Alesis DM10 manual Getting Started, Resetting the Module to Factory Defaults

GETTING STARTED

Please read the following instructions to set up your DM10 module for its first use!

RESETTING THE MODULE TO FACTORY DEFAULTS

If you ever need to return the module to its original default factory settings, press and hold the EXIT and STORE buttons simultaneously while turning it on.

CHECK FOR UPDATES

Since the initial release of this module, we may have released new firmware or sound ROM files. To ensure your DM10 module has the latest sounds and software features, we recommend checking the "Docs & Downloads" tab of www.alesis.com/dm10prokit for available updates. See the UPDATING THE MODULE chapter for more information.

CALIBRATE YOUR HI-HAT PEDAL

The first time you connect a hi-hat pedal to the DM10 module, we recommend calibrating it so the module can "read" the pedal's movement optimally.

Note: The module's HI-HAT CONTROL TRIGGER INPUT does not support keyboard- style expression pedals.

If you use the same hi-hat each session (even if you have disconnected

and reconnected it), then you shouldn't need to calibrate each time as long as you store your trigger settings after calibrating (see STORING TRIGGER SETTINGS in the STORING & COPYING chapter for more information). However, anytime you connect a different hi-hat from the previously connected one, you should calibrate it.

To calibrate the hi-hat pedal:

1.Connect the hi-hat pedal to the module but do not press it down.

2.On the module, press EXT TRIG.

3.You will see a page with items including "Sensitvty" and "Function." Use the CURSOR UP / DOWN buttons to highlight the "Input" field at the top of the screen then use the VALUE UP / DOWN buttons to select "HiHat."

4.Press CAL (F4).

5.With the hi-hat pedal completely raised ("open"), press CAL OPEN (F1 or F2) and wait for a message saying the process is complete.

6.With the hi-hat pedal completely pressed ("closed"), press CAL CLSED (F3 or F4) and wait for a message saying the process is complete.

7.Press EXIT to exit the calibration page (or press DRUM KIT to return to the main screen).

DEACTIVATE WRITE PROTECTION

Out of the box, the DM10 module is write-protected, so you will be unable to save any changes you make to the Kits, Instruments, Sequences, etc.

To turn write protection off:

1.Press UTILITY.

2.Press SYS (F4).

3.Press O/S (F3).

4.Press MEM (F4).

5.Press VALUE DOWN or move the VALUE DIAL counterclockwise until the "WriteProt" field says "OFF."

6.Press DRUM KIT to return to the main page.

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