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Professional Disc Jockey Products
DM1200/DM1235/DM1285 STEREO MIXER
OWNER’S MANUAL
INDUSTRIES
11 Helmsman Avenue, North Kingstown, RI 02852 http://www.numark.com
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DM1200/DM1235/DM1285 6. Heat - Avoid placing this product too close to CAUTION any high heat sources such as radiators. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK 7. Power Sources - This product should be DO NOT OPEN connected to a power supply only of the type described in these operating instructions, or as CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT marked on the unit. REMOVE ANY COVER. NO USER- SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL ONLY. 8. Power Cord Protection
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DM1200/DM1235/DM1285 NUMARK DM1200/DM1235/DM1285 STEREO MIXER INDEX Safety Information Page 2 Product Registration Introduction Page 4 Features System Precautions Page 5 Front Panel Diagrams Page 6 Guided Tour of Features Page 7 Operating Instructions DM1235 Beatkeeper Operation Page 10 DM1285 Sampler Operation Page 14 Rear Panel Diagram and Features Page 16 Connection Diagram Page 17 Specifications Page 18 Block Diagram Page 19 Warranty and Service Rear Cover Numark - The Leader in DJ Technolo
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DM1200/DM1235/DM1285 CONGRATULATIONS! You have purchased a quality stereo mixer designed and manufactured by . This equipment features all new circuitry and the latest in manufacturing and design technology to give you greater quality and better reliability than ever before. This mixer brings to you the finest quality of DJ equipment available today. Thank you for buying Numark DJ products! DM1200 FEATURES... • User replaceable assignable ALPs™ cros
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DM1200/DM1235/DM1285 IMPORTANT INFORMATION... SYSTEM PRECAUTIONS Please read this entire manual before connecting the DM1200 to your system. • Use appropriate cables throughout your system: For optimum performance: Quality shielded audio cables and terminated shielded video cables, low-capacitance • Always make sure that AC power is OFF while preferred. Speaker cables must be 14-gauge making any connections. minimum; 12- or 10-gauge is better. • Do not use excessively long cables (i.e. over •
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DM1200/DM1235/DM1285 DM1200 FRONT PANEL DIAGRAM... 16 19 7 20 15 17 11 1 13 10 9 12 14 2 8 3 4 5 6 17 DM1235/DM1285 FRONT PANEL DIAGRAM... 16 19 7 20 15 17 11 1 13 10 BEATKEEPER 9 12 2 or SAMPLER 8 3 4 5 6 17 14 Numark - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1998 Industries 6 http://www.numark.com
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DM1200/DM1235/DM1285 GUIDED TOUR OF FEATURES AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS... INSTALLATION AND OPERATION CROSSFADER SECTION Study the Connections Diagram on page 5. The Crossfader Assign knob to the left of the 14. First, connect all stereo input sources. Next crossfader lets you choose which input channel will be connect your microphone(s) and monitor heard when the crossfader is in the far left position. headphones. Make sure all faders are at "zero" and The Crossfader Assign knob to the right o
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DM1200/DM1235/DM1285 DJ MIC SECTION MASTER/BOOTH OUTPUT SECTION Your mixer has an extremely flexible DJ Mic channel. 12. The Stereo Master Fader controls the overall The Talkover function reduces the level of the music output level. while leaving the DJ Mic at normal volume. 13. Stereo/Mono toggle adjusts the Master output 7. Neutrik™ “Combo” connector allows connection of for the operation selected. either a 1/4” jack or an XLR jack. This is ideal for connecting an XLR gooseneck directly into
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DM1200/DM1235/DM1285 EQUALIZER SECTION 16. 6-Band Stereo Graphic Equalizer (EQ). EQ GENERAL EQ HINTS compensates for differences in source material sound quality. In ultra-compact mobile systems this EQ can • Boost the 42Hz band for deep bass tones and be used to tailor the sound to the acoustical solid kick drum sound. Use sparingly because this requirements of the room. Center frequencies are dramatically increases demand on power amplifiers 42Hz, 152Hz, 480Hz, 1.5kHz, 4.8kHz and 15.4kHz. an
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DM1200/DM1235/DM1285 the DM1235 with BEATKEEPER H I F G E E. BPM DISPLAY- (--)- No audio signal is being processed for this input, or the Beatkeeper has not completed tracking the BPM for this input. A (NUMBER)- The respective input is currently playing music C with this number of Beats Per Minute (as determined by the Beatkeeper). B F. DOWN BEAT LED (Red) D OFF- The Beatkeeper has not yet matched the beat of the respective audio input. BLINKING- The Beatkeeper has matched this LED to the beat
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DM1200/DM1235/DM1285 Channel Selection Beat Assist When your mixer is first turned on, the channels The Beatkeeper is foolproof. The Beatkeeper can selected will be 1 & 2 respectively. If you wish to track track any music up to 199 beats per minute. The unit, the beat of another channel, tap on the channel select however, is set to automatically track tempos between button until the desired input is reached. 80-150BPM. Of course, not all music is within this NOTE: The Beatkeeper will track th
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DM1200/DM1235/DM1285 In order to create the perfect mix, your goal Channel Mixing is to keep both bar graphs as close to One exciting feature of your Beatkeeper built into centered (Greenor Yellow) as possible. your mixer is the option to visually beat mix more than 2 First, align the top graph, the Tempo Difference Graph. sources at the same time. Once you have synced a This graph indicates how close the two BPMs are to each channel of the Beatkeeper, the unit will continue to track other. If
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DM1200/DM1235/DM1285 BEATKEEPER TROUBLESHOOTING T1 The BPM goes way off when using the search T8 The beat tracking suddenly gets off track. button on my high tech CD mixer. This may happen if the music has several beats missing, or the Some high tech CD mixers have a cueing feature which allows you to cue rhythm suddenly becomes extremely complex or variable. You can precisely to an exact spot in the music so you can slam mix. The only either resync the beat using the Beat Assist button or wai
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DM1200/DM1235/DM1285 DM1285 with DIGITAL SAMPLER 1 TO RECORD A SAMPLE 2 a - Press the Write button once to go into stand by 4 mode. The Red LED will go on. 3 b - Select the bank (or multiple banks) into which you want to record. Any bank can be selected. Each bank 5 contains 3 seconds of recording time. If you want to record a longer sample, select multiple banks (they 6 must be adjoining). To playback a multi-bank sample you must reselect the same banks later. Note: To 7 over
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DM1200/DM1235/DM1285 3. The Speed Control plays samples faster or slower • In Single or Repeat play with Trigger you are ready resulting in a pitch shift of the sample. In the center to "stab" samples. With the Trigger Out, the sample position, the sample is played at recorded speed. plays all the way through before you can play it again. Moving the knob to the left will slow down playback by With it In, you can stab or stutter a sample. When you up to 50%; moving the knob to the right will s
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DM1200/DM1235/DM1285 DM1200/DM1235/DM1285 REAR PANEL DIAGRAM ... 11 8 8 8 1 10 2 7 7 7 7 7 4 5 3 9 9 9 6 REAR PANEL: INPUTS AND OUTPUTS 1. Power Connector. Plug in power cord here and check the voltage level to match your country’s standard. 2. GND is the grounding lug for turntables 1, 2 and 3 (phono inputs on Channels 1, 2 and 3). Always use this connection (your turntable cable should have a grounding wire). 3. The Stereo Main Outputs are low-impedance RCA connectors controlled by the Master
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DM1200/DM1235/DM1285 CONNECTION DIAGRAM... Main Balanced Sound System Microphone 2 w/ Amplifier Keyboard Turntable 1 Digital Sampler Tape Deck AC Outlet Zone Tape Deck Sound System CD Player Turntable 2 w/ Amplifier Turntable 3 Main Unbalanced Sound System w/ Amplifier Numark - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1998 Industries 17 http://www.numark.com
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DM1200/DM1235/DM1285 SPECIFICATIONS... INPUTS: DIMENSIONS: 482mmx232mmx111mm 19” x9 1/8” x4 3/8” Line:10kΩ input impedance 80 mV rms sensitivity (for 1.22 V output) WEIGHT: DM1200 4.3kgs 9.6lbs DM1235/DM1285 5.1kgs 11.2lbs Mic: 10kΩ input impedance balanced/unbalanced 2.5 mV rms sensitivity (for 1.22 V output) 500 mV rms max input Phono: 47kΩ input impedance DM1235 with BEATKEEPER 1.5 mV rms sensitivity @ 1 KHz (for 1.22 V output) Sync Lock Mode BPM update rate Every beat O
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DM1200/DM1235/DM1285 BLOCK DIAGRAM... Numark - The Leader in DJ Technology ©1998 Industries 19 http://www.numark.com
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Professional Disc Jockey Products Warranty and Service Information Numark Industries, LLC and Numark International, Inc. (hereafter “Numark”) warrants each new product manufactured and/or supplied by it to be free from defects in material or workmanship under conditions of normal use and service for 360 days, beginning on the date of purchase from an authorized Numark Dealer, but not to exceed 2 years from date of shipment by Numark. The Numark obligation under this warranty is limited to repa
