User manual HERCULES DJ CONSOLE 4-MX

[. . . ] INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ENGLISH ESPAÑOL ITALIANO NEDERLANDS DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing drivers and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] About tab - This tab provides all of the information about the package, firmware, driver, MIDI mapping, DJ API and control panel versions you are using. Please refer to this information when contacting technical support. User Manual ­ 19/30 ESPAÑOL ITALIANO NEDERLANDS DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ENGLISH 6. OUTPUT OPTIONS Two types of connectors are available for connecting speakers: RCA and 1/4" jack (6. 35mm). The RCA connectors are mono outputs, each of which corresponds to one channel (left = white, and right = red). The 1/4" jack (6. 35mm) connectors are also mono outputs. Select the type of connector according to the type of equipment you will be connecting. Normally, outputs 1-2 will be used for your live mix playing in the room, and outputs 3-4 will be used for monitoring or connecting an external mixer. 6. 1. Connecting speakers and/or an external mixer to your DJ Console 4-Mx With the included VirtualDJ software, you can play your mix for the audience over a hi-fi system connected to outputs 1-2 on your DJ Console 4-Mx, for example, and preview upcoming songs on outputs 3-4, using your headphones or monitoring speakers. The included version of VirtualDJ is pre-configured to use the DJ Console 4-Mx's builtin sound card exclusively. As such, it will not be possible to use your computer's standard sound card or integrated speakers. A pair of speakers MUST be connected to Output 1-2 on the back of your DJ Console 4-Mx. - Make sure that your computer and other audio equipment is switched off. - Connect your main set of speakers to the Output 1-2 RCA plugs (plug 1 corresponds to the left speaker, plug 2 to the right speaker) or to the Output 1-2 1/4" jack (6. 35mm) plugs. - The Output 3-4 RCA plugs play the same channels as those being played on the headphones, and can be used to connect monitoring speakers (which are used by DJs in clubs, for example, instead of headphones, when they are mixing in an enclosed DJ booth and separated from the audience by a window); or, if you upgrade your software to VirtualDJ Pro, you can use the Output 3-4 RCA plugs to connect an external mixer, and split up playback with Deck A played on Output 1-2, and Deck B played on Output 3-4. Your speakers and/or external mixer are now ready for use with your DJ Console 4-Mx. 6. 2. Connecting headphones Your DJ Console 4-Mx features 1 headphone connector, on the front panel. Headphones are set to channels 3-4 by default, but can also be set to channels 1-2 instead (for more information, please refer to chapter 5. 3. 5. The console has been designed to function with DJ headphones (stereo, impedance from 16 to 64 ohms). 20/30 ­ User Manual 7. Connecting external audio sources Your DJ Console 4-Mx allows you to connect virtually any kind of analog audio source you might wish to use, including vinyl turntables. If you upgrade to VirtualDJ Pro (not included in this package), you can even use time-coded vinyl records or CDs to control music files stored on your computer, giving you the ultimate hands-on mixing experience and combining the best that the worlds of analog and digital have to offer. Now you can enjoy using hybrid mixing, combining computer audio tracks on one deck with an analog source connected to the other deck. Your DJ Console 4-Mx features 2 stereo audio inputs on its back panel (2 pairs of 2 mono RCA connectors). Define your audio source type in the DJ Console 4-Mx control panel ­ it can be phono level, consumer line level (-10dBv), pro line level (+4dBu) or boosted line level (+8dBu) ­ and simply connect the audio source of your choice to the white (left) and red (right) RCA connectors: Input 1-2 for Deck A, and Input 3-4 for Deck B. [. . . ] The licensee also agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the present Agreement concerning copyright and all other proprietary rights for any third party Software, documentation and related material included in the Software package. reserves the right to terminate this license in the event of failure to comply with any of the terms or conditions laid out in the present Agreement. On termination, all copies of the Software shall immediately be returned to Guillemot Corporation S. A. ; the purchaser remaining liable for any and all resulting damages. The license is granted to the original purchaser only. [. . . ]