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E-MU Systems
Operation Manual
©2002, E-MU Systems, Inc. d.b.a. E-MU / ENSONIQ. All rights reserved.
FI12309 Rev. A
E-MU World Headquarters Europe, Africa, Middle East
E-MU / ENSONIQ E-MU / ENSONIQ
P.O. Box 660015 Suite 6, Adam Ferguson House
Scotts Valley, CA USA Eskmills Industrial Park
95067-0015 Musselburgh, East Lothian
Telephone: 831-438-1921 Scotland, EH21 7PQ
Fax: 831-438-8612 Tel: +44 (0) 131-653-6556
Internet: www.emu.com Fax: +44 (0) 131-665-0473
The following are registered worldwide trademarks owned and/or exclusively
licensed by E-MU Systems, Inc.: E-MU® and E-MU Systems®. All other trade-
marks are the property of their respective holders.
Important Notice:
In order to obtain warranty service on your Proteus 1000 unit, the serial number
sticker must be intact and you must have a sales receipt or other proof of
purchase. If there is no serial number sticker on Proteus 1000, please contact
E-MU Systems at once.
This product is covered under one or more of the following U.S. patents:
4,404,529; 4,506,579; 4,699,038; 4,987,600; 5,013,105; 5,072,645;
5,111,727; 5,144,676; 5,170,367; 5,248,845; 5,303,309; 5,317,104;
5,342,990; 5,430,244 and foreign patents and/or pending patents. All other
trademarks belong to their respective companies. Specifications and features are
subject to change without notice.
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Table of Contents
Introduction ............................................................................. 1
Product Description.............................................................................. 1
Important Safety Instructions ................................................. 3
Foreign Language Warnings - German ................................... 6
Foreign Language Warnings - French ..................................... 9
Setup ...................................................................................... 13
Unpacking.......................................................................................... 13
Connection Instructions ..................................................................... 14
Basic Setup ................................................................................................ 14
Studio Setup ............................................................................................. 15
Power Up! ................................................................................................ 16
Instant Gratification ............................................................................ 17
Playing Demo Sequences .......................................................................... 17
Auditioning Presets ................................................................................... 17
Selecting and Quick Editing Presets ........................................................... 18
Basic Operations .................................................................... 21
Front Panel ......................................................................................... 21
Volume Control ......................................................................................... 21
Master Button ........................................................................................... 21
Edit Button ................................................................................................ 21
Control Button .......................................................................................... 21
Audition Button ........................................................................................ 22
Left/Right Cursor Buttons .......................................................................... 22
Multisetup Button ..................................................................................... 22
Save/Copy Button ..................................................................................... 22
Home/Enter Button ................................................................................... 23
Data Entry Control .................................................................................... 23