KAM KCDJ-MP300 Instruction Manual

KAM KCDJ-MP300

DESKTOP CD MP3 PLAYER

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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KAM KCDJ-MP300

DESKTOP DJ CD MP3 PLA

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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

start playback from the set Cue point. 

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;

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.

© COPYRIGHT LAMBA plc 2005.   E&O E.

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 KCDJ-

MP300 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 -

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

Brake

Reverse

Phaser

Flanger

Filter

Chop

Pan

Echo

Dimensions

217 x 95 x 320mm

Weight

3.5kg

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.

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.

LEFT

RIGHT

DIGITAL

OUTPUT

TACT

LOCK

RELAY REMOTE

LINE OUT

ON

OFF

POWER

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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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32%

16%

8%

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MP3 CD PLAYER

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