Introduction
1-3. Connections when using external record-
ing devices2. Turning the power on/off
Here are the connections for recording your song onto an ex-
ternal device (DAT, MD, tape recorder, etc.).2-1. Connecting the power supply
� Optical digital (S/P DIF) input jack of a DAT or MD 1 Connect the included AC/DC power.
? [S/P DIF OUT] of the D1200 (use an optical digital
cable for connections)Connect the included power cable to the AC/DC power
supply.
� AUX IN jacks of a cassette tape recorder or other ana-
log recording device ? [MASTER OUT L/R] jacks of 2 Plug the power cable from the AC/DC power supply
the D1200into an AC outlet.
2-2. Turning the power on
1-4. Connections when using an external effect
Follow this procedure to turn on the power of the D1200 and Parts and their functionIf you apply an external effect to the signal that is sent from
the [AUX OUT] jack, connect the return from the effect unit each connected device.
to the [INPUT 1]�[INPUT 4] jacks.Before you turn on the power, be sure to set the volume
You can select whether the effect will be returned to the of each device to the minimum position, and turn on the
mixer channels in the same way as for conventional in-power switches starting with the �upstream� devices
puts, or sent directly to the master bus. (? p.45)that output the audio signal.
1 Lower the D1200�s [MASTER] fader to � .
1-5. Pedal connectionsLower the volume on external devices to the minimum
position.
Using a pedal switch to perform manual punch recording 2 Turn on the power of external input devices, such as a
or play/stop operationskeyboard that sends an audio signal to the D1200.
their function
Connect a pedal switch (separately sold option: PS-1) to 3 Press the [POWER] switch of the D1200 to turn on the
the [FOOT SWITCH] jack.power.
The display will show the opening message. Then the Objects in the display and
Using a foot pedal to control an effect[SONG] �SelSong� tab page will appear.
Connect an expression pedal (separately sold option:
EXP-2, XVP-10) to the [EXPRESSION PEDAL] jack.
A volume pedal will not function correctly even if con-
nected.
1-6. MIDI connections
Controlling effects or switching scenes from an external
MIDI deviceThe song number that had been selected when you
turned off the power will be selected.Basic operation
� MIDI OUT connector of the external MIDI device ?
[MIDI IN] connector of the D1200 (? p.79)4 Turn on the power of external output devices such as
the monitor system to which the audio from the D1200
Synchronizing the D1200 with a MIDI sequencer etc.is being sent.
� MIDI IN connector of your sequencer ? [MIDI OUT]
connector of the D1200 (use a MIDI cable for connec-2-3. Turning the power off
tions)Turn off the power when you are finished all operations
� MIDI OUT connector of your sequencer ? [MIDI IN]
connector of the D1200 (? p.79)such as song playback and recording. Use the following pro-
cedure to turn off the power of the D1200 and of each con-
nected device.
1-7. USB connectionsNever disconnect the AC/DC power supply until the
power has been turned completely off. Doing so may
Save or backup data on your pcPreparationsPreparations
cause data to be lost.
�Your PC�s USB connector ? the D1200�s [USB] con-When turning the power off, set the volume of all devic-
nector (use a USB cable for connections) (? p.77)
es to the minimum position, and turn off the power
switches starting with the �downstream� devices to
which the audio signal is being sent.
Audio that you record on the D1200 and mixer settings
etc. that you make are saved automatically when you se-
lect or change songs, or when you turn off the power.
However, effect settings you edit outside of Modeling
mode will be lost if you turn off the power without sav-
ing them.
1 If you want to keep the effect settings you edited out-
side of Modeling mode, save them (? p.43).
2 Lower the [MASTER] fader of the D1200 to � . Set the
volume of externally connected device to the minimum
Listening to the demo song
position.
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