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USER MANUAL Quattro Mixars

1. Read these Instructions.

2. Keep these Instructions.

3. Heed all Warnings.

4. Follow all Instructions.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. Clean only with dry cloth.

7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus

(including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one

winder than the other. The wide blade is provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience

receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer,

or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been

damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

15. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or

16. Since the appliance coupler is used as the disconnection device, the disconnect device shall remain

17. The ventilation should not be impeded by covering the ventilation openings with items, such as

newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc.

18. No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the apparatus.

19. The apparatus should be used in moderate climate.

20. The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids,

such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

The exclamation point within the equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operation and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying this appliance. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within the equilateral triangle is intended to alert the use to the presence of un-insulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock. WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus. CAUTION To prevent electric shock, do not use this polarized plug with an extension cord, receptacle or other outlet unless the blades can be fully inserted to prevent blade exposure. CAUTION To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove any cover. No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel only.A. Accessories and Driver Installation

Check for the following parts included in the package with the main unit: Hardware guide x 1 USB Cable x 1 AC cord x 1

Driver installation Mac No driver needed Windows Download the driver via our website: www.mixars.com Double click on the .exe file to start installation and follow the on-screen instructions. Please note that you may have to reconnect Quattro after installation.

The Mixars Quattro is a class-compliant device for Mac OS X however will require drivers for Windows. Please make sure you have completed driver installation before use with Serato DJ. EN 2B. Controls and functions Rear

1. Power On/Off switch

Turns the power of the unit On and Off.

Connect the power cord here.

Adjust the output level from 0dB to -6dB.

6. Secondary Master output, RCA

Line signal dedicated secondary input for each channel.

9. Main Phono/Line inputs (Serato Inputs)

Main Phono / Line Inputs for each channel. Use the dedicated «Phono / Line» button nearby for selecting the right setting depending on the equipment used (Phono or Line sources). Use this inputs for Serato timecode Vinyls/ CDs in order to use with Serato DJ.

10. Master output, Balanced XLR

Switch the Mic 1 to Talkover, On or off mode.

15. Deck select lever switch

Select the destination deck [Deck 3/1 and Deck 2/4] for the corresponding MIDI control area [Left/ Right].

16. Loop / Loop roll

Control the loop and loop roll function in Serato DJ by turning and pressing the knob. Press and hold the «SHIFT» button (see 22) for controlling the loop roll function.

17. Library, Load controls

Library: Scroll the Library by turning the knob and display the next level or load the selected song by pressing it. Hold «Shift» and press for turning to the previous level.

Hold for enabling the shifted functions of some controls

23. Crossfader Fader Curve switch

Switch among the 3 cross fader settings Hard (towards left) to Soft (towards right) for different application.

24. Split Cue On/Off switch

If enabled, the headphones signal gets split: Master signal on one channel, and the enabled Cue signals selected via the «CUE» buttons (see 43), on the other channel.

25. Crossfader Reverse switch

Reverses the Left with the Right Channel on the crossfader.

Turn for adjusting between Cue and Master signal on the headphone output.

27. Upfader Fader Curve switch

Switch among the 3 cross fader settings Hard (towards left) to Soft (towards right) for different application.

6.35mm and 3.5mm jack for connecting headphones

30. Master On CUE switch

Press to enable the Master on CUE headphone channel.

Control sampler volume level in Serato DJ

Crossfade between the Left and Right channels of audio assigned to them by the « Channel assignment switch» (see 41)

Enable/ disable the FX proceeded signal to the master output.

Tap to enter manual BPM to the FX unit. Press and hold for 3 sec to enable auto BPM detection.

Enable/ disable the FX proceeded signal to the headphone cue output.

Turn to select different FX and press to select.

39. FX on Channel selector

Select the desired channel to apply the FX.

40. Onboard FX display

Display various information about the FX

41. Channel assignment switch

Assign the corresponding channel to the left or right channel of the corssfader. When “THRU” is selected, the channel signal will go through to master directly bypassing the crossfader.

Adjust the volume level of the corresponding channel.

Assign the corresponding channel to the Cue signal.

Display the corresponding channel level signal

Adjust the equalizer settings for the corresponding channel

Adjust the overall level for the corresponding channel.

Select the input to be controlled on the corresponding channel. Switch between Phono/Line (see 9), Line (see 8), Serato – USB1 (see 50) or Serato – USB2 (see 49). For Deck 4, there is an extra input source of MIC 2.

Connect the mixer to your computer using the included USB cable for using it with Serato DJ. To use this USB device, use the «Source Switch» (see 48) to select to USB2

EN 5Connect the mixer to your computer using the included USB cable for using it with Serato DJ. To use this USB device, use the «Source Switch» (see 48) to select to USB1

Adjust the volume of the master level signal.

54. Sound Texture FX selection switch.

Control the tone of the mic 1.

56. Mic 1 level control

Control the level of the mic 1.

C. On board FX Controls and functions The Quattro provides a BPM synced FX unit for adding special effects to the performance. There are 15 different FX selections: Filter Flanger Delay Echo Reverb Transformer Pitch Loop Roll Reverse Roll Noise Bit Crusher Gate Tape Delay Vinyl Brake Send/return

The Display of the Quattro shows various info about the FX:

The current selected FX is shown. Turn the FX select Encoder to change to a different FX, the new FX name will be flashing. Press the encoder to select the FX and the display name will stop flashing.

The current BPM is shown. Tap the TAP button to enter a manual BPM. Press and hold the TAP button for 3 seconds to enable Auto BPM, the display will show “AUTO BPM” for 2 seconds.

3. Beat/ Time parameter

The current Beat/ Time parameter is shown. Press the TIME encoder to switch the selection between Beat and Time parameter. For different FX, the TIME and DEPTH knobs control different parameters: Effect Time Control Function Depth Control Function Filter Beat range: 1/4 to 64/1 Time Range: 10ms to 32000ms (when over 9999ms, “a.bs” format will be used in normal display. E.g. “32.0s” for 32000ms) Depth (Dry/Wet) 0-100% Flanger Beat range: 1/4 to 64/1 Time Range: 10ms to 32000ms (when over 9999ms, “a.bs” format will be used in normal display. E.g. “32.0s” for 32000ms) Depth (Dry/Wet) 0-100% Delay Beat range: 1/8 to 16/1 Time Range: 1ms to 4000ms Depth (Dry/Wet) 0-100% Echo Beat range: 1/8 to 16/1 Time Range: 1ms to 4000ms Depth (Dry/Wet) 0-100% Reverb Non BPM synced. Just adjust the extend (room size) of reverb from 0% to 100%. Display on normal display should show “0%” to “100%”. “Size” should be shown on display as title when turning the time knob. Depth (Dry/Wet) 0-100% Transformer Beat range: 1/16 to 16/1 Time Range: 10ms to 16000ms (when Depth (Dry/Wet) 0-100% EN 6over 9999ms, “a.bs” format will be used in normal display. E.g. “16.0s” for 16000ms) Pitch Non BPM synced. Pitch range from -50% to 100%. “PITCH” is shown as title when adjusting this parameter. Fixed 100% Wet Loop Roll Beat range: 1/16 to 16/1 Time Range: 10ms to 4000ms Fixed 100% Wet Reverse Roll Beat range: 1/16 to 16/1 Time Range: 10ms to 4000ms Fixed 100% Wet Noise Beat range: 1/4 to 64/1 Time Range: 10ms to 32000ms (when over 9999ms, “a.bs” format will be used in normal display. E.g. “32.0s” for 32000ms) Depth (Dry/Wet) 0-100% Bit Crusher Non BPM synced. Quality parameter range from -100% to 100%. “QUALITY” is shown on title when adjusting this parameter Depth (Dry/Wet) 0-100% Gate Non BPM synced. Threshold adjustment of steps: From 0% to 100% Depth (Dry/Wet) 0-100% Tape Delay Non BPM synced. Tone pitch of the delay signal form -100% to 100%. Depth (Dry/Wet) 0-100% Vinyl Brake Non BPM synced. Break time from 10ms to 4000ms. Manual control of the Break FX. Turn clockwise to engage and shorten the break time. Turn anti-clockwise to re- engage the break FX with a longer break time. Send/return NA. Display “---“ for the time/ beat field Depth (Dry/Wet) 0-100%

EN 7D. Audio Routing There are 2 audio routing settings in Quattro, namely the Serato routing and non-Serato routing. In Serato mode routing, the Quattro acts as a controller and most of the mixing is done in Serato DJ software. It allows post-crossfader FX from Serato DJ. The Serato mode audio routing:

EN 8In non-Serato mode routing, the Quattro works as a typical external hardware mixer that the mixing is done by Quattro hardware. The non-Serato mode Audio routing:

There are different ways to switch between the 2 audio routings:

1. When Serato DJ software is open and initiated, it will trigger the connected Quattro to change to

Serato mode routing automatically.

2. Press and hold the MASTER button and power on the Quattro. Audio routing mode and be

selected and changed by using the FX Select encoder and the current selected mode is shown on the Display. Turn the FX Select encoder to select desired audio routing and press to confirm and finish the power on.

3. When the Quattro is powered on and in use, press and hold the 2 SHIFT buttons for 5 seconds, a

system utility menu will be shown on the display. Use the FX Selector Encoder to select to the Audio routing section and select desired audio routing. The audio interface is a 10-in 12-out interface with assignment:

Deck 1 in L (DVS) Deck 1 out L

Deck 1 in R (DVS) Deck 1 out R

Deck 2 in L (DVS) Deck 2 out L

Deck 2 in R (DVS) Deck 2 out R

Deck 3 in L (DVS) Deck 3 out L

Deck 3 in R (DVS) Deck 3 out R

Deck 4 in L (DVS) Deck 4 out L

Deck 4 in R (DVS) Deck 4 out R

Record in L CUE out L

Record in R CUE out R

EN 9E. System Utility Menu To enter System Utility Menu, press and hold the 2 SHIFT buttons when the Quattro is working. The menu will be shown on the Display. Use the FX Select Encoder to browse to different option and press the encoder to select and change the settings:

Select between Serato and non-Serato Audio routing

Select between the linear and power crossfader setting. This will also update the selection in connected Serato DJ software on both USB 1 and USB 2 connection.

Display the firmware version. 4.Exit system utility menu Press the FX Select Encoder to exit system utility menu.

F. Firmware Update Mixars will continue improve the product and fix bugs by releasing new firmware for the production. New firmware and firmware update software tool can be downloaded from Mixars website (http://www.mixars.com). Firmware update procedure:

1. Download the firmware update tool and latest firmware from Mixars website.

2. Connect the USB able to the computer.

3. Press and hold the FX CUE and TAP button and power on. “FIRMWARE UPDATE” will be shown on

the display and the Quattro is in Firmware update mode.

4. Open the firmware update software and locate the firmware update file.

5. Follow the on-screen instruction to start firmware update and wait for the prompt for update

Ambient Temperature 23 +/- 2 degC Relative Humidity 65% +/- 5% NOTE: Measurements can be carried out between 5 degC to 35 degC and 45% to 85% relative humidity.

(1) The specifications are subject to change to any improvement by negotiations in advance. (2) The parts are subject to change to any improvement within the range of the specifications.

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4. Exit system utility menu