Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VMS2 American Audio
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Featuring: User Guide and Refer ence Manual 6122 S. Eastern Ave Los Angeles Ca. 90040 www .americanaudio.us 6/11 VMS2 Professional Digital Producer.
CONTENTS © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - VMS2™ Instruction Manual Page 2 .
This unit may cause interference to radio and television r eception. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MA Y RESUL T IN HAZARDOUS RADIA TION EXPOSURE THE Media Controller SHOULD NOT BE ADJUSTED OR REP AIRED BY ANYONE EXCEPT PROPERL Y QUALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL.
RI S K OF E LE C TR IC S H OC K DO NOT OPEN CAUTION The e xclam atio n poin t with in an equ ilat eral t riang le is int ended to al .
I. Read Instructions - All the safety and operat- ing instructions should be read before the Player is operated. The safety and operating instructions should be saved for futur e refer ence. 2. Hee d W ar n ing s - Al l w ar ni ngs on th e Player and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.
Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the American Audio ® VMS2™ Media Controller . This controller is a repr esentation of American Audio’ s continuing commitment to produce the best and highest quality audio products possible at an affordable price.
• 3 Cue Points Per Side • 2-Channel Mixer w/ V olume Faders • MIDI Contr ol via USB • Stereo Master and Booth Outputs • Built-In 4 In 4 Out • M i c • Seamless Loop (uninterrupted loop pl.
© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - VMS2™ Instruction Manual Page 8 SOFTW ARE & ASIO DRIVER INST ALLA TION Insert the disc into your computer cd drive and "click" on the CD icon. Depending the typ of computer you ar e operating, choose the Exe file for PC or the DMG file for MAC.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS © American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - VMS2™ Instruction Manual Page 9 1 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 2 3 4 5 6 9 8 7 20 19 18 17.
© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - VMS2™ Instruction Manual Page 10 Use this but t on to set this deck to master and auto sync and the other de ck 's tempo to mast er .
“CUE ON THE FL Y” - This function allows you to set a CUE POINT without music inter - ruption (“on the fly”). This button also sets the starting point of a seamless loop. This button is used to set the ending point of a loop.
© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - VMS2™ Instruction Manual Page 12 you turn the jog wheel continuously . The jog wheel also controls the scratch effect, when the scratch effect is active. The jog wheel can also serve as frame search.
© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - VMS2™ Instruction Manual Page 13 FRONT P ANEL - GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS FRONT P ANEL - .
© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - VMS2™ Instruction Manual Page 14 REAR P ANEL - GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS 39 38 30 31 32 37 37 35 33 34 35 34 36 REAR P ANEL - This switch will turn the VMS2 on/off.
© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - VMS2™ Instruction Manual Page 15 The power supply is not requir ed, but the headphones may be underpow- ered, and there is an increased chance of audio distortion.
© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - VMS2™ Instruction Manual Page 16 AUDIO INTERF ACE MODE Audio Interface Mode: 4 Out Mode: The VMS2 can act like a 4x4 audio interface. Y our USB audio is r outed thr ough the VMS2's MIDILOG Ch. #1 and #2 inputs.
© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - VMS2™ Instruction Manual Page 17 MIDI LA TENCY MODES Ther e ar e two MIDI Latency modes; Normal mode and T urbo mode. Normal mode has MIDI Latency of 10 milliseconds, this is the default mode. T urbo mode has a MIDI latency of 1 millisecond.
© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - VMS2™ Instruction Manual Page 18 EQ MODES Post EQ is for users who pr efer using the EQ fr om their softwar e.
© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - VMS2™ Instruction Manual Page 19 FIRMW ARE UPDA TE The included version of V irtual DJ includes a Firmwar e update utility .
© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - VMS2™ Instruction Manual Page 20 FIRMW ARE UPDA TE 5. Unplug the USB and shut down the VMS2. Y ou may r eceive some Err or windows like you see below .
© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - VMS2™ Instruction Manual Page 21 COMPUTER CONNECTION 1. CONNECTING THE VMS2 T O YOUR PC Connect the VMS2 to your PC by using the USB ports located on the rear of the VMS2 and your PC.
© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - VMS2™ Instruction Manual Page 22 SET UP.
© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - VMS2™ Instruction Manual Page 23 Due to fog residue, smoke, and dust, cleaning the mixer should be carried out periodically to r esidue build up. 1. Use normal glass cleaner and a soft cloth to wipe down the outside casing.
© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - VMS2™ Instruction Manual Page 24 The VMS2™ carries a ONE year (365 days) limited warranty. This warranty covers parts and labor . Please fill out the enclosed warranty card to validate your purchase and warranty .
© American Audio ® - www .americanaudio.us - VMS2™ Instruction Manual Page 25 Dimensions: 399(L) x 300(W) x 40(H) mm 15.
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