DTXPLORER Owner's Manual - Yamaha

Time to Play
Now that your DTXPLORER is properly connected, it’s time to make some music!
1. Switch the power ON
After confirming that all devices, pads, external devices, etc.,
are properly connected, press the POWER switch located on
the rear panel to switch the power ON.
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After purchasing the DTXPLORER, the following message
will appear in the display the first time you switch the power
on.
* DTXPLORER *
* Welcome! *
After hitting a pad several times, switch the power off and then
on again, and the total number times the pads have been hit is
shown in the display (Hit Counter Function).
* The Hit Counter is reset to “0” after carrying out the factory
set. (P. 23)
* DTXPLORER *
* 5hits *
When the Drum Kit Select display (shown below) appears, the
DTXPLORER is ready to be played.
* The most recently used drum kit is selected in the display.
* Press the [DRUM KIT] button if another display is shown.
KIT1 _________
1 :Acoustic ‚
Drum Kit Number
Drum Kit Name
CAUTION
To avoid damage to your speakers, first switch the
DTXPLORER’s power ON then switch on Audio Devices
and the Mixer or Amplifier.
2. Play the DTXPLORER
While hitting on the pads, rotate the volume knob on the rear
panel to the right to increase the overall volume to a comfortable
volume level.
Rotating the knob to the right increases the volume level while
rotating to the left decreases.
3. Select A Drum Kit
Each kit is made up of voices that are produced when a pad is
hit. Drum kit numbers 1 through 32 consist of 32 different types
of preset drum kits that have been specially programmed by
Yamaha sound designers.
Rotate the jog dial to select a drum kit.
KIT1 _________
1 :Acoustic ‚
Drum Kit Number
Drum Kit Name
Try out some of the different drum kits and select a kit you’d
like to use.
4. Change the Output Sound Quality
Use the [Master Equalizer] display found on page 4 in the Utility
Mode to change the output sound quality. Overall settings for
the DTXPLORER are set in the Utility Mode.
First, press the [SHIFT] + [SAVE/ENT] buttons to enter page
1 in the Utility Mode.
Page 1 of the Utility Mode
UTIL1 Hi-hat
HHofs= 0 T= 0‚
The “HHofs=” value is flashing. Press the [>] button once to
move the flashing cursor to the “T=” value position.
UTIL1 Hi-hat
HHofs= 0 T= 0‚
Press the [>] button again to go to page 2 in the Utility Mode.
The “OutSel=” value is flashing.
UTIL2 Click
–OutSel=mix ‚
Press the [>] button twice to go to page 4 in the Utility Mode.
UTIL4 MasterEQ
–Lo=+ 4 Hi=+ 8 ‚