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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read these instructions.

Keep these instructions.

Heed all warnings.

Follow all instructions.

Do not use this apparatus near water.

Mains powered apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and

that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the

apparatus.

Clean only with dry cloth.

Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the

manufacturer's instructions.

Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves,

or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A

polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type

plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third

prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into youroutlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet. (for U.S.A.

and Canada)

Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs,

convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods

of time.

Turning off the power switch does not completely isolate this product from the

power line so remove the plug from the socket if not using it for extended

periods of time.

Install this product near the wall socket and keep the power plug easily

accessible. WARNINGThis apparatus shall be connected to a mains socket outlet with a

protective earthing connection.

Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when

the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or

plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the

apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not

operate normally, or has been dropped.

Do not install this equipment on the far position from wall outlet and/or

convenience receptacle.

Do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a box for the

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Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the

manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution

when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

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presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the

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THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for U.S.A.)This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B

digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to

provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential

installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency

energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may

cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is noguarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this

equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which

can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to

try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Unauthorized changes or modification to this system can void the users authority

to operate this equipment.

In North America use only on 120V supply.

* FireWire and FireWire symbol are trademarks of Apple Computer, inc., registered

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in the operating manual, you must dispose of the product in an

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will depend on your locality, so please contact the appropriate local

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Table of Contents

Introduction..................................................... 51. Main features........................................................... 5

2. Parts of the ZERO8 ......... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... . 6Top panel .................................................................................................... 6Rear panel...................................................................................................8

Connections and Operation ........................... 101. Preparations........................................................... 10

Connecting your output devices .............................................................. 10

Connecting your input devices ................................................................ 10

Turning the power on ............................................................................... 11

Turning the power off............................................................................... 11

2. Using the mixer ...................................................... 11Selecting the input s .................................................................................. 11

Adjusting the in put levels........................................................................12Mix ing the sounds ................................................................................... 12

Crossfader... ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ .............. 12

Master outpu t / Booth outpu t ..................................................................12

Monitoring ...............................................................................................12

Adjusting the effect levels ........................................................................ 13

3. Equalizer ................................................................ 13

4. BPM system....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... ..... 14Settin g the BPM manually ...................................................................... 14

Settin g the BPM using tap tempo ........................................................... 14

Settin g the BPM automatically ............................................................... 14

5. Effects.................................................................... 15Effect types ...............................................................................................15Operating the effects ................................................................................ 16

FireWire interface functions ........................... 171. FireWire audio interface ............ ....... ....... ....... ....... . 17

Using the ZER O8 at the 192 kHz sampling rate .................................... 18

2. FireWire MIDI interface ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... .. 19Using t he ZERO 8 as a MIDI controller.................................................. 19

FireWire A udio/MIDI device name list ................................................... 20MID I connections .................................................................................... 21

System setup................................................. 221. Setup procedure ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... ..... 22

2. Setup parameter guide ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... . 22Selecting the fader curve .......................................................................... 22

MID I control change m essage settings .................................................... 23

FireWire audio output settings ................................................................ 25

Viewing the EQ types .............................................................................. 25

Adju sting the LCD display, and initializing the settings ....................... 25

Installing the software ................................... 271. Installing the driver and editor software in Windows XP

.............................................................................. 27ZER O4/Z ERO8 application installer...................................................... 27

Installing the KORG FireWire Audio/MIDI driver ................................ 28

Settin g up ZER O Edit .............................................................................28

Allowing installation of unsigned drivers ............................................... 28

2. Installing the editor software in Mac OS X ....... ........ 29Installing the software..............................................................................29

Settin g up ZER O Edit .............................................................................29

Appendix...................................................... 301. Troubleshooting ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ...... 30

2. Error messages...... ...... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... . 33

3. Specifications ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... .. 33Main specifications .................................................................................. 33

An alog and digital input/outpu t specifications ....................................... 33

Included items .......................................................................................... 34


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Auto BPM detecti onAn au to BPM detector is built-in, allowing you to d etect the BPM of aud io

material on a specific channel. You can u se tap tem po alone or in conjunc-

tion with au to BPM to enhance the tem po d etection. (Manual BPM can also

be used .) BPM Delays and other effects can be synchronized to the speci-

fied BPM.

Push-knob MIDI controllerIn add ition to the knobs of the mixer channels, there are eight push-knobs

that you can use as MIDI controllers. You can assign switch operations and

encoder operations to each of the eight pu sh-knobs, and create four banks

of these assignments, letting you control a total of 64 parameters

(switch+encoder x eight x four banks).

Touch-panel LCDThe ZERO8 features a TouchView LCD th at functions as a display an d also

offers intuitive, on-screen parameter editing. In addition, the LCD panel

borrows from KORG KAOSS technology, so you can also control mu ltiple

effect or MIDI param eters in real time.

Mic preampsThe mic preamp s built into the MIC jacks use high aud io quality circuitry

designed with the cooperation of Peter Watts Designs Corporation.

This logo is the property of the Peter Watts Designs Corpo-

ration led by Peter Watts, a veteran designer of numerous

professional audio devices throughout his tenure at the

Trident A udio Corporation in the UK and as chief engineer

and developer at M ackie Designs in t he USA .

IntroductionThank you for purchasing the Korg LIVE CONTROL CONSOLE ZERO8.

To ensure full enjoyment of your new p urchase, please read th is owner s

manual carefully and use the p roduct as d irected.

1. Main featuresEight-channel stereo digit al mixer

The ZERO8 is a 24-bit stereo digital mixer that su pports sampling frequen-

cies of 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 96kHz, and even 192 kHz for ultra-high qu ality

audio.

FireWire audio/MIDI interfaceThe ZERO8 is also an au dio/ MIDI interface via featuring tw o FireWire

connections. By connecting your computer and ZERO8 via a FireWire

cable, and youll be able to transfer audio and MIDI data to and from th e

ZERO8. Up to 16 channels (in and out) of audio data transfer are sup-

ported.

Flexible channel selectionIn addition to mic/ guitar/ line/ phono analog audio inputs, the ZERO8

also provides d igital audio inpu ts from the FireWire interface. In ad dition,

each mixer chann el can also serve as a MIDI controller, giving y ou flexible

control of your audio sources.

EQ t ype selecto rYou can sp ecify the type of EQ for each channel. The EQ typ es include ty pi-

cal EQ curves tuned to a pa rticular musical genre, as well as types avail-

able only with d igital processing, such as filters and isolators.

Fader/crossfader curve controller

Parameters are provided so that you can create your own fader curves andcrossfader curv e. Since you can specify the fader curve separately for each

channel, you can obtain the exact sharpness and p lay you wan t for the fad-

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2. Parts of the ZERO8

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1. INPUT SELECTOR kn obSelects the inpu t jack or FireWire audio signal tha t will be assigned to

the mixer channel. With this knob in certain positions, the send knobs,

pan kn ob, EQ knobs and/ or faders will operate as MIDI controllers.

2. GAIN knobAdjust the gain of the audio input assigned to the mixer channel.

TIP: If the MIC input level is too high, causing the sound to dis-tort, press the rear panel MIC GAIN switch to change the mic

preamp gain to LOW.

3. EQ SELECTOR knobSelects the type of EQ. Switching the EQ typ e will change the function

of the EQ knobs or vary the tonal character that occurs when ad justing

each of the HI/ MID/ LO frequency bands.

4. EQ knobsNormally, the HIGH, MID, and LO knobs

boost or cut the sound in each frequency

range. The MID-FREQ knob changes the

center frequency of the MID ran ge. Depend-

ing on the typ e of EQ selected in the previ-

ous step, the function of the knobs may

change.

5. PAN knobAdjusts the left/ right audio balance.

6. SEND knobsEXT1, EXT2: Adjusts the send levels to the

effect processors connected to the EXT

SEND1/ 2 jacks.

ZERO FX SEND : Adjusts th e send level to

the inter nal send effect (ZERO FX SEND).

7. SOLO/ CUT switch

If you set this switch to the SOLO position,only the sound of that mixer channel will be

sent from the master out. The sound of the

other mixer channels will not be output.

TIP: More than one mixer channel can

be set to SOLO.

If you hold the switch in the CUT p osition,

the sound of that mixer channel will be

muted.

TIP: You cant leave the switch set to the

CUT position.

8. CUE buttonWhen the CUE button is lit (ON), the pre-fader sound of that mixer channel will be

sent to the CUE bus. By setting the MONI-

TOR BAL knob toward CUE, you can mon i-

tor the sound of the CUE bus through h ead-

phones.

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9. A, B buttonsBy pressing the A or B button you can assign this mixer channel to ei-

ther side of the crossfader (crossfader channel A or B).

10. Channel faderAdjusts the level of the input audio assigned to this mixer channel.

11. EXT1 knob, EXT2 knob, ZERO FX knob, CUE but tonEXT1, EXT2:Adjust the return levels from the devices connected to th e

EXT1 RETURN jacks an d EXT2 RETURN jacks.

ZERO FX SEND :Adjusts the return level from the internal send effect.

CUE: If you turn on the CUE button, the respective return signal will

be sent to the CUE bus.

12. BOOTH volume knobAdjusts the outp ut level from the BOOTH

OUT jacks. This will output the same

sound as the M ASTER OUT jacks.

13. MASTER volum e knobAdjusts the output level from the MAS-

TER OUT jacks.

14. Headp hone jackYou can connect headph ones to the headp hone jack to monitor the au-

dio of the MONITOR bus or CUE bus.

15. MONITOR BAL knobIf this is turned toward CUE, the headphones will monitor the CUE

bus. If this is turned toward MASTER, the headphones will monitor

the MASTER OUT jacks.

16. MON ITOR LEVEL knobAdjusts the headphone volume.

17. SETUP butt onSwitches the LCD Display to the

MAIN settings page, allowing you to

edit or view various settings.

18. BPM buttonAccesses the BPM page in th e LCD display, allowing you to turn the

auto BPM detection on/ off, select the source, and set the BPM manu -

ally.

19. AUTO buttonTurns auto BPM detection on (LED lit) or off (LED dar k).

20. TAP buttonThe timing interval at which you press this button is used to set the

BPM value or as a gu ide for auto BPM detection.

21. MIDI CON TROL BANK A, BANK B, BANK C, BANKD buttonsThese button s access the MIDI CON TROL BANK A, BANK B, BANK

C, and BANK D pages. The eight push -knobs and the touch pad can be

used as MIDI controllers to transmit the MIDI messages you assign for

each bank.

22. Push-knobs 18These are controllers used to edit the parameters shown in the LCD

display. When you re in the MIDI CONTROL page, these can also be

used a s controllers to transm it MIDI control messages.

23. LCD d isplay

This display features the TouchView system with a built-in touchpanel. You can u se it to select parameters show n in the LCD d isplay,

and also as a controller for touch-pad effects. When youre in the M IDI

CONTROL page, you can also use the LCD panel as an X/ Y pad MIDI

controller.

24. HOLD buttonHolds the current value when youre

operating an effect that uses the tou ch-

pad.

25. CHAN NEL, SEND, MASTER buttonsThese buttons access pages where you can adjust the parameters for

each effect.

CHANNEL: Accesses the channel effect, which can be inserted into a

mixer channel. You can specify the mixer channel in w hich the channel

effect will be inserted, an d select an effect program.

SEND: Accesses the send effect, which is applied to the sound sent

from each chan nel according to its effect send level setting. You can

specify the return level that is sent back to the master bus.

MASTER: Accesses the master effect, which is ap plied to the sound of

the master bus.

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26. CrossfaderCrossfades the sound s that are assigned to the crossfaders channel A

and channel B, and outputs the result to the master bus.

27. Master level metersThese are needle-style meters that indicates the output from master

outs (Left and Right). If clipping occurs, the red LED w ill light; adjust

the master ou t level so that this indicator does not light.

28. FireWire ind icatorIf the ZERO8 is connected to your compu ter via a FireWire cable, this

indicator will light when the connection is detected.

Tip: Start up your host application after this indicator has lit.

Handling the LCD displayNever app ly strong pressure to the LCD display or place heavy objects

on it. Rough hand ling may crack or break the LCD display.

Use only your fingertip to op erate the disp lay, since scraping or rub-

bing the surface may scratch it. If the display sh ould requ ire cleaning,

wipe it gently with a soft dry cloth. Do not use an organic solvent suchas thinner, since this may cause deformation.

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1. INPUT 18 (LINE) jacksThese are 1/ 4" TRS phon e-type balanced inpu t jacks.

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Balanced TRS phone plug Unbalanced phone plug

COLD HOT GND HOT

2. INPUT 18 (CD/ LINE) jacksThese are RCA-type unbalanced input jacks.

3. PHON O 13 jacks, GND termin alThese are phono input jacks for connecting turntables; a grounding

terminal is also provided.

4. MIC1, MIC2 jacksTwo types of jacks are provided: TRS

phone jacks and XLR jacks (with +48V

phantom power sup ply).If you connect the TRS phone jacks, the

XLR jacks cannot be used .

5. MIC GAIN switches48These set the m ic preamp g ain for the MIC 1 and M IC 2 jacks.

6. +48V PHAN TOM switchesThese turn ph antom p ower on/ off for the MIC 1 and MIC 2 jacks.

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Phantom pow er is supp lied to the balanced XLR jacks.

Note: If you connect or disconnect a condenser mic with the phan-

tom power switch turned on, you risk damaging your equip-

ment. Make sure that the phantom power switch is off before

you conn ect or disconnect a condenser mic.

Caution: Never connect any device other than a condenser mic if the

phantom power switch is on. Doing so may damage your

equipment.

7. GUITAR jackConnect a guitar or bass gu itar to this jack.

This is a 1/ 4" phon e-type unbalanced inp ut jack.

8. EXT1 SEND, EXT2 SEND jacksThese jacks output the signal sent from each channel to the external

sends. Conn ect these jacks to the inp uts of your external effect proces-

sors.

9. EXT1 RETURN, EXT2 RETURN jacks

The sound received at the RETURN jacks is mixed into the ma ster bus.Connect the outp uts of your external effect processors to these inputs.

10. BOOTH OUT jacksThese outputs provide the same audio signal as the MASTER OUT

jacks. You can use the BOOTH knob to adjust th e BOOTH OUT jacks

to a d ifferent level than MASTER OUT.

These are 1/ 4" TRS phon e-type balance outpu t jacks.

11. MASTER OUT (XLR) jacksThese jacks output the audio of the master bus.

12. MASTER OUT (TRS ph one) jacksThese jacks output the audio of the master bus.

These are 1/ 4" TRS phon e-type balance outpu t jacks.

13. MASTER OUT outpu t level select sw itchThis switches the level of the TRS phone MASTER OUT jacks. Set this

to the appropriate position for the equipment youve connected.

14. FireWire connectorYou can connect the ZERO8 to your compu ter and u se it as an audio/

MIDI interface.

The two connectors op erate in the sam e way. The connector not con-

nected to your computer can be used for daisy-chain connections.

15. DIGITAL OUT (coaxial) jackThis is a S/ PDIF type digital output. It outputs the same audio as the

MASTER OUT jacks in digital form.

You can connect this to the inp ut jack of a consum er digital aud io de-

vice.It is an RCA ph ono-type coaxial jack.

16. MIDI IN connectorThis connector receives MIDI messages. Incoming MIDI messages can

be sent to you r compu ter via the FireWire connector.

17. MIDI OUT connectorThis connector re-transmits (thru-es) the MIDI messages received

from your computer via the FireWire connector. It also transm its MIDI

messages p roduced by th e ZERO8 itself.

18. Power inletConnect the included pow er cable to this connector.

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Connections and Operation

1. PreparationsBefore you connect your equipm ent, you must tu rn off the power an d dis-

connect the pow er cable from the AC outlet.

Connecting your output devices

Connecting your input devicesUse the ap propriate jacks for the devices youre connecting.

Mic: MIC jacks (TRS phone jack or balanced XLR jack)

Guit ar: GUITAR jack

Sampler, keyboard, etc.: LINE jacks (TRS phone-type balanced input jacks)

CD player: CD/ LINE jacks (RCA type un balanced inpu t jacks)

Turntable: PHONO input jacks and ground connector

Powered Monitors

Master Recorder (Analog input)

PA Mixer

TURNTABLEGUITAR

MIC

CD PLAYER

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Turning the power onWhen powering-on the ZERO8, you must use the following order.

1. Connect the p ower cable.Connect the included power cable to the power inlet.

2. Power-on the external equipm ent thats connected to

the inpu t jacks.

3. Turn dow n the ZERO8s MASTER volum e knob.

4. Turn on the p ower sw itch located on t he ZERO8s rear

panel.

5. Power-on your monitor amp and the amp that is con-

nected to the MASTER OUT jacks.

Turning the power off

1. Turn dow n the ZERO8s MASTER volum e knob.2. Turn off the power of your monitor amp and the amp

connected to the MASTER OUT jacks.

3. Turn off the pow er switch located on th e ZERO8s rear

panel.

2. Using the mixer

Selecting the inputsHeres how to assign a set of input jacks to a specific mixer channel.

1. Use the top panel INPUT SELECTOR knob to select thedesired inpu t.The knobs of each mixer channel for which you selected an aud io in-

put will light orange.

Knobs that are op erating as MIDI controllers will light blue.

PHONO 1, 2, 3 Select the sound from the devices

connected to the PHONO 1 jacks,

PHONO 2 jacks, or PHONO 3

jacks respectively.

MIC 1, 2 Select the sound from the devices

connected to the MIC 1 jack or MIC

2 jack respectively.

GUITAR Selects the sound from the deviceconnected to the GUITAR jack.

LINE Selects the sound of the device con-

nected to the LINE jacks.

CD/ LINE Selects the sound of the device con-

nected to the CD/ LINE jacks.

FireWire AUDIO Selects the sound from the com-

puter connected to the FireWire

connector.

FireWire AUDIO + MIDI Selects the sound from the com-

puter connected to the FireWire

connector. In this case, the SEND

(EXT 1, EXT 2, ZERO FX SEND)knobs and PAN kn ob will operate

as MIDI controllers.

MIDI CONTROL The controllers of the mixer chan-

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TIP: If youve selected FireWire AUDIO or FireWire AUDIO

+ MIDI, the output to the FireWire connector will be the

pre-EQ signal of the source connected to the INPUT (LIN E)

jacks.

If youve made settings in t he SETTIN G page so that the out-

put of the specified channel is other than PRE EQ , PRE

FDR, or POST FDR, those settings will take priority.

Adjusting the input levels

1. Adjust the GAIN knob.Adjust this knob so that the level indicator does not light red even

when the maximum level is being input.

TIP: If youre using mic input and have connected a mic that has

a high level, set the MIC GA IN switch to LOW.

Mixing the sounds

1. Use the fader of each m ixer channel to adjust its volume

level.

2. Use the PAN kn ob of each mixer channel to adjust its

stereo position.

CrossfaderYou can use the crossfader to crossfade between the sounds youve as-

signed to crossfader channels A and B. By using the crossfader you can

perform DJ techniques such as switching instantly between the sounds of

two channels or crossfading smoothly between them.

1. For the mixer channel that you want to assign to

crossfader channel A, press the A button to turn it on

(the LED will light).You ma y turn on the A button for more tha n one m ixer channel if de-

sired.

2. For the mixer channel that you want to assign to

crossfader channel B, press the B button to turn it on

(the LED will light).

3. To cancel this setting, simply press a lit button once

again.If a mixer channel is n ot assigned to either chann el A or B (i.e., if nei-

ther of these LEDs are lit), the sound of that mixer channel w ill be sent

to the master bus without passing through the crossfader.

Master output / Booth outputThe mixed soun d is outp ut from the MASTER OUT jacks and the BOOTHOUT jacks.

The same mixed sound is output from both sets of jacks, but you can use

the MASTER knob and BOOTH knob to ind epend ently adjust each one to

a different volume.

Adjusting the volume

1. Use the MASTER volume knob to ad just the volume of

the MASTER OUT jacks.Adjust the volume to a level that does n ot cause the level meter to light

red.

2. Use the BOOTH volume knob to adjust the volume of

the BOOTH OUT jacks.

3. Use the MONITOR LEVEL knob to ad just the volum e of

the headphones.

MonitoringConnect headphones to the headphone jack so that you can refer to the

mixed sound or the audio inputs.

CUEThis function lets you monitor your p erformance through headp hones

withou t outpu tting it from the MASTER OUT jacks. To monitor the sou nd

of the CUE bus through headp hones, turn the m onitor section MONITOR

BAL knob toward the CUE position. In this state, you can leave a fader

lowered but turn CUE on and use your head phones to check the sound

adjusted by EQ and the channel effect; then when youve adjusted the

sound to your liking, raise the channel fader to outpu t the sound from the

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Monitoring via CUEBy turning on the CUE button of a mixer channel, you can send its pre-

fader sound to the CUE bus.

1. Turn on th e CUE button of the mixer chann el you want

to mon itor.

2. Use the MONITOR BAL knob to adjust the volum e bal-ance of the master output sound and the CUE bus

sound.Use the MON ITOR LEVEL knob to adjust the ov erall volume.

Adjusting the effect levelsIf youre using external effect processors, connect them to the EXT 1/ 2

SEND jacks an d EXT 1/ 2 RETURN jacks.

1. Use each m ixer channels EXT 1 and EXT 2 SEND kn obs

to adjust the send levels that are output to the SEND

jacks.Use the EXT 1 and EXT 2 RETURN knobs to adjust th e return levels

that are received from the RETURN 1 and RETURN 2 jacks.

2. Use each mixer channels ZERO FX SEND k nobs to ad-

just the send level to the (built-in) send effect.Use the ZERO FX SEND RETURN knob to adjust the return level from

the send effect.

TIP: The CUE buttons for the EXT1, EXT 2, and ZERO FX re-

turns in troduce their respective signals to the CUE bus before

the it passes through the return level knobs.

Set the return level to zero and turn the CUE butt on on (lit).

Now youll be able to use headphones (set to CUE) to adjust

the return sound. W hen youve adjusted the sound to your

liking, raise the EXT1, EXT 2 or ZERO FX return level knobs

to send the signal to the master outputs.

3. EqualizerUsing the equalizer to adjust the sound

Traditionally, an equalizer (EQ) divides the sound into different frequency

regions, allowing you to shap e the tonal character of the sound by boost-

ing or cutting the outpu t of each region. In more modern app lications, the

EQ can be u sed as an effect, providing filter sweeps an d isolator functions.The ZERO8 provides 11 different typ es of EQ.

1. Use the EQ SELECTOR knob to select the equ alizer

type.

EQ type: These are a variety of EQ types with frequency re-

sponses suitable for d ifferent styles. Choose the typ e thats ap-

propriate for your needs.

A Z ERO EQ

B BOO ST

C H YPED

D RO UN D-Q

E SLAMMING

ISOLATOR type: This is a -12dB/ oct isolator. It divides th e in-

put soun d into frequency regions, and allows you to individu-

ally cut the sound of each region. If you turn th e knobs of all re-

gions completely toward the left, the sound w ill disappear com-

pletely.

F ZERO ISOLATOR

G ZERO ISOLATOR WIDE DIVIDER

H ZERO ISOLATOR LOW

FILTER type :These are filter types in which HI is an LPF and LO

is a HPF. Turnin g HI dow n (toward the left) will lower the cutoff

frequency of the LPF. Turning LO down (toward the left) will

raise the cutoff frequency. MID operates as a peaking EQ.

I ZERO FILTERJ ZERO FILTER DENSE

K ZERO FILTER SPIKY

2. Use the EQ knobs to control the type of EQ you se-

lected.Adjust the three bands (HI/ MID/ LO) to obtain the desired tone.

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4. BPM systemIn the ZERO8, the BPM (Beats Per Minute) setting is used as the master

clock for MIDI and for effects that are synchronized to the BPM. The

ZERO8 has an Auto BPM function that automatically detects the BPM from

an au dio inpu t source. You can also set th e BPM manually.

Setting the BPM manually

1. Press the BPM button to access the BPM page.

2. Turn p ush-knob s 7 and 8 to set the desired BPM.By turning pu sh-knob 8 you can a djust the BPM in fine steps of 0.01.

Setting the BPM using tap tempoPress the TAP button a t least three times to the beat of the song. The inter-

val at which you p ressed the button w ill be calculated, and specified as the

BPM value.

Setting the BPM automaticallyHeres how you can use th e Auto BPM Counter to detect the BPM of a song

thats being input.

1. Press the BPM button to access the BPM page.

2. In the LCD d isplay, press 18 or the MASTER button to

select the source wh ose BPM you w ant to d etect.If you select 18, the BPM will be detected from th e soun d of the cor-

responding channel.

If you select MASTER, the BPM will be detected from the mixed sound

of all channels.

3. In the LCD display, press the AUTO BPM button to turn

AUTO BPM on; au tomatic BPM detection will begin.If the BPM is detected incorrectly, you can leave AUTO BPM turned

on, and press the TAP button at th e beat of the song; the BPM will be

automatically detected u sing your man ual tapping as a gu ideline.

While AUTO BPM is on, the BPM will continue to be adjusted auto-

matically even if the BPM of the aud io input is changing.

TIP: By pressing the AU TO BPM button on the panel, you can

turn AUTO BPM on/off even when youre not in the BPM

page.

TIP: The BPM cannot be detected correctly for songs that dont

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5. EffectsThe ZERO8 provides th ree independ ent effect processors: a Chann el Effect

which is used by inserting it into a mixer chann el, a Send Effect which is

applied to the sound sent by the send level knob of each mixer channel,

and a Master Effect wh ich is applied to the final stage of the master bus. To

access the setting pages for each of these effects, press the CHANNEL,

SEND, or MASTER button s in th e ZERO FX section.

Channel EffectThe channel effect is used by inserting it into a mixer channel, where it will

process only the audio input of that channel.

To select the channel effect, press the CH ANN EL button of the ZERO FX

section to access the channel effect page. When the chann el effect page is

displayed , you can select the channel to which the effect will be applied.

TIP: The page that appears in the display will depend on the effect

program.

Send EffectThis is a send/ return typ e effect processor, which is applied to the sound

sent by the send level knob of each mixer channel.

To select the sen d effect, press the SEND button of the ZERO FX section to

access the send effect page.


program.

Mas ter EffectThe master effect is applied at the final stage to the overall mixed soun d.

To select the master effect, press th e MASTER button of the Z ERO FX sec-

tion to access the m aster effect pag e.


program.

Effect typesThe effect setting pa ge for each effect processor w ill appear as one of the

following five types, dep ending on the effect program th at is selected.

1: Touch effect 1 (eight-bar t ype)This is an eight-bar type effect program pa ge that you can control by draw-

ing in the touch area in the lower part of the page. Use your finger to

dra w the gain cu rve for each band of the 8BAND EQ.

2: Touch effect 2 (filter ty pe)This is a filter-type effect program page w here you can control the cutoff

frequency by sliding your finger horizontally in the tou ch area in the lowerpart of the page. You can control the resonance by sliding your finger in the

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3: Touch effect 3 (eight-pad ty pe)This is a eight-pad type effect program page that you can control by press-

ing the eight pads sh own in the tou ch area in the lower part of the page. By

pressing th e desired Beat setting of the LOOP DELAY effect, you can in-

stantly switch the delay times beat value.

4: Touch effect 4 (touch pad ty pe)This is a touch-pad type effect program page in w hich the entire page is a

touch ar ea. Different effect param eters can be assign ed to the X-axis and Y-

axis, allowing you to control two para meters simultaneou sly with a single

operation.

5: Knob control effectThis is an effect program page th at does not u se touch pad operations. You

can control up to six effect param eters assigned to the pu sh-knobs by turn-

ing the corresponding knob.

Operating the effects

Operating the touch effect typesIn touch effect pages 24, you can turn the H OLD button on (LED lit) to

maintain the current state of the effect.

HOLD on (LED lit): Hold will be enabled for the tou ch effect.

When you take your finger off the touch pad, the effect will remain in the

state in which you had last been touching the pad .

HOLD off (LED dar k): Hold will be d isabled for the tou ch effect.

When you take your finger off the touch pa d, the effect sound will be com-

pletely d ry.

Operating the knobs for each effect type

1. For touch effect types 14, you can u se the knobs to p er-

form the following op erations.Knob 1: Selects the effect program

Knob 4: Selects the effect channel w hen u sing a chan nel effect

Knobs 58: Edit the effect parameters (the p arameters th at can be ed-

ited will depend on the effect program)

2. For knob control effect type 5, you can use th e knobs to

perform the following operations.Knob 1: Selects the effect program

Knob 2: Selects the effect channel w hen u sing a chan nel effect

Knobs 38: Edit the effect parameters (the p arameters th at can be ed-

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FireWire interface functionsYou can conn ect the ZERO8 to your compu ter via a FireWire cable and u se

it as an audio/ MIDI interface.

Note: This device does not supply bus power.

Note: Do not simultaneously connect more than one computer to

the ZERO8.

Note: If you are using a host application such as sequencing soft-

ware, youll need to make audio and MIDI device settings.

For details, refer to the owners manual of the software youre

using.

Note: You must connect the ZERO 8 to your computer using a

FireWire cable and turn on the power before you start up your

software. Don' t disconn ect the FireWire cable or power-off

the ZERO8 while the software is running.

Note: If you' re using the ZERO8 with Mac OS X , turn off the Sleep

setting and power management settings.

Note: Each input/output device can be used with only one software

application. M ult i-client operation is not supported.Note: Use the included CD-ROM to install the KORG FireWire

Audio/MIDI driver into the computer you're using. (

p.27)

1. FireWire audio interfaceYou can use the ZERO8 as an audio interface. This lets you send the

ZERO8s audio inpu ts or mixed sound to your computer, and send the

audio outputs from a host application on your computer to the ZERO8.

Your FireWire-connected compu ter will detect the ZERO8 as an au dio in-

terface that provides a ma ximum of 16-in and 16-out au dio streams.

Limitations for different sampling ratesIf the ZERO8 is connected to you r compu ter, youll be able to change the

sampling rate from the control panel of the host application or audio

driver. The available number of effects and mixer channels will depend on

the sampling rate you select.

44.1 kHz or 48 kHz: Eight stereo channels + the interna l effects

(ZERO FX CHANNEL, SEND, MASTER)

96 kHz: Eight stereo channels

Note: When operating at 96 kHz, the internal effects (ZERO FX

CHANNEL, SEND, MASTER) and the channel EQ for

channels 58 will not be available. Nor will you be able to use

the EXT1 or EXT2 RETURN jacks.

Note: When using the ZERO8 with Mac OS X

Depending on the system youre using, you may experience

problems such as the operating system becoming unstablewhen you switch the sampling frequency.

If this occurs, you can start up as described below so that the

ZERO8 will operate with a fixed sampling frequency. In this

case, you w on' t be able to switch to another sampling fre-

quency from the computer.

44.1 kHz:Turn on the power while holding down the mixer

channel 1 Cu e button.

48 kHz: Turn on the power while holding down the mixer


96 kHz: Turn on the power while holding down the mixer


In the Mac OS Sy stem Settings / Sound / Output dialog box,verify that the ZERO8 has disappeared from the list of sound

output devices, and then turn the power on once again.

Depending on the ty pe of computer youre using, starting up

the computer with the ZERO8 already connected may cause

operation to become unstable. In this case, connect the

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Using the ZERO8 at the 192 kHz sampling rateBy starting up the ZERO8 in the special 192 kHz aud io mode, you can u se

it as a high-quality 24-bit/ 192 kHz 8-in/ 8-out audio interface.

Note: When using Mac OS X, the 192 kHz sampling rate is not

supported.

Starting up in 192 kHz audio modeWhile holding down the SETUP button, turn on the power.

Note: If you start up in 192 kHz audio mode, you wont be able to

switch to other sampling rates (44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 96 kHz).

If you want to switch to a different sampling rate, you must

turn off the power and then t urn the power on again to start

up in t he normal way.

Limitat ions in 192 kHz audio modeThe specifications are limited as follows w hen op erating in the special 192

kHz mode.

Num ber of channels: Four stereo channels (8-in/ 8-out)

Channel EQ: Not available

EXT 1, EXT 2 SEND/ RETURN: Not av ailable Internal effects (CH, SEND, MASTER): Not av ailable

Controller operation w hen in 192 kHz audio mode

Chann el controller

CH14 CH58

INPUT SELECTOR O pe ra tes n or ma lly N ot a va ila ble

GAIN O pe ra tes n or ma lly N ot a va ila ble

EQ SELECTOR MIDI con troller MIDI con troller(transmits program change messages)

HI MIDI con troller MIDI con troller

MID-FREQ MIDI con troller MIDI con troller

MID MIDI con troller MIDI con troller

LO MIDI con troller MIDI con troller

PAN MIDI con troller MIDI con troller

EXT1(SEND) MIDI con troller MIDI con troller

EXT2(SEND) MIDI con troller MIDI con troller

ZERO FX SEND MIDI con troller MIDI con troller

SOLO Op er at es no rm ally MIDI co nt ro ll er

MUTE Op er at es no rm ally MIDI co nt ro ll er

CUE Op er at es no rm ally MIDI co nt ro ll er

A Op er at es no rm ally MIDI co nt ro ll er

B Op er at es no rm ally MIDI co nt ro ll er

CH FADER Op er at es no rm ally MIDI co nt ro ll er

Master controllers

CROSSFADER Operates normally

EXT1(RETURN) Not available

EXT1(RETURN) CUE Not available

EXT2(RETURN) Not available

EXT2(RETURN)CUE Not available

ZERO FX(RETURN) Not available

ZERO FX(RETURN)CUE Not available

MONITOR BAL Operates normally

MONITOR LEVEL Operates normally

BOOTH Operates normally

MASTER Operates normally


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2. FireWire MIDI interfaceA MIDI device connected to the ZERO8s MIDI IN/ OUT connectors can

commu nicate with your comp uter via the FireWire connector.

About MIDIMIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, and is a world -wide

standard that allows electronic musical instruments and computers to ex-change a wide variety of performance-related information.

About the MIDI implementation chartThe owner s manu al of each MIDI device includ es a MIDI implementa-

tion chart. This chart makes it easy to determ ines the types of MIDI mes-

sages that each device is able to transmit or receive. When u sing two MIDI

devices, you can compare their MIDI implementation charts to see

whether th e messages transmitted by one d evice will be recognized by the

other device. The MIDI implementation chart for this d evice is provided on

the CD-ROM.

Note: Details of the MIDI functionality are provided in the MIDI

implementation, which can be found on the included CD-

ROM.

Using the ZERO8 as a MIDI controllerIn addition to functioning as a mixer, the ZERO8 can also be used as a

realtime controller that transmits MIDI messages to control an ap plication

on your comp uter or an externa l MIDI device such as a synth esizer.

Connecting to your computer

1. Install the MIDI driver.Use the included CD-ROM to install the KORG FireWire Audio/

MIDI driver in your compu ter. (p.27)

TIP: If youre using a Macintosh, you dont need to install a driver.

2. Use a FireWire cable to connect the ZERO8 to your com -

puter.

3. Make sure that your computer h as detected the ZERO8.

4. Start up you r host application.

Note: When you connect the ZERO8 to your computer via a

FireWire cable, it will be detected as a 3-in/3-out MIDI

interface. In this connection, ZERO 1 is used to commu-

nicate between the Z ERO8 and the included ZERO Edit

editor software. ZERO 2 is used to exchange MIDI mes-

sages between the ZERO8 and your MIDI host application

such as a DAW. ZERO 3 will operate as a MID I interfaceused to exchange messages with an external M IDI device con-

nected to the ZERO8s MIDI connectors. (p.20)

Note: Depending on the DAW or other MIDI host application

youre using, t he application may allocate all of the MIDI

ports w hen it is started-up.

If you want to use this type of application at the same time

as the Z ERO Edit editor for the ZER O8, you m ust start

up Z ERO Edit first and allow it to detect and connect the

ZERO 2 MIDI port. Then start up your MIDI host appli-

cation, and youll be able to use the Z ERO Edit softw are and

your other application at the same time.

Using the controllers of t he mixer channels as MIDI controllers

1. Turn the IN PUT SELECTOR knob to MIDI.For the mixer channel you w ant to use as a controller, turn the INPUT

SELECTOR knob to the MIDI position.

2. When you op erate the knobs/ switches of the selected

mixer channel, the MIDI control messages assigned to

each controller will be transmitted .At this time, the au dio received at the LINE inp ut jacks of the selected

mixer channel will be output to the m aster bus. However, you wont be

able to adjust the fad er, EQ, or balance. Use the GAIN kn ob to adjust

the volume.

3. You can u se the ded icated ZERO Edit editor software

(or the System Setup>MAIN>CONTROL page) to

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Using push-knobs 18 and the touch pad as MIDI controll ersYou can use p ush-knobs 18 and the tou ch pad (LCD display) as MIDI

controllers. Assignments for these controllers can be stored in the BANK 1

4 buttons, and recalled simply by pressing a button.

1. Press the BANK 1 butt on to access the MIDI control

bank p age. The BANK 1 button will light.

2. When you turn a pu sh-knob 18, the MIDI message as-

signed to the respective encoder op eration will be trans-

mitted.

3. When you p ush a p ush-knob 18, the MIDI message as-

signed to th e respective switch operation w ill be trans-

mitted.

4. When you tou ch the LCD display (touch pad), the MIDI

messages assigned to tou ch, X-axis, and Y-axis op era-

tions will be transmitted.

5. You can use System Setup or the ZERO Edit app licationto change th ese MIDI messages.

6. In the same w ay as for BANK 1, you can access the

BANK 2 4 pages and transmit the MIDI messages that

are assigned to the controllers in those banks.

FireWire Audio/ MIDI device name list

MIDI DevicePortNo MIDI IN MIDI OUT Remarks

1 ZERO 1 ZERO 1 Only for ZERO Edit

2 ZERO 2 ZERO 2 Only for MIDI control-

lers

3 ZERO 3 ZERO 3 For external MIDI IN/

OUT connectors

Note: Depending on t he application y oure using, the application

may display its own port name rather than obtaining the

name from the Z ERO8.

Audio DevicePortN o Aud io Input Corresponds to input jack

Aud io Output Corresponds to output jack

(factory sett ings*1)

1 ZERO 1L CH 1 L

ZERO 1L CH 1 L PRE EQ

2 ZERO 1R CH 1 RZERO 1R CH 1 R PRE EQ

3 ZERO 2L CH 2 L


4 ZERO 2R CH 2 R

ZERO 2R CH 2 R PRE EQ

5 ZERO 3L CH 3 L


6 ZERO 3R CH 3 R


7 ZERO 4L CH 4 L


8 ZERO 4R CH 4 RZERO 4R CH 4 R PRE EQ

9 ZERO 5L CH 5 L


10 ZERO 5R CH 5 R


11 ZERO 6L CH 6 L



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12 ZERO 6R CH 6 R


13 ZERO 7L CH 7 L


14 ZERO 7R CH 7 R


15 ZERO 8L CH 8 L

ZERO 8L CH 8 L PRE EQ16 ZERO 8R CH 8 R


17 ZERO INVALID AUDIO1 ---

--- ---

18 ZERO INVALID AUDIO2 ---

--- ---

Note: In some cases, audio input ports nu mber 17 and number 18

on your computer may show a port name such as ZERO

INVALID A UDIO1, INVALID A UDIO2 or INPUT17,

INPU T18. These audio input ports are invalid, and cannot

be used.

Note: Depending on the application youre using, the application

may display its own port name rather than obtaining the

name from the ZERO 8.

*1: The output locations of the audio output ports can be changed

by using S ystem S etup or the ZERO Edit application.

MIDI connectionsIn order to send and receive MIDI messages via the MIDI connectors, you

will need to obtain commercially-available MIDI cables. Connect these

cables between th e ZERO8s MIDI connectors and the MIDI connectors of

your externa l MIDI device.

MIDI IN connector: This receives MIDI messages from an other MIDI de-

vice. Connect it to the MIDI OUT connector of you r external d evice.

MIDI OUT connector: This transmits MIDI messages from the ZERO8.

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System setupHere you can specify the curve setting for each of the ZERO8's faders, and

specify the MIDI messages that will be assigned to the va rious controllers.

1. Setup procedurePress the SETUP button to access the SETTING MAIN p age. Here you canmake various settings for the ZERO8.

To sa ve t he setting parametersWhen you mod ify the setting parameters, the SETUP button will blink.

To save the setting parameters into the ZERO8s internal memory, press the

SETUP button w hile it is blinking, or m ove to a p age other tha n SETTING.

If you turn off the power w hile the SETUP button is blinking, the changes

you had made at that time will not be saved in internal memory.

2. Setup parameter guide

Selecting the fader curve

1. CHANNEL FADERHere you can select or create the fader curve setting for each of the chann el

faders. You can choose one of several pre-loaded cu rves, or you can ed it

the Position and Cu rve parameters to create your own custom fader curve.

1: CHANN EL .......[1...8, ALL] Select the channel whose fader curve you

want to set. By selecting ALL you can

set all channels to the same fader curve.

2: NUMBER (NUM:) .... [1...8] Select one of the preset fader curves.

3: POSITION ............. [0...127] Specify the position at which the fader

value will be at maximum .

4: CURVE ................ [-64...+63] Specify the shap e of the fader curv e.

2. CROSS FADERHere you can make fader curve settings for the cross fader. You can choose

from several preloaded curves, or you can edit the Position and Curve

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1: NUMBER (NUM:).... [1...8] Select one of the preset crossfader curves.

2: POSITION ............. [0...127] Specify th e position at which the

crossfader value w ill be at maximum.

3: CURVE ................ [-64...+63] Specify the shape of the crossfader curv e.

MIDI control change message settings

3. CONTROLHere you can make MIDI controller settings for wh en using p ush-knobs 1

8 as MIDI controllers. From the setting main p age, press the CON TROLS

button in th e LCD display to access the CONTROLS page.

KNOB ADSpecify the MIDI control messages that w ill be transmitted wh en you tu rn

push-knobs 18 as encoders.

1: NEXT .................................... Shows the next page.2: NO. ......................... [0...127] Assigns a control change m essage to each

push-knob.

3: MIN ........................ [0...127] Specifies th e minimum control change

value for each push-knob.

4: MAX ....................... [0...127] Specifies the maxim um contr ol change

value for each push-knob.

5: PREV .................................... Shows the previous page.

6: MIDI CH .................. [1...16] Specifies the MIDI channel for each push-

knob.

7: BEHAVIOR ...... [ABS, REL] Specifies the operation mode for each

push-knob.

ABS: The knob will operate in absolute value

mode.

REL: The knob will operate in relative value

(sign bit) mode.Turning th e knob toward the right (wh en

increasing) will transm it values of 1, 2, 3,

, 64. Turning the knob toward the left

(when decreasing) will transmit values of

65, 66, 67127.

Note: If you select REL (relative value mode), make sure that your

software supports this type of operation.

SW ADHere you can specify the MIDI control messages tha t will be transmitted

when you press push-knobs 18 as switches.

1: NEXT .................................... Shows the next page.

2: NO. ......................... [0...127] Assigns a control change message or note

number to each switch.

3: OFF VAL ................ [0...127] Specify the value of the control change that

will be transmitted when each switch isturned off. If you've selected "NOTE" as

the type, this is fixed at note-off.

4: ON VAL ................. [0...127] Specify the value of the control change that

will be transmitted when each switch is

turned on. If you've selected "NOTE" as

the type, this sp ecifies the note-on velocity

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6: MIDI CH .................. [1...16] Specifies the MIDI chan nel for each

switch.

7: TYPE ............... [CC, NOTE] Specifies the MIDI message for each

switch.

CC : A MIDI control change message will be

transmitted w hen you operate the switch.

NOTE: A MIDI note message will be transmittedwhen you operate the switch. When you

turn the switch on, a note-on message

with the maximu m velocity will be trans-

mitted. When you turn the switch off, a

note-off message will be transmitted.

8: BEHAVIOR.. [TOG, MOM] Specifies the op eration mod e for each

switch.

TOG: Toggle operation. Each time you press the

switch, it will alternately turn on or off.

MOM: Momentary operation. The switch will be

on only while you are holding down it

down, and will turn off when you release it.

PAD ADHere you can specify the MIDI control messages that are transmitted w hen

you operate the touch pad.

You can separately specify messages for th e X-axis, Y-axis, and tou ch.

1: NEXT .................................... Shows the next page.

2: NO. ......................... [0...127] Assigns a control change m essage to each

controller.

3:MIN ......................... [0...127] For X and Y, this specifies the minim um

value of the control change message for

each controller.

TOUCH specifies the control change value

that will be transmitted when O ff occurs. If

you've selected "NO TE" as the typ e, this is

fixed at note-off.

4:MAX ........................ [0...127] For X and Y, this specifies the maximum

value of the control change message for

each controller.

TOUCH specifies the control change value

that will be transmitted when O ff occurs. Ifyou've selected "NOTE" as the type, this

specifies the note-on velocity value.


6: MIDI CH .................. [1...16] Specifies the MIDI channel of the touch

panel. The MIDI channel you specify here

is used for the X-axis, Y-axis, and Touch.

7: TYPE ............... [CC, NOTE] (Shown only for TOUCH) Specifies the

MIDI message for Touch.

CC: A MIDI control change will be transmit-

ted when you touch the pad.

NOTE: A MIDI note-on message will be transmit-

ted when you touch the pad. When you

touch the panel, a note-on message with

the maximum velocity will be transmit-

ted. When you release the panel, a note-

off message will be transmitted.

8: BEHAVIOR .. [TOG, MOM] (Shown only for TOUCH) Specifies the

operation mod e for Touch.

TOG: Each time you touch the pad, the On and

Off states will alternate.

MOM: The On message will be transmitted

when you touch the panel, and the Off

message will be transmitted when you re-

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FireWire audio output settings

4. I/OHere you can specify how audio signals received by the ZERO8 will be

sent via FireWire. You can select the outpu t sources that will be transm it-

ted via FireWire. The ZERO8 can handle up to 16-in and 16-out audio chan-

nels. For the sixteen FireWire audio ou tpu ts, you can sp ecify eight stereo

channels as the output sources.

1: CH1...CH8 ........................... Select stereo chann els 18 for the aud io

sent from the FireWire connector.

2: SOURCE .............................. Select the source of the aud io sent via

FireWire.

*PRE EQ: Selects the pre-EQ sound of the selected

mixer channel.

*PRE FDR: Selects the pre-fader sound of the selected

mixer channel.

*POST FDR: Selects the post-fader sound of the se-

lected mixer channel.

SEND1: Selects the sound of the EXT1 SEND bus.

SEND2: Selects the sound of the EXT2 SEND2

bus.

FX SEND: Selects the sound of the ZERO FX SEND

send bus.

RETURN1: Selects the sound of the EXT1 RETURNbus.

RETURN2: Selects the sound of the EXT2 RETURN

bus.

FX RETURN: Selects the sound of the ZERO FX SEND

return.

BUS A: Selects the sound of crossfader channel A.

BUS B: Selects the sound of crossfader channel B.

MASTER: Selects the sound of master out.

TIP: Sources marked with an asterisk* will output the sound of the

INPUT (LINE) input if t he FireWire audio input is selected

in INPUT SELECT.

Viewing the EQ types

5. EQ INFOHere you can view a list of EQ types selected for each channel. The LCD

display w ill show the name of the EQ type selected for each channel.

Adjusting the LCD display, and initializing thesettings

6. SYSTEMHere you can ad just the LCD display contrast, and calibrate the touch dis-

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1. LCD CALIBRATIONThis lets you calibrate the tou ch display. You shou ld perform th is operation

when you notice that items in the LCD display are no longer lined up w ith

the area of the touch pan el normally used to select the items.

1. Press the upp er left corner of the touch d isplay.The indicator will be highlighted when your touch is detected correctly.

2. Press the lower right corner of the touch d isplay.The indicator will be highlighted when your touch is detected correctly.

3. Press the DONE button.

2. LCD CON TRASTThis lets you ad just the contrast of the LCD disp lay.

Since the LCD display will appear d ifferently depend ing on your view ing

angle, you should adjust this when necessary.

Range: turn the [0 64] knob toward the left to make the characters d arker,

or toward the right to make them lighter.

3. FACTO RY RESETThis initializes the settings of the ZERO8 to their factory-set state.

1. Press the FACTORY RESET button .A dialog box will ask ARE YOU SURE?

2. If you press YES, the settings w ill be initialized to

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Installing the softwareInstall the KORG FireWire Audio/ MIDI driver and ZERO Edit software

from the included CD-ROM into the computer to w hich youll be connect-

ing the Z ERO8.

Contents of the CD-ROMThe included CD-ROM contains the following.

ZERO Edit

KORG FireWire Audio/ MIDI driver

ZERO Edit owners manual (PDF)

Software license agreement (RTF)

MIDI implemen tation chart (PDF)

MIDI implementation

Please not e before use Copyright to all software included with this product is the property of Korg

Corporation.

The license agreement for the software included with t his product is provided

separately. You must read this license agreement before you install the software.

Your installing the software will be taken to indicate your acceptance of this license

agreement.

Op erating requirementsWindows XP

Operating system : Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition / Profes-

sional Service Pack 2 or later

Compu ter: FireWire port is required

CPU: Pentium3 800 MHz or faster

Memory: 256 MB or more

Mac OS X

Operating system: Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later

Compu ter: FireWire port is required

CPU: PowerPC G3 800 MHz, PowerPC G4 733 MHz or better, or an

Intel processor

Memory: 256 MB or more

1. Installing the driver and editor

software in Windows XPNote: You must have Administrator privileges in order to install

or uninstall software in Windows X P. For details, please con-

sult w ith your sy stem administrator.Note: You mu st use the ZERO4/ZERO8 application installer to in-

stall the KORG FireWire Audio/MID I driver before you con-

nect the ZERO8 to your computer via FireWire.

ZERO4/ ZERO8 application installerThe ZERO4/ ZERO8 application installer will autom atically install the

KORG FireWire Audio/ MIDI driver and the ZERO Edit software into your

computer.

1. Insert the includ ed CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of

your compu ter.

Normally, the ZERO4/ ZERO8 Application Installer will start up au-tomatically.

If, du e to settings on your compu ter, the installer does not start up au-

tomatically, dou ble-click KorgSetup.exe on the CD -ROM.

2. Following the instru ctions that app ear in the screen,

install the KORG FireWire Audio/ MIDI driver an d th e

ZERO Edit software.

Note: You must install the KORG FireWire Au dio/MIDI driver if

you want to use ZERO Edit v ia the FireWire port.

3. When all of the selected software has been installed, exit

the installer.For details on th e installation procedure, refer to the following section

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Installing the KORG FireWire Audio/ MIDI

driver

1. Install the KORG FireWire Aud io/ MIDI driver as di-

rected in the screen.During the installation, a dialog box telling you that ... has not passed

Window s logo testing may appear, indicating that this d river does nothave a d igital signature. Simp ly click [Continue] to proceed.

Note: If you are unable to complete the installation, it may be that

your computer has been set to prohibit installation of un-

signed drivers. Check the settings of your computer as de-

scribed in Allowing installation of unsigned drivers.

2. When the following screen ap pears du ring the process

of installing the KORG FireWire Aud io/ MIDI driver,

connect the FireWire cable and p ower-on th e ZERO8.

3. When installation of the KORG FireWire Aud io/ MIDI

driver has finished, exit the insta ller.

If you are asked to restart, choose [Yes] to restart you r compu ter.

Setting up ZERO EditFor details on how to set u p and use ZERO Edit, refer to the ZERO Edit

operating manual.

Allowing installation of unsigned driversIf your computer has been set to prohibit the installation of unsigned d riv-

ers, you w ont be able to install the KORG FireWire Audio/ MIDI driver.

Proceed as follows to chan ge the setting so that th e driver can be installed.

1. In the taskbar, click [Start] + [Control Panel] to open the

control panel.

2. In the control pan el, double-click [System], and th en

click the [Hard ware] tab.

3. In the Drivers field, click [Driver Signing].

4. In What action do you w ant Windows to take? choose

[Ignore] or [Warn], and then click [OK].If necessary, you can return this setting to its previous state after

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2. Installing the editor software in Mac

OS X

Installing the software

Heres how to start up the ZERO Edit installer and install the software.TIP: The ZERO 8 uses the standard MIDI driver provided by

MacOS, so you dont have to install a MIDI driver.

1. Insert the includ ed CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of

your computer.

2. In the CD-ROM, double-click the software installer

(.pkg) to it start.The installer is located in the following folder.

ZERO Edit folder + ZERO Edit.pkg

3. Follow the instructions in the screen to install the ZERO

Edit software.

4. When th e software has been installed, exit the installer.

Setting up ZERO EditFor details on how to set u p and use ZERO Edit, refer to the ZERO Edit

operating manual.


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Appendix

1. Troubleshooting

Power does not turn on

Is the pow er cable connected to an electrical outlet?

Is the rear panel power sw itch tu rned on?

No sound

Is the ZERO8 powered-on? Are the connected d evices

powered-on?

Are the chan nel faders or the MON ITOR LEVEL knob

turned down?

Is the volume level of the channel turned d own?

Is the SOLO/ CUT switch set to CUT?

Is the GAIN kn ob raised to an app ropriate level?

After connecting a d evice to an inp ut jack, did you as-

sign it correctly to the m ixer chann el?

Use the INPUT SELECTOR knobs to in pu t the d esired

source into each mixer channel.

Make sure that audio is being inpu t.

Use the level meter to verify that au dio is being receivedinto each mixer channel.

Could you have selected a MIDI controller setting as the

input selection?

Use the INPUT SELECTOR knob to select an inp ut jack.

Excessive noise or distortion

Is the GAIN kn ob set approp riately? The sound will be

distort ed if the TRIM knob is set too high, and there will

be excessive noise if it is set too low.

To obtain the best sound quality, the GAIN knobs for

the GUITAR, MIC, and INPUT 1INPUT 8 jacks shouldbe adjusted as high as possible without allowing the

level meter to light red .

Are you be u sing an effect?

Some of the effects intentionally add distor tion or noise.

Check whether d istortion or noise occurs even if youre

not u sing an effect.

If the soun d is distorting a t the EQ, make the following

adjustment.

Adjust th e gain value of the EQ.

Channel effect is not applied

Have you assigned the channel effect to the correct

mixer channel?

Check the channel to wh ich you assigned th e effect.

Send effect is not applied

Is the sen d level for ZERO FX SEND set to 0 or near 0?

Raise the send level.

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MIDI

MIDI sequencer wi ll not sy nchronize / MIDI control does not

work

Are the MIDI cables connected correctly?

Could a MIDI cable be broken?

Are the synchronization-related settings of you r MIDI

sequencer correct?

Refer to the ow ner s manu al for your MIDI sequencer.

Cant control v ia MIDI

Is the d evice receiving the control change set to receive

MIDI chann els 116?

Crossfader or MIDI controller operates incorrectly, or the

touch panel operates incorrectly or fails t o operate

You m ay be able to solve the problem by return ing the

system to th e factory-set condition.To return the system to the factory settings, hold down the following

buttons while you turn on the pow er.

While holding dow n the mixer channel 7 Cue button and the mixer

channel 8 Cue button, turn on the p ower.

FireWire

The computer does not detect the ZERO8

Is the FireWire cable connected correctly?

It is possible that the operating system of your com-

puter has become unstable. Power-off your computer

and the ZERO8, and th en turn the pow er back on again.

An error occurs w hen you disconnect from the computer

Never d isconnect the ZERO8 from the compu ter wh ile

your h ost application is in u se.

While connected, you are asked to install soft w are or a device

driver

Does the operating system version of your computer

support the ZERO8?

Starting up ZERO Edit or transferring MIDI is sometimes

unsuccessfulNoise or crackling occurs w hen recording or pla yi ng-back on

the computer

Are you u sing a USB-connected p eripheral d evice?If you are using a USB peripheral device such as an external USB hard

disk, commu nication errors may occur in FireWire MIDI transmission,

or there may be crackles or noise in the sound during recording or

playback. If this occurs, please disconnect any unn ecessary peripheral

equipment.

Are you using a w ireless LAN?If you are u sing a wireless LAN, FireWire MIDI commu nication errors

may occur, or there may be crackles or noise in the playback or record-ing. If this occurs, turn off your wireless LAN wh ile using the Z ERO8.

Driver-related problems

Cant insta ll t he KORG FireWire Audio/M IDI driver success-

fully

Could another FireWire (IEEE1394) device be con-

nected?Disconnect all FireWire devices other than the ZERO8 from your com-

puter when you p erform the installation. If the ZERO8 is connected to

an external FireWire hard disk, connect the ZERO8 directly to theFireWire connector (IEEE 1394 connector, iLink conn ector, DV connec-

tor) on the compu ter itself.

Could other software programs or resident software

(such as anti-virus software) be runnin g?It may be imp ossible to perform the installation successfully if other

programs are ru nning. Exit all other programs before you begin the in-

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Cant record/play audio or MIDI. No sound is output.

Did you connect or disconn ect the FireWire (IEEE 1394)

cable or turn the ZERO8s pow er on/ off wh ile the soft-

ware was running?Exit all of your software; then turn the ZERO8s pow er off and on once

again.

For some models of computer, starting up your computer with theZERO8 already connected m ay cause operation to be unsta ble. In this

case, start up your com puter before you connect the ZERO8.

Did your computer enter the Standby (Suspend) or

Sleep mod e?After returning to normal operating mode, exit all software and

pow er-cycle the ZERO8. Then start up yo ur software again.

Is the KORG FireWire Aud io/ MIDI driver installed cor-

rectly?In order to play back aud io/ MIDI using the ZERO8, you mu st install

the KORG FireWire Audio/ MIDI driver. For d etails on the installation,

refer to Installing the d river ( p.27).

Are multiple software programs ru nning?Error messages may appear if multiple software programs are runn ing

simultaneously. In this case, you should exit the software youre not

using. In Windows, closing the window of a program does not neces-

sary exit the program ; if the program is shown in the task ba r, it is still

running. You mu st close any unneeded programs shown in the

taskbar.

Have you correctly specified the inpu t/ outpu t devices

you want to use?Depending on the ap plication youre using, you may need to m ake au-

dio/ MIDI device settings. Refer to the owners manu al of the applica-tion youre using, and specify the app ropriate aud io/ MIDI devices.

Noise or clicks/pops a re heard when you record or play back

on your computer

Have you connected m ore than one ZERO4/ ZERO8

unit, other audio interface, or other audio device to

your computer?

Have you connected the ZERO8 to a FireWire (IEEE1394) repeater hu b?Connect only a single ZERO8 to your computer, and check whether

the noise disappears. Depending on your system, noise may occur if

num erous aud io devices are connected to your compu ter. If so, connect

only the ZERO8 to your computer.

Are you u sing a FireWire device other than th e ZERO8?If the ZERO8 is connected to an external FireWire hard disk, you

should re-connect th e ZERO8 d irectly to the FireWire connector (IEEE

1394 connector, iLink connector, DV connector) of your compu ter. Turn

off the power of all FireWire devices other than the ZERO8.

While using the ZERO8, could you have performed a

task that involved a heavy p rocessing load, such as ac-

cessing th e CD-ROM dr ive or the netw ork?The system ma y not wor k correctly if a heavy processing load occurs

while using the ZERO8. Stop recording/ playback, and then resume

recording/ playback. If you are still unable to play/ record correctly,

exit all software an d reconnect the Z ERO8.

If youre using Window s, you may b e able to solve the problem by ad-

justing the b uffer size in the KORG FireWire Audio/ MIDI driver set-

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2. Error messages M ID I R X BU SY

A large amount of incoming MIDI data is being processed. While this

message is displayed, the faders and k nobs will be temporarily inoperable.

Please wait for this message to disappear before you continue operation.

M ID I R X ER RO RMore MIDI data was received in a short time than could be p rocessed suc-

cessfully. Please avoid send ing un necessary MIDI data.

SYSTEM ERROR ???This message will appear if the ZERO8 has a problem or malfunction. If

this message appears, make a note of the ??? text, and contact customer

service.

3. SpecificationsDisplay: 160 x 104 pixel, LCD with backlight and touch panel

P ow er su pp ly : A C Loca l Volt ag e

Power consumption: 52W

Dim en sion s: 450 m m (W ) x 371 m m (D) x 125 m m (H) /

17.72" (W) x 14.61" (D) x 4.92" (H)

Weight: 7.3 kg / 16.09 lbs.

Main specificationsINPUT (TRS)OUTPUT (MAS TER)

Frequen cy response: 10 Hz20 kHz +1 dB, -2dB @fs 44.1 kHz

10 Hz21 kHz 1 dB @fs 48 kHz



S/ N: 93 dB (typical) @IHF-A

TH D+N : 0.02% (t yp ica l) IN PU T: +22 d Bu @GA IN = 0 d B

A/ D conversion: 24-bit 64-times oversampling

D/ A conversion: 24-bit 128-times oversamplingSampling frequency (fs): Internal 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 96 kHz, 192 kHz

Analog and digital input/ output specifications

INPUT 18 (LINE, CD/LINE)C on nector s: 1/ 4" TRS p h on e ja ck s (b alanced) L/ R,

RCA jacks L/ R

In p ut imp ed an ce : 10 k

Nominal level : TRS: +4 dBu @GAIN = 0 dB (GAIN = -dB0dB)

RCA: -10 dBu @GAIN = 0 dB (GAIN = -dB+6dB)

Maximam level: TRS: +22 dBu @GAIN = 0 dB (GAIN = -dB0dB)

RCA: +8 dBu @GAIN = 0 d B (GAIN = -dB+6dB)

Source impedance: 600

PHONO 13Connectors: RCA jacks L/ R


Nominal level: -44 dBu @1 Khz, GAIN = 0 dB (GAIN = -dB+6dB),

RIAA comliant


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MIC 1, 2 INPUTConnectors: XLR-3-31 type (+48V phantom power, wi th switch)

1/ 4" TRS phon e jack (balanced)

In pu t im ped an ce : 3 k / XLR, 5 k / TRS

Nominal level : Hi: -60 dBu @GAIN = 0 dB (GAIN = -dB0dB)

Low: -40 dBu @GAIN = 0 d B (GAIN = -dB0dB)

Maximam level: Hi: -42 dBu @GAIN = 0 dB (GAIN = -dB0dB)

Low: -22 dBu @GAIN = 0 d B (GAIN = -dB0dB)


GUITAR INPUTCon nect or: 1/ 4" p hon e jack (u nbalan ced )

In pu t im ped an ce: 1 M

Nominal level : -6 dBu @GAIN = 0dB (GAIN = -dB+6dB)

Maximam level: +12 dBu @GAIN = 0dB (GAIN = -dB+6dB)


MASTER O UTPUT L/RConnector: XLR-3-32 type L/ R

Output impedance: 150

N om inal level: +4 d Bu

M axim am lev el: + 22 d Bu

Load impedance: greater than 10 k

BOOTH OUTPUT L/RCo nn ect or : 1/ 4" TRS p hon e ja ck s (b ala nce d) L/ R





EXT SEND 1,2 L/RCo nn ect or : 1/ 4" TRS p hon e ja ck s (b ala nce d) L/ R





EXT RETURN 1, 2 L/RCon ne ct or s: 1/ 4" TRS ph on e ja ck s (ba la nced ) L/ R



M axim am lev el: +22 d Bu


PHONES OUTPUTConnector: 1/ 4" stereo p hone jack Output impedance: 100

Maximu m leve l: 80 mW + 80 m W @32

S/P DIF OU TPUTConnector: coaxial

Format: 24-bit S/ P DIF (IEC60958)

FireWireCon nector: IEEE 1394 6-p in con nector

Format: IEEE1394a

MIDI INPUT/OUTPUTConnector: DIN 5-pin x2

Included itemsPower cable

Owners manual

CD-ROM

* Appearance and specifications of this product are subject to

change without notice.


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INFORMATIONS IMPORTANTES DE SECURITE

Lisez attentivement ces instructions. Veuillez conserver ces instructions. Observez tous les avertissements. Suivez toutes les consignes la lettre. Nutilisez jamais cet appareil dans un endroit humide ni proximit deau. Lappareil aliment par courant lectrique ne peut pas tre expos des

claboussures; vite en outre de placer des rcipients contenant des liquides,comme un vase (ou un verre de bire), sur lappareil.

Nettoyez uniquement lappareil avec un chiffon doux et sec. Ne bloquez jamais les orifices de ventilation de lappareil et installez-le toujours

conformment aux instructions du fabricant. Ninstallez jamais lappareil proximit dune source de chaleur, telle que des

radiateurs, poles ou tout autre dispositif (y compris des amplificateurs)gnrant de la chaleur.

Nessayez jamais de contourner le dispositif de scurit dune prise de typepolarise ou dune prise de terre. Une prise dite polarise dispose de deuxbroches, dont lune est plus large que lautre. Une prise de terre comporte trois

broches, dont une de mise la terre. Cette broche plus large ou broche demise la terre vise assurer votre scurit. Si la fiche du cordon dalimentationne correspond pas au type de prise de courant de votre rgion, faitesremplacer la prise obsolte par un lectricien qualifi (pour les Etats-Unis et leCanada).

Placez toujours le cordon dalimentation de sorte quon ne risque pas demarcher dessus ni de le pincer. Cette prcaution vise tout spcialement la fichedu cordon et sa sortie de lappareil.

Utilisez exclusivement les fixations/accessoires prconiss par le fabricant. Sil y a risque dorage ou que vous ne comptez pas utiliser lappareil pendant

une priode prolonge, dbranchez-le du secteur. La mise sur OFF de linterrupteur dalimentation nisole pas totalement ce

produit de la ligne secteur; aussi, retirez la fiche de la prise sil doit resterinutilis pendant une priode prolonge.

Installez ce produit prs de la prise lectrique murale et gardez un accs facile la prise lectrique et au cordon dalimentation.

ATTENTION: Cet appareil doit absolument tre connect une prise lectriquerelie la terre.

Confiez tout travail de rparation uniquement un S.A.V. qualifi. Faites appelau S.A.V. si lappareil a subi tout endommagement, comme par exemple si sa

fiche secteur ou son cordon dalimentation sont endommags, si de leau oudes objets ont pntr lintrieur de lappareil, si celui-ci a t expos lapluie ou la moisissure, sil est tomb ou prsente tout signe dedysfonctionnement.

Nutilisez jamais dallonge trop longue avec cet appareil et ne lalimentezjamais via les prises secteur quipant dautres dispositifs.

Ninstallez jamais cet appareil dans un endroit confin comme une caisse de

transport ou tout autre rcipient similaire. Utilisez lappareil uniquement avec le chariot, stand, trpied, fixation ou tablespcifis par le fabricant ou fourni avec lappareil. Si vous avez plac lappareilsur un chariot, soyez trs prudent quand vous dplacez le chariot, afin dviterune chute et des blessures.

Lclair dans le triangle est un symbole destin attirer

lattention de lutilisateur sur la prsence de parties nonisoles et de tension dangereuse lintrieur de lappareil,qui posent des risques dlectrocution pour lutilisateur.

Le point dexclamation dans un triangle est un symboledestin attirer lattention de lutilisateur sur des sections dece manuel contenant des informations importantes, lies lutilisation et lentretien de ce produit.


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Notice concernant llimination du produitSi ce symbole Poubelle barre est imprim sur le produit ou dans lemanuel de lutilisateur, vous devez vous dbarrasser du produit de la

manire approprie. Ne jetez pas ce produit avec vos ordures

mnagres. En vous dbarrassant correctement du produit, vous

prviendrez les dommages environnementaux et les risques sanitaires.

La mthode correcte dlimination dpendra de votre lieu dhabitation,

aussi veuillez contacter les autorits locales concernes pour les dtails.

En Amrique du Nord utiliser seulement sur un courant de 120 V.

* FireWire et le symbole FireWire sont des marques de fabrique de AppleComputer, Inc. enregistres aux tats-Unis et dans dautres pays. Le logoFireWire est une marque commerciale de Apple Computer, Inc.

* Les noms de socits, noms de produits et noms de formats, etc. dans cemanuel sont des marques de fabrique ou des mar-ques dposes de leurspropritaires respectifs.


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Sommaire

Introduction................................................... 391. Principales caractristiques ....... ....... ....... .......... ...... 39

2. Parties du ZERO8 .......... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... 40

Panneau suprieur ................................................................................... 40Panneau arrire ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ........ 42

Raccordements et fonctionnement .................. 441. Prparatifs ............................................................... 44

Raccordement de vos appareils dentre ............... ................. ................ ... 44

Raccordement de vos appareils de sortie ................ ................. ................ . 44

Mise sous tension .....................................

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