Behringer B-CONTROL DEEJAY BCD2000 Manual - Page 6

B-CONTROL DEEJAY BCD2000 + Note for notebook users: If you encounter problems operating the BCD2000 from your system, please disable the following settings: 1. In the Device Manager (right click on My Computer > Manage > Device Manager), click option “Batteries” > disable Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery. 2. In the USB Controller, do the following for each single USB Root Hub: Right click > Properties > Power management > disable the option “Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power”. 3. Restart Windows® XP. Now the system performance of your computer should be more stable. 2.3 Control panel software The BCD2000 control panel allows you to control some general settings of the BCD2000. The control panel will be available in the system as soon as the driver has been installed and the BCD2000 has been connected and switched on. To start the control panel software, click on the BCD2000 control panel symbol in the task bar at the bottom right of your screen. If the B-DJ software has already been started, you can also access the control panel from the “Configuration” menu. The following basic settings can be selected in the control panel: GLOBAL MODE selection: If B-DJ is selected, you can only adjust the input source for IN A (Mic or Phono A) and the driver latency on the ASIO page (see below). The outputs are assigned as follows: CH 1-2: channels 1-2 are always routed to the MASTER OUT, 2.2 Installation of the B-DJ software CH 3-4: channels 3-4 are always routed to the PHONES OUT. Preparatory steps: In order to use the B-DJ software without problems, you must have DirectX®, rev. 8.1 or higher. Please check what version of DirectX® is installed on your system before you start to install the software. Additionally, the BCD2000’s MIDI characteristics differ from those in ADVANCED mode (see below). In ADVANCED mode, all selection options are available in the ASIO window. The ASIO page: 1. Start > Browse > Files or folders... 2. Select the following option on the left-hand side (below “Select the item to be searched”): Files and folders 3. Enter dxdiag (= DirectX® Diagnosis) in the upper text box, and click on Browse 4. Double-click on the file diag.exe found in the folder C:\WINDOWS\system32 5. In the DirectX diagnostic program now appearing, the current DirectX® revision stored on your computer is shown at the bottom of the main “System” page. Installation: 1. Open Windows® Explorer (My Computer > right mouse button > Explorer) 2. In Windows® Explorer, select the drive containing the BCD2000 driver/software CD-ROM (e. g. double click on DVD drive (D:)) 3. Select the folder B-DJ Software 4. Double-click on the setup file (.exe) to start installation 5. Follow the on-screen installation instructions. After installation, the B-DJ software will be ready to operate. Open the B-DJ program by double-clicking on the B-DJ icon on the desktop or use Start > Programs > XYLIO B-DJ > B-DJ 1.0. + Please note that the B-DJ Software can only be used if the BCD2000 hardware is connected and switched on! Fig. 2.1: The ASIO window in the BCD2000 control panel This is where all ASIO driver parameters can be adjusted. Most professional music programs use ASIO, as does our B-DJ software. You can only select one software button per field. In the field IN A (CH 1-2), you can select the input source to be routed to the computer on channels 1-2 (Record). In the MASTER OUT section, you can select the playback channels CH 1-2 or CH 3-4 for the main outputs (Playback). In the PHONES OUT field, you can select the playback channels CH 1-2 or CH 3-4 for the headphones connector (Playback). Use DRIVER LATENCY to adjust the latency in order to optimize your computer’s performance. If you set the control to “low” this will optimize the response of your BCD2000, but also increase the processor workload. In extreme cases, this can lead to clicking and drop-outs in the audio signal. The “mid” position gives you a good compromise between processor workload and the response time of the BCD2000. A “high” latency ensures trouble-free performance even on slow computers. + “Latency” is the time that elapses between an operator action on the BCD2000 (e. g. pressing the PLAY button) and the actual output of the audio signal from the OUT connectors. Latency depends on the system used and the processing speed of your computer. Typical latencies are in the milliseconds range (1 ms = one thousandth of a second). Most people cannot hear latencies below 10 ms. When audio signals are passing through a computer, it is impossible to achieve a 0-ms latency. 6 2. INSTALLATION