SD9K
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VOLUME CONTROLS:
MAIN OUT Volume knob
Controls the volume of the Stereo Line output.
PHONES ( ) Volume knob
Controls the volume of the Phones output.
CLICK Volume knob
Controls the volume of the Metronome.
AUX IN Volume knob
Controls the volume of the Stereo Auxiliary input.
LCD NAVIGATION:
LCD Screen
Please refer to the LCD Screen section on the next page.
PAGE buttons
Scroll through the menu pages, or move the cursor left/right when naming.
[EXIT] button
Exits from the current sub-menu back to the top menu.
[SAVE] button
Enters the Save menu when available. Also acts as “Enter” when naming.
DATA ENTRY:
Data Wheel
Quickly scrolls through parameter values.
[+] and [-] buttons
Increase or decrease the current parameter. Also act as YES/NO buttons when prompted.
KIT SECTION:
[KIT] button
Selects the Kit menu.
Pad Select buttons and indicators
These buttons can play the pad voices of the current kit.
In KIT EDIT/MIX/UTILITY modes, they select the pad to be edited and the indicators show the current selected pad.
In SONG mode, the indicators will display which pads are being played by the drum track.
The [RIM] button allows access to the second voice for dual-zone triggers (Snare, Hi-Hat, Cymbals, AUXs).
SONG SECTION:
[SONG] button
Selects the Song menu.
[PART MUTE] button
Mutes selected part(s) of the song (by default, mutes the Drum part). Enters the Part Mute menu when held for more than 2 seconds
[PLAY] button
Plays the current selected song. Also acts as Pause/Resume when a song is playing.
[REC] button
Enters the RECORD mode.
[STOP] button
Stops the current song.
[CLICK] button
Turns the Metronome on or off. Enters the Metronome menu when held for more than 2 seconds.
[TEMPO] button
Adjusts the current Tempo.
Beat indicators
Show the beat when a song or the Metronome is playing. The Green indicator shows the first beat, the Red indicator shows the
remaining beats.
SUB-MENUS SECTION:
[EDIT] button
Enters the KIT EDIT or SONG EDIT mode.
[MIX] button
Enters the KIT MIX or SONG MIX mode.
[UTILITY] button
Enters the KIT UTILITY or SONG UTILITY mode.
[CARD] button
Enters the SD Card menu.
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