2INTRODUCTION

Thank you very much for purchasing the DENON DN-X300 DJ MIXER.

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2PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS (Refer to page 3.)

DENON proudly presents this advanced DJ MIXER to audiophiles and music lovers as a further proof of DENON’s non-compromising pursuit of the ultimate in sound quality. The high quality performance and easy operation are certain to provide you with many hours of outstanding listening pleasure.

– TABLE OF CONTENTS –

(1) Top panel

qMIC ON/OFF/TALKOVER switch

•When TALKOVER is selected , all signals except the microphone level are decreased by 20 dB. When at the ON or OFF position all signals remain at their standard levels.

!0EFFECT LOOP ON/OFF switch

• Routes the assigned signal through the external

processor attached to the SEND/RETURN

connectors on the rear.

• When the EFFECT LOOP is ON, the LED is lit.

z MAIN FEATURES ...............................................

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x PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS ...................

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c CONNECTIONS ..................................................

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2ACCESSORIES

Please check to make sure the following items are included with the main unit in the carton:

v SPECIFICATIONS................................................

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b FADER START ....................................................

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n ROTATING INPUT SELECT SWITCHES ...........

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q Operating instructions.......................................

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w AC adaptor ........................................................

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(AA-26 : for AC 120 V, AA-27 : for AC 230 V)

 

wMIC EQ controls

•Contour the frequency response of the MIC input –12 dB to +12 dB.

•At the center position, sound is flat.

eMIC LEVEL control

• Adjusts the level of Mic signal.

rAUX INPUT control

•Adjusts the level of AUX input.

•This input is mixed after the Crossfader and

EFFECT LOOP.

(When the external processor isn’t connected,

the LED will blink.)

!1CH REVERSE button

•This switch allows the left hand fader or right hand fader to control PGM1 or PGM2.

•When the CH REVERSE mode is ON, the CH1 fader will be able to control PGM 2 sound and the CH2 fader will be able to control PGM 1 sound.

NOTE:

Please don’t confuse with the CH 1/2 FADER REVERSE switch $.4

1MAIN FEATURES

01. Penny & Giles Crossfader

Smooth and reliable mixing is excelled by Penny & Giles Crossfader.

02. VCA controlled Channel Fader and Crossfader

03. Channel Fader and Crossfader curve adjustable

This feature allows adjusting the “shape” of the Crossfader and Channel fader response from a gentle curve for smooth to the steep pitch required for top performance cut and scratch effects.

04. Channel Fader and Crossfader Reverse

05. Channel Fader and Crossfader Start

The CD player can be started or stopped simply by increasing or decreasing the level of the Ch. fader or by using the Crossfader left to right or right to left. (This function can only be used when the DENON CD players DN-S3000, DN-S5000, DN- S1000 or etc. is connected to the DN-X300.)

06. Channel Reverse function

This function allows the left hand channel fader or right hand channel fader to control PGM1 or PGM2.

07. Enhanced Input/Output terminals

4 LINE, 2 PHONO, 1 AUX, 1 Microphone systems,

2 MASTER outputs and 1 BOOTH output are provided independently. Effect SEND/RETURN terminals are also provided for a external effects processor.

08. 3-Band equalizer/gain

LOW, MID, HI and GAIN controls are available on every input channel.

09. 3-Band Equalizer Kill function

10.8 direction placement for input selector

11.Microphone Talkover function

tSource EQ controls

•Contour the frequency response of the selected inputs.

HI and MID:

•Adjusts the high-tone and mid-tone sound –40 dB to +10 dB.

LOW:

• Adjusts the low-tone sound –40 dB to +6 dB.

NOTE:

Clipping may occur if adjustments are set to harsh.

yGAIN control

• Adjusts the gain of each input channel.

uEFFECT LOOP WET/DRY control

•Use this to adjust the ratio of original and effected sound.

iEQ ON/OFF button

•When the LED is lit, EQ is ON. Otherwise EQ is bypassed.

!2MASTER LEVEL control

• Adjust the level of the MASTER outputs.

!3BOOTH OUTPUT control

• Adjusts the level of BOOTH output.

!4CUE SELECT switch

•This switch is used to select the signal for CUE. Selected CUE sound will send to the headphone.

!5Headphone PAN control

•This function allows you to monitor the CUE level as well as the MASTER output in your headphones. A CUE Level may only be monitored of the CUE signal is selected.

•Serves two purposes…In the STEREO mode it changes the relative levels of the CUE and MASTER mixed together in both ear cups. In the SPLIT CUE mode it changes the balance between the monaural CUE sound in the left and monaural MASTER sound in the right.

o PGM BALANCE control

!6PHONES LEVEL control

• Adjusts the L/R balance of the PGM input.

• Adjusts the headphone output level.

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