User Manual

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DTX502 Owner’s Manual
Contents
Welcome ......................................................................... 6
Product Manuals............................................................ 6
Setup
First Steps ...................................................................... 7
Quick Start Guide .......................................................... 8
Choosing Drum Sounds .......................................................... 8
Playing Along with a Song....................................................... 8
Practicing with the Metronome ................................................ 8
Practicing in Training Mode ..................................................... 9
Recording Your Performances................................................. 9
Component Names & Functions ................................ 10
Control Panel..........................................................................10
Rear Panel .............................................................................11
Setting Up for Sound................................................... 12
Connecting the Power ........................................................... 12
Connecting Headphones or Speakers .................................. 12
Connecting a Music Player.................................................... 12
Turning On the Drum Module................................................ 13
Initial Setup ........................................................................... 13
Quickly Disabling Auto Power-Off .......................................... 13
Turning Off the Drum Module ................................................ 14
Restoring the Default Settings............................................... 14
Basic Techniques
Basic DTX502 Operations ........................................... 15
Striking the Drum Pads ............................................... 16
Snare..................................................................................... 16
Hi-hats................................................................................... 17
Cymbals ................................................................................ 18
Selecting & Playing a Kit............................................. 19
Selecting a Kit ....................................................................... 19
Adjusting Pad Sensitivity....................................................... 19
Balancing Instrument Volumes.............................................. 19
Building Your Own Unique Kits ................................. 20
Assigning Voices to Instruments ........................................... 21
Tuning & Changing Cymbal Sizes......................................... 22
Customizing Instrument Voices............................................. 23
Adjusting Instrument Volumes............................................... 24
Adjusting the Stereo Panning of Instruments ........................ 24
Saving Customized Kits.............................................. 25
Performing with a Song .............................................. 26
Selecting a Song ................................................................... 26
Adjusting the Song Volume ................................................... 26
Adjusting the Song Tempo .................................................... 27
Muting a Song’s Drum Parts ................................................. 27
Looping a Song ..................................................................... 28
Playing with Count-In ............................................................ 28
Playing Pad Songs ................................................................ 29
Using the Metronome .................................................. 31
Starting & Stopping ............................................................... 31
Adjusting the Tempo.............................................................. 31
Setting the Overall Volume.................................................... 31
Customizing the Metronome ...................................... 32
Selecting a Click Set ............................................................. 32
Setting the Tempo ................................................................. 33
Setting the Time Signature.................................................... 33
Setting the Timer ................................................................... 33
Setting Individual Volumes .................................................... 34
Changing Sounds for All Subdivisions .................................. 34
Changing Sounds for Individual Subdivisions ....................... 35
Tuning Click-Set Sounds ....................................................... 36
Tapping the Tempo on the Pads............................................ 36
Storing a Customized Click Set ................................. 37
Practicing in Training Mode ....................................... 38
1. G r o o ve Check .................................................................... 38
2. Rhythm Gate ..................................................................... 40
3. Measure Break .................................................................. 41
4. Tempo Up/Down................................................................ 42
5. Change Up ........................................................................ 44
6. Pad Gate ........................................................................... 46
7. P a r t M ute ........................................................................... 47
8. Fast Blast .......................................................................... 49
Recording Your Performances................................... 51
Getting Ready ....................................................................... 51
Recording.............................................................................. 52
Playing Back a Performance ................................................. 52
Naming a User Song............................................................. 53
Deleting a Recorded Performance ........................................ 54
Advanced Techniques
Setting Parameters using Menu Mode ...................... 55
Setting Procedure.................................................................. 56
Storing your settings.............................................................. 56
Integrating Separately Sold Accessories.................. 76
Adding a PCY90AT Cymbal Pad ........................................... 76
Using a KU100 Kick Unit as a Kick Pedal ............................. 76
Integrating Electronic & Acoustic Drums ................. 77
Adding Drum Pads to an Acoustic Drum Set ........................ 77
Playing the DTX502 Using Acoustic Drums .......................... 77
Mounting the DTX502 on a Hi-Hat Stand.............................. 78
Connecting to a Computer ......................................... 79
Making Connections.............................................................. 79
DTX502 Reference Manual................................................... 79
Reference
Error Messages............................................................ 80
Troubleshooting .......................................................... 81
Data List ....................................................................... 83
Specifications .............................................................. 88
Index ............................................................................. 89