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WARRANTY INFORMATION: 

The VMS4.1 carries a ONE year (365 days) limited warranty. This 

warranty covers parts and labor. Please fill out the enclosed warranty card to validate your purchase 

and warranty. All returned service items whether under warranty or not, must be freight pre-paid and 

accompany a return authorization (R.A.) number. If the unit is under warranty, you must provide a copy 

of your proof of purchase invoice. Please contact American Audio

®

 customer support at (800) 322-

6337 for a R.A. number. All package not displaying a R.A. number on the outside of the package will 

be returned to the shipper.

1-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY

A.  American Audio

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 hereby warrants, to the original purchaser, American Audio

®

 products to be free 

of manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for a period of 1 Year (365 days) from the date 

of purchase. This warranty shall be valid only if the product is purchased within the United States of 

America, including possessions and territories. It is the owner’s responsibility to establish the date and 

place of purchase by acceptable evidence, at the time service is sought. 
B.  For warranty service, send the product only to the American Audio

®

 factory. All shipping charges 

must be pre-paid. If the requested repairs or service (including parts replacement) are within the terms 

of this warranty, American Audio

®

 will pay return shipping charges only to a designated point within the 

United States. If the entire instrument is sent, it must be shipped in its original package. No accessories 

should be shipped with the product. If any accessories are shipped with the product, American Audio® 

shall have no liability whatsoever for loss of or damage to any such accessories, nor for the safe return 

thereof.  
C.  This warranty is void if the serial number has been altered or removed; if the product is modified in 

any manner which American Audio

®

 concludes, after inspection, affects the reliability of the product; 

if the product has been repaired or serviced by anyone other than the American Audio

®

 factory unless 

prior written authorization was issued to purchaser by American Audio

®

; if the product is damaged 

because not properly maintained as set forth in the instruction manual. 
D.  This is not a service contract, and this warranty does not include maintenance, cleaning or peri-

odic check-up. During the period specified above, American Audio

®

 will replace defective parts at its 

expense, and will absorb all expenses for warranty service and repair labor by reason of defects in 

material or workmanship. The sole responsibility of American Audio

®

 under this warranty shall be lim-

ited to the repair of the product, or replacement thereof, including parts, at the sole discretion of Ameri-

can Audio

®

. All products covered by this warranty were manufactured after January 1, 1990, and bear 

identifying marks to that effect. 
E.  American Audio

®

 reserves the right to make changes in design and/or improvements upon its prod-

ucts without any obligation to include these changes in any products theretofore manufactured. 
F.  No warranty, whether expressed or implied, is given or made with respect to any accessory supplied 

with products described above. Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law, all implied warran-

ties made by American Audio

®

 in connection with this product, including warranties of merchantability 

or fitness, are limited in duration to the warranty period set forth above. And no warranties, whether 

expressed or implied, including warranties of merchantability or fitness, shall apply to this product after 

said period has expired. The consumer’s and or Dealer’s sole remedy shall be such repair or replace-

ment as is expressly provided above; and under no circumstances shall American Audio

®

 be liable for 

any loss or damage, direct or consequential, arising out of the use of, or inability to use, this product. 

 

G.  This warranty is the only written warranty applicable to American Audio

®

 Products and supersedes 

all prior warranties and written descriptions of warranty terms and conditions heretofore published. 

 

WARRANTY

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American Audio

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   -   www.americanaudio.us   -   VMS4.1 Instruction Manual Page 26

Summary of Contents for VMS4.1

Page 1: ...Featuring User Guide and Reference Manual 6122 S Eastern Ave Los Angeles Ca 90040 www americanaudio us 9 11 Sampling Sampling...

Page 2: ...NTROLS 9 AUDIO INTERFACE MODE 17 EQ MODES 19 FIRMWARE UPDATE 21 COMPUTER CONNECTION 22 SET UP 24 WARRANTY 26 SPECIFICATIONS 27 Please Note All specifications and improvements to and in the design of t...

Page 3: ...American Audio DEALER The lightning flash with an arrow triangular symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of non insulated dangerous volt age within the products enclosure and may be of...

Page 4: ...or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords at plugs conveniencereceptacles andthepointwhere they exit from the product OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING If an outside...

Page 5: ...hould be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the Player 7 Servicing The user should not attempt to service the Player beyond that descr...

Page 6: ...MS4 1 has been thoroughly tested and has been shipped in perfect operating condition Care fully check the shipping carton for damage that may have occurred during shipping If the carton appears to be...

Page 7: ...emperatures or high humidity 3 Try to place the unit as far as possible from TVs and tuners as the unit may cause undesir able interference 3 Connections 1 Be sure main power is connected last to prev...

Page 8: ...ter you are operating choose the Exe file for PC or the DMG file for MAC Choose your desired language and click OK Read the following information and click Next Follow the screen prompts to install th...

Page 9: ...GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS American Audio www americanaudio us VMS4 1 Instruction Manual Page 9 Figure 1 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 18 6...

Page 10: ...g a select sample Press this button plus the SHIFT button to save a loop to your selected sample 4 MIDILOG MIXER SECTION CHANNEL GAIN CONTROL This adjustment is used to adjust the audio source signal...

Page 11: ...E CONTROL This knob is used to control the pan adjust how much of the signal is sent to the left and right output level For true stereo imaging maintain the knob in the 12 o clock position BOOTH LEVEL...

Page 12: ...16 SHIFT Enables secondary MIDI command on buttons jog wheel and MIDI functions on mouse pad Example Press SHIFT and VINYL to activate Keylock 17 PITCH BEND BUTTON The pitch bend function creates a m...

Page 13: ...corresponding MIDILOG channel 25 CF ASSIGN A B CF Assign A will select the desired channel to the left side of the crossfad er CF Assign B will select the desired channel to the right side of the cros...

Page 14: ...channels with the Cue button acti vated When set to the Master position the headphones will receive the pre fader master output signal allowing you to cue the master at any output level and even if i...

Page 15: ...f more then 20ft Never connect the XLR outs and the RCA outs at the same time this may affect your output To set your desired volume use the Master volume knob 37 BOOTH OUTPUTS The VMS4 1 offers a sec...

Page 16: ...yers Mp3 players or other line level sources 40 PHONO GROUND Be sure to connect turntable ground leads to either or both of the two available ground terminals This will reduce the humming and popping...

Page 17: ...s via USB for software play through or Time Code Control set your desired VMS4 1 Channel to the USB setting and the chan nels LINE PHONO SELECTOR SWITCH 41 to the correct setting Note For the best per...

Page 18: ...Turbo mode Before powering on press and hold the CUE PLAY and PAUSE buttons on the LEFT side Hold the buttons until CHANNEL VOLUME LEVEL INDICATORS 7 light up with the code version See page 11 CHANNE...

Page 19: ...erface modes that are described on pages 19 20 In Pre EQ the USB audio signal is affected by the VMS4 1 EQ Pre EQ is the default EQ In Pre EQ mode the ASIO Driver will list the VMS4 1 device number th...

Page 20: ...computer may reinstall the VMS4 1 as a new device please allow 10 20 seconds for the change to take place Confirm the EQ change by checking the ASIO Driver configuration The first number in the sequen...

Page 21: ...your VMS4 1 1 Please check your computer audio setting and ensure that the VMS4 1 is not set as a default playback playback recording or MIDI device This will interfere with the update and software a...

Page 22: ...per device in device select window Please check your computer audio setting and ensure that the VMS4 1 is not set as a default playback play back recording or MIDI device This will interfere with the...

Page 23: ...computer NOTE Before connecting your VMS4 1 to your computer or laptop we highly recommend that you install the provided software The Virtual DJ version included with this product is specifically tail...

Page 24: ...SET UP American Audio www americanaudio us VMS4 1 Instruction Manual Page 24...

Page 25: ...handling of the VMS4 1 If you upgrade to the Innofader please make sure the power is off before upgrading to limit the chance of damage to the Innofader and or VMS4 1 during installation Replacing wi...

Page 26: ...ired or serviced by anyone other than the American Audio factory unless prior written authorization was issued to purchaser by American Audio if the product is damaged because not properly maintained...

Page 27: ...e Mixed Out 2 1V 0 5dB 2V 1dB 1KHz 0dB Phones 1 2V 1V 1KHz 20dB Channel Balance From 0 to 40db For Mixed Out Line Within 0 5dB Within 1dB 1KHz 0dB Mixed Out Within 1dB Within 3dB 1KHz 0dB L R Separati...

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