173.640UK User Manual
Control panel layout
9.
Charging indicator
10.
Battery level meter
11.
Mic channel level meter
12.
Monitor output level meter
13.
Audio parameter editing indicators
14.
User sounds record/trigger keys
15.
Power on indicators
16.
Data entry dial
17.
Power and edit button
18.
+48V phantom power enable
19.
PC / OTG mode selector
20.
Bluetooth® pairing
21.
Pre-set sound effect playback keys
22.
Vocal processing function keys
Setting up
From new, it is advised to charge the internal battery for a minimum 2 hours before use by connecting a
USB charger (5Vdc 2A min) to the USB-C Charge input (1). A charging indicator (9) shows when the
X-PAD battery is being charged and a battery level meter (10) shows the charge status. When this 3-LED
indicator has just 1 LED flashing, the X-PAD will need to be charged before operating.
The Charge input is independent from the PC/OTG connector and can also provide power whilst in use.
Press and hold the
VOL
/
EDIT
/
POWER
button (17) to power up the X-PAD. Two indicators (15) will light.
The X-PAD acts as a plug-and-play USB sound card named
“
X-PAD
”
when connected to a host device via
the PC/OTG connector, such as a PC, Mac, smart phone, or tablet computer. There are 3 modes for this
connection, accessed by the
PC Mode
key (19)
AIR
mode is for live broadcast and recording, with all microphones connected to the X-PAD and
BGM/accompaniment routed to the host device. Output from the host device is then routed to the
headphones output of the X-PAD.
BGM
mode is for using the PC/OTG host device as a playback source through the BGM bus of the X-PAD.
The microphone inputs from the X-PAD are not routed to the host device. In BGM mode, the host output
will also be affected by the mic Override function (see on the following pages about
“
Override
”
).
LOOP
mode routes all microphones connected to the X-PAD and BGM/accompaniment routed to the host
device. Output from the host device is then routed to the headphones output of the X-PAD, then further
returned to the host device along with the other audio from the X-PAD, providing an overdub situation.
