Vox JamVOX User manual

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Installation/Setup guide
Guide d’installation et de conguration
du JamVOX
JamVOX Installationshandbuch
JamVOX Guia de Instalacion / Conguracion
インストール / セットアップ・ガイド

JamVOX Installation/
setup guide

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Precautions
Location
Usingtheunitinthefollowinglocationscanresultinamalfunction.
•Indirectsunlight
•L
ocationsofextremetemperatureorhumidity
• Excessivelydustyordirtylocations
•Locationsofexcessivevibration
•Closetomagneticfields
Interference with other electrical devices
Radiosandtelevisionsplacednearbymayexperiencereceptioninterference.Operate
thisunitatasuitabledistancefromradiosandtelevisions.
Handling
Toavoidbreakage,donotapplyexcessiveforcetotheswitchesorcontrols.
Care
Iftheexteriorbecomesdirty,wipeitwithaclean,drycloth.Donotuseliquidcleaners
suchasbenzeneorthinner,orcleaningcompoundsorflammablepolishes.
Keep this manual
Afterreadingthismanual,pleasekeepitforlaterreference.
Keeping foreign matter out of your equipment
Neversetanycontainerwithliquidinitnearthisequipment.Ifliquidgetsintothe
equipment,itcouldcauseabreakdown,fire,orelectricalshock.Becarefulnottolet
metalobjectsgetintotheequipment.
THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for USA)
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reason‐
able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communica‐
tions.However,thereisnoguarantee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user’sauthorityto
operatethisequipment.
CALIFORNIA USA ONLY
California93120CompliantforFormaldehyde.“TheAirborneToxicControlMeasure
toreduceFormaldehydeEmissionsfromCompositeWoodProducts”

Notice regarding disposal (EU only)
Whenthis“crossed‐outwheeledbin”symbolisdisplayedontheproduct,owner’sman‐
ual,battery,orbatterypackage,itsignifiesthatwhenyouwishtodisposeofthisproduct,
manual,packageorbatteryyoumustdosoinanapprovedmanner.Donotdiscardthis
product,manual,packageorbatteryalongwithordinaryhouseholdwaste.Disposingin
thecorrectmannerwillpreventharmtohumanhealthandpotentialdamagetotheenvi‐
ronment.Sincethecorrectmethodofdisposalwilldependontheapplicablelawsandreg‐
ulationsinyourlocality,pleasecontactyourlocaladministrativebodyfordetails.Ifthe
batterycontainsheavymetalsinexcessoftheregulatedamount,achemicalsymbolisdis‐
playedbelowthe“crossed‐outwheeledbin”symbolonthebatteryorbatterypackage. 
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JamVOX installation/setup guide
Copyright Disclaimer for JamVOX
JamVOXisaprofessionaldeviceandisintendedforuseonlywithmusicalworksandsound
recordingsforwhichyouyourselfownthecopyright,forwhichyouhavereceivedpermis‐
sionforusefromthecopyrightholder(s),orareinthepublicdomain.
Ifyouarenotthecopyrightholderofamusicalworkorasoundrecordingandyouhavenot
receivedpermissionfromthecopyrightholder(s),youmaybeviolatingfederalcopyright
lawifyouproduceanddistributeCDsorothersoundrecordings,broadcast,publiclyper‐
form,sell,ormakeotherunauthorizeduseofthecopyrightedworks.Infringersofcopy‐
rightedworksmaybeliableformonetarydamagesandotherpenalties.Ifyouareunsure
aboutyourrights,pleaseconsultacopyrightattorney.
YOUUNDERSTANDANDAGREETHATYOUWILLBESOLELYRESPONSIBLEFOR
ANYLICENSES,CONSENTS,WAIVERS,PERMISSIONSAND/OROTHERAUTHORIZA‐
TIONSTHATMAYBEREQUIREDFORTHEUSEOFANYMUSICALWORKSAND/OR
SOUNDRECORDINGS.
YOUEXPRESSLYUNDERSTANDANDAGREETHATUNDERNOCIRCUMSTANCES
WILLVOXANDKORGBELIABLEFORANYINFRINGEMENTCOMMITTEDBYYOU
USINGANYVOXORKORGPRODUCT;VOXANDKORGSHALLNOTBELIABLEFOR
ANYDAMAGES,INCLUDINGWITHOUTLIMITATION,ANYINDIRECT,SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL,ORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES,ANYLOSTPROFITS,LOSSOFGOOD‐
WILL,ORANYOTHERDAMAGES,HOWSOEVERCAUSED,ANDONANYTHEORYOF
LIABILITY,RELATINGTOORRESULTINGFROMTHEUSEOF,ORTHEINABILITYTO
USE,JAMVOXORANYOTHERVOXORKORGPRODUCT.
Data handling
Incorrectoperationormalfunctionmaycausethecontentsofmemorytobelost,sowerec‐
ommendthatyousaveimportantdataonaCDorothermedia.PleasebeawarethatVOX
willacceptnoresponsibilityforanydamageswhichmayresultfromlossofdata.
• AppleandMacaretrademarksofAppleInc.,registeredintheUS.andothercountries.
•WindowsXP,WindowsVista,andWindows7areregisteredtrademarksofMicrosoft
CorporationintheU.S.andothercounties.
•Intel,IntelCore,andPentiumaretrademarksofIntelCorporationintheU.S.andothercountries.
•VSTandASIOareregisteredtrademarksofSteinbergMediaTechnologiesGmbH.
•Allotherproductandcompanynamesaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheir
respectiveholders.

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Installing the software
Caution
Thesoftwarelicenseagreementforthisproductisstoredintheinstaller.Youmustreadthis
licenseagreementbeforeyouinstallthesoftware.Yourinstallationofthesoftwarewillbe
takenasyouracceptanceofthisagreement.
Windows
1Double‐clicktheJamVOXsoftwareinstallerandproceedasdirectedbytheon‐screen
instructionstoinstalltheJamVOXsoftware.
2Double‐clicktheJamVOXdriverinstallerandproceedasdirectedbytheon‐screen
instructionstoinstalltheJamVOXdriver.
3ConnecttheJamVOXMonitortoacomputerwithaUSBcable.TheJamVOXdriveris
automaticallyinstalled.
4 WiththeJamVOXMonitorconnected,starttheJamVOXsoftware.Authenticationisper‐
formedautomaticallybytheJamVOXMonitor.Onceauthenticationhasbeenperformed,
youcanusetheJamVOXpluginandaudiointerfacesotherthantheJamVOXMonitor.
NOTE ItmaybenecessarytoperformauthenticationagainwiththeJamVOXMonitor
undervariousconditionssuchaswhenusinganewcomputerorwhenyour
operatingsystemhasbeenreinstalled.
Mac
1Double‐clicktheJamVOXsoftwareinstallerandproceedasdirectedbytheon‐screen
instructionstoinstalltheJamVOXsoftware.
2Double‐clicktheJamVOXdriverinstallerandproceedasdirectedbytheon‐screen
instructionstoinstalltheJamVOXdriver.
3 WiththeJamVOXMonitorconnected,starttheJamVOXsoftware.Authenticationisper‐
formedautomaticallybytheJamVOXMonitor.Onceauthenticationhasbeenperformed,
youcanusetheJamVOXpluginandaudiointerfacesotherthantheJamVOXMonitor.
NOTE ItmaybenecessarytoperformauthenticationagainwiththeJamVOXMonitor
undervariousconditionssuchaswhenusinganewcomputerorwhenyour
operatingsystemhasbeenreinstalled.
Do not connect theJamVOXMonitor to your computer before
installing the JamVOX Driver and Software.

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JamVOX installation/setup guide
JamVOX Monitor
TheJamVOXMonitorisa2‐in/2‐outUSBaudiointerfaceandpoweredmonitorwithtwo3‐
inchfull‐rangespeakers.
ItcanalsobeusedasanaudiointerfaceforanysoftwarethatsupportsCoreAudioorASIO.
Front and rear panels
Youmustturndownthevolumeofyourequipmentbeforeyouconnectanything.If
youneglecttotakethisprecaution,youriskdamagingyourspeakersystemandother
equipment,orcausingmalfunctions.
Front panel
1. GUITAR IN jack
Connectyourguitarhere.
2. MIC IN jack
Connectyourdynamicmichere.Themiccanbeusedsimultaneouslywiththeguitar.
Onlyadynamicmiccanbeconnected;condensermicsthatrequireapowersupply
cannotbeconnected.
3. MIC INPUT LEVEL knob
Adjuststheinputlevelofthemic.
Do not connect theJamVOXMonitor to your computer before
installing the JamVOX Driver and Software.
Mic
Headphone
Guitar
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4. OUTPUT LEVEL knob
AdjuststheoutputleveloftherearpanelLINEOUTPUTjacks.
IftheJamVOXmonitor’svolumeisinsufficient,youcanconnectitsLINEOUTPUT
jacktoyouraudiosystem.
5. PHONES jack
Connectyourheadphoneshere.
6. MONITOR LEVEL knob
Adjuststhevolumeoftheinternalspeakersandtheheadphones.
7. POWER ON indicator
ThiswilllightupwhentheJamVOXMonitorisconnectedtoyourcomputerviaUSB,and
thepowerison.
Rear panel
1. USB connector
UsetheincludedUSBcabletoconnectthistotheUSBconnectorofyourcomputer.
2. EXPRESSION PEDAL jack
ConnectanoptionalKorgEXP‐2footcontrollerhere.
3. FOOT SWITCH connector
ConnectanoptionalVOXVFS2footswitchhere.
4. LINE OUTPUT L/R jacks
Connectyouraudioplaybacksystemhere.
5. LINE INPUT L/R jacks
Hereyoucaninputaline‐levelaudiosignal.
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AUX IN
OUTPUT
Audio system etc.
Korg EXP-2
Synthesizer, Audio system etc.
VOX VFS-2
Computer

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JamVOX installation/setup guide
Ifyou’reusingtheJamVOXMonitorwithothersoftwarethatsupportsCoreAudioorASIO,
connecttheoutputjacksofyoursynthesizer,otherelectronicinstrument,oraudiosourceto
thesejacks.
NOTE TheJamVOXMonitorgivesprioritytothefrontpanelinputjacks.Theserearpanel
inputjackscannotbeusedifaguitarormicisconnectedtothefrontpanelinput
jacks.Ifyouwanttousethesejacks,disconnectyourguitarandmicfromthefront
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Setup
ThissectionexplainshowtosetupJamVOX.
YoumustinstalltheJamVOXDriverandSoftwareinyourcomputerbeforeyou
connecttheJamVOXMonitortoyourcomputer.(See“Installingthesoftware”on
page4.)
TurntheknobsoftheJamVOXMonitortotheirminimumpositionbeforeyouconnect
ittoyourcomputer.
1UsetheincludedUSBcabletoconnecttheJamVOXMonitortoyourcomputer.(See
“Rearpanel”onpage6.)
WhenyouconnecttheJamVOXMonitortoyourcomputer,theJamVOXMonitorwillbe
powered‐on,andtheJamVOXSoftwarewillautomaticallystartup.
2ConnectyourguitartotheJamVOXMonitor’sGUITARINjack.(See“Frontpanel”on
page5.)
3Whileplayingyourguitar,usetheJamVOXMonitor’sMONITORLEVELknobtoadjust
thevolume.
IftheJamVOXSoftwaredoesn’tstartupwhenyouconnecttheJamVOXMonitor,
checkthefollowingpoints.
•Ifyou’reusingaUSBhub,makesurethatit’saself‐poweredUSBhub.TheJamVOX
Monitorwon’tworkwithUSBhubsthatarenotself‐powered.
•Ifyouareusingaself‐poweredUSBhub,tryconnectingtheJamVOXMonitordirectlyto
aUSBportofyourcomputer,andseewhetheritworkscorrectly.Alsotrydisconnecting
allconnectedUSBdevices,andseewhethertheJamVOXMonitorwillworkbyitself.
•IftheJamVOXSoftwarestilldoesnotstartupevenafteryou’vecheckedtheabovepoints,
startupthesoftwareinthefollowingway.
Windows XP / Vista
Fromthetaskbar,click[Start][AllPrograms],andfromthemenuchoose[VOX]–
[JamVOX]–[JamVOX].
Mac
Inthe“Applications”folder,double‐click“JamVOX.”
DonotconnecttheJamVOXMonitortoaUSBportorUSBhubthatoutputsavoltage
higherthanthe5VdefinedbytheUSBspecification.Beawarethatifyou’reusinga
self‐poweredUSBhub,usingthewrongACadaptorwithitmaydamagetheJamVOX
Monitor.