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  TASCAM X-9 Owner’s Manual

Important Safety Precautions

IMPORTANT (for U.K. Customers)

DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment.

If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or
the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an
appropriate safety approved extension lead or consult your dealer.

If nonetheless the mains plug is cut off, remove the fuse and dispose
of the plug immediately, to avoid a possible shock hazard by
inadvertent connection to the mains supply.

If this product is not provided with a mains plug, or one has to be
fitted, then follow the instructions given below:

IMPORTANT: DO NOT

 make any connection to the larger

terminal which is marked by the letter E or by the safety earth
symbol 

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or coloured GREEN or GREEN-and-YELLOW.

The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the
following code:

BLUE

NEUTRAL

BROWN

LIVE

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may
not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals
in your plug proceed as follows:

The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal
which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK.

The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the
terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED.

When replacing the fuse only a correctly rated approved type should
be used and be sure to re-fit the fuse cover.

IF IN DOUBT — CONSULT A COMPETENT ELECTRICIAN.

TO THE 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 against harmful interference when the
equipment is operated in a commercial
environment. This equipment generates, uses,
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with the
instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residental area
is likely to cause harmful interference in which
case the user will be required to correct the
interference at his own expense.

CAUTION
Changes or modifications to this equipment not
expressly approved by TEAC CORPORATION
for compliance could void the user’s authority to
operate this equipment.

For the consumers in Europe

WARNING
This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment, this
product may cause radio interference in which case the user
may be required to take adequate measures.

Pour les utilisateurs en Europe

AVERTISSEMENT
Il s’agit d’un produit de Classe A. Dans un environnement
domestique, cet appareil peut provoquer des interférences
radio, dans ce cas l’utilisateur peut être amené à prendre
des mesures appropriées.

Für Kunden in Europa

Warnung
Dies is eine Einrichtung, welche die Funk-Entstörung nach
Klasse A besitzt. Diese Einrichtung kann im Wohnbereich
Funkstörungen versursachen ; in diesem Fall kann vom
Betrieber verlang werden, angemessene Maßnahmen
durchzuführen und dafür aufzukommen.

 

For U.S.A

The equipment draws nominal non-operating power from the

AC outlet with its POWER switch in the off position.

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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