About The Display; Step1 Connections, Power-On, Demo; Power On/Off - Korg D8 Owner's Manual

Connections,
Power-on, Demo
STEP1
Here's how to connect the D8 to your audio
system, and listen to the demo songs.
1. Connections to your
audio system etc.
The following diagram shows a basic example of a
D8 recording system. Modify the connections
shown below as needed for your particular setup,
and connect your equipment to the D8.
Be sure to turn off the power before making con-
nections. Failure to do so can damage your speaker
system or cause malfunctions.
1
Connect the included AC/AC power supply to the
power supply connector of the D8. Then plug the
power supply into an AC outlet.
2
Connect your audio equipment.
Use an RCA phono cable to connect the OUTPUT
L/R jacks to your amplification system.
3
If you wish to use headphones for monitoring, con-
nect the phone plug of your headphones to the
PHONES jack. The volume can be adjusted by the
[PHONES] knob located at the left.
4
For analog recording, connect the phone plug of
your guitar or mic cable to the INPUT 1 jack. (Refer
to p.11) If you will be doing analog recording in
stereo, connect the cables from the output of your
Powered monitors etc.
INPUT
·
OUTPUT L R
L R IN
OUTPUT MIDI
1 2 3
L R L
EQ EQ EQ
PAIR ON / OFF PAIR ON / OFF
EFFECT EFFECT EFFECT
SEND SEND SEND
PAN PAN PAN
D8
L R L R L
1 2 3
GUITAR
TRIM 1 INPUT 1
LINE/MIC
INPUT 1
Guitar
A guitar or bass can be
directly connected only
to INPUT 1.
8
Power supply connection
MIDI
Use only the includ-
sequencer
ed AC/AC power
supply.
AC/AC power supply connector
MIDI
·
IN OUT
OUT ~AC9V POWER
HDD
TRACK STATUS
MIDI
GREEN :PLAY
RED :REC (ANALOG)
ORANGE :REC (DIGITAL) INPUT 1/2
OFF :MUTE
MASTER
DIGITAL IN
4 5 6 7 / 8 REC
R L R LR SELECT
LOCATOR / SCENE MODE
IN/ OUT/ TO/ SONG/
EQ EQ EQ EQ EFFECT SYSTEM
LOC 1 LOC 2 LOC 3 TRACK
PAIR ON / OFF
INPUT 1/2
READ
EFFECT EFFECT EFFECT EFFECT
MASTER
SEND SEND SEND SEND DISPLAY
STORE SCENE SCRUB UNDO
MODE
EFFECT
ASSIGN
PAN PAN PAN BALANCE
REC / PLAY
REHEARSAL
AUTO PUNCH
NO YES
REC PLAY
R L R L R L R L R TRIGGER
MODE MODE
TEMPO / MOTRONOME
10
9
8
METRO
TEMPO EDIT
7 NOME
6
5
4
3
2
REC PLAY STOP REW FF
1
0
4 5 6 7 / 8 MASTER
INPUT 2 TRIM 2 PHONES FOOT SW
FOOT SW
2
Pedal switch PS-1
PHONES
Mic
If you will be recording only on one track, connect your instru-
ment to INPUT 1.
INPUT 2 is used only when simultaneously recording two tracks.
stereo device to the INPUT 1 and INPUT 2 jacks.
5
For digital recording, use an optical cable to con-
nect the DIGITAL OUT of your instrument, CD,
MD or DAT player to the DIGITAL IN connector.
(Refer to p.12)
6
For mixdown to a digital recording device (DAT,
MD etc.), use an optical cable to connect the DIGI-
TAL IN of your recording device to the DIGITAL
OUT of the D8. (Refer to p.30)
7
If you wish to use an external effect via AUX IN/
OUT, connect the input of the effect to the AUX
OUT jack, and the outputs of the effect to the AUX
IN jacks. (Refer to p.23)
8
If you wish to use a foot switch to perform auto
punch in/out, to start/stop playback, or to record
tap tempo, connect a pedal switch PS1 <sold sepa-
rately> to the FOOT SW jack. (Refer to p.47)
9
If you wish to synchronize a MIDI sequencer etc. to
the D8, use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT
of the D8 to the MIDI IN of your sequencer. If you
will be using MMC, connect the MIDI OUT of your
MIDI sequencer. to the MIDI IN jack of the D8.
(Refer to p.38)

2. Power on/off

When the power is turned on, never move the
device or allow it to be jarred. Also, never turn off
the power while the HDD access indicator is blink-
ing (immediately after the power is turned on, dur-
ing recording or playback, or during track/song
editing). This can damage part or all of the data on
Effect device
WRITE PROGRAM
EDIT
CHAIN/EFFECT
DISPLAY
UTILITY PROGRAM INDIVID BYPASS [BYPASS]
SELECT
INPUT
OUTPUT
·
L R
to the AC outlet
·
AUX IN L R
AUX OUT
DIGITAL IN
DIGITAL IN
DIGITAL OUT
SCSI
SCSI
Hard Disk
Removable Disk Drive
Headphones
Keyboard
POWER
A B C D E F
CARD
Keyboard (digital output),
CD, DAT, MD etc.
DIGITAL OUT
Master recorder
(DAT, MD etc.)