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 TASCAM X-9 

Owner’s Manual

 

17

5 – Menus

The X-9 uses a menu system to allow various func-
tions 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:

1

Press the 

FUNCTION

 key.

2

Turn the 

DATA

 knob to select the menu 

description (a 4-character code shown on the 
display).

3

Press 

ENTER

 to confirm that you want to use 

this menu.

4

Turn the 

DATA

 knob to change the value for 

the menu.

5

Some menus have only one setting. For these 
menus, press 

ENTER

 to confirm the setting 

and leave the menu system.

For menus with two settings (for example, 
first selecting the sampler whose settings will 
be changed and then changing the setting), 
press ENTER to confirm the first setting.

6

Turn the 

DATA

 knob to set the next value.

7

Press 

ENTER

 to confirm the setting and leave 

the menu system.

Typically, most menus can be performed using either 
the right and left menu systems (consisting of keys, 
dial and display).

The menus and the different settings you can make 
are listed in “Menu reference” on page 17.

These menu controls are also used with the effects 
units, as explained here (“Effects” on page 23).

How the X-9 shows characters

It’s usually fairly clear what’s being shown on the X-
9 display. However, you may want to refer to this 

chart if you are not quite sure how things are being 
shown:

Menu reference

The following table provides a list of the menu 
options available on the X-9, together with the 
parameters available and their meaning.

In this table, default (factory) settings are marked 
with a *.

See “Menus” on page 17 for details of how to use the 
menu system.

1

2

3

4

6

7

5

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

A

B

c

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

-

_

+

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

-

_

+

Summary of Contents for X-9

Page 1: ...erature accompanying the appliance 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 pr...

Page 2: ...USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection ag...

Page 3: ...porting structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit con nection to grounding electrodes and requirements for th...

Page 4: ...ing more About programs 14 Assigning sources to programs 14 Trim 14 Cross fading 14 Signal flow 15 Playing a song 16 Adjusting the output volume 16 Cue previewing sounds 16 5 Menus How the X 9 shows c...

Page 5: ...e sufficient space above and around the unit for ventilation If you are mounting the unit in a rack leave 1U of space above it Do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a bookcase or s...

Page 6: ...e connections between the X 9 and other equipment Program gain level EQ and assignment section This section provides the basic mixing facilities to control the sound received at the inputs and assigne...

Page 7: ...em See Samplers on page 26 for full details of how to operate these samplers Microphone control This section provides control over the microphone A talkover function as well as 2 band EQ is provided i...

Page 8: ...been equalized and before they are sent to either the cross fader or to the master fader The fader curve and fader direction can also be set and fader program start can be carried out See About progr...

Page 9: ...is possible to set the cross fader curve reversal and allow source starting with the cross fader See Cross fading on page 14 for details of how the cross fader fits into the signal chain See Faders on...

Page 10: ...pairs of connectors all have the left connector at the top and the right at the bottom Pairs of pin sig nal cables are typically red for the right channel and some other color for the left channel We...

Page 11: ...he output level to the amplification systems Again you may find it useful to consult the amplifi cation system documentation and or consult a profes sional sound engineer Booth outputs The booth outpu...

Page 12: ...ono Use the STEREO the indicator is unlit MONO SPLIT indicator is lit key to change between these two modes In the MONO SPLIT mode the cue signal is output from the left headphone and the master cue s...

Page 13: ...from the external input cannot be output from the digital output To use the external effects unit Turn the EFFECT IN knob to select the signal that will be processed by the effects unit a program 1 th...

Page 14: ...es to programs Use the switches on the top panel to change between the LINE and PHONO inputs In addition there is a key beside each of these switches allowing you to choose different sources for the p...

Page 15: ...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 full...

Page 16: ...rs 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 worki...

Page 17: ...he DATA knob to set the next value 7 Press ENTER to confirm the setting and leave the menu system Typically most menus can be performed using either the right and left menu systems consisting of keys...

Page 18: ...and right menu systems Cross fader B start 7cFb Sets the cross fader to start signal B playback OFF Fader start disabled On Cross fader starts signal B playback Can be performed on both left and right...

Page 19: ...performed on both left and right menu systems Program fader curve 15Fc Sets the fader curve as described and shown in Program fader curve on page 21 After pressing ENTER to select the menu use the di...

Page 20: ...d on both left and right menu systems Program 4 balance 22b4 Balances the program 4 signal hard left L9 to L1 c0 cen ter r1 to r9 hard right Can be performed on both left and right menu systems Restor...

Page 21: ...work the way you prefer See Program fader reverse on page 19 16Fr for details Alternatively you can set fader reverse in the fol lowing way 1 Press and hold down a FUNCTION key and the matching ENTER...

Page 22: ...rce Alternatively press and hold down one of the FUNCTION keys and the corresponding ENTER key together While holding the ENTER and FUNCTION keys down press the EXT EFFECT key to toggle cross fader A...

Page 23: ...and is used to synchronize the effect to the received beat of the music or allows manual setting of the timing See below for details To set the LEVEL and TIME parameters 1 Press the appropriate EFFECT...

Page 24: ...icator now lights steadily and number of the next empty slot for storing effects is shown in the display If all the available slots have been filled the display alternately shows FULL FULL and 1 4 Use...

Page 25: ...second the X 9 returns to the recalled status in step 3 Alternatively If the EFFECT key is not lit 1 Press and hold the FUNCTION key for about two seconds The RECALL indica tor lights 2 Turn the DATA...

Page 26: ...ng key means that the key can now be pressed to set the point A lit key means that the point has been set TIP When you have recorded a sample you must change the sampler selection control to one of th...

Page 27: ...Use the right DATA knob to adjust the end point of the sampler of course you can only adjust the posi tion backward from the original OUT point Naturally the end point of the sample must come after t...

Page 28: ...of all bands to a boost signal you may overload the X 9 and your amplifier resulting in distortion Back off using the TRIM control if this occurs EQ Q setting The Q of EQ is how much of the signal is...

Page 29: ...g either the gain or the frequency control for the band changes the display to either the frequency or the gain for that band Remembering and recalling EQ settings The menu system is used to store the...

Page 30: ...nput impedance 22 k Analog outputs MASTER OUTPUT BALANCED XLR balanced male a Output level 4dBu Output impedance 75 MASTER OUTPUT UNALANCED RCA pin unbalanced Output level 10 dBV Output impedance 1 k...

Page 31: ...hting PHONO 77 dB IHF A weighting MIC 70 dB IHF A weighting Total harmonic distortion LINE 0 025 PHONO 0 035 MIC 0 040 Crosstalk 70 dB 1 kHz Samplers 1 and 2 8 seconds of record playback per sampler E...

Page 32: ...10 Specifications etc 32 TASCAM X 9 Owner s Manual Dimensional drawing 355 mm 14 4 in 87 mm 3 4 in 320 mm 12 6 in...

Page 33: ...it the right rack mount angle in the same way Case mounting WARNING It is most important that if you are mounting the X 9 in a rack or in a case that the supplied fan cover and ven tilation cover are...

Page 34: ...1 MIC FROM PGM 1 FROM PGM 3 FROM MIC FROM PGM 2 FROM PGM 4 FROM MASTER SAMPLER 1 SAMPLER 2 TO FROM EFFECT 1 MIC 1 S1 3 EFFECT POSITION TO FROM EFFECT 2 MST 2 S2 4 EFFECT POSITION DAC MASTER OUT BAL M...

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