User manual TASCAM X-9

[. . . ] 9101441900 Professional Digital DJ Mixer OWNER'S MANUAL Ü ÿ Y This appliance has a serial number located on the bottom. Please record the model number and serial number and retain them for your records. Model number Serial number CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. [. . . ] The keys for programs 3 and 4 allow input 2 to be selected for program 3 and/or input 1 to be selected for program 4. The meaning of inputs 1 and 2 is decided by the PHONO/LINE switches for 1 and 2 and by the digital selection keys. In addition, there is a key beside each of these switches, allowing you to choose different sources for the programs: Trim When the inputs have been assigned, adjust the level fed to the equalizer, and then the fader, using the program's TRIM control. Note that turning this control too far clockwise with a powerful input signal may result in a distorted signal. Cross-fading When the two program sources have been assigned as shown above ("About programs" on page 14), they can be transferred to the outputs through the crossfader and then through the master fader. 14 TASCAM X-9 Owner's Manual 4 Learning more The two signals that are controlled by the cross-fader are known as A and B. You can set these to be any of the following using the ASSIGN A and ASSIGN B controls below and to the right and left of the program faders: Programs 1 through 4, a sampler (SAMP 1 for A, and SAMP 2 for B) or THRU. In other words, if either Note that this is SAMP1 for the ASSIGN A control the ASSIGN A or the ASSIGN B control is set to THRU, no signal is assigned to go through the crossfader on that side, and moving the cross-fader to the side with the THRU setting has no effect on that side. When THRU is selected, use the appropriate program fader(s) and the master fader. Move the fader from the left (fully A signal only) to the right (fully B signal only) to perform the crossfade between the two signals. Signal flow The signal flow is therefore: Incoming signals are assigned to programs Programs (and samplers) are assigned to the cross-fader A and B signals Programs (and samplers not assigned to the cross-fader) go straight to the master, together with the mic The cross-fader determines the A and B levels sent to the master The master outputs (what your audience hears) TASCAM X-9 Owner's Manual 15 4 Learning more Playing a song When you have made connections as described in "Connections" on page 10, you can start playing a song. With the program fader at its lowest level (0) and the master fader also at 0, load a CD in the player, or put a record on the turntable connected in the earlier step ("Record turntables" on page 10 and "CD decks, etc. " on page 10). Cue up the CD or record using the cue functions as described below (use headphones to monitor the CUE output while the CUE indicator for the program with the record is lit). Adjusting the output volume Set the amplifier volume to less than full setting. Bring the MASTER fader up to about the 7 mark, and slowly bring adjust the program fader until the overall level is what you want. Use the program meter to view the level of the program signal, and the stereo MASTER meters to check the overall level of the signal fed from the X-9 outputs. If the top segment of a meter (14 dB) is lit for most of the time, the sound coming out of the X-9 will be distorted. You should therefore try to keep the level so that the red segments of the meters are not lit all the time. You can set the time that the meters take to fall back, as well as the time that they hold peak values, using the 12Mr and 13Mp menus (see "Meter release time" on page 19 and "Meter peak hold time" on page 19). TIP We suggest this way of working to avoid possible overloading of the internal amplifiers, and distortion caused by such overloading. Cue (previewing sounds) The X-9's cue system allows you to preview a program through headphones before playing it back through the main amplifier system. Use the controls as described in "Headphones (connecting and using)" on page 12 to select the cue output to the headphones. Press any of the program CUE keys, the microphone CUE key, the sampler CUE key or the MASTER cue key to listen to the cue signal for that source. When one of these keys is active (that is, the source is routed through the cue mix to the headphones), the key is lit. Remember that no monitoring of the cue signals is possible if none of the CUE keys is lit. The programs and samplers, are monitored done prefader (that is, moving the program fader or adjusting the sampler LEVEL controls has no effect on the monitor signal level). On the other hand, the master cue output is monitored post-fader (moving the master fader affects the monitoring volume). The microphone is monitored after the LEVEL control. Use the CUE/MST headphone control to adjust the balance between the cue and master signals in the headphones. 16 TASCAM X-9 Owner's Manual 5 ­ Menus The X-9 uses a menu system to allow various functions to be enabled. You should read through the menu section ("Menu reference" on page 17) to find out exactly what is possible--the X-9 may possibly do more than you first thought, thanks to the menu system. To use the menus: 3 4 5 Press ENTER to confirm that you want to use this menu. [. . . ] Use the selector switches to select the program. Note that the MONITOR setting has no meaning in this mode. When the EFFECT key is off, and no menu settings are being made, turn the DATA knob until the HI, MID or LOW indicator is lit. The display shows the frequency currently set for the program. [. . . ]