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Digital Blue Presents: Mixman DM2 (Digital Music Mixer)

CD-ROM ReadMe file-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Congratulations on your purcase of te DM2!

"e a#e included tis ReadMe file to supply you $it up-to-te-minute information

a%out te program& 'or more information you can also refer to your user manual& (Pleaseopen tis $indo$ to its maximum sie and turn "ord "rap on for %etter reada%ility&)

*ou may $ant to print tis document for future reference&

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0) 1ystem ReuirementsB) +nstall and 3ninstall 4ips

C) "e% 1ite +nformation- product registration

- purcasing music

- posting your mixesD) 5eneral 4ips and 4rou%lesooting

- computer related issues

- controller issues

) ,otices

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0) 1*14M R63+RM,41

7 Pentium8++ 299 M or faster7 "indo$s8 ;


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*our macine as only 92 MB of R0M $ic is sared %y your #ideo cip since your

#ideo card does not a#e on-%oard #ideo R0M& 'or %est DM2 performance please set

your #ideo display to 2H@ colors and restart your computer& Cange #ideo settings underC: DesEtopIMy computerIControl PanelIDisplayI1ettings& 'or %est performance $it te

DM2 you $ill $ant to increase your R0M to @Amegs or more or add a ideo card $it

on%oard ideo Ram&J

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B) +,140KKI3,+,140KK 4+P1

?& +nstalling te ProgramICali%rating te Controller

a& 1tart your "indo$s8 Operating 1ystem (turn your computer on!)

%& MaEe sure tat no oter audio programs are running including +nternet audio streams&

c& 'or rocE solid performance $itout iccups it is %est to disa%le programs tat areconnected to te +nternet liEe +M and e-mail&

d& Remo#e te CD from its protecti#e case and place it in te CD-ROM dri#e of yourcomputer&

e& +f te 0uto Play feature is ena%led installation of te program $ill %egin automaticallyL

ust follo$ te onscreen instructions& 4o launc te install program manually clicE 1tarton te "indo$s (R) tasE%ar and select Run& 4ype d:N1etup&exe (te JdJ refers to te letter

assigned to te CD-ROM dri#e in your computer& *our dri#e migt %e assigned a

different letter&)

f& Once te soft$are install as %een completed you $ill %e prompted to plug te DM2

controller into te 31B port& Once te controller is plugged in clicE OF to continue&

g& follo$ te DM2 Controller cali%ration routine to ensure tat your Controller functions

properly $en mixing& +f te cali%ration routine is interrupted it can %e accessed again

troug 1tartIProgramsIDM2ICali%rate DM2 Controller&exe

2& 1tarting te Program after it as %een installed

a& maEe sure tat te DM2 Controller is plugged into te 31B port on your computer

%efore attempting to start te program&

%& Dou%le-clicE on te DM2 icon on te desEtop&

c& if your system does not set up a desEtop icon te program can %e accessed troug

1tartIProgramsIDM2I1tart DM2


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9& 3ninstalling te Program

a& te program may %e uninstalled troug 1tartIProgramsIDM2IRemo#e DM2

%& 'ollo$ te on-screen instructions to finis te uninstall process&

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C) "B 1+4 +,'ORM04+O,

?& Product Registration: 'ollo$ te instructions to register and get free music from

Mixman& 4is is te %est $ay for us to find out a%out our customers and allo$s us to

continue creating te %est possi%le music soft$are on te marEet&

2& Purcasing Music: ,e$ music may %e purcased at any time from

$$$&mixman&comIdm2 or go te 1tartIProgramsIDM2IDM2 onlineI5et More Music&

9& Posting *our Mixes: Connect to te Mixman Radio "e%site

(ttp:IIradio&mixman&com) to post your music&

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D) 5,R0K 4+P1 0,D 4RO3BK1OO4+,5

5eneral 4ips:

?& playdigital%lue&comItec/support pro#ides %asic tecnical support general information

on using te product and retail purcase issues&

2& $$$&Mixman&comIdm2 is te place to register (get a free song) looE for updates and

patces get more music and learn more a%out te full po$er of Mixman& Once registered

$it Mixman you $ill get updates and info including po$er user 4ips 4ricEs&

9& +f te program $ill not launc from eiter te desEtop icon or te 1tart menu maEe

sure tat te DM2 Controller is plugged in properly& 4e soft$are $ill not run $itout

te controller pugged in to te 31B port on your computer&

A& On "indo$s 2=== and .P users must %e logged in as an administrator to install or use

te DM2 properly&

4rou%lesooting:


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4is section discusses performance issues you migt encounter as you use te DM2 and

CD-ROM&

?& Computers $it only 92 MB R0M and an on%oard #ideo card: 0n on%oard #ideo card

does not a#e its o$n supply of R0M so te R0M tat it needs must %e sared $it

your system R0M $ic is only at 92MB& 4e DM2 needs a minimum of 92MB ofR0M to operate properly& +f your system as tese t$o specifications te system is

actually running at less tan te minimum specification reuired& 4is pro%lem may %e

sol#ed %y canging te display settings for te monitor to 2H@ colors so tat it is not astaxing on te system memory& 4e %est solution is to purcase more R0M for your

computer&

2& 'ailure to access Remix 1tudio: +f you are a%le to enter te DM2 program %ut cannotcompletely load a song selection or cannot enter te Remix 1tudio your computer does

not a#e enoug R0M to support tis application in its current state& 'ollo$ te steps

a%o#e to use te program&

9& Music stutteringIpoor performance: if you are playing tracEs and te music is sEipping

or stuttering you may need to cange your Katency settings& By canging tese settingsit gi#es te computer a cance to catc up to te sounds tat you are maEing&

Do te follo$ing steps:

- stop te music- from te Remix 1tudio enter Options

- go to te 1ound Card selection

- cange te settings to te follo$ing:

Minimum: A,ormal: ?2

Maximum: 9@

Maxoices: 9@ditor: H=

+f you continue to a#e pro%lems $it sound play%acE you can contactsupportmixman&com&

A& +f your music sounds flat or unintelligi%le: te DM2 soft$are is designed to andlestandard t$o-tracE stereo& +f your computer is configured to support 9D surround or

some oter positional audio separation sceme you may not ear true stereo separation in

your mixes& +f necessary you migt $is to consult your soundcard and speaEerdocumentation to determine o$ to disa%le positional sound&

H& ,o sound: #erify tat te Crossfader is not positioned so tat no sound comes out ofte turnta%le %eing played& CecE te olume 1ettings on "indo$s master #olume

controls and #erify tat it is not muted& CecE te sound card connection&


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G+f tese steps do not $orE refer to your Computer Manual to maEe sure tat you a#e

te connector plugged into te 31B&

@& 1creensa#ers system stand%y i%ernate and oter system po$er-sa#ing options may

cause pro%lems $it te running of te DM2 application& 1uspending tese functions

$ile running te DM2 application $ill alle#iate tese issues&

Q& +f your application or system freees up $ile attempting to run te DM2 application

please update your sound card dri#ers re%oot your system and launc te DM2application again& +f te pro%lem persists please contact tecnical support&

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C034+O,: Canges or modifications not expressi#ely appro#ed %y te manufacturerresponsi%le for compliance could #oid te users autority to operate te euipment&

4is euipment as %een tested and found to comply $it te limits for a Class B digital

de#ice pursuant to part ?H of te 'CC rules& 4ese limits are designed to pro#ide

reasona%le protection against armful interference in a residential installation& 4iseuipment generates uses and can radiate radio freuency energy and if not installed and

used in accordance $it te instructions may cause armful interference to radio

communications& o$e#er tere is no guarantee tat interference $ill not occur in a

particular installation& +f tis euipment does cause armful interference to radio ortele#ision reception $ic can %e determined %y turning te euipment off and on te

user is encouraged to try to correct te interference %y one or more of te follo$ing

measures:Reorient or relocate te recei#ing antenna&

+ncrease te separation %et$een te euipment and recei#er&

Connect te euipment into an outlet on a circuit different from tat to $ic te recei#eris connected&

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