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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. FEATURES 1 3. MINIMUM PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 2 4. GETTING STARTED 3 4.1 Unpacking your DrumXtreme™ 3 4.2 Registration & Your Product Serial Number 5 4.3 Assembly of DrumXtreme™ 5 4.4 Adjusting Pad Positions on your DrumXtreme™ 11 5. INSTALLING USB DRIVERS FOR WINDOWS® 12 6. INSTALLING DIGITAL DRUM PC SOFTWARE 18 7. USING THE DIGITAL DRUM SOFTWARE & GAME 20 7.1 Before Starting the DrumXtreme Software Program 20 7.2 Starting the DrumXtreme Soft
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8. WARNINGS 38 9. EXPANDING YOUR DRUMXTREME 39 10. TROUBLESHOOTING / FAQ 40 11. DRUMXTREME LIMITED WARRANTY 50 12. CONTACTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT 52 Copyright© 2003 Pacific Digital Corporation Page ii
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1. Introduction TM Welcome to DrumXtreme , the next generation in digital music playing and recording instruments. With the DrumXtreme you will be able to play the backbeat to your favorite music, or create, play, and record your own music. DrumXtreme is easy to install and use, providing a full size professional drum ensemble consisting of 5 pads and a foot pedal. Each of the pads emulate the drum elements including hi-hat, snare, crash, tom, base, t-tom, and ride. The DrumXtreme is ea
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The following items are included in the DrumXtreme kit: Five (5) Percussion pads with sensitivity adjustment Seven (7) cables to connect the percussion pads, foot pedal, and choke control to the controller One (1) Easy to assemble drum stand One (1) Foot Pedal One (1) Master controller One (1) Set of drumsticks One (1) Manual with complete instructions and documentation One (1) USB cable One (1) Software CD: Digital Drum control software & Music Game (also includ
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4. Getting Started This section provides step-by-step instructions on setting up your TM DrumXtreme for the first time. 4.1 Unpacking your DrumXtreme™ In the retail box, the unit is cushioned in a cardboard shock- absorbent holder. You may wish to save the box so you can pack or store the unit in the future. The tables below show the Parts List: Figure Item Qty. Comments Special Purple pad for Cymbal & Choke (Tone Mute). One The back of this Drum DX-8 piece pad has two plugs
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The detailed parts One list for the stand is Drum stand group shown in the following table. 1. Seven audio source cables. Eight (Please use the Cables pieces special mono cable line.) 2. One USB cable. 1. Data CD (Installation Two program, teaching CD Discs pieces disc, and game grogram) 2. Music CD This Manual Manual One (includes warranty information) . Table 1 – Major Parts List Table 2 – Detailed List of Stand Parts Make sure all of these parts are inclu
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4.2 Registration & Your Product Serial Number Please record the model and serial number to keep for reference. These are required for Product Registration and the web-Update function. Also record the Product ID number from the bar-coded label on the back of your manual (this Product ID number is required for Technical Support). This information is printed on a label on the rear of the Master Controller (SV-BOX). The serial number is circled in the label shown in Figure 1. Maste
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Keep Figure 2 in mind while following Steps 1 through 10 to assemble your DrumXtreme. Figure 3 shows detailed assembly connections which are referenced in assembly instruction steps 1 through 10 Figure 2 – Example of Assembled Stand . Copyright© 2003 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 6
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Note: Do not attach the 5 “D” parts until Step 4 Connect and tighten every joint with a screwdriver Figure 3 – Stand Assembly Connections ** Note: Do not over tighten screws! ** Step 1: Using Table 2 entitled “Detailed List of Stand Parts”, organize parts A to H into separate areas/piles so you can easily find the part being called for in steps 2 through 10. Copyright© 2003 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 7
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Step 2: Slide two (2) Part C clamps on each of the two stand base bars [Part B1 (2 sets)]. One part C clamp will face vertical, and the other Part C clamp will face horizontal. Use Parts F screws and nuts to fasten all Part C clamps. Figure 4 – Part C Clamp Assembly Install (2) each rubber feet Part A1 to the ends of each stand base bar (part B1). The flat part of rubber feet A1 faces the floor. Install (1) horizontal bar (Part B2) to the horizontal clamp (Part
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to the ends of this bar part B2. Slide this combination onto the vertical bars Part B2. See illustration in Figure 5. Adjust the upper bar combination to be almost to the top (about 4 to 5 inches down from top). Slide the remaining Part D clamp on the left vertical bar Part B2. This will be used later for your red Hi-Hat pad. Step 5: Install a rubber cap part A2 to the top of each of the vertical bars part B2. Tighten all bar-connection screws and be sure the rack is stable. Tighten al
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Figure 7 – Pad Rods & Pad Assembly Step 8: Referring to Figure 7, slide (5) Part B3 drum-arm rods into the hole of each of the remaining Part D clamps. Tighten finger tight only at this point. Use the diagram above for reference. Step 9: Referring to Figure 8, note that Percussion Pad Part DX-8 (hi- top) has an extra port connection and a pressure switch/button, which is used to control “choke” (Tone-Mute) of cymbal 5 (pad 5). During drum play this switch can be pressed by the drum
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Step 10: The sound made by each drum head is based on the port number of the SV-BOX Master Controller. Connect one end of each of (7) audio source cables to each DX-8/DX-5 percussion pads and BD-6 foot pedal. Percussion pad DX-8 has (2) connections. Connect the other ends of the audio source cables to the ports of the Master Controller (SV- BOX) as per Table 3. Percussion Pad Master Controller Function Color Port Red 1 Hi-Hat Yellow 2 Snare Green 3 T-Tom Blue 4 TT-Tom Purple A (left)
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Figure 9 -Pad Positioning & Folding for Storage 5. Installing USB Drivers for Windows® DrumExtreme has custom USB drivers for Windows® that are shipped to you on the software CD. Do not insert the CD at this time. To load the USB drivers, first boot your Windows® PC. After Windows has completely loaded, simply connect your DrumXtreme to your PC with the USB cable that was provided with the kit. Connect the larger “standard USB” connector to the USB port of the PC. Connect the
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Figure 10 – Connecting DrumXtreme to PC After connecting, the Windows® Hardware Wizard will detect the connection of the DrumXtreme USB port. When the Hardware Wizard begins, the following screen will be displayed: Windows Hardware Found Wizard Click “Next” to begin installation. The next step is INSTALL HARDWARE DEVICE DRIVERS. Copyright© 2003 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 13
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Select “Install the Software automatically” and click Next to continue installation. Next, in the SEARCH FOR (LOCATE) DRIVER FILES screen, select the device where the DrumXtreme USB driver can be found (the DrumXtreme’s USB driver resides on the Digital Drum software CD). Copyright© 2003 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 14
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Insert the CD-ROM into the appropriate device and select the CD-ROM drive checkbox. Then click Next to continue the installation. After Windows® finds and installs the driver, the COMPLETING THE HARDWARE WIZARD screen will be displayed. Click “Finish” to complete the installation. Copyright© 2003 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 15
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Some older versions of Windows® require a system restart. If so, you will see the following screen. If this screen is displayed, click on Yes to restart the system. Windows Settings Change Message If the above screen is not displayed, the system does not need to be restarted. Note: Once the DrumXtreme USB driver is installed the DrumXtreme USB device will be listed as a “Game Controller Device”. To verify that the device was properly installed, check under the “Game Controlle
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After double-clicking on Game Controllers, if the DrumXtreme device was recognized and installed properly as per this section, then an item similar to that highlighted in the circle below will be displayed. The device serial number (shown as VD10-66 in the example picture) will differ for each user configuration and will therefore not be exactly the same as shown in the example below. Copyright© 2003 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 17
