.Theeffectlevel
parameterisshownintheparameterdisplay.


FLANGER
PressingtheFLANGEkeyactivatestheFlangereffect.
Effecttime:10msec-16sec(default:500msec)
Effectbeat:32,16,8,4,2,1,1/2(default:1)
Effectlevel:0-100(default:75)
FILTER
Pressingthe FILTERkey activatesthe Lowpass filter
effect.
Effecttime:10msec-16sec(default:2sec)
Effectbeat:32,16,8,4,2,1,1/2(default:4)
Effectlevel:0-100(default:75)
Filter effect has two operation modes, manual mode
and auto mode. In manual mode, filter frequency can
be controlled with the Jog wheel. In auto mode, filter
frequencyismovedautomaticallyfollowedbyBPMand
effectbeatparameter.
Pressing and holding the FILTER key more than 1.5
secondschangesthefiltereffectmode.

3-5.Reverseplay
TheCDX-05featuresthereverseplayfunction.
PressingtheREVERSEkeychangesplayback
direction.Whenplaybackisreversed,the
REVERSEkeywilllight.
TIME
/ ENTER
(SHIFT)
FLANGE
FILTER
DELAY
EFFECT
REVERSE
NOTE
Whenfiltereffectmodeissettomanualmode,youcanmovethefilterfrequencyusingwiththeJogwheelevenif
thescratchfunction.
NOTE
●Morethan3secondsafterpausing, reverseplaycannotbeperformed.
●Inthereverseplaymode,CUEPLAY,creating thelooppoint,andautocuefunctions donotwork.
●Reverseplayofloopcannotbeperformed.IftheRELOOPkeyispushedduringreverseplay,reversewillbecan-
celedanditwillusuallybecomeloopplay.
DELAY
PressingtheDELAYkeyactivatestheDelayeffect.
Effecttime:1msec-3,500msec(default:500msec)
Effectbeat:2,1,3/4,1/2,1/4(default:1)
Effectlevel:0-100(default:75)

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SAMPLER
LOOP
ON / OFF
3-6.Sampler
TheCDX-05includeseightsecondssampleroneachplayer.
SamplerLoop
PreshthaLOOPkeythen
push the LOOP key to turn the sampler loop play on
andoff.Whensamplerloopplayisactivated,
LOOPLEDwilllight.
SamplerPitchControl
WhilepushingtheLoopkeytheJogwheelchangesthe
playbackpitchofthesampler.Thepitchcontrolrange
is+/-32%in0.1%steps.
1.
 PushtheRECkeyonceduringplayorastop.TheREC
keyblinksat thistimeanditwillbein aRECstandby
state.

After pushing the REC key, if 8 seconds of the maxi-
mumrecordingtime passes, samplingwill be stopped
automatically.
Sampling
REC
SAMPLER
REC
SAMPLER
SAMPLER
PLAY
SAMPLER
LOOP
ON / OFF
REC
PLAY
LOOP
ON/OFF
PLAY
LOOP
ON / OFF
PLAY
REC
LOOP
ON / OFF
REC
PLAY
SamplerPlay
Aftersampling,pushPLAYkey,andSampledtrackwill

 start.IfthePLAYkeyisde-tached,Samplerwillstop.
2.  PushtheRECkeyagainduringplayorstop,recording
willbeginandtheRECkeywilllightup.
3.IftheRECkeyisagainpushedduringplayorastop,a
samplingwillbeendedandadeedRECkeywillswitch
offblink3times.
NOTE
●Whenyousample,pleasecheckthatthesamplerhasstopped.
●Eliminationofsamplingdatacannotbeperformed.Samplercanalwaysoverwrite.

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Sampleroutputlevel
WhilepushingthePLAYkeythenusingtheJogwheel
adjusts the sampler output level. The sampler output
levelcanbesetfrom0(mute)to100(defaultlevel).

3-7.TrackMemory/Recall
TheCDX-05canmemorizethevarious
playback settings of current selected tracks up to100
tracksofmemory.
4. Press the ENTER key. At this time, if there is stored
memory in the selected memory number, indication is
displayed intheLCD.
Pressing the ENTER key overwrites the current track
data. Pressing any other key cancels the memory
operation.
Memorydata
・lDISCID ・CUEpoint
・CUE1-3points ・LOOPA/Bpoints
・LOOPmode ・Playmode
・MASTERTEMPOOn/Off・TAPvalue
・BrakeOn/Off ・BrakeTime
・Timemode
Recal
1. Enter the recall mode by pressing and holding the
SHIFTkeyandpressingtheTRKRECALLkey.Ifthere
isatrackmemorydataforthecurrentselectedtrack,its
memorynumberisshownintheLCD.

2. When track memory number is shown in the LCD,
pressingtheENTERkeyrecallsthetrackmemorydata.
SAMPLER
PLAY
TIME
/ ENTER
(SHIFT)
(TRK MEMO)
CUE-SET
/INS
TIME
/ ENTER
(SHIFT)
(TRK RECALL)
CUE-PLAY
/DEL
TIME
/ ENTER
(SHIFT)
TIME
/ ENTER
(SHIFT)
REC
LOOP
ON / OFF
The CDX-05 can recall the track (song) from the track
memorydata.
1. Enter the recall mode by pressing and holding the
SHIFTkeythenpressingtheTRKRECALLkey.Using
the Jog wheel to select the desired track memory
number.
(TRK RECALL)
CUE-PLAY
/DEL
TIME
/ENTER
(SHIFT)
SamplingpointsfortheMP3filecannot
bememorized
NOTE
TrackMemory
1.Enterthetrackmemorymodebypressingandholding
theSHIFTkeythenpressingtheTRKMEMkey.

2.LCDshowsthelowestemptymemorynumber.


3.UsetheJogwheeltochangethememorynumberif

 necessary.

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NOTE
2. When track memory number is shown in the LCD,
pressingtheENTERkeyrecallsthetrackfromthetrack
memorynumber.
3-8.FaderStart
ConnecttheFADERSTARTjackontherearpanelofthemainunitandfaderstartjackontheexternaldevicewhich
supportsthefaderstartfunction(i.e.X-9,X-17,X-15,XS-3,etc...)withFaderStartCablewhichissuppliedtoperform
the fader start/back cue performance with the external device. Audio signal should be connected to the external
deviceaswell.
Setting
1. The connection cable of TT-M1 is connected to the
TT-LINK terminal of this unit, and TT-M1 is turned
on.
2. The PLAY key is pushed, pushing the SHIFT key
andadjustmentwiththisunitisperformed.
3-10.ProgrammedPlay
TheCDX-05features upto30tracksofprogramplay
function. Program itself is maintained even if power is
turnedoff,andifCDisnotejected,programlistwillbe
backedup.
Createtheprogram
Cueandloop points canbe memorized and/orrecalled.However, just afterthe recall operation,seamless start
fromthecueorlooppointscanﾕtbeperformedbecausetherearenodataintheRAMbufferjustaftertherecall
operation.Onceplayingfromcuepoints(CUE1-3)
and/orloopstartpointforafewsecond,flashstartand/orseamlessloopingcanbeperformed.
TIME
/ ENTER
(SHIFT)
NOTE
IncaseyouuseTT-M1,pleasedonotcarryoutuse,
without surely adjusting. If it is used without
adjusting,there isapossibility thatit maynotwork
normally.
●Ifthediscisejected,programwillbeerased.
●Once one of the CUE 1-3 key is pressed,
programmedplaywillbecancelled.
TIME
/ ENTER
(SHIFT)
TIME
/ ENTER
(SHIFT)(PGM EDIT)
PLAY MODE
NOTE
3-9.TT-M1（TASCAM）Play
ByconnectingwithTT-M1(TASCAM)settotheanalogturntable,thisunitcanbeoperatedonananalogturntable
insteadofaJOGwheel.
1.
 Entertheprogrameditmodebypressingandholding
theSHIFTkeyandpressthePLAYMODE/PGMEDIT
key.
NOTE
PleaseturnoffthescratchmodeoftheCDX-05whenusingthe
TT-M1Themachinemightnotfunctionstableyifitisturnedon.