Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Becker" <jbecker@b...> wrote:
> 
> 
> I just got a used DTXP I for Christmas, so I'm trying to learn how to
> use it.  Can anyone point me to a help source other than the manual
> that came with it?  It's badly written and doesn't really explain how
> to get to this menu or that menu.

I don't know of a better manual.  Do you have two manuals - an "owners
manual" and "reference guide"?  If not they are available on the
Yamaha's site.
 
> I built my own triggers and can't get a peep out of the unit when I
> hook them up, so I don't know if my triggers are bad, the unit's bad,
> or I'm doing something wrong in the configuration.

Do you have some Yamaha pads so you know the module is working?  It
might be worth doing a factory reset - section 1-6 of the owners
manual.  Have a look at the trouble shooting guide on the owners
manual - it has a few suggestions.

Even without your triggers, you should get some sound just by touching
the tip of a jack plug connected to one of the inputs.  

What do your triggers consist of and how have you wired them?

Keith.