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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. Groove Check.................................................................... 38
2. Rhythm Gate..................................................................... 40
3. Measure Break.................................................................. 41
4. Tempo Up/Down................................................................42
5. Change Up........................................................................ 44
6. Pad Gate........................................................................... 46
7. Pa r t Mute ........................................................................... 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